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u/jwmida · 4 pointsr/AskHistorians

I recommend Lies My Teacher Told Me or Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything. If you are looking for something a little more scholarly and drier then I suggest A History of Knowledge by Van Doren. As a world history teacher myself, I loved all of these books.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/teenagers

I recommend cooking! I was always kinda 'meh' in regards to it, but a few months ago my mother needed some help with making dinner and I was there, so I helped her. Since then I started picking up little things and parts of recipes before she decided to actually teach me. It's a pretty cool thing to do, and once you get the hang of it and begin making food for relatives/friends, you get to see their pleased faces. Always makes my day! There are people that say it's girly, but like /u/the_earl_of_grey said, it's a great life skill. Besides, you can make your favorite dishes instead of having to eat that horrible grub in your fridge.

If you're not interested in that, I also recommend reading a book or two. Maybe you can find some videogame-related books, like Ready Player One (I recommend it btw). If you're interested in history, I recommend A History of Knowledge by Charles Van Doren. Starts around 3000 BC, covers the revolutions, it's a great way to study History (especially in my grade) and teaches you interesting facts that your history teacher may have overlooked.

Other things you can do are:

  • Learn a language in Duolingo (or at least start learning? :P);
  • Read random articles in Cracked;
  • Create pretty images in Silk.

    I was going to end this comment with 'We're in the internet, there's so much to do' but then I remembered I also get bored sometimes. Oh well.
u/parcivale · 2 pointsr/history

I do not get all the love for the shoddy history of John Green's 'Crash Course'. Wikipedia provides more balance and nuance than does John Green. Usually in threads like these people jump all over each other in a rush to endorse Dan Carlin's 'Hardcore History' or Mike Duncan's 'History of Rome' podcasts.

For OP's purposes 'Hardcore History' is probably better since he jumps around from period to period with his various series'. Find one you like, listen to it, pay attention to who he lists as his sources and then read them.

If OP wants something a little more macro, Charles van Doren's 'A History of Knowledge' is a good place to get a broad overview of Western Civilisation. Written in a easy-to-read layman's style (the guy spent years as an Encyclopedia Brittanica editor). And for anyone wondering, yes, this is the same Charles van Doren that Ralph Feinnes played in 'Quiz Show' if you ever wondered what happened to him.

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