Cav's Reviews > The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection

This was a decent read. The Invention of Yesterday is the chronological telling of the last ~50,000-year history of man; his migrations, subsequent culture, societies, religions, warfare, and disease.
This book covers all the major societies of the World, and all the major pivotal events; from prehistory to the present day. As such, it makes for a great reference resource.
I did find the information presented here very interesting, as he covers quite a bit of ground. However, I found the overall style and writing here to be a bit dry and arduous, which is a common complaint shared with many of the other history books I've read.
Overall, this was a good book, other than a few ridiculous paragraphs near the end about race being a social construct, and not based in biology (eye roll...)
I would recommend it to anyone interested in a big picture history of humanity.
4 stars.