This is a broad-brush telling of world history, spanning pre-history to modern day events. 
 What I liked: the emphasis was more on events and connections than on dates and names. Occasionally a few more details would have been nice, but overall it was a good thing. I also liked the discussion of different parts of the world in the context of the same time period. 
 What I didn't like: The writing was often ponderous and the sentences were too long. The author sometimes got so involved in his vocabulary that he forgot to write a readable sentence. Also, the history was very Euro-centric. This is not necessarily a problem, if the point was to describe the effect of European culture on the rest of the world. However, occasionally, he came across as very patronizing (American Revloution, religion) which was annoying. There were also several chapters where the author was soliloquizing, delivering his interpretation of history or possible future that I didn't love. 
 Overall, it was a worthwhile read, especially for the broad overview and connections. It's a big job to write the whole history of the world.