Todd Mathison’s Reviews > The Years of Rice and Salt > Status Update

When I first heard about this book (basically history - Europeans), I thought I didn't know enough non-Western history to appreciate it. I know more now, and it does help. It does help to know a little about Chinese and Islamic history, but for an 800 year-long saga, much of the story is very intimate. Even the (Chinese) discovery of America is mostly about 2 people.