(A History of the World for Skeptics). A review of the history of mankind which is as readable and enjoyable as the classic A History of Spain for Sceptics, written by Juan Eslava Galán several years ago. Provocative and didactic, it guides us from the Big Bang to globalisation and the crises of our time with short, informative chapters. The book is characterised by the usual witty, ironic style of the author.