I've been interested in histroy for a long time and I've been also wanting to read something by Isaac Asimov. Recently I found out that he has a bunch of popular history books and I thought I could ask you guys what you think about those, are they accurate? Enjoyable? Could you recommend other authors with similar material? (Introductory or popular material, instead of specialized stuff) Thanks!
They're alright, especially good on the topics of the astronomical, geological, and biological past, but somewhat out-of-date for most historiography dealing with human society. Asimov was a very brilliant scientist and his books are worth a read, just keep in mind that he was writing from a 20th century perspective.