The Super Summary of World History Revised

About the Book

The Super Summary of World History is a very compact history of the world emphasizing western culture and political processes. The Super Summary is for the thinking person. This new history raises exciting questions and puts events into new perspectives to stimulate real thinking about history rather than accepting that the past is set in stone. History isn’t just names and dates, but a range of decisions and actions that often turn on the smallest circumstance. The Super Summary analyzes a few events in depth but most are put into their historical framework so the reader can discern where and how all of this action escorts us to the present day. If history seems dull, pick up The Super Summary to discover that Western History is alive with controversy and consequence.

About the Author

The author lives in Southern Utah with his wife Lori. Alan was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. He received his BA in History from San Fernando Valley State College in Northridge. He served in the US Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot from 1970 to 1975 and earned his MBA from Pepperdine University while with the Marines. After his military service, Alan attended Pepperdine University School of Law and received his Juris Doctorate in 1978, the same year he passed the California Bar. He worked for the Kern County District Attorney’s Office and the City of Bakersfield City Attorney’s Office where he reached the position of Assistant City Attorney.