What's a good history book to read for a sophomore engineering student who doesn't know history

First of all, it depends on what kind of foundation you have. Especially the foundation of the literary language.

No matter what your foundation is, you have to read the Historical Records. The text of the Historical Records is not obscure, and you should still read the famous articles in Benji, Shijia and Biography.

Without a good foundation in Chinese language, it is recommended to read "Global History" for foreign history and "A Brief History of Ancient China" for Chinese history by Zhang Fan or "Outline of Ancient Chinese History" by Jian Bozan, which is a textbook for a general history with a concise text and a large amount of information, which is objective and allows you to have an overall grasp of history. Unfortunately, the readability is not particularly strong.

As for the various popular books on the market, I can only suggest not to read Yuan Tengfei and Misty. The Ming Dynasty is worth a look, from the historical facts to the historical view are no big problem.PS, the history of the two Han Dynasty Amway a novel of the Three Kingdoms, although it is a novel, the evidence is very solid.

Language skills can be, if the twenty-four histories to pick favorite pieces to see is.