Are there any books with history short/summarised stories?

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Try one of the Chinese histories. The point is that while Western history books combine multiple stories to form one sweeping narrative, the Chinese history style is to "break it up into smaller, overlapping units dealing with famous leaders, individuals, and major topics of significance".

The original books are probably impossible to read, but there are surely modernized versions/translations around.

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