First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a history of the past 13,000 years:

"We all know that history has proceeded very differently for peoples from different parts of the globe."

* Entries, including postal address, should be sent to First Impressions, The THES, Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield, London E1W 1BX, faxed to 020 7782 3300 or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is April .

The winner of last week's competition, who identified Jung Chang's Wild Swans , is Jeremy Sheehy of Oxford.

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