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https://www.amazon.com/Story-Civilization-11-Set/dp/1567310230
The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant - you can find used sets cheaper. It focuses more on western civilization, but I think of it as the gold standard for engaging, comprehensive history.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Story-Civilization-Volume-Set/dp/1567310230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393902661&sr=8-1&keywords=will+durant+story+of+civilization+set
First, I have a very US-centric perspective, so you may notice that in my recommendations. I'm just looking at my bookcase recommending anything I've read and enjoyed (if it's on my bookcase, I enjoyed it). I have a lot more books in boxes, so if you want more recommendations do let me know. Also, if you want more information on any of the books, feel free to ask me.
Books:
History of the World by J.M. Roberts
A Study of History by Arnold Tonybee
Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization by Bruce Thorton
The Story of Civilization - Will & Ariel Durant
Separated at Birth: How North Korea Became the Evil Twin by Gordon Cucullu
The Fall of Japan: The Last Blazing Weeks of World War II by William Craig
The Century of Revolution: 1603-1714 by Christopher Hill
China's Imperial Past: An Introduction to Chinese History and Culture by Charles Hucker
Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics by Colbert Held
Concise History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Ian Bickerton
The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict by Walter Lagueur
A Concise History of the Crusades by Thomas Madden
The Wonders of America: Reinventing Jewish Culture 1880-1950
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann
Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris
The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
The Second World War by Winston Churchill
Documentaries:
The World at War
Ken Burns: The Civil War
Civilisation: A Personal View
The Story of Civilization series by Will Durant
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Civilization-11-Set/dp/1567310230/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376428657&sr=1-1&keywords=will+durant+story+of+civilization+set
Your library should have it
Have you read Will Durant's The Renaissance?
Durant wrote an entire series on Western Civilization.
You can see included here: http://www.amazon.com/Story-Civilization-11-Set/dp/1567310230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419794343&sr=8-1&keywords=will+durant+story+of+civilization+set
It is the way of things. I have given up on trying to set it right. Reading http://www.amazon.com/The-Story-Civilization-Volume-Set/dp/1567310230 convinced me that the truths of human kindness have existed for a very long time and we willingly ignore them. I do my best to care for my loved ones. My social justice warrior days are over. I can't win. Worrying about it just seems to lessen the time we are given to enjoy the blessing of life. Basically I feel like a prisoner who is getting raped. You can just get raped or you can fight back and you will also get your teeth knocked out too :(