"A Brief History of Meteorite Falls" is a collection of 100 fragmentary accounts of meteorite impacts and fireball sightings. Each of the chosen testimonies captures an image of a particular time and place; Some of them give an insight into a specific mindset within its respective cultural setting, while others simply provide detail that might otherwise remain unknown or be ignored as insignificant. Gathered from various sources and periods of time and presented together in book form, this edited volume offers a particular reading of civilization's complex histories.