100 Books that Changed the World
$37.22
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2024
Summary
100 Books That Shaped Our World
Many books become classics, must-reads, or overnight sensations. But how many can truly claim to have changed the way we see and think?
In 100 Books That Changed the World, Scott Christianson and Colin Salter present a collection of groundbreaking books – from scriptures that founded religions to scientific treatises that challenged beliefs and novels that launched literary genres. This elegantly designed book offers a chronological s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849948678 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849948674 |
| Author: | Colin Salter, Scott Christianson |
| Publisher: | Batsford Ltd |
| Imprint: | Batsford Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 976g |
| Dimensions: | 185mm x 232mm |
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‘An attractive, accessible testimony to the power of the written word’
– History RevealedAbout The Author
Colin Salter
Colin Salter is a prolific author of literary history. For Batsford he has written 100 Books that Changed the World, 100 Letters that Changed the World and 100 Children’s Books that Inspire our World. He is the author of a biography of Mark Twain and is currently working on a history of the books in one family’s threehundred-year-old library. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, dog and bicycle.
Scott Christianson was a prize-winning author. His books included 100 Diagrams That Changed the World, Bodies of Evidence: Forensics and Crime and Freeing Charles: The Epic Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Nation, Village Voice, and Newsday.
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