Books That Changed the World: The 50 Most Influential Books - Couverture rigide

Taylor, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1847246028 ISBN 13 : 9781847246028

Editeur : Quercus Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

In Books that Changed the World Andrew Taylor sets himself the challenging task of choosing and profiling the fifty most important and influential books in the history of the world. He has selected books from every field of human creativity and intellectual endeavour - from poetry to politics, from fiction to philosophy, from theology to anthropology, and from economics to physics - to create a rounded and satisfying picture of how 50 towering achievements of the human intellect have built our societies, shaped our values, enhanced our understanding of the nature of the world, enabled technological advancements, and reflected our concerns and dilemmas, strengths and failings. In a series of engaging and lively essays, Andrew Taylor sets each work and its author firmly in historical context, summarizes the content of the work in question, and explores its wider influence and legacy. A fascinating and richly informative read, and a clarion call to delve deeper into the library of great books, Books that Changed the World is an thought-provoking and stimulating read, and the likely cause of many an impassioned debate.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Taylor has worked as a journalist in television, newspapers and magazines in Britain and the Middle East and is a regular columnist for the Sunday Times. His authorial credits include The World of Gerard Mercator and A Plum in Your Mouth.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quercus Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847246028
• ISBN 13: 9781847246028
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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