The Resource Books that changed the world : the 50 most influential books in human history, Andrew Taylor
Books that changed the world : the 50 most influential books in human history, Andrew Taylor
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- Summary
- Contains profiles of fifty of history's most important and influential books, as selected by journalist and author Andrew Taylor, each with a summary of the contents, and a discussion of its historical context and legacy
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 326 pages
- Note
-
- Includes index
- Previous edition: 2008
- "First published in hardback 2008 by Quercus Editions Ltd."--Title page verso
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The Iliad
- The Histories
- The Analects
- The Republic
- The Bible
- Odes
- Geographia
- Kama Sutra
- The Qur'an
- Canon of Medicine
- The Canterbury Tales
- The Prince
- Atlas, or, Cosmographi Meditations / Gerard Mercator
- Don Quixote
- First Folio / William Shakespeare
- An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals / William Harvey
- Dialogue concerning the Two Chief World Systems / Galileo Galilei-- Principia Mathematica
- A Dictionary of the English Language / Samuel Johnson-- Sorrows of Young Werther
- The Wealth of Nations
- Common Sense
- Lyrical Ballads
- Pride and Prejudice
- A Christmas Carol
- The Communist Manifesto
- Moby Dick
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Madam Bovery
- On The Origin of Species
- On Liberty
- War and Peace
- The Telephone Directory
- The Thousand and One Nights
- A Study in Scarlet
- The Interpretation of Dreams
- Protocols of the Elders of Zion
- Poems /Wilfred Owen
- Relativity: The Special and the General theory
- Ulysses / James Joyce
- Lady Chatterley's Lover
- The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
- If This is a Man
- Nineteen Eighty-four-- The Second Sex
- Catcher in the Rye
- Things Fall Apart
- Silent Spring
- Quotations from Chairman Mao
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Isbn
- 9781782069423
- Label
- Books that changed the world : the 50 most influential books in human history
- Title
- Books that changed the world
- Title remainder
- the 50 most influential books in human history
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Taylor
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Contains profiles of fifty of history's most important and influential books, as selected by journalist and author Andrew Taylor, each with a summary of the contents, and a discussion of its historical context and legacy
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Taylor, Andrew
- Dewey number
- 011.73
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Books and reading
- Best books
- Literature and history
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Books that changed the world : the 50 most influential books in human history, Andrew Taylor
- Note
-
- Includes index
- Previous edition: 2008
- "First published in hardback 2008 by Quercus Editions Ltd."--Title page verso
- Bar code
-
- 31223116676801
- 31223116676793
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Iliad -- The Histories -- The Analects -- The Republic -- The Bible -- Odes -- Geographia -- Kama Sutra -- The Qur'an -- Canon of Medicine -- The Canterbury Tales -- The Prince -- Atlas, or, Cosmographi Meditations / Gerard Mercator -- Don Quixote -- First Folio / William Shakespeare -- An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals / William Harvey -- Dialogue concerning the Two Chief World Systems / Galileo Galilei-- Principia Mathematica -- A Dictionary of the English Language / Samuel Johnson-- Sorrows of Young Werther -- The Wealth of Nations -- Common Sense -- Lyrical Ballads -- Pride and Prejudice -- A Christmas Carol -- The Communist Manifesto -- Moby Dick -- Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Madam Bovery -- On The Origin of Species -- On Liberty -- War and Peace -- The Telephone Directory -- The Thousand and One Nights -- A Study in Scarlet -- The Interpretation of Dreams -- Protocols of the Elders of Zion -- Poems /Wilfred Owen -- Relativity: The Special and the General theory -- Ulysses / James Joyce -- Lady Chatterley's Lover -- The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money -- If This is a Man -- Nineteen Eighty-four-- The Second Sex -- Catcher in the Rye -- Things Fall Apart -- Silent Spring -- Quotations from Chairman Mao -- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9781782069423
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 874062013
- (OCoLC)874062013
- Label
- Books that changed the world : the 50 most influential books in human history, Andrew Taylor
- Note
-
- Includes index
- Previous edition: 2008
- "First published in hardback 2008 by Quercus Editions Ltd."--Title page verso
- Bar code
-
- 31223116676801
- 31223116676793
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Iliad -- The Histories -- The Analects -- The Republic -- The Bible -- Odes -- Geographia -- Kama Sutra -- The Qur'an -- Canon of Medicine -- The Canterbury Tales -- The Prince -- Atlas, or, Cosmographi Meditations / Gerard Mercator -- Don Quixote -- First Folio / William Shakespeare -- An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals / William Harvey -- Dialogue concerning the Two Chief World Systems / Galileo Galilei-- Principia Mathematica -- A Dictionary of the English Language / Samuel Johnson-- Sorrows of Young Werther -- The Wealth of Nations -- Common Sense -- Lyrical Ballads -- Pride and Prejudice -- A Christmas Carol -- The Communist Manifesto -- Moby Dick -- Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Madam Bovery -- On The Origin of Species -- On Liberty -- War and Peace -- The Telephone Directory -- The Thousand and One Nights -- A Study in Scarlet -- The Interpretation of Dreams -- Protocols of the Elders of Zion -- Poems /Wilfred Owen -- Relativity: The Special and the General theory -- Ulysses / James Joyce -- Lady Chatterley's Lover -- The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money -- If This is a Man -- Nineteen Eighty-four-- The Second Sex -- Catcher in the Rye -- Things Fall Apart -- Silent Spring -- Quotations from Chairman Mao -- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9781782069423
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 874062013
- (OCoLC)874062013
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