The World in Books
52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction
Published on 8. October 2024
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-6680-1559-9 (ISBN)
Description
"From ancient times to the present day, The World in Books offers a wide-ranging historical education through pleasure reading-and a fantastic introduction to some of the most thought-provoking, profound, and interesting nonfiction works of all time. From Sun Tzu's The Art of War to bell hooks's All About Love, as well as such recent classics as Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's We Should All Be Feminists, Davis's guide suggests a world of nonfiction books and explains just why they're so historically meaningful and culturally relevant today"--
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6680-1559-9 (9781668015599)
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E-Book
10/2024
Scribner
€15.81
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Person
Kenneth C. Davis has lived a life in books. He is the New York Times bestselling author of America’s Hidden History and Don’t Know Much About History, which gave rise to his series of books and audiobooks on a range of subjects, including mythology, the Bible, geography, and the Civil War. Davis’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Smithsonian magazine, among other publications. He has appeared on national television and radio shows, including CBS Mornings, Today, and NPR. He lives in the West Village of New York City with his wife, Joann Davis.