The world in books 52 works of great short nonfiction
"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...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
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2024.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Davis, Kenneth C., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The world in books : |b 52 works of great short nonfiction / |c Kenneth C. Davis. |
| 250 | |a First Scribner hardcover edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Scribner, |c 2024. | |
| 300 | |a xxvi, 431 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 591 | |a Celebrating and remembering Katie Buek (nee Curran): Penn State grad and avid reader, with the fortitude and strength of Wonder Woman. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Best books. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Books and reading. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Buek (nee Curran), Katie tribute. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Davis, Kenneth C. |t World in books. |b First Scribner hardcover edition |d New York : Scribner, 2024 |z 9781668015612 |w (DLC) 2024016233 |
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