This wide ranging quiz deck challenges you to identify 48 books--scientific studies, polemics, chronicles, memoirs, philosophical treatises, scriptures, and travelogues, as well as works of poetry and fiction--that have shaped the course of history. One side of each card alludes to a monumental book, offering a few important clues about its identity. The other side reveals the book's title and author, along with information about its subject matter and historical context. What tome, published the same year as the Declaration of Independence, forwarded economic principles that are still considered valid today? What seventh century book united half of the known world under one religious faith? What parenting manual, owned by one in three American mothers, molded a generation of baby boomers? From ancient texts to recent publications, the great works featured here illustrate the timeless, global nature of humanity's quest for knowledge and happiness even as they spotlight the singular thinkers, movements, and events that have sparked radical change. Size: 3 1/4 x 4", ISBN: 0-7649-3197-0. |
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