{"product_id":"100-books-that-changed-the-world-9781849948678","title":"100 Books That Changed the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking chronological timeline of the world's most influential books.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany books have become classics, must-reads, or overnight publishing sensations, but how many can genuinely claim to have changed the way we see and think? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e100 Books that Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e, authors Scott Christianson and Colin Salter bring together an exceptional collection of truly ground-breaking books--from scriptures that founded religions, to scientific treatises that challenged beliefs, to novels that kick-started literary genres. This elegantly designed book, first published in 2018 but updated with an exciting new cover, offers a chronological timeline of three millennia of human thought distilled in print, from the earliest illuminated manuscripts to the age of eBooks and audiobooks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntries include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Homer (750 BC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShakespeare's First Folio (1623)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Vindication of the Rights of Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Wollstonecraft (1792)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e (1845)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Diary of a Young Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Frank (1947)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e, Chinua Achebe (1958)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Hawking (1988)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Salter \u003c\/b\u003eis a prolific author of literary history. For Batsford he has written \u003ci\u003e100 Books That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e100 Letters That Changed the World, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e100 Speeches That Roused the World\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, dog, and bicycle. \u003cb\u003eScott Christianson\u003c\/b\u003e (1947-2017) was a prize-winning author. His books included \u003ci\u003e100 Diagrams That Changed the World \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFreeing Charles: The Epic Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times, Washington Post, Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Batsford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676288712978,"sku":"9781849948678","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c684c4f-2a9b-4293-9cf3-467a87ccdc5f.jpg?v=1761052746","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/100-books-that-changed-the-world-9781849948678","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}