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All the Knowledge in the World
- The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE
Engelsk
Bogcover for All the Knowledge in the World af Simon Garfield, 9781474610797
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
400
ISBN-13:
9781474610797
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
147461079X
Udg. Dato:
7 sep 2023
Størrelse i cm:
12,9 x 19,7 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
7 sep 2023
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All the Knowledge in the World

- The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE
Engelsk
Paperback 2023
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''Witty and geekily eclectic'' The Times
An erudite and amusing exploration'' Financial Times
''Full of jawdropping facts'' Mail on Sunday
''Remarkable . . . engrossing'' Sunday Times
''A pleasure'' Spectator
''An infectiously enthusiastic history'' Times Literary Supplement


The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Now these huge books sell for almost nothing on eBay while we derive information from our phones. What have we lost in this transition? All the Knowledge in the World tracks the story from Ancient Greece to Wikipedia, from modest single-volumes to the 11,000-volume Chinese manuscript that was too big to print. It exposes how encyclopaedias reflect our changing attitudes towards sexuality, race and technology, uncovers a fascinating part of our shared past and wonders whether the promise of complete knowledge - that most human of ambitions - will forever be beyond our grasp.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
400
ISBN-13:
9781474610797
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
147461079X
Udg. Dato:
7 sep 2023
Størrelse i cm:
12,9 x 19,7 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
7 sep 2023
Forfatter(e):
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