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World in Books
- A Year of Reading-Wisely
Engelsk
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Sprog:
Engelsk
ISBN-13:
9781668015605
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1668015609
Udg. Dato:
21 okt 2025
Størrelse i cm:
21,2 x 13,9
Forlag:
Serie:
Great Short Books
Oplagsdato:
21 okt 2025
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World in Books

- A Year of Reading-Wisely
Engelsk
Paperback 2025
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A bestselling historian takes readers on an intellectual and cultural adventure, offering a carefully curated guide to great, short nonfiction works by some of the world’s most influential writers—from Plato to Toni Morrison, Ernest Hemingway to bell hooks, and Marcus Aurelius to Joan Didion. A delightful roadmap to a year’s worth of reading briefly, plus biographies, fascinating facts, and idea-rich insights into the lives of the thinkers, historians, and literary giants who have shaped our world.

For both avid readers and those looking to spark a new habit, The World in Books is an invitation to a more lively and meaningful intellectual life. Davis’s literary adventure guides readers through some of the most important works of nonfiction of all time, offering a political, literary, and cultural history through reading.

Each of the fifty-two entries provides the book’s opening lines or a brief excerpt from the work; a summary of the work; a biography of the author; why you should read the work; and what to read next. Davis offers insights into some of the most enduring issues of our time—from the existential perspective in Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, to questions of race in Toni Morrison’s The Origin of Others, and the climate crisis in Elizabeth Kolbert’s Under a White Sky. With insights from ancient times to the present day, Kenneth C. Davis offers a wide-ranging historical education through pleasure reading. In an accessible, conversational style, he explores texts that both mirror our contemporary moment and present new ways to think about our lives.

These 52 selections, with books perfect for reading one week at a time, offer a year-long journey through history, philosophy, nature, and personal growth. More than just a literary companion, The World in Books is an education that combines wisdom with practical application. Davis’s work has been called “a wealth of succinct, entertaining advice” (Kirkus Reviews). The World in Books provides an engaging way to explore some of the most influential books ever written. A refresher course for lifelong learners.





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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
ISBN-13:
9781668015605
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1668015609
Udg. Dato:
21 okt 2025
Størrelse i cm:
21,2 x 13,9
Forlag:
Serie:
Great Short Books
Oplagsdato:
21 okt 2025
Forfatter(e):
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