Bibliograph

12 most influential books of all times, by Barbara Krasner

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12 most influential books of all times, by Barbara Krasner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

12 most influential books of all times

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

982465000

Responsibility statement

by Barbara Krasner

Series statement

The most influential

Summary

Presents readers with the books that have shaped the world, from Shakespeare s First Folio to the Harry Potter series. The book features historic photos, engaging sidebars, and thought-provoking prompts

Table Of Contents

The essential the complete works of William Shakespeare (1623) -- Democracy for everyone in the rights of man / by Thomas Paine (1791-1792) -- Stand up! a vindication of the rights of women / by Mary Wollstonecraft (1792) -- Workers of the world unite! The communist manifesto / by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1848) -- Slavery condemned in Uncle Tom's cabin / by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1851) -- Human evolution and the origin of the species / by Charles Darwin (1859) -- Sisters grow into little women / by Louisa May Alcott (1868-1869) -- She's big! she's small! Alice's adventures in Wonderland / by Lewis Carroll (1862) -- Big brother is watching you in 1984 / by George Orwell (1949) -- Environmental damage brings a silent spring / by Rachel Carson (1962) -- Letters to God in The color purple / by Alice Walker (1982) -- The wizarding world of Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone / by J.K. Rowling (1998)

Target audience

juvenile

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Twelve most influential books of all times

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