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  2. History of books - Wikipedia

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    The history of books became an acknowledged academic discipline in the 1980s. Contributions to the field have come from textual scholarship, codicology, bibliography, philology, palaeography, art history, social history and cultural history. Its key purpose is to demonstrate that the book as an object, not just the text contained within it, is ...

  3. Spoken word - Wikipedia

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    Spoken word is a "catchall" term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, pianologues, musical readings, and hip hop music, and can include comedy routines and prose monologues. [1] Unlike written poetry, the poetic text takes its quality less from the visual aesthetics on a page, but ...

  4. The Story of Civilization - Wikipedia

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    The Story of Civilization (1935–1975), by husband and wife Will and Ariel Durant, is an 11-volume set of books covering both Eastern and Western civilizations for the general reader, with a particular emphasis on European (Western) history. The series was written over a span of four decades. The first six volumes of The Story of Civilization ...

  5. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World - Wikipedia

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    Paper. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in 1851. This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements which, according to the author, had a significant impact on world history. [1]

  6. 11 brilliant writers on the books that made them who ... - AOL

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    Hollie McNish – Sky in the Pie, by Roger McGough. “Like most people, there are probably a few or hundreds that ‘made me’, but the first book that burst open my brain and imagination was a ...

  7. What Is History? - Wikipedia

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    What Is History? is a 1961 non-fiction book by historian E. H. Carr on historiography. It discusses history, facts, the bias of historians, science, morality, individuals and society, and moral judgements in history. The book originated in a series of lectures given by Carr in 1961 at the University of Cambridge.

  8. Decisive Moments in History - Wikipedia

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    Decisive Moments in History ( German: Sternstunden der Menschheit, lit. 'Stellar Moments of Humankind') is a 1927 history book by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. [1] It started off with only five miniatures in its first edition and grew to a collection of 14 with later editions. Its first English translation was published in 1940 as The Tide ...

  9. Book of Kells - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Kells ( Latin: Codex Cenannensis; Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais; Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. [58], sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript and Celtic Gospel book in Latin, [1] containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.

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