History without the Boring Bits Curious Chronology Quercus 978-1-84866-868-3, Crofton Ian

Цена: 1963 руб.

Категория: Книги, Книги на иностранных языках, Книги на английском языке, Книги на английском языке для детей, Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ.яз.

Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell - stories which can bring the past vividly and excitingly to life. Imagine a book that tells you the date of the ancient Roman law that made it legal to break wind at banquets
the name of the defunct medieval pope whose putrefying corpse was subjected to the humiliation of a trial before a court of law
the identity of the priapic monarch who sired more bastards than any other king of England
and last but not least the date of the demise in London of the first goat to have circumnavigated the globe - twice. Imagine a book crammed with such deliciously disposable information, and you have History without the Boring Bits. By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, History without the Boring Bits offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspiration aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history.

Издательство: Quercus
ISBN: 978-1-84866-868-3
Автор: Crofton Ian
Год: 2015
Возрастное ограничение: 0
Категория: Нехудожественная литература для детей на англ.яз.

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