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More copies of this ISBN:What Are the 7 Wonders of the World?: And 100 Other Great Cultural Lists--Fully Explicatedby Peter Depiro
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Can you name...
Questions are grouped in sections according to the number of items in their answer (all the 3s, all the 4s, all the 5s, etc.), so that the answers are in the form of easily memorized lists. You won't find Luther's 95 theses, or the 264 Popes, for example, but you will find everything from the 3 sons of Adam and Eve all the way up to the 24 letters of the ancient Greek alphabet. This clever format lends itself well to quizzing and guessing, which gives it a deliciously sophisticated parlor-game quality. But for those who wish to delve a little deeper, there are thoughtful essays to go with each answer that include fascinating details and place the list in its larger cultural or historical context. Much more than a book of trivia, What Are the 7 Wonders of the World? offers a grand overview of the knowledge needed to appreciate many of the finest things in our cultural and intellectual life. Synopsis:Trivial Pursuit meets "The Dictionary of Cultural Literary" in this entertaining and enlightening new book of knowledge-by-the-number: 101 questions and answers accompanied by witty, tidbit-filled background essays. 15 line drawings. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-520) and index. About the AuthorPeter D'Epiro received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from Queens College of the City University of New York, and his M. Phil. and PH.D. in English from Yale University. At both institutions he has also studied classical and modern languages and literatures. A former English teacher, he now works for Patient Care magazine. He lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Mary Desmond Pinkowish is the author of numerous articles on medicine and general science for physician and lay audiences. A graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she studied biology and art history, she also earned a master's degree in public health from Yale University. She works for Patient Care magazine and lives in Larchmont, New York. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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