Memory of the World: The Treasures that Record Our History from 1700 BC to the Present Day

By UNESCO

Book Overview

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, priceless documentary heritage record the diversity of languages, peoples and knowledge that have influenced humanity from the early days of human history to the present.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007482795
• ISBN13: 9780007482795
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.4" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

I did not know that!

‘What is the use of a book,’ thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’ John Tenniel’s Alice in Wonderland Now this is what I call a picture book. Oh, yes, and conversations. This book is jam-packed with mostly color pictures. There are some stills and posters. All of them are on highly glossy pages that do not bleed through. You will recognize most of them; yet, you will also have exposure to new people, places, and things. This can be a good starting point for a more in-depth study. Or at least you have been exposed to new ideas and a different view of the World. Each subject is only a page or a few, but it gives you a question and an answer as to what you are looking at and where it came from. At the back of the course is an index; it will make your head spin if you are trying to find a particular picture. You would have to read hundreds of books to cover what you will see here.