{"product_id":"9781668015599","title":"The World in Books","description":"\u003cb\u003eA delightful, inspiring, and idea-rich selection of fifty-two of the best, most important short nonfiction works of all time—from Plato to Michael Pollan and Dante to Joan Didion—chosen by historian, lifelong reader, and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDon’t Know Much About History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom ancient times to the present day, \u003ci\u003eThe World in Books\u003c\/i\u003e offers a wide-ranging historical education through pleasure reading—and a fantastic introduction to some of the most thought-provoking, profound, and interesting nonfiction works of all time. From Sun Tzu’s \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War \u003c\/i\u003eto bell hooks’s \u003ci\u003eAll About Love\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as such recent classics as Barbara Ehrenreich’s \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s \u003ci\u003eWe Should All Be Feminists\u003c\/i\u003e, Davis’s guide suggests a world of nonfiction books and explains just why they’re so historically meaningful and culturally relevant today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe perfect guide for the modern-day reader, these fifty-two selections provide an ideal way to explore some of the most enduring, influential books ever published, introducing us anew to world-shaping historical figures, events, and ideas.","brand":"Kenneth C. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Scribner |  Hardback  |  2024-10-08","offer_id":46057246556415,"sku":"9781668015599","price":40.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_22900306-0ea8-4d23-b69c-5d3d2519737a.jpg?v=1723818982","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781668015599","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}