Scott Christianson Livres

A chronological survey of the world's most influential books. Many books have become classics, must-reads or overnight publishing sensations, but how many can genuinely claim to have changed the way we see and think? In 100 Books that Changed the World, authors Scott Christianson and Colin Salter bring together an exceptional collection of truly groundbreaking books – from scriptures that founded religions, to scientific treatises that challenged beliefs, to novels that kick-started literary genres. This elegantly designed book offers a chronological survey of the most important books from around the globe, from the earliest illuminated manuscripts to the age of the ebook publication. Entries include: The Iliad and The Odyssey, Homer (750 BC), Gutenberg Bible (1450s), The Quran (AD 609–632), On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, Nicolaus Copernicus (1543), Shakespeare’s First Folio (1623), Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Isaac Newton (1687), The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith (1776), The Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft (1792), On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin (1859), Das Kapital, Karl Marx (1867), The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud (1899), The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank (1947), Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (1964), A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking (1988).

100 Diagrams That Changed The World is a chronological journey through the amazing plans, sketches, drawings and illustrations that have changed the way we think about the world.

This volume, meant for general readers, describes the history and techniques of forensic science from the 1930s to present-day methods. Crime scene search and reconstruction, prints and identification, autopsy, ballistics, blood patterns, psychological profiling, trace evidence, DNA, and other forensic procedures are explained. Photos are integrated throughout the text, and many case studies are included, such as the Lindbergh case, JonBenet Ramsey crime scene, Kennedy assassinations, 9/11, and the O.J. Simpson trial. Although the book's design is attractive, the quarter-screened images printed under the text of nearly every page do not always aid readability. Christianson is a former New York state criminal justice official, investigative reporter, college professor, and author of many books and articles. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)