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Title: Invisible Giants: 50 Americans That Shaped the Nation but Missed the History Books by Mark C. Carnes, American Council of Learned Societies ISBN: 0-19-515417-7 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: what a great idea!
Comment: This is a really cool book--perfect for stirring up exticement about the figures who've made american history. The bios are fascinating, and I love the celebrity introductions. I hope this is the first of a series.
Rating: 5
Summary: FASCINATING!
Comment: This book is such a fun, interesting read. Not only are you introduced to 50 very interesting characters from history, but the famous people selecting them have written wonderful introductions to their biographies. You also gain new insight into the selectors. Ed Koch picked Malcolm X? He makes the case that Malcolm X is overlooked for his true contribution, but I'm sorry, he's hardly invisible. But the editor of the book did not put any restrictions on the selectors.
The biographies are the perfect magazine-article length--great for beach reading, night-stand reading, or anytime you don't want to get bogged down with a huge book. Simon Winchester's pick is amazing--and I loved Katie Brown's. Cheers to Mark Carnes for putting this book together--he's got a real gift for these things. Check out "History goes to the Movies" for another (although not quite so saucy) great idea for presenting American history in a delightful package. We need more books like this.
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Title: The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, Book 3) by Eoin Colfer ISBN: 0786819146 Publisher: Miramax Kids Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Holes (Yearling Newbery) by LOUIS SACHAR ISBN: 0440414806 Publisher: Yearling Pub. Date: 09 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10) by Lemony Snicket ISBN: 0064410137 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Benjamin Franklin : An American Life by Walter Isaacson ISBN: 0684807610 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré ISBN: 043935806X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 21 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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