What are the seven wonders of the world? and 100 other great cultural lists, fully explicated
(Book)
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.
Notes
D'Epiro, P., & Pinkowish, M. D. (1998). What are the seven wonders of the world? and 100 other great cultural lists, fully explicated. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York, Anchor Books/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)D'Epiro, Peter and Mary Desmond. Pinkowish. 1998. What Are the Seven Wonders of the World? and 100 Other Great Cultural Lists, Fully Explicated. New York, Anchor Books/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)D'Epiro, Peter and Mary Desmond. Pinkowish, What Are the Seven Wonders of the World? and 100 Other Great Cultural Lists, Fully Explicated. New York, Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1998.
MLA Citation (style guide)D'Epiro, Peter. and Mary Desmond Pinkowish. What Are the Seven Wonders of the World? and 100 Other Great Cultural Lists, Fully Explicated. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York, Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1998.
Record Information
Last Sierra Extract Time | Apr 16, 2024 05:28:06 PM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | Apr 16, 2024 05:29:35 PM |
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Apr 16, 2024 05:28:10 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 01175nam 22003258i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | 98023377 | ||
008 | 980514s1998 nyu j b 001 0 eng | ||
010 | |a 98023377 | ||
020 | |a 0385490623 | ||
040 | |a DLC|b eng|e rda|c DLC | ||
082 | 0 | 0 | |a 031|2 21 |
100 | 1 | |a D'Epiro, Peter. | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a What are the seven wonders of the world? and 100 other great cultural lists, fully explicated /|c Peter D'Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish. |
246 | 3 | |a What are the 7 wonders of the world? | |
250 | |a 1st Anchor Books ed. | ||
264 | 1 | |a New York :|b Anchor Books/Doubleday,|c 1998. | |
300 | |a 536 pages; paperback; 21 cm | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier | ||
500 | |a Nonfiction. | ||
504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Curiosities and wonders. | |
650 | 0 | |a Questions and answers. | |
650 | 0 | |a Civilization|v Miscellanea. | |
700 | 1 | |a Pinkowish, Mary Desmond. | |
907 | |a .b10029722 | ||
940 | |a MARCIVE 01/2019 | ||
945 | |y .i19004400|i 3WB0700912686%|l lojnf|s -|h |u 6|x 0|w 0|v 4|t 103|z 030507|j 09-12-2017 20:32|r m|a J 031 d'EP pbk. | ||
998 | |h r|e l |f eng|a lo |