Books by Josephine Quinn
“If you like large-scale, broad history, there’s How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History by historian and archaeologist Josephine Quinn. The book opens in 2000 BCE in the town of Byblos, in modern-day Lebanon, bustling as a result of the advent of open sea sailing (though Quinn also discusses the invention of the wheel on the Eurasian Steppe) and goes up to the beginnings of the age of exploration. “ Read more...
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Interviews where books by Josephine Quinn were recommended
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How Economics Explains the World (US)/ The Shortest History of Economics (UK)
by Andrew Leigh -
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Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story (US title: A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck)
by Sophie Elmhirst -
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Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan
by Ruby Lal -
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How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History
by Josephine Quinn -
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Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Saul Perlmutter, Robert MacCoun and John Campbell
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
From the origins of sex to the effects of social media, from the invention of the wheel to the race against climate change, Five Books editor Sophie Roell gives an overview of the new nonfiction books appearing in January, February and March of 2024.
