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Dewey Decimal Number: 930 EAN: 9781592234899 ISBN: 1592234895 Label: Thunder Bay Press (CA) Manufacturer: Thunder Bay Press (CA) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 668 Publication Date: 2005-02 Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (CA) Studio: Thunder Bay Press (CA) Related Items:
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 Rating: - Wow, incredibly interesting and wonderfully illustratedThis book is massive, and I don't think it was intended as a "sit down and read it through from start to finish" piece. I don't think I could do that! But for giving a sense of ancient civilizations, what life might have been like, what kind of artwork and writing and monuments they left behind, it's fantastic. Because ancient history textbooks tend to be a bit myopic, as if ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome were the only places of importance before the renaissance, it's nice to have a resource ... Read More 
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