7 great political books, chosen by Book World staff. Whether you prefer fiction, history or philosophy, ... the ways in which the country was changing and has only changed more since.

Jared Henderson. 6 Books That Changed How I See the World. Posted: March 21, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025. These are books about the internet, anxiety, and work that have had a significant ...

How Books About Things That Changed the World… Changed the World. Whether it’s cod, kudzu, or nutmeg, authors love to claim their subjects shaped history.

Dive into the most catastrophic political blunders that dramatically altered the course of world history. From disastrous military decisions to critical mistranslations, these moments reveal how a ...

Stephen Moss mentions both Poe and the Mad Hatter in “Raven,” the first chapter of “Ten Birds That Changed the World,” but mercifully doesn’t attempt to solve the riddle.

Patricia - Concord, NH: A book that changed the way I look at the world was "Stones From the River" by Ursula Hegi. It's a book about Germany between the wars, and it shows how little steps become ...

This spirit of curiosity proves an asset to “Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World”—the writer’s reactions and discoveries often seem to be simultaneous with those of the reader. Mr.

In his book Understanding Perestroika (2006), he wrote: “If we try to define the meaning of political reform, we can say that it was a transfer of power from the hands of the Communist Party ...

Thanks to the book, at age 14, I developed a genuine curiosity about the other side of the world—and above all, I learned that there was a form of spirituality available to me that didn’t ...

When you emerge from a book entirely changed, there’s almost no chance the same transfiguration will happen again. To reread a beloved book after a long time away is always a great risk.

Author Abhay K’s latest book, Nalanda: How It Changed the World, was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival by historian William Dalrymple, Professor Shailendra Raj Mehta, and author ...