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BOOKS
By Paxton, David, Nicole
Ancient Books
• Mesopotamian “Epic of Gilgamesh”• Egyptian “Book of the Dead”• Greek “Illiad”, “The Odyssey”, and philosophy• Chinese philosophy (Confucianism, Daoism,
Legalism)• Myrasaki Shikibu’s “The Tale of Genji”• The Torah, Bible, and Koran
Languages Change from Writing
Books Become Books
• Johannes Gutenberg
• William Shakespeare and Publishing
Books Change History
• Sun Tzu’s “Art of War”• Thomas Paine’s Pamphlet “Common Sense”• Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations”• Harriett Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”• Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”• Marx and Engles’s “The Communist
Manifesto”
Books and Literature Today
• Harry Potter• Twilight• Richard Dawkins• John Wood and Room to Read
Role and functions• Record history• Help gain knowledge
and communicate• Help imagination
Key Players
• Tsai Lun (paper)• Johannes
Gutenburg (printing press)
• Religious Groups
Impact of Digital Age
• Books on the Internet (eBooks)• Kindle, Nook, Ipad, Sony Reader, book apps• Decrease in sales of traditional books
Future Issues/Questions
• Will traditional books be outdated?
• Can electronic books have the same impact as traditional ones?
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