THE WRITTEN WORLD/ THE POWER OF STORIES TO SHAPE PEOPLE, HISTORY, CIVILIZATION

n this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the powerful role stories and literature have played in creating the world we have today. Puchner introduces us to numerous visionaries as he ex plores sixteen foundational texts selected from more than four thousand years of world literature and reveals how writing has inspir ed the rise and fall of empires and nations, the spark of philosophical and political ideas, and the birth of religious beliefs. Ind eed, lit...[Read more]