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The Next Big Thing: A History of the Boom-or-Bust Moments that Shaped the Modern World
By FAULK, Richard
- ISBN
- 9781936976676
- Publisher
- Zest
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2015 | Middle to High School
Gr 10 Up—Covering "the last 3,000 years (more or less)…west of the Caucasus and north of Florida (more or less)," Faulk offers treatments of about five pages each on 37 subjects, from alcohol to microbiomes, with stops along the way for the flying buttress, scientific racism, Kodak cameras, TV dinners, Prozac, and more. Each topic is given a score out of 10 for the hype it generated in its day and another for its actual historical impact. There is a bibliography for those interested in learning more; how...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
