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Words on the Map - Isaac Asimov
Rp750.000
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Title: Words on the Map
Authors: Isaac Asimov
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Slipcase Condition: -
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date & Edition: 1962
Language: English
ISBN 10: -
ISBN 13: -
Print Length: 274 pages
Dimensions: 17 x 2.5 x 25.5 cm
Weight: 1.000 gr
Category: Reference/Dictionary
IDR. 750.000
Book Overview
In his newest book of language exploration, Professor Asimov ranges over the whole world digging up the roots and histories of hundreds of place names from Aachen (derived from the Latin “Hot Springs”) to Zanzibar (“land of the Zenj”). The word on our maps are, after all, but a kaleidoscopic reflection of human history and the book is overflowing with a thousand surprising and fascinating bits of information.
The Roman Caesars, for example, have left their mark on many cities, but who would suspect that New Jersey is named for them; or that the Canary Islands are named not for the birds, but for the wild dogs that lived there? Residents of Iowa may be surprised to learn that the name presumably means a place of “the sleepy ones,” while New Yorkers commemorate the yew tree.
As with the now classic Words of Science, the book is divided into 250 one-page essays, in which over 1500 names are discussed. All of the states and major cities in the U.S. are covered as well as most of the major cities and countries throughout the world along with their mountains, rivers, lakes and seas. The book is continuously informative and entertaining, whether you pick it up for five minutes or settle down with it for a whole evening.
Finally, for the curious adventurer who sets out to roam through this volume, there are two indexes (one for people and one for places) to help chart the way. Here is a completety different kind of geography that will pique the interest of readers whatever their age.
Isaac Asimov’s name is synonymous today with science literature for readers of all ages. He began writing in 1938 and since that time has become one of the country’s foremost authors of both science fiction and factual books on scientific subjects.
Born in the USSR in 1920, Professor Asimov came to the United States in 1923. He grew up in Brooklyn, and attended Columbia University where he received his B.S. in 1939, his M.A. in 1941, and his Ph.D. in 1948. Since 1949 he has been a professor of biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine.
The Asimovs and their two children, David and Robyn, live in West Newton, Massachusetts.
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Authors: Isaac Asimov
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Slipcase Condition: -
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date & Edition: 1962
Language: English
ISBN 10: -
ISBN 13: -
Print Length: 274 pages
Dimensions: 17 x 2.5 x 25.5 cm
Weight: 1.000 gr
Category: Reference/Dictionary
IDR. 750.000
Book Overview
In his newest book of language exploration, Professor Asimov ranges over the whole world digging up the roots and histories of hundreds of place names from Aachen (derived from the Latin “Hot Springs”) to Zanzibar (“land of the Zenj”). The word on our maps are, after all, but a kaleidoscopic reflection of human history and the book is overflowing with a thousand surprising and fascinating bits of information.
The Roman Caesars, for example, have left their mark on many cities, but who would suspect that New Jersey is named for them; or that the Canary Islands are named not for the birds, but for the wild dogs that lived there? Residents of Iowa may be surprised to learn that the name presumably means a place of “the sleepy ones,” while New Yorkers commemorate the yew tree.
As with the now classic Words of Science, the book is divided into 250 one-page essays, in which over 1500 names are discussed. All of the states and major cities in the U.S. are covered as well as most of the major cities and countries throughout the world along with their mountains, rivers, lakes and seas. The book is continuously informative and entertaining, whether you pick it up for five minutes or settle down with it for a whole evening.
Finally, for the curious adventurer who sets out to roam through this volume, there are two indexes (one for people and one for places) to help chart the way. Here is a completety different kind of geography that will pique the interest of readers whatever their age.
Isaac Asimov’s name is synonymous today with science literature for readers of all ages. He began writing in 1938 and since that time has become one of the country’s foremost authors of both science fiction and factual books on scientific subjects.
Born in the USSR in 1920, Professor Asimov came to the United States in 1923. He grew up in Brooklyn, and attended Columbia University where he received his B.S. in 1939, his M.A. in 1941, and his Ph.D. in 1948. Since 1949 he has been a professor of biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine.
The Asimovs and their two children, David and Robyn, live in West Newton, Massachusetts.
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#WordsontheMap #IsaacAsimov #HoughtonMifflinCompany #Asimov #ProfessorAsimov #thriftboox #prelovedbook #novelinggris #novelimpor #novelimport #novelpreloved #novelimportbekas #bukubekasimport #novelbahasainggris #bukupreloved #bukubekas #bukumurah #bukuimportbekas #bukuimportmurah #jualbukuimport #readythriftboox
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