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    8 Books That Changed the World
    8 Books That Changed the World
    8 Books That Changed the World
    Audiobook1 hour

    8 Books That Changed the World

    Written by Joseph Luzzi

    Narrated by Joseph Luzzi

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    About this audiobook

    Learn more about the eight most influential books in history from an expert in literature in this educational and insightful audio lecture course.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateMar 9, 2021
    ISBN9781666547573
    8 Books That Changed the World
    Author

    Joseph Luzzi

    Joseph Luzzi is Associate Professor of Italian and Director of Italian Studies at Bard College, USA, and the author of Romantic Europe and the Ghost of Italy (2008), which received the MLA's Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies and was named an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice (2009).

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