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The Book of Origins explores the beginnings of everything we use and know—clothing, food, television, medicines, languages, and even grand human endeavors such as Christianity and Ferrari. It details the people who discovered and documented these origins, celebrating the curiosity and determination of explorers, scientists, and inventors who sought to understand how the world works. Readers are taken on a journey through the often surprising answers that reveal where and how these everyday items and cultural milestones came into being.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Trevor Homer
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