12 Books That Changed The World : How words and wisdom have shaped our lives Neal D. Barnard and soldiers whose lives illuminate

and soldiers whose lives illuminate so grand and revolutionary a history: Darwin

The daughters of the infamous Bonesaw Killer

and Abraham Lincoln were all confirmed melancholics

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12 Books That Changed The World : How words and wisdom have shaped our lives Neal D. Barnard and soldiers whose lives illuminateWhen we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence of nature, but between the pages of a book. In his fascinating new book accompanying the ITV series, Melvyn Bragg presents a vivid reminder of the book