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Eugen Weber
Birth date: April 24, 1925
Died: May 17, 2007
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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
This is what has been termed as the 'Lost Book of Jules Verne'. The reason it was lost (and nobody actually knew that it existed until it was discovered in a safe in his old house in Paris) is because when he wrote it his publisher basically thought that it was rubbish and refused to publish it. So,...
joshmunn
joshmunn rated it 12 years ago
Interesting subject, but very dry.
Beyond Strange New Words
Beyond Strange New Words rated it 13 years ago
Paris in the Twentieth Century is a relatively short and fast read. The only setback for me was getting lost a couple of times amidst all the names of people and places.Verne's image of the twentieth century is on one hand horribly bleak. On the other hand, Verne's ideas are amazingly fantastic. We ...
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 23 years ago
This is not a monograph but rather a broad view, presenting insights and suggestions for further development of ideas.
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