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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul StrathernPublisher: Atlantic Books Imprint: Atlantic Books Edition: Export/Airside Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9781838955168ISBN 10: 183895516 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 02 March 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA thought-provoking re-examination of the great Florentine artists, scientists and business wizards of the Renaissance... His prose glimmers with the spark of rekindled discovery. * Wall Street Journal on The Florentines * This history of ruthlessness, intrigue and men broken on Fortune's Wheel is a wickedly entertaining read. * The Times on The Borgias * From art and astronomy to medicine and exploration, The Other Renaissance covers a lot of ground, and the author's biographical style is invariably engaging... Lively and wide-ranging. * Financial Times * Lively... Strathern's entertaining cast of often garrulous northerners, their origins ranging from Paris to rainy London, discovered things that made us what we are today... He describes their contributions in clear-sighted and effective prose, making complex ideas instantly intelligible... Full of pleasing anecdotes, and myths are duly dispatched along the way. * The Times * Deeply fascinating * Kirkus Reviews * A thought-provoking re-examination of the great Florentine artists, scientists and business wizards of the Renaissance... His prose glimmers with the spark of rekindled discovery. * Wall Street Journal on The Florentines * This history of ruthlessness, intrigue and men broken on Fortune's Wheel is a wickedly entertaining read. * The Times on The Borgias * From art and astronomy to medicine and exploration, The Other Renaissance covers a lot of ground, and the author's biographical style is invariably engaging... Lively and wide-ranging.' * Financial Times * Deeply fascinating * Kirkus Reviews * A thought-provoking re-examination of the great Florentine artists, scientists and business wizards of the Renaissance... His prose glimmers with the spark of rekindled discovery. * Wall Street Journal on The Florentines * This history of ruthlessness, intrigue and men broken on Fortune's Wheel is a wickedly entertaining read. * The Times on The Borgias * Author InformationPaul Strathern studied philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. He is a Somerset Maugham Award-winning novelist; author of two series of books - Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World - and several works of non-fiction, including The Medici, The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior, Spirit of Venice, Death in Florence, The Borgias and The Florentines Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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