The greatest invention : a history of the world in nine mysterious scripts
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
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First American edition.
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Rapid City Public Library - Language Arts - Adult
LANGUAGE ARTS 411.09 FER
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
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viii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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40031214002

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"Originally published in Italian in 2019 ... as La grande invenzione ... English translation published in the United States by Farrar, Straus and Giroux First American edition 2022" -- verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-289).
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"Silvia Ferrara leads a code cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention--the art of writing"--
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Ferrara takes a profound look at how-- and how many times-- human beings have managed to produce the miracle of written language around the world. Readers will examine the enigmas of undeciphered scripts; study the turtle shells and ox scapulae that bear the earliest Chinese inscriptions, and venture to the cutting edge as high-powered laser scanners bring tears to an engineer's eyes. Ferrara chronicles a journey filled with past flashes of brilliance, present-day scientific research, and a faint glimpse of writing's future -- adapted from jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ferrara, S., & Portnowitz, T. (2022). The greatest invention: a history of the world in nine mysterious scripts (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ferrara, Silvia and Todd Portnowitz. 2022. The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ferrara, Silvia and Todd Portnowitz. The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ferrara, Silvia,, and Todd Portnowitz. The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.

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