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Michael Powell (4) (1966–)

Autore di Curious Events in History

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19 opere 226 membri 4 recensioni

Sull'Autore

Michael Powell (1905-90) was one of Britain's foremost directors and a three-time Academy Award nominee for The Red Shoes, 49th Parallel, and One of Our Aircraft Is Missing. (Bowker Author Biography)

Opere di Michael Powell

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Powell, Michael William
Data di nascita
1966-06-10
Sesso
male

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Recensioni

I know this book was supposed to be funny, but I found it too annoying and inaccurate to enjoy.
 
Segnalato
Linyarai | Feb 16, 2020 |
A fun read kind of book that covers many topics of how to. Besides a built in compass on the cover it is illustrated with old graphics from the 1930's and 40's which are cool.
 
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knightlight777 | Jul 30, 2016 |
This is a short, unsourced collection of odd moments in history. It supports the idea that history is written by the winners.

When I found it, I had the idea for presenting a "Fact or Fiction" research project. It is written to a young audience and there are a lot of great illustrations. Students would have to research a few events in the book, and present their findings in an argumentative essay. I thought it would be good to use for eight graders.

I would not use this book in a classroom. Aside from the inappropriate, suicide and drug related content, there is a structural barrier to presenting this book to developing readers. The text is written in thin columns, similar to a newspaper article, only thinner. I would argue that this fracturing of the text is detrimental to the development of robust reading stamina.… (altro)
 
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AmyNorthMartinez | May 5, 2013 |
 
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FreeBeard | Jul 26, 2013 |

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Statistiche

Opere
19
Utenti
226
Popolarità
#99,470
Voto
2.9
Recensioni
4
ISBN
257
Lingue
15

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