| Twin Tracks : The Unexpected Origins of the Modern World |  | Author: James Burke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Edition: First Edition
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.4 x 1
ISBN: 0743226194
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.08
EAN: 9780743226196
ASIN: 0743226194
Publication Date: September 1, 2003
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| • | In Twin Tracks, Burke connects "trigger events" with unexpected outcomes. For instance, the invention of the lens-grinding lathe leads to hairdressing, and the debut of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro connects to development of the stealth fighter jet. These events are tied together via two tracks, one written along the book's left-hand pages, and one along the right. The narratives meet up in the end, giving readers a clear idea that the lines of history can be quite subjective. |
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Amazon.com Review
James Burke, author and public television star, returns with another quirky look at the way history works. In Twin Tracks, Burke connects "trigger events" with unexpected outcomes. For instance, the invention of the lens-grinding lathe leads to hairdressing, and the debut of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro connects to development of the stealth fighter jet. These events are tied together via two tracks, one written along the book's left-hand pages, and one along the right. The narratives meet up in the end, giving readers a clear idea that the lines of history can be quite subjective. Some of the examples even run backward, as when Burke explains the connections between smallpox and the Big Bang. While Burke is justifiably famous for linking historical events, the paths he takes, especially those involving lots of unfamiliar names, can be tricky to follow: In 1710 the art collection was sold to Philip, regent of France, in a deal brokered by Benedetto Luti, the best painter in Rome at the time.... That year Luti took on an assistant.... By 1714 William Kent was painting originals.... His patron in all this was the trillionaire Earl of Burlington. The best way to read Twin Tracks, as with any of Burke's lovely books, is one chapter at a time, taking thinking breaks in between so as not to become overwhelmed by detail. The networks he describes form a more accurate, if more challenging, picture of history's motion than any linear sequence. --Therese Littleton
Product Description
This is a landmark book of real-world stories that contends with the nature of change and divines as never beforethe unlikely origins of many aspects od contemporary life. The book pin points the myrid of ways the future is shaped, whether by love, war, accident, genius, or discovery.
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