2016
First Published
3.81
Average Rating
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From philosophy, psychology and religion to biology, medicine, physics and mathematics, our How the World Works series presents fundamental areas of knowledge in the most stimulating, clear and accessible way, with brief biographies of the key figures involved and wonderful full-colour illustrations.
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Author
Anne Rooney
Author · 40 books
Anne Rooney gained a degree and then a PhD in medieval literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. After a period of teaching medieval English and French literature at the universities of Cambridge and York, she left to pursue a career as a freelance writer. She has written many books for adults and children on a variety of subjects, including literature and history. She lives in Cambridge and is Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Essex.
