The Top Ten: Things That Changed the World Pack Pack

Sometimes in history, we come across events, people or ideas so influential that the future is changed forever. From 9/11 to the discovery of DNA, marvel at ten things that have transformed our entire world. In vivid text full of startling insights, award-winning author Anita Ganeri reveals her carefully selected and fascinating Top Ten events, leaders and scientific discoveries. Ranging from Julius Caesar and Martin Luther King to the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, they offer a wide range of angles from which we can observe the evolution of our social and physical world. They are chosen for their effects on our health and environment, their political and humanitarian significance, or influence on our belief systems and ideologies. In each dramatically illustrated and fact-filled book, the author explains why she has chosen her particular Top Ten – and invites readers to create a list of their own.