Life: The Seven Wonders of the World: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

by Robert Sullivan (Editor)

The concept was invented by the ancients: These are things to be experienced in one's lifetime. Their choices were man-made works on a monumental scale, pyramids and temples and tombs of surpassing grandeur. This notion of Seven Wonders proved irresistible, and, during the Middle Ages, another list was created. In the Modern era, yet another. There are, as well, Natural Wonders and Animal Wonders. Here, in a single LIFE volume, are all of them--seven lists of seven--each worthy of the original admonition: Don't miss this.

Genres: History, Travel

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

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Robert Sullivan is the author of Rats, The Meadowlands, A Whale Hunt, and most recently, The Thoreau You Don’t Know. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, New York magazine, A Public Space, and Vogue, where he is a contributing editor. He was born in Manhattan and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/robert...

Reviews

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[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm such a sucker for Time Life books. The combination of history and mystery presented with big pictures and small digestible snippets. :)

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought this for the photos. As a coffee table book, the binding is a bit flimsy. The info. for the photos is pretty basic, but then, I didn't buy it for encyclopedic knowledge.