An
exciting edition for all
book lovers. The list of books they have reviewed is extensive,
covering all the ages from Homer's The Iliad to the more recent John
Banville's The Sea. Each book has a detailed synopsis along with a
jacket cover image. If you are thinking of a birthday present, mother's
day present or gift for any book fanatic then you won't go wrong here.
You can certainly pass some time just travelling through the history of
literature by flipping pages and discovering new titles or
rediscovering some all time classics. Dr Boxall and his researchers
have managed to compile a most comprehensive list of fiction titles
ever written. Published in March 2006 and available to order in the
hardcover version.
How
long
would it take you to read all 1001 books? Well if
the average
number of pages per book was 300 pages, that would be 300,000 pages. If
it takes you 2 minutes per page then that would be 600,000 minutes or
10,000 hours. Given there are 8,736 hours per year, that means you are
reading non stop for about 14 months. In other words if you make this
book your mission, you better start reading right now!
Weighing
in at over 2kg and 960 pages, it certainly is value for money.
Published by ABC Books with a recommend retail price of
$65.00 from
all bookstores around Australia or buy it online for $58.50 plus $6.50
shipping from Booktopia.
