The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts by Silvia Ferrara

The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts

Silvia Ferrara with Todd Portnowitz (Translator)

304 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
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With Ferrara as our guide, we examine the enigmas of undeciphered scripts, including famous cases like the Phaistos disk and the Voynich Manuscript; we touch the knotted, colored strings of the Incan khipu; we study the turtle shells and ox scapul...

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Moods

informative 93%
reflective 33%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
inspiring 20%
lighthearted 20%
funny 13%
mysterious 13%
hopeful 6%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 21%
slow 21%

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