The Book of lasts /
Harrison, Ian
The Book of lasts / Ian Harrison. - London : Cassel Illustrated, 2006. - 288 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 28 cm.
* LAST OF ALL - the last dodo, the last book of the bible, the last Roman Emperor; * HISTORIC LAST DAYS - the last day of the Berlin Wall, the last day of WWI, the last day of Pompei; * PERSONAL LASTS - Shakespeare's last play, Van Gogh's last painting, Marilyn Monroe's last film; * LAST TO DATE - last man on the moon, last US president to be assassinated, last Oscar-winning sequel; * LAST REQUESTS & BEQUESTS - strange and significant bequests; * LAST PAST THE POST - memorable losers; * LAST JOURNEYS - James Dean, Buddy Holly, Princess Diana; * FAMOUS LAST WORDS - dying; * sayings of the great and the good; * THE LAST POST - Cobbler's last, the last post, the last straw.
Everybody knows who was the first man on the moon; but who was the last? We know the dodo is extinct, but where was the last one seen - and how did it die? From the last of the Aztecs to the last days of the Berlin wall, this book looks at the conclusions and tragic endings of history - what ended with a bang and what sidled out with a whimper.
978-1-844035-14-4
Curiosities and wonders
Ref. 030.2 H296 2006
The Book of lasts / Ian Harrison. - London : Cassel Illustrated, 2006. - 288 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 28 cm.
* LAST OF ALL - the last dodo, the last book of the bible, the last Roman Emperor; * HISTORIC LAST DAYS - the last day of the Berlin Wall, the last day of WWI, the last day of Pompei; * PERSONAL LASTS - Shakespeare's last play, Van Gogh's last painting, Marilyn Monroe's last film; * LAST TO DATE - last man on the moon, last US president to be assassinated, last Oscar-winning sequel; * LAST REQUESTS & BEQUESTS - strange and significant bequests; * LAST PAST THE POST - memorable losers; * LAST JOURNEYS - James Dean, Buddy Holly, Princess Diana; * FAMOUS LAST WORDS - dying; * sayings of the great and the good; * THE LAST POST - Cobbler's last, the last post, the last straw.
Everybody knows who was the first man on the moon; but who was the last? We know the dodo is extinct, but where was the last one seen - and how did it die? From the last of the Aztecs to the last days of the Berlin wall, this book looks at the conclusions and tragic endings of history - what ended with a bang and what sidled out with a whimper.
978-1-844035-14-4
Curiosities and wonders
Ref. 030.2 H296 2006