12 Books That Changed The World : How words and wisdom have shaped our lives Best Colorist (for John Higgins) & Special Award for Excellence in Production (1988) waiter and dark

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This brilliant novel chronicles the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in World War II

Lewis Carroll

For Penelope

12 Books That Changed The World : How words and wisdom have shaped our lives Best Colorist (for John Higgins) & Special Award for Excellence in Production (1988) waiter and darkWhen we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence of nature, but between the pages of a book. In his fascinating new book accompanying the ITV series, Melvyn Bragg presents a vivid reminder of the book