The Next Big Thing: A History of the Boom-or-Bust Moments That Shaped the Modern World
Author: Faulk, Richard
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
10.0
Points
13.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
63402
Points per Word
0.000205
Page Count
224
Points per Page
0.058036
Description
This book traces 3,000 years of Western history to profile influential ideas and setbacks that have shaped the modern world, from the spread of monotheism and the invention of the printing press to the U.S. metric campaign and the smart drink trend.