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Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected by Daniel J. Boorstin

Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected

Daniel J. Boorstin
Vintage
Nov 1994
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Discoverers demonstrates the truth behind the aphorism that if Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the face of the world would have been changed. Boorstin goes on to uncover the elements of accident, improvisation and contradiction at the core of American institutions and beliefs.
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