The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination by Philip Ball

The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination

Philip Ball

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Myths are usually seen as stories from the depths of time--fun and fantastical, but no longer believed by anyone. Yet, as Philip Ball shows, we are still writing them--and still living them--today. From Robinson Crusoe and Frankenstein to Batman, ...

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