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A review of the book "All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia," by Simon Garfield, is presented.

A review of the book "The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts," by Silvia Ferrara, translated by Todd Portnowitz, is presented.

A review of the book "The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids," by Mark Lehner and Pierre Tallet, is presented.

A review of the book "Silk Roads: Peoples, Cultures, Landscapes," edited by Susan Whitfield, is presented.

A review of the book "The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Math Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets," by Graham Farmelo, is presented.

A review of two books, including "Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I," by Matthew Stanley and "No Shadow of a Doubt: The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein's Theory of Relativity," by Daniel Kennefick, is presented.

A review is provided of the book "The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood," by James Gleick.

A review of the book "Cleopatra's Needles: The Lost Obelisks of Egypt," by Bob Brier, is presented.

The article reviews the book "Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization," by Barry B. Powell.

The article reviews the book "An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions," by Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen.