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The author begins with the statement “Christianity and Capitalism both seem to be going through a bit of a rough patch at the time of writing.” Each of these concerns is enough to motivate a book, but Robert N. McGrath, PhD, is concerned about the nexus of the two. He begins with the observation...

The theory advanced in this book presents the old story of the island of ‘Atlantis’ in a completely new light. Thus: It is proposed that an ISLAND once existed in the middle of the antediluvian Black Sea freshwater lake, an island which could have been the original antediluvian ‘Atlantis’...

Roman tradition preserved in the first book of Livy presents a very circumstantial account of the several battles by which Rome supposedly razed the Latin cities one after another until she was supreme mistress of the Tiber valley. Needless to say, if the Latin tribe had lived in such civil discord...

Greek literature opens with a problem of the first magnitude. Two splendid Epics have been preserved which are ascribed to Homer, yet few would agree that Homer wrote them both. A fascinating look at the ancient history of Greece and the people who rose to prominence in this early stage of civilization.

Where were the Isles of Immortals, the Land of Eternal Youth, the Land of Sorceresses and Wizards, when they existed and who inhabited them? Why the blessed golden age ended, and the flood covered our planet? Because of what a series of continuous wars between gods and demons began? Where did the...

Dreamers and DeceiversTrue Stories of the Heroes and Villains Who Made AmericaSummary and AnalysisBy Summary StationDreamers and Deceivers is an astonishing book. Although these are factual accounts from our past, it does not read like a history book. Rather the author, Glenn Beck, has presented...

Of all the great ancient civilizations, Egypt has provided the world the most alluring portraits of women. Here, from author Leonard Cottrell, are the fascinating stories of those women - from the legendary beauty, Nefertiti, and Nefertari, the favorite wife of the great Ramesses II; to Tiye, wife...

A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies...

Well, here I am… I did a little star gazing in an attempt to separate the mortal and the immortal me, and I did a little star gazing so to understand the world I was thrust into. And after years of staring at the night canvas, I’ve come to realize that I was born into a world, like you were, already...

A partire dagli anni ’70 e fino alla morte nel 1883, Marx comincia a mettere in forse i risultati delle sue opere precedenti e a nutrire seri dubbi sulla possibilità di una rivoluzione proletaria in occidente. Di qui lo studio appassionato della comune contadina in Russia e del mondo primitivo;...

Von den ersten Hochkulturen bis heute: Anhand der 300 wichtigsten Protagonisten aus Geschichte, Kultur und Wissenschaft erzählt Helge Hesse unterhaltsam und informativ, warum unsere Welt so geworden ist, wie sie ist. Ramses II. führte das ägyptische Reich zu seiner höchsten Macht, Europa...

In a sweeping narrative, the author of the megabestseller A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. It’s the epic story of the making of modern economics, and of how economics rescued mankind from...

El título de este libro es una de las afamadas e incómodas respuestas, mediante las cuales –según coinciden los cuatro evangelistas‒ el Apóstol San Pedro negó a Nuestro Señor, en el ocaso del día que lo apresaron. Está aplicado a Jorge Mario Bergoglio, devenido en Francisco cuando se iniciaba...

In this bold history and manifesto, a former White House director of economic policy exposes the economic, political, and cultural cracks that wealthy nations face and makes the case for transforming those same vulnerabilities into sources of strength—and the foundation of a national renewal. America...