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A Concise Survey of Western Civilization
Supremacies and Diversities throughout History
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2019
This engaging text offers a concise, readable description of our common Western heritage. Providing a tightly focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian Pavlac covers the basic historical information that all educated adults should know. His joined terms “supremacies and diversities”...
Maya Civilization
A Complete Overview Of The Maya History & Maya Mythology
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2018
Discover The Maya History & How They Lived!
This book's coverage begins with the development of the Maya through the ancient eras, starting with their founding in Belize as a hunter-gatherer society in the Pre-Classic Period all the way through the Classic and Post-Classic Period during...
by Eric Brown
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2018
Discover The Maya History & How They Lived!
This book's coverage begins with the development of the Maya through the ancient eras, starting with their founding in Belize as a hunter-gatherer society in the Pre-Classic Period all the way through the Classic and Post-Classic Period during...
by Nicholas L. Waddy
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
The Essential Guide to Western Civilization offers a concise overview of European history developed to suit the undergraduate Western Civilization curriculum. Author Nicholas L. Waddy provides an accessible account of major developments in European history in a flexible format. The book will serve...
Civilization
The West and the Rest
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower
Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries.
How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western...
Immortality
The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave’s Immortality investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. But it also makes a powerful argument, which is that it’s our very preoccupation with...
Reclaiming Civilization
A Case for Optimism for the Future of Humanity
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
What is civilization, and is it a good thing? It’s a name for the most glorious of humanity’s monuments and cultural achievements; yet it also speaks of the conquests, oppressions, and empires which make their glory possible. This book explains the essence of civilization, then asks what’s wrong with it, and considers what can be done about it.
Jungle of Stone
The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
The acclaimed chronicle of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya. Includes the history of the major Maya sites, including Palenque, Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Tuloom, Copan, and more.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Illustrated with a map and more than 100 images.
In...
by Dagobert D. Runes
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
An eye-opening classic volume on the enduring cultural impact of the Jewish people
This authoritative work considers the creative and cultural influence of the Jews throughout our time. At more than 800 pages, D. D. Runes has complied a mid-twentieth century account of the various contributions...
The Shaping of Western Civilization, Volume II
From the Reformation to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Michael Burger's goal in this inexpensive overview is to provide a brief, historical narrative of Western civilization. Not only does its length and price separate this text from the competition, but its no-frills, uncluttered format and well-written, one-authored approach make it a valuable asset...
by Mustafa Kayyali, WILL DURANT
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2019
Will Durant (1885–1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of
Freedom (1977). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume
series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A
champion...
The Story of Civilization
VOLUME I - The Ancient World
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
Children should not just read about history, they should live it. In The Story of Civilization, the ancient stories that have shaped humanity come alive like never before. Author Phillip Campbell uses his historical expertise and story-telling ability together in tandem to present the content in a...
The Shaping of Western Civilization, Volume I
From Antiquity to the Mid-Eighteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Michael Burger's goal in this inexpensive overview is to provide a brief, historical narrative of Western civilization. Not only does its length and price separate this text from the competition, but its no-frills, uncluttered format and well-written, one-authored approach make it a valuable asset...
The Atlantis Blueprint
Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-Lost Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
A spellbinding blend of history and science, scholarship and speculation, this landmark work presents startling new evidence that traces archaeology's most enduring mysteries back to the lost civilization of Atlantis....
The Great Pyramid. Stonehenge. Machu Picchu. For centuries, these and...