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Civilization: The West and the Rest
Ferguson, Niall
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Civilization" is the definitive history of Western civilization's rise to global dominance—and the "killer applications" that made this improbable ascent possible: competition, science, the rule of law, consumerism, modern medicine, and the work... [More...]


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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Diamond, Jared
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In this fascinating book, Diamond seeks to understand the fates of past societies that collapsed for ecological reasons, combining the most important policy debate of this generation with the romance and mystery of lost worlds.


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The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
Fromkin, David
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"Ambitious.... The truth is that Fromkin's outline is persuasively thought out and presented."--The Washington Post Book World

As the human race approaches the 21st century, questions of our past trouble us as much as those that... [More...]


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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to Rise of Medieval Europe
Cahill, Thomas
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The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe.

Every year millions of Americans celebrate St.... [More...]


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The Evolution of Civilizations: An Introduction to Historical Analysis
Quigley, Carroll
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Carroll Quigley was a legendary teacher at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. His course on the history of civilization was extraordinary in its scope and in its impact on his students.Like the course, "The Evolution of Civilizations" is a... [More...]


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How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
Herman, Arthur
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Now in paperback, this lively bestseller traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawing on the most recent research of scholars and historians to demonstrate just how central the Scots have been throughout the rise of the West.


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The Book of the City of Ladies
De Pizan, Christine
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Christine de Pizan was born in 1365 in Venice. Her family moved to Paris three years later when her father was appointed court astrologer to King Charles V. Close ties to the royal court and her father's encouragement enabled Christine to obtain a good... [More...]


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The Human Story: Our History, from the Stone Age to Today
Davis, James C.
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Using anecdotes, pungent quotations, and bits of humor to illuminate big events, historian Davis presents an eminently readable, compact history of human society from the Stone Age to the present.


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Critical Path
Fuller, R. Buckminster
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R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century, renowned for his achievements as an inventor, designer, architect, philosopher, mathematician, and dogged individualist. Perhaps best remembered for the Geodesic... [More...]


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Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
Wright, Robert
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In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history–and... [More...]


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