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Western Civilization



Western Civilization

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Salt: A World History
Salt: A World History
by Mark Kurlansky
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond
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A global account of the rise of civilization that is also a stunning refutation of ideas of human development based on race. Until around 11,000 b.c., all peoples were still Stone Age hunter/gatherers. At that point, a great divide occurred in the... (read more)

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World History Atlas
World History Atlas
by Dk Publishing
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Covering recent historical developments, this updated atlas is an accessible visual timeline of history. Full color.... (read more)

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Ancient Greece
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The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
by Caroline Alexander
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A groundbreaking reading of the Iliad that restores Homer's vision of the tragedy of war, by the bestselling author of The Bounty Few warriors, in life or literature, have challenged their commanding officer and the rationale of the war they fought as... (read more)

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20th Century
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The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s
The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s
by Piers Brendon
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In a work of breathtaking scholarship and scope, "The Dark Valley" is a magisterial overview of the clouded and turbulent pause between the two World Wars. Brendon expertly takes readers through a decade dominated by the Great Depression, political... (read more)

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19th Century
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Forge of Empires 1861-1871: Three Revolutionary Statesmen and the World They Made
Forge of Empires 1861-1871: Three Revolutionary Statesmen and the World They Made
by Michael Knox Beran
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Writing with the sweep of a Tolstoyan novel and the cinematic excitement of a Hollywood epic, acclaimed author Beran brings to life a compelling cast of characters who have ushered in or witnessed the events of the revolutionary decade, 1861-1870... (read more)

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Ancient Rome
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Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture
Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture
by Peter Garnsey
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During the first, stable period of the Principate (roughly from 27 BC to AD 235), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands... (read more)

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Early Modern
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Columbian Exchange Biological
Columbian Exchange Biological
by A W Crosby
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"The best thing about this book is its overarching thesis, the concept of a Columbian exchange. This provocative device permits Crosby to shape a lot of familiar and seemingly unrelated data into a fresh synthesis. . . . The implications of this... (read more)

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The Art of Renaissance Warfare: From the Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War
The Art of Renaissance Warfare: From the Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War
by Stephen Turnbull
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The Art of Renaissance Warfare tells the story of the knight during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries - from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on Bosworth Field. During this period, new technology on... (read more)

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Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
by Margaret Macmillan
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National Bestseller New York Times Editors’ Choice Winner of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize Silver Medalist for the Arthur Ross Book Award of the Council on Foreign Relations Finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy Book... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
  1. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
    by Jared Diamond
  2. Salt: A World History
    by Mark Kurlansky
  3. Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone
    by Eduardo Galeano
  4. The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
    by Caroline Alexander
  5. World History Atlas
    by Dk Publishing
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