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  • Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization by Hancock, Graham
    Graham Hancock

    Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization

    What secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea? Underworld takes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been found--until now. Graham Hancock is featured in Ancient Apocalypse, a Netflix original...
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  • The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 3 (of Six): Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper by Gibbon, Edward
    Edward Gibbon

    The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 3 (of Six): Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper

    The first three volumes of the most famous historical chronicle in English, in hardcover in a gorgeously illustrated box set, with an introduction by renowned scholar Hugh Trevor-Roper. Edward Gibbon's account of Roman decline remains a remarkably fresh and vital contribution to the subject...
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  • The End of the Megamachine: A Brief History of a Failing Civilization by Scheidler, Fabian
    Fabian Scheidler

    The End of the Megamachine: A Brief History of a Failing Civilization

    "A must read for everyone rising against the system that is destroying life on earth and our future." Vandana Shiva, World Future CouncilThe End of the Megamachine provides a uniquely comprehensive picture of the roots of the destructive forces that are threatening the future...
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  • The Epic of Gilgamesh: Two Texts: An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic-A Fragment of the Gilgamesh Legend in Old-Babylonian Cuneif by Clay, Albert T.
    Albert T. Clay

    The Epic of Gilgamesh: Two Texts: An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic-A Fragment of the Gilgamesh Legend in Old-Babylonian Cuneif

    "The Gilgamesh Epic is the most notable literary product of Babylonia as yet discovered in the mounds of Mesopotamia."The Gilgamesh Epic recount the exploits and adventures of a favorite hero and become the medium of illustrating aspects of life and the destiny of mankind....
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  • How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Woods, Thomas E.
    Thomas E. Woods

    How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization

    Ask someone today where Western Civilization originated, and he or she might say Greece or Rome. But what is the ultimate source of Western Civilization? Bestselling author and professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. provides the long neglected answer: the Catholic Church. In the new...
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  • Introduction to African Civilizations by Jackson, John G.
    John G. Jackson

    Introduction to African Civilizations

    Timely, relevant, and illuminating, this essential book by respected cultural historian, teacher, and author John G. Jackson sheds long overdue light on standard Eurocentric and distorting approaches to the history of Africa from early African civilizations to Africa's significance in world history. With brilliantly...
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  • Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible by Goetzmann, William N.
    William N. Goetzmann

    Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible

    "[A] magnificent history of money and finance."--New York Times Book Review "Convincingly makes the case that finance is a change-maker of change-makers."--Financial Times In the aftermath of recent financial crises, it's easy to see finance as a wrecking ball: something that destroys fortunes and...
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  • Story of Philosophy by Durant, Will
    Will Durant

    Story of Philosophy

    This brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the world's great philosophers--Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey--is "a delight" (The New York Times) and remains one of the most important books...
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  • Sumerians: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Sumerian History, Sumerian Mythology and the Mesopotamian Empire of the Sumer Civilizat by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    Sumerians: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Sumerian History, Sumerian Mythology and the Mesopotamian Empire of the Sumer Civilizat

    Explore the Captivating History of the SumeriansThe sheer importance of Sumerian culture in regards to world culture as a whole is impossible to overstate. This civilization is single-handedly responsible for some of the most major innovations in nearly every field relevant to maintaining a...
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  • The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Diamond, Jared M.
    Jared M. Diamond

    The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

    "Wonderful....Jared Diamond conducts his fascinating study of our behavior and origins with a naturalist's eye and a philosopher's cunning." --Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the SensesIn this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scientist Jared...
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  • Mesoamerican History: A Captivating Guide to Four Ancient Civilizations that Existed in Mexico - The Olmec, Zapotec, Maya and Aztec Civiliza by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    Mesoamerican History: A Captivating Guide to Four Ancient Civilizations that Existed in Mexico - The Olmec, Zapotec, Maya and Aztec Civiliza

    If you want to discover the captivating history of Mesoamerica, then keep reading...Four captivating manuscripts in one book: Olmecs: A Captivating Guide to the Earliest Known Major Ancient Civilization in Mexico Zapotec Civilization: A Captivating Guide to the Pre-Columbian Cloud People Who Dominated the...
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  • Simple Shelters: Tents, Tipis, Yurts, Domes and Other Ancient Homes by Horning, Jonathan
    Jonathan Horning

    Simple Shelters: Tents, Tipis, Yurts, Domes and Other Ancient Homes

    How do you build a yurt? A Bedouin tent? What about a kathe? What's a yaranga? How about a hogan? Can you stay warm in an igloo? Are there secrets to living, thriving and surviving in specific climates? In this unique and exquisite little...
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  • Timeless: A History of the Catholic Church by Weidenkopf, Steve
    Steve Weidenkopf

    Timeless: A History of the Catholic Church

    All the makings of your favorite adventure story - drama, intrigue, promise, love, hope, and heartache spanning two thousand years...and YOU are a part of it! Timeless: A History of the Catholic Church is a fresh retelling of the history of the Church. In...
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  • Ethiopia and the Origin of Civilization by Jackson, John G.
    John G. Jackson

    Ethiopia and the Origin of Civilization

    The history of Ethiopia could also be called the history of humanity. The question is not if this history is well documented, but why it is not thought widely in schools. The time necessary to study the tomes that refer to the Nubians as...
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  • The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel: Literature of the Yucatan Mayans; the Religion, Calendar and Legends of the Maya Civilization by Roys, Ralph L.
    Ralph L. Roys

    The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel: Literature of the Yucatan Mayans; the Religion, Calendar and Legends of the Maya Civilization

    The Book of Chilam Balam contains the myths, legends and folklore of the Mayan civilization, as well as abundant insights into the religious ceremonies and cultural heritage of the Maya.Centuries of lore, written as hieroglyphics upon stone, allowed archaeologists and historians to reconstruct the...
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  • Minoans: A Captivating Guide to an Essential Bronze Age Society in Ancient Greece Called the Minoan Civilization by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    Minoans: A Captivating Guide to an Essential Bronze Age Society in Ancient Greece Called the Minoan Civilization

    If you want to discover the captivating history of the Minoans, then keep reading...The Minoans continue to be an intriguing subject for modern audiences because they are like a puzzle missing half of its pieces. Individuals have a rough idea of what it might...
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  • The Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History by Woolf, Greg
    Greg Woolf

    The Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History

    The dramatic story of the rise and collapse of Europe's first great urban experiment The growth of cities around the world in the last two centuries is the greatest episode in our urban history, but it is not the first. Three thousand years ago...
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  • Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Harari, Yuval Noah
    Yuval Noah Harari

    Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

    Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future, and our quest...
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  • Man and Technics: A Contribution to a Philosophy of Life by Spengler, Oswald
    Oswald Spengler

    Man and Technics: A Contribution to a Philosophy of Life

    2020 Reprint of the 1932 Edition. Man and Technics: A Contribution to a Philosophy of Life is a short book by Oswald Spengler, in which the author presents a harsh critique of technology and industrialism, especially in Western Society during Spengler's era. The principal...
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  • Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter by Cahill, Thomas
    Thomas Cahill

    Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization takes us on a journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago. "A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide ranging,...
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  • The Aztec Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Aztecs, Starting with the Settlement in the Valley of Mexico by History, Enthralling
    Enthralling History

    The Aztec Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Aztecs, Starting with the Settlement in the Valley of Mexico

    If you are curious about how the extraordinary Aztecs lived and ran their empire, then keep reading!The remarkable Aztecs formed a vast, organized empire renown for military prowess, expansive trade, intriguing culture, and ingenious agriculture - all from an island in a swamp. But...
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  • Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval by Jenkins, Philip
    Philip Jenkins

    Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval

    One of the world's leading scholars of religious trends shows how climate change has driven dramatic religious upheavals. Long before the current era of man-made climate change, the world has suffered repeated, severe climate-driven shocks. These shocks have resulted in famine, disease, violence, social...
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  • Food in History by Tannahill, Reay
    Reay Tannahill

    Food in History

    An enthralling world history of food from prehistoric times to the present. A favorite of gastronomes and history buffs alike, Food in History is packed with intriguing information, lore, and startling insights--like what cinnamon had to do with the discovery of America, and how...
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  • The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Abridged Edition by Gibbon, Edward
    Edward Gibbon

    The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Abridged Edition

    Edited, abridged, and with a critical Foreword by Hans-Friedrich Mueller Introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin Illustrations by Giovanni Battista Piranesi Edward Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the...
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  • A History of the World in 100 Objects by MacGregor, Neil
    Neil MacGregor

    A History of the World in 100 Objects

    "An enthralling and profoundly humane book that every civilized person should read." --The Wall Street Journal The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume to the wildly popular radio seriesWhen did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were...
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  • A History of the World in 100 Animals by Barnes, Simon
    Simon Barnes

    A History of the World in 100 Animals

    Fully illustrated in color, a fascinating exploration of the one hundred animals that have had the most profound influence on humanity throughout the ages. We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet. We are not alone in the countryside. We are...
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  • The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Diamond, Jared
    Jared Diamond

    The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?

    The bestselling author of Collapse and Guns, Germs and Steel surveys the history of human societies to answer the question: What can we learn from traditional societies that can make the world a better place for all of us? "As he did in his...
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  • In the Beginning by Velikovsky, Immanuel
    Immanuel Velikovsky

    In the Beginning

    This book is a sequel (or better: a prequel) to Immanuel Velikovsky's main work, the best-selling Worlds in Collision, in which he gave a detailed reconstruction of two global natural catastrophes based on information handed down by our ancestors. He mentioned there that, as...
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  • The Lost Cities of Africa by Davidson, Basil
    Basil Davidson

    The Lost Cities of Africa

    Author: Basil DavidsonISBN-10: 0316174319ISBN-13: 9780316174312Publisher: Back Bay BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/1988Pages: 366Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 8.60h x 6.16w x 0.94d
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  • The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World by Pollard, Justin
    Justin Pollard

    The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World

    A short history of nearly everything classical. The foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the first millennium. In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history's most fascinating and prolific...
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  • The Yoruba People: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Yorubas and Yoruba Mythology by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    The Yoruba People: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Yorubas and Yoruba Mythology

    Learn about one of the largest people groups in Africa!The Yorubas are an interesting people with a rich cultural heritage that can be traced back to many centuries ago. The history of the Yorubas is one of Africa's most researched and analyzed histories due...
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  • The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids by Bauval, Robert
    Robert Bauval

    The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids

    A revolutionary book that explains the most enigmatic and fascinating wonder of the ancient world: the Pyramids of Egypt. In 1993, German robotics engineer Rudolf Gatenbrink discovered a sealed door within the Great Pyramid of Giza--a door left unopened for 4,500 years. With this...
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  • The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization by Fagan, Brian
    Brian Fagan

    The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization

    For more than a century we've known that much of human evolution occurred in an Ice Age. Starting about 15,000 years ago, temperatures began to rise, the glaciers receded, and sea levels rose. The rise of human civilization and all of recorded history occurred...
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  • Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000 by Cunliffe, Barry
    Barry Cunliffe

    Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000

    A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early European history, from prehistory through the ancient world to the...
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  • The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 2 by Gibbon, Edward
    Edward Gibbon

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 2

    Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars...
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  • Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century by Watson, Peter
    Peter Watson

    Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century

    From Freud to Babbitt, from Animal Farm to Sartre to the Great Society, from the Theory of Relativity to counterculture to Kosovo, The Modern Mind is encyclopedic, covering the major writers, artists, scientists, and philosophers who produced the ideas by which we live. Peter...
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  • The Library: A Fragile History by Pettegree, Andrew
    Andrew Pettegree

    The Library: A Fragile History

    The dramatic and contested history of the library, from the ancient world to the digital age Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with...
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  • The Gullah: The History and Legacy of the African American Ethnic Group in the American Southeast by Charles River Editors
    Charles River

    The Gullah: The History and Legacy of the African American Ethnic Group in the American Southeast

    *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"If you do not know where you're going, you should know where you come from." - Old Gullah ProverbCharming drawls, bluegrass bops, NASCAR, mouthwatering barbecues, and the Great Smoky Mountains are all customs that make America's Deep South...
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  • Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World by Madden, Thomas F.
    Thomas F. Madden

    Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World

    One of Time's 12 Books for the History Buffs on Your Holiday Gift List The first single-volume history of Istanbul in decades: a biography of the city at the center of civilizations past and present. For more than two millennia Istanbul has stood at...
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  • On Grand Strategy by Gaddis, John Lewis
    John Lewis Gaddis

    On Grand Strategy

    "The best education in grand strategy available in a single volume . . . a book that should be read by every American leader or would-be leader."--The Wall Street Journal A master class in strategic thinking, distilled from the legendary program the author has...
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  • A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism by Gopnik, Adam
    Adam Gopnik

    A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism

    A stirring defense of liberalism against the dogmatisms of our time from an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author.Not since the early twentieth century has liberalism, and liberals, been under such relentless attack, from both right and left. The crisis of democracy in...
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  • Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd Ed by Ebrey, Patricia Buckley
    Patricia Buckley Ebrey

    Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd Ed

    This updated version of a fantastic account of Chinese culture and civilization provides analysis of notable historical documents, social records, and laws.Setting the standard for supplementary texts in Chinese history courses, the newly expanded edition of Chinese Sourcebook includes coverage of personal documents, social...
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  • Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty by Barrett, Anthony a.
    Anthony a. Barrett

    Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty

    Drawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome's Great Fire--and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his majestic imperial capital on the night of July 19, AD 64 and...
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  • Tribe and State in Asia, Past and Present by Guha, Sumit
    Sumit Guha

    Tribe and State in Asia Through Twenty-Five Centuries

    'Tribe' is one of the oldest words in Western languages. It has now globalized. Discourses in and on Asia frequently employ the label 'tribe' as a loan-word or in an Asian-language equivalent. This may be positive, used to market crafts and fabrics; it may...
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  • How the World Works: The Story of Human Labor from Prehistory to the Modern Day by Cockshott, Paul
    Paul Cockshott

    How the World Works: The Story of Human Labor from Prehistory to the Modern Day

    A sweeping history of the full range of human labor Few authors are able to write cogently in both the scientific and the economic spheres. Even fewer possess the intellectual scope needed to address science and economics at a macro as well as a...
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  • A Study of History: Abridgement of Volumes I-VI by Toynbee, Arnold J.
    Arnold J. Toynbee

    A Study of History: Abridgement of Volumes I-VI

    Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History has been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship. A ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations, it is a work of breath-taking breadth and vision. D.C. Somervell's abridgement, in two volumes,...
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  • The Toltec Civilization: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Toltecs, Starting from the Classic Maya Period in Mesoamerica to the Ris by History, Enthralling
    Enthralling History

    The Toltec Civilization: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Toltecs, Starting from the Classic Maya Period in Mesoamerica to the Ris

    If you are curious about how the intriguing Toltec civilization started, how the people lived, and how their culture influenced later generations, then keep reading!Precursors to the Aztecs (amazing in their own right), the Toltec people were the pre-columbian Mesoamerican civilization honored for their...
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  • Empire: A New History of the World by Strathern, Paul
    Paul Strathern

    Empire: A New History of the World

    A dazzling new history of the world told through the ten major empires of human civilization. Eminent historian Paul Strathern opens the story of Empire with the Akkadian civilization, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to...
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  • The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization by Esolen, Anthony
    Anthony Esolen

    The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization

    Everything you should know--but PC professors won't teach--about Western heritage. Western civilization is the envy of the globe. It has given to the world universally accepted understandings of human rights (rooted in Judeo-Christian principles), created standards for art, music, and literature that have never...
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  • Ancient Civilizations: A Captivating Guide to Mayan History, the Aztecs, and Inca Empire by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    Ancient Civilizations: A Captivating Guide to Mayan History, the Aztecs, and Inca Empire

    Explore the Captivating History and Mythology of Three Ancient Civilizations Three captivating manuscripts in one book: Maya Civilization: A Captivating Guide to Maya History and Maya Mythology Aztec: A Captivating Guide to Aztec History and the Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan Incas:...
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