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The Road

The Road more books like this

by Cormac McCarthy

A man and his young son traverse a blasted American landscape, covered with "the ashes of the late world." The man can still remember the time before. The boy knows only this time. There is nothing for them but survival- they are "each other's world entire"- and the precious last vestiges of their own humanity. At once brutal and tender, ...

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A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present

A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present more books like this

by Howard Zinn, Ph.D.

THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES presents what has come to be called "history from the bottom up," as it tells America's national narrative in a way that is inclusive of those previously left out of, or marginalized by, standard histories. The book reveals that it was the Arawak Indians who were present at the first contact with Columbus. ...

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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed more books like this

by Jared Diamond

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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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies more books like this

by Jared Diamond

This history examines the influences of geography and environment on the development of civilization and seeks to find large patterns that might explain why, in the modern period, some groups seem to have significantly greater material wealth than others. The author is an evolutionary biologist and his scientific approach to human history draws ...

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Western Civilization

Western Civilization more books like this

by Jackson J Spielvogel, PhD

Bestselling author Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. Includes 150 maps and colorful visuals.

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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from

How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from more books like this

by Thomas Cahill

The author's graceful mastery of both prose and history combine to express both the voice and content of Irish culture. Cahill traces Ireland's pivotal role in the preservation and transmission of the intellectual legacy of the West, from the fall of Rome under the barbarian invasions that brought the Dark Ages to the rise of Medieval Europe which ...

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Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing

Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing more books like this

by Gary Colombo

In its fifth edition, this best-selling thematic reader continues to challenge students to think and write critically about contemporary American culture.

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Histories

Histories more books like this

by Herodotus

Chronicling the remarkable victory of Greece n its war (499-479 B.C.) against the invading Persians, Herodotus was the first historian to research the sites he described, traveling the world to gather a wealth of data for his enthralling epic." The Histories also inaugurated the practice of ethnography, making this brilliant work a monument in the ...

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Wheelock's Latin

Wheelock's Latin more books like this

by Frederic M Wheelock

Wheelock's Latin (formerly titled Wheelock's Latin Grammar), now in its fifth edition, has been a standard study guide for first-year students of Latin for many years. Wheelock uses original Latin sentences and reading passages rather than stilted, made-up phrases. The book includes an English-Latin/Latin-English dictionary, etymological aids, ...

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Armageddon's Children

Armageddon's Children more books like this

by Terry Brooks

Fifty years from now, the world is a very different place. Thousands live in highly fortified strongholds, and demons have taken over. The Knights of the Word are on a quest to rescue a group of young people who hold the hope of the world.

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The Irony of American History more books like this

by Reinhold Niebuhr

"[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling idea that there's serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldn't use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away . . . the sense we have to make ...

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Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities more books like this

by Lawrence Cunningham

CULTURE AND VALUES, Fifth Edition continues to combine balanced coverage of literature, art, music, and philosophy with sociological insight into the daily life of the characters in the unfolding drama of Western civilization. Available in two volumes, or as an alternate single volume without readings, this text remains the most readable and ...

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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order more books like this

by Samuel P Huntington

An examination of the political and military conflicts that have erupted around the globe since the collapse of Communism in 1989, written by the well-known scholar and director of the Institute for Strategic Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Huntington envisions a future in which world politics is driven not by ideologies or economics, but by ...

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12th Planet more books like this

by Zecharia Sitchin

The product of 30 years of intensive research, this is the first book in Zecharia Sitchin's prophetic "Earth Chronicles" series--a revolutionary body of work that offers indisputable documentary proof of humanity's extraterrestrial forefathers. Travelers from the stars arrived eons ago and planted the genetic seed that would ultimately blossom ...

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition more books like this

by Jared Diamond

With a new chapter. The phenomenal bestseller--over 1.5 million copies sold--is now a major PBS special. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "Guns, Germs, and Steel" is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded in invading other continents and conquering or displacing their peoples. This edition includes ...

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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark more books like this

by Carl Sagan

The legendary scientist shares his views of how scientific thinking is necessary to safeguard our democratic institutions and our technical civilization.

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America Now: Short Readings from Recent Periodicals more books like this

by Atwan

With 75 very brief essays -- all new to this edition -- from 70 very recent print and online periodicals and online student newspapers -- on 15 topics of very current interest, America Now reflects what students are talking and writing about right now.

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Western Civilization: Volume I: To 1715 more books like this

by Jackson J Spielvogel, PhD

This Volume is Since 1300 (chapters 11-29) of the best-selling Western civilization text that has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn about the present by exploring the past. Jack Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into ...

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The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class more books like this

by David S Kidder, Noah D Oppenheim

This secular daily digest of intellectual challenge and learning is designed to inspire and invigorate the reader every day of the year.

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The Gypsy Morph more books like this

by Terry Brooks

"The Gypsy Morph" represents the shattering conclusion to the "New York Times"-bestselling Genesis of Shannara trilogy.

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Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto more books like this

by Chuck Klosterman

From the author of "Fargo Rock City" comes another hilarious and discerning take on popular culture, exploring everything from the crucial role of breakfast cereal to how John Cusack films destroy the modern meaning of love.

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A History of Western Society more books like this

by John P. McKay

A bestseller in its field, A History of Western Society examines the lives of both historical figures and ordinary people, using an engaging, lively writing style to capture students' interest. The authors pay careful attention to traditional political and cultural developments, providing a balanced, well-rounded view of Western history as a whole ...

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The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America more books like this

by Jim Marrs

The "New York Times"-bestselling conspiracy theorist offers startling new evidence that the Nazis have been secretly planning a return to power--in the United States.

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The humanistic tradition. Book 2, Medieval Europe and the world beyond more books like this

by Gloria K. Fiero

Beginning with the birth of Christianity and of Buddhism, the second book of The Humanistic Tradition offers a wide-ranging look at the period from 0-1300 C.E. The book addresses the interaction between religion and culture in emerging Islamic societies while also drawing on art, music, literature, and architecture to draw a vivid portrait of ...

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Civilization and Its Discontents more books like this

by Sigmund Freud

During the summer of 1929, Freud worked on what became this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought. It stands as a brilliant summary of the views on culture from a psychoanalytic perspective that he had been developing since the turn of the century. It is both witness and tribute to the late theory of mind - the so-called structural theory, ...

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