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1	An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems more books like this by Glenn Beck (Read by) add to wishlist Ever wondered why some of the biggest problems the World faces from Global warming to poverty, never get resolved? The reason is simple: the solutions just aren't convenient. Radio & TV host Glenn Beck doesn't care about being convenient or about making comments politicians & celebrities want to hear, he cares about common sense. The world is a ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $11.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	What in the World Is Going On?: 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore more books like this by Dr. David Jeremiah add to wishlist This unique resource cuts through the hundreds of books and numerous theories to identify the essential 10 most important Bible prophecies--the ultimate study tool for understanding the future. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $12.16! \| signed copies \| SVS
3	The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order more books like this by Samuel P Huntington add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $4.08! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World more books like this by Timothy Brook add to wishlist In the hands of award-winning historian Brook, Vermeer's dazzling paintings become windows that reveal how daily life and thought--from Delft to Beijing--were transformed in the 17th century, when the world first became global. see all copies from $4.85! new only from $11.45! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Motel of the Mysteries more books like this by David Macaulay add to wishlist "David Macaulay . . . is a superb craftsman and an imaginative writer and illustrator . . . His new book is a marvel of imagination and a comfortable satire. He projects a time when our civilization will have been buried . . . As always with Mr. Macaulay's books, wonderfully illustrated." -- New York Times Book Review see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Intellectual Devotional: Modern Culture: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently with the Culturati more books like this by David S Kidder, Noah D Oppenheim add to wishlist The latest entry in The Intellectual Devotional series dives into the complex and vital world of Western culture, covering the essential artists, works, icons, and consumer products that have defined the way individuals live and express themselves. see all copies from $5.60! new only from $7.37! \| SVS
7	Grunch of Giants more books like this by R Buckminster Fuller add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
8	Classics of Western Thought Series: The Modern World, Volume III more books like this by Edgar E Knoebel (Editor) add to wishlist Originally published under the General Editorship of Thomas H. Greer, the series emanated from the Humanities Department of Michigan State University. The books remain today perhaps the best sources available for the comprehensive study in one volume of every subject area which might be included in the umbrella of humanities. Most major literary ... see all copies from $4.51! new only from $73.88! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Humanistic Tradition Book 5: Romanticism, Realism, and the Nineteenth-Century World more books like this by Gloria Fiero add to wishlist The Humanistic Tradition features a flexible, topical approach that helps students understand humankind's creative legacy as a continuum rather than as a series of isolated events. This widely acclaimed interdisciplinary survey offers a global perspective, countless illustrations, and more than 150 literary sources. Available in multiple formats, ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $13.03! \| SVS
10	The Condition of Postmodernity more books like this by David Harvey add to wishlist A great deal has been written on what has variously been described as the post-modern condition and on post-modern culture, architecture, art and society. In this new book, David Harvey seeks to determine what is meant by the term in its different contexts and to identify how accurate and useful it is as a description of contemporary experience ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $31.58! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life more books like this by Adam Gopnik (Read by) add to wishlist In this bicentennial twin portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, Gopnik shows how these two giants altered the way people think about death and time--about the very nature of earthly existence. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $15.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity more books like this by Charles Taylor add to wishlist 'Most of us are still groping for answers about what makes life worth living, or what confers meaning on individual lives', writes Charles Taylor in Sources of the Self. 'This is an essentially modern predicament.' Charles Taylor's latest book sets out to define the modern identity by tracing its genesis, analysing the writings of such thinkers as ... see all copies from $13.50! new only from $22.62! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses more books like this by Theodore Dalrymple add to wishlist This new collection of essays by the author of "Life at the Bottom", bears the unmistakable stamp of Theodore Dalrymple's bracingly clearsighted view of the human condition. In these pieces, Dr. Dalrymple ranges over literature and ideas, from Shakespeare to Marx, from the breakdown of Islam to the legalization of drugs. Here is a book that ... see all copies from $7.96! new only from $10.28! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought more books like this by Ayn Rand, Bernadette Dunne (Read by) add to wishlist Here is the final collection of articles and speeches by the bestselling and world-renowned novelist, essayist, and philosopher. see all copies from $2.93! new only from $9.48! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Postmodernism, or, The cultural logic of late capitalism more books like this by Professor Fredric Jameson add to wishlist Jameson's study of the cultural, political and social implications of postmodernism. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $19.34! \| SVS
16 view cover	Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet more books like this by Ian F McNeely, Lisa Wolverton add to wishlist Alighting at the pivotal points of cultural transformation, this is an exhilarating history of the key institutions that have organised knowledge in the West from the classical period onward. With elegance and wit the authors question how history helps us understand the vast changes we are now experiencing in the landscape of knowledge. Beginning ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
17 view cover	Contemporary Moral Problems more books like this by White add to wishlist This classic topically organized anthology--replete with problem cases, illuminating introductory essays, and end of-chapter study questions--engages students in a variety of contemporary moral debates. Combining divergent viewpoints on a number of timely issues and an introduction to the major currents of thought in the history of Western ethics ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Robert B Marks add to wishlist 23.95 see all copies from $16.09! new only from $25.39! \| SVS
19 view cover	Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C.-1950 more books like this by Sir Charles Murray (Read by) add to wishlist Who are the most important figures in the arts and sciences of the last 2,000 years or so? Scholar Charles Murray attempts to answer this using a methodology based on the frequency with which certain names occur and reoccur in encyclopedias (he surveyed 167!). He sometimes presents his statistical analysis in charts, graphs, and tables, and adds ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World more books like this by Arthur Herman add to wishlist An epic history of the Royal Navy from the Spanish Armada to the present tells the story of how the British dominated the world and laid the foundation for the modern age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions
21 view cover	Knowledge and decisions more books like this by Thomas Sowell add to wishlist With a new preface by the author, this reissue of Thomas Sowells classic study of decision making updates his seminal work in the context of The Vision of the Annointed, Sowell, one of Americas most celebrated public intellectuals, describes in concrete detail how knowledge is shared and disseminated throughout modern society. He warns that ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $24.64! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Anti-Aesthetic: Essays on Postmodern Culture more books like this by Hal Foster (Editor) add to wishlist First published in 1983, "The Anti-Aesthetic" is a touchstone volume for postmodern dialogue and theory. Contributors include: Jurgen Habermas, Frederic Jameson, Edward Said, Kenneth Frampton, and Douglas Crimp. see all copies from $4.70! new only from $25.27! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Future Shock more books like this by Alvin Toffler add to wishlist Examines the effects of rapid industrial and technological changes upon the individual, the family, and society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	World Civilizations: Volume II: Since 1500 (with Infotrac) more books like this by Philip J Adler add to wishlist Short chapters, great stories, and tons of study tools! Adler and Pouwels's WORLD CIVILIZATIONS is a vibrant introduction to world history structured to meet the demands of your study schedule. It's clearly written, packed with charts and illustrations, and loaded with review features so you'll be up to date in class and ready for the test. And, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Ethics of Authenticity more books like this by Charles Taylor add to wishlist By looking past simplistic, one-sided judgements of modern culture, by distinguishing the good and valuable from the socially and politically perilous, Taylor articulates the promise of our age. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $29.76! \| SVS

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