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How the Irish Saved Civilization
by Thomas Cahill
How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe is a non-fiction historical book written by Thomas Cahill. Cahill argues a case for the Irish people's critical role in preserving Western Civilization from utter destruction by the Germanic tribes. The book retells the story from the collapse of the Roman Empire and the pivotal role played by members of the clergy at the time.
A Short History Of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bryson follows his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. From the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. The result is a profound, funny, and wonderfully clear and entertaining adventure into the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it.
From Dawn To Decadence
by Jacques Barzun
Includes bibliographical references (p. [803]-828) and indexes.
Tragedy and Hope
by Carroll Quigley
Scanned, OCR full text (some typos) available at http://www.archive.org/ http://www.alexanderhamiltoninstitute.org/
The Path Between the Seas
by David McCullough
Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic Bibliography: p. 655-669.
Includes index.
Includes index.
The Gifts Of the Jews
by Thomas Cahill
The author of the runaway bestseller How the Irish Saved Civilization has done it again. In The Gifts of the Jews Thomas Cahill takes us on another enchanting journey into history, once again recreating a time when the actions of a small band of people had repercussions that are still felt today.The Gifts of the Jews reveals the critical change that made western civilization possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as part of an endless cycle of birth and death;...
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The Rise and Fall Of the Great Powers
by Paul Kennedy
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict From 1500 to 2000, by Paul Kennedy, first published in 1987, explores the politics and economics of the Great Powers from 1500 to 1980 and the reason for their decline. It then continues by forecasting the positions of China, Japan, the European Economic Community (EEC), the Soviet Union and the United States through the end of the 20th century.
King LeopoldS Ghost
by Adam Hochschild
In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, brutalized its people, and ultimately slashed its population by ten million--all the while shrewdly cultivating his reputation as a great humanitarian. Heroic efforts to expose these crimes eventually led to the first great human rights movement of the...
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Salt
by Mark Kurlansky
From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the World In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and...
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The March Of Folly
by Barbara W Tuchman
Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August—a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.
The Decline Of the West
by Oswald Spengler
Oswald Spengler, one of the most controversial historians of the twentieth century, was born in Blankenburg, Germany, in 1880. He studied mathematics, philosophy, and history in Munich and Berlin. Except for his doctor’s thesis on Heraclitus, he published nothing before the first volume of The Decline of the West, which appeared when he was thirty-eight. The Agadir crisis of 1911 provided the immediate incentive for his exhaustive investigations of the background and origins of our civilization....
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The Age Of Napoleon
by Will; Durant, Ariel Durant
From [the Wikipedia page for *The Story of Civilization*][1]:
The Story of Civilization, by husband and wife Will and Ariel Durant, is an eleven-volume set of books covering Western history for the general reader. The volumes sold well for many years, and sets of them were frequently offered by book clubs.
The series was written over a span of more than four decades, and totals four million words across nearly 10,000 pages, but is incomplete. In the first volume (Our Oriental Heritage, which covers the... Read more about this item
The Story of Civilization, by husband and wife Will and Ariel Durant, is an eleven-volume set of books covering Western history for the general reader. The volumes sold well for many years, and sets of them were frequently offered by book clubs.
The series was written over a span of more than four decades, and totals four million words across nearly 10,000 pages, but is incomplete. In the first volume (Our Oriental Heritage, which covers the... Read more about this item
Survival In Auschwitz
by Primo Levi
If This Is a Man is a work of witness by the Italian author Primo Levi. It was influenced by his experiences in the concentration camp at Auschwitz during the Second World War. It can be described as a memoir or a personal narrative, but it goes beyond mere recollection by seeking to consider the human condition in all its extremes through the narrative form.
World History Books & Ephemera
A History Of the Arab Peoples
by Albert Hourani
In a bestselling work of profound and lasting importance, the late Albert Hourani told the definitive history of the Arab peoples from the seventh century, when the new religion of Islam began to spread from the Arabian peninsula westwards, to the present day. It is a masterly distillation of a lifetime of scholarship and a unique insight into a perpetually troubled region. This updated edition by Malise Ruthven adds a substantial new chapter which includes recent events such as 9/11, the US invasion of...
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Distant Mirror
by Tuchman, Barbara W
Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August—a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.
Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity, Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, Vol. LXXI (71), 1920-21. Second Series volume 21
by R. G. Collingwood; C. L. Kingsford; Frank Lambert; Reginald A. Smith; Ralph Griffin; etc
Society of Antiquaries of London, London, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Lightly marked firm brown covers with gilt lettering on the spine, light wear to edges, sound binding, clean pages and slightly darkened end-papers. Volume contains many black and white plates, photographs and illustrations. Fold out plans facing pages 141 and 226. Colour fold out ‘Archaeological Map of Oxfordshire’ at page 265. Contents include: I. Hardknot Castle and the Tenth...
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£69.30
Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity, Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, Vol. LXX (70), 1918-20. Second Series volume 20
by M. S. Giuseppi; Ralph Griffin & Mill Stephenson; C. L. Kingsford; R. Campbell Thompson; etc
Society of Antiquaries of London, London, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Lightly marked firm brown covers with gilt lettering on the spine, light wear to edges and surface loss to rear lower corner, sound binding, clean pages and darkened end-papers. Volume contains black and white plates, photographs and illustrations. Fold out plan facing page 179. Contents include: I. Wardrobe and Household Accounts of Bogo de Clare 1284-6 by M. S. Giuseppi; II. Elizabethan...
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£69.30
The Russian Revolution
by MOOREHEAD Alan
Collins & Hamish Hamilton, 1958T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Collins & Hamish Hamilton 1958 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, in protective sleeve.
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£10.00
The Discoverers
by Daniel J. Boorstin
Random House, 1983. Hardcover. History; Civilization; Discovery in geography, Science. (745 Pgs.) Owner's initials and date on cover page. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. NO DJ. BOOK NEAR VVG.
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$24.95
Mosel Panorama from Trier to Coblenz
Darmstadt: Metz & Lautz, 1900. Leporello album (5" x 8 1/2"). Tipped into album is a color panorama map of Mosel in 8 sections (unfolded to 8 x 35 1/2"). The image depicts the Mosel region from Trier to Coblenz along the Rhein River surrounded by a variety of town scenes and buildings. The map is in near fine condition (with faint wear along fold lines). Map is enclosed in folding red paper covered boards with black illustration and gilt lettering to front cover. Some wear to extremities and along spine...
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$263.00
Historic Incidents and Life in India
by Caleb Wright and J.A. Brainerd
Revised Edition. J.A.Brainerd (1864). Good+ and sturdy black full cloth binding with fine, bright gold lettering on spine. Appears to have been rebound/repair by previous owner. Rubbing to top edge of spine. Original text block is toned at page edges, with some toning extending into inner pages. Original owner's name written/stamped on first 3 blank pages and stamped on title page. Third blank page has one inch tear at top edge. No other writing in text and the numerous black and white illustrations are...
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$20.00
Rats, Lice and History
by Hans Zinsser
Softcover as pictured. Normal wear from age/use. Clean text. Binding sound. PLEASE NOTE: spine is slightly faded -no Big deal- Good reading copy.
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$12.76
London Under London: A Subterranean Guide
by Trench, Richard and Ellis Hillman
London: John Murray, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Small quarto (8" x 10.25"), black cloth in pictorial jacket. 224pp. with index. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated in blackand white with vintage photos, maps, drawings and reproductions of relevant art.
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$20.00
The Channel Islands: Report and Proceedings of the 150th Summer Meeting of the Royal Archaeological Institute in 2004 (Supplement to the Archaeological Journal vol.161 for 2004)
by Mark Gardiner; Jacqueline McDowell [eds]
The Royal Archaeological Institute, 2005. Journal. Very Good. Paperback. A very good copy - minimal shelfwear..
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£5.00
Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known. With twenty-four maps
by Joseph Jacobs
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Dark blue covers with pale blue lettering and decoration on front. Lightly sunned blue spine with gilt lettering. Lightly rubbed corners, spine-joints and spine-ends. Sound binding with separation at some gatherings. Clean pages. Foxing to inside covers and end-papers. Handwritten gift-note on front end-paper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed...
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£5.00
Commentaries on the Constitution of the Empire of Japan
by Count Hirobumi Ito Translation by Miyoji Ito
Insetsu Kyoku, 1889. Good. 22nd Year of Meiji (Insetsu Kyoku); Tokyo, 1889. Hardcover. A Good, red cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, heavy discoloration to spine, moderate soiling and discoloration spots to boards, frayed spine edges with tears to spine edge buckram, abrasions to board corners, starting hinges, age toning to pages, spine lean, top text block edge a bit dusty, Japanese ink stamps bottom text block edge (refer to picture in listing), previous owner bookplate...
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$500.00
History of the Origin and Progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford and of The Charity connected with it. To which is prefixed A View of the Condition of the Parochial Clergy of this kingdom.
by Lysons, Rev. Daniel
Gloucester: Gloucester: printed by D.Walker, for Cadell and Davies, London, 1812. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, octavo; xv,278, [1]pp. In original mottled half leather over marbled boards (a little worn), spine divided into five compartments by gilt rolls, gilt lettered leather spine label to second compartment, binders ticket and early engraved ownership label to front pastedown, a very clean copy of this first edition.
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£95.00
A History of the London Hospital
by E. W. Morris
London: Edward Arnold, 1910. 292 pp. plus index and advertisements. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4". Later Edition. Green cloth over boards with gilt lettering and design on cover and spine, some wear to spine ends and slight corner bumping, front and rear hinges cracked, foxing primarily limited to end papers, frontispiece with tissue guard intact, black and white illustrations, 5 plans from 1752 to 1900s, in very good + condition. Sir Ernest William Morris CBE (1866 - 1937), served as secretary and house governor of...
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$75.00
Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England
by Wood, Michael
London: Book Club Associates, 1987. Book Club. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Brown cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. Pp 224 illustrated with monochrome half-tones throughout and 16pp in colour. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and unclipped dust jacket.
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£5.00
Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity, Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, Vol. LII (52). Parts 1 and 2, 1890. Second Series volume 2
by Rev. William Greenwell: Rev. J. T. Fowler; Rev. C. M. Church; Rev. John Morris; etc
Society of Antiquaries of London, London, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Clean firm brown covers with gilt lettering on the spine, light wear to edges, sound binding, clean pages, slightly darkened at edges. Light foxing to end-papers of part 2. Volumes contain many black and white plates, photographs and illustrations. Part 2 contains colour plates facing 390, 616, 654 (fold out plan), 692, 738 (double plate) and 744. Contents include: I. Recent Researches in...
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£130.20
Charles the Second: King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
by Hutton, Ronald
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/near fine. First impression. 8vo. Pp xii + 554 + 8pp b&w plates. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.
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£11.00
Bitter Hill
by Terry Bell
Staple Bound softcover. Black & white photo/illustrations. Covers worn, foxing and rust marks around staples in centre pages.
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$10.00
The War and After
by Lodge, Sir Oliver
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. (1918). Octavo, green cloth, gilt, in a dust jacket. xiv, 252pp. with index. Very good in a fair jacket.
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$25.00
Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity, Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, Vol. LXV (65), 1913-14. Second Series volume 15
by Sir Arthur Evans; Joseph Armitage Robinson; Charles Ffoulkes; W. H. St. John Hope; etc
Society of Antiquaries of London, London, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Firm brown covers with gilt lettering on the spine, light wear to edges, sound binding, clean pages and slightly darkened end-papers. Volume contains many black and white plates, photographs and illustrations. Fold out plans facing pages 6, 22, 34 (x2) and 70. Colour plate facing page 26. Contents include: I. ‘Tomb of the Double Axes’ and Associated Group, and the Pillar Rooms and...
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£72.50
French Summer -- 1930
by Whitehead, John Jay, Jr
Putnam, CT: The Putnam Patriot. 1st. Hardcover. First edition thus. No date; ca1930. 53pp. Black & white illustrations. Creme paper covered boards; illustrated end papers. Front board loose, held by front end paper; light wear to edges; spine split. Very good. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 20th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.
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$53.00
Journal of World Prehistory, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1987
by edited by Fred Wendorf and Angela E Close
Plenum Press, Texas, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Contents are: Introductory Statement by Fred Wendorf and Angela E Close; Neolithic Settlement Patterns in Temporate Europe - Progress and Problems by Alasdair Whittle' Prehistoric Hunters and Gatherers of Brazil. New York and London. Crisp clean covers, tight binding, clean pages and inside covers. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not...
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£32.00
Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity, Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, Vol. LXII (62) Parts 1 and 2, 1910 and 1911. Second Series volume XII (12)
by Thomas Ashby. Alfred Hudd and Frank King; Charles Hercules Read; Wm. Loftie Rutton; Sir Edward William Brabrook; Joseph Armitage Robinson; Horace Sandars; Geo. Jeffery; G. F. Hill etc
Society of Antiquaries of London, London, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Clean firm brown covers with gilt lettering on the spine, light wear to edges, sound binding, clean pages and clean darkened end-papers. Very many black and white or brown plates, vignettes and photographs. Part 1 has fold out diagrams facing pages 87 and 137 and one bound at rear. Part 2 has fold out at pages 211, 219, 290, 304 (in colour), 334, 336,341, 342 (x2, both in colour), 528 (x5)....
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£140.70
The Lessons of History
by Will and Ariel Durant
Simon and Schuster, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. First edition. Pages are unmarked except for inscription on front endpaper. Pages are lightly browned and have publisher's black top stain. Spine ends have softened and there is light rubbing around spine and corners. Book has a run in with tea and has light stains on fore-edge and front of jacket. Jacket has rips of various sizes along edges and light rubbing. Spine is sunned.
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$50.00
MAO TSE-TUNG AND LIN PIAO: POST REVOLUTIONARY WRITINGS
by K. Fan, ed
Garden City: Anchor Books, 1972. Paperback. 536p. A paperback book in very good condition. The front cover is wrinkled and has several bends, and the spine and back cover have spotted staining. The text inside is clean and the binding tight.
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$20.00
