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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.
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
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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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.
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 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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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 Places In Between
by Rory Stewart
In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he slept on villagers' floors, shared their meals, and listened to their stories of the recent and ancient past. Along the way Stewart met heroes and rogues,...
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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.
The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name
by Lester, Toby
Free Pr, 2010. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 462 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches.
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£16.23
View of The State of Europe During The Middle Ages
by Henry Hallam
Handling wear to the cover, bumping to the corners and spine, a few black ink stains to the boards and the inside back and front hinges are starting to split exposing some of the webbing please see image 4 & 11. The contents are clean, bright and free from markings or inscriptions.
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£19.99
Combat in the Air
by Maude Owens Walters
Appleton-Century 1944. Olive green boards are sturdy, some edgewear at spine. Text is clean unmarked. Previous owner's name on front end page. No DJ.
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$40.00
Decadent Emperors: Power And Depravity In Third Century Rome
by Brauer, George C
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Barnes & Noble, Inc , 1995. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Barnes & Noble Edition (First Thus) With The Number Indicating A First Printing. Hint Of Reading Smudge.
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$5.99
Cabins in the Laurel
by Muriel Earley Sheppard
University of North Carolina Press 1935. Fifth Printing. Text is clean and unmarked. Green cloth boards are sturdy showing light shelf and edge wear. Light rub marks on back board. Previous owner's book plate on front paste down. No DJ.
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$40.00
The Trial of the Germans
by Eugene Davidson
Macmillan 1966. Book is a first printing in very good condition. Text is clean and unmarked. Boards and bindings are strong. Front end page has small piece torn out at bottom juncture of front end page and front paste down. DJ has light edge wear. Previous owner's bookplate is on the front paste down.
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$35.00
Africa: A Biography of the Continent
by READER, John
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Illustrations from black and white photographs. Fine in a fine dustwrapper.
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$25.00
Harvest of Despair: Life and Death in Ukraine under Nazi Rule
by BERKHOFF, Karel C
Harvest of Despair: Life and Death in Ukraine under Nazi RuleBERKHOFF, Karel C ISBN: 9780674013131Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 2004, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, FINE/vg, boards three quarter bound, blue/silver gilt, dark grey endpapers, one Appendix, illustrated from 21 b/w photographs, 463 pp.Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, gentle rubs to edges and...
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£31.50
OBRAS HISTÓRICAS V POLIANTEA (NUEVA BIBLIOTECA MEXICANA 148)
by Ramirez, José Fernando
Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 463pp + Index. In Spanish. An excellent example. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge will apply to destinations outside the U.S.A.).
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$37.50
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
by Dalrymple, William
Knopf, 2013-04-16. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Alfred A. Knopf; New York, 2013. Hardcover. A Very Good, orange and purple binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, deckle fore-edge, bit of crimping to spine edges, mild rubbing to board and spine edges, couple of small soiled spots bottom text block edge, trace handling marks, in a Very Good, mild handling/scuff marks to panels, trace edge/corner wear, small tear bottom spine edge and top front panel corner, Dust wrapper. A nice,...
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$22.00
A Study of History: The First Abridged One-Volume Edition
by Toynbee, Arnold
New York: American Heritage Press and OUP, 1972 070651299. First edition. Hardback . VG/VG. No inscriptions and unclipped DW. 11" by 9". 576 pages including index. 417 illustrations; many in full colour. A masterly abridgement and updating by the author and Jane Caplan of the original 12 volume work. One of the great books of the 20th century. This is a heavy item and will require extra postage. .
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£7.00
The Past is a Foreign Country
by David Lowenthal
Cambridge.: Cambridge University Press., 1993. Reprint. . Soft. Very Good. 4to.. Fully illustrated.. Very good. Ownership inscription neatly penned to half-title page.
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£8.00
The Private Life of Kim Philby: The Moscow Years
by Philby, Rufina and Lyubimov, Mikhail and Peake, Hayden
NY: Fromm International Publishing Corp. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 2000. First Printing. Hardcover. Very lightly used, mild signs of handling - unmarked. Nice, used copy. DJ improved with new, clear mylar cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 449 pages .
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$11.79
Napoleon and His Marshals (Two Volumes)
by Headley, J. T
New York: Hurst & Company Slight residue where library label was removed from spine. Ink stamp of masonic lodge is seen on top edge of text blocks. Private library book plate is seen on front paste downs. Covers show a little light wear. Both volumes remain tight and generally clean.. Cloth - Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket.
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$20.00
The Search for a New Beginning: Developing a New Civilization
by Mikhail Gorbachev | Pavel Palazchenko
San Francisco: Harper, 1995. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5 x 7.25in. 81pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over boards. FINE/AS NEW in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows a very small scuff at the foot of the spine, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining Fine/As New. As pictured.
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$20.00
World War I
by Marshall, S. L. A
New York, New York, U. S. A.: Amer Heritage Pub Co, 1985. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Includes Index And Picture Credits. Moderate Edge Wear. No Writing Or Underlining To The Text.
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$3.29
India
by Brown, Joe David
New York, NY: Time Incorporated. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1967. Hardcover. Series: Life World Library; 10.8 X 8.2 X 0.5 inches; 160 pages; Illustrated Boards, No Dust Jacket, Book Tight, Illustrations, Text is clean no markings seen. .
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$22.25
Napoleon from the Tuileries to St. Helena
by Louis Etienne St. Denis
Harper and Brothers 1922. Stated First Edition. Text is clean and unmarked. Pages lightly tanned with age. Boards are sturdy showing light shelf and edge wear.Gilt lettering and decoration on on front slightly faded. Spine has a slit running almost full length and is faded and illegible. Previous owners' names on front paste down and on half page. No DJ.
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$55.00
Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt
by El Mahdy, Christine
Thames & Hudson, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. hardback, neat dated signature of a previous owner to front free endpaper but o/w a very good tightly bound clean and unmarked copy in a near fine pictorial dust wrapper, colour & b&w illustrations, 192pp.
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£9.50
Georgia, A Guide to the Towns and Countryside
University of Georgia Press 1946, Second printing. Book is in good condition.. Text is clean and unmarked. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and binding are sturdy showing light shelf and edge wear. Gilt lettering on spine is faded and nearly illegible. Pencil note and previous owner's name are on front end page. No DJ.
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$35.00
Empires at War: The French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754-1763
by Jr., William M. Fowler
New York: Walker Publishing Company, Inc. , 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Highly readable and scholarly narrative of the real First World War. Light shelf wear to book and jacket. 332 pages
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$15.00
The Picturesque Ohio
by C.M.Clark
Cranston and Curts 1887. A Historical Monograph. Light brown boards are sturdy - shelf worn and lightly soiled. Text is clean and unmarked. Pages lightly tanned with age, no foxing.Previous owner's name on front end page.
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$20.00
History's Turning Points
by Guest, Revel and St George, Andrew
London: Boxtree/SBS. 1995. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Foreword by Asa Briggs. 222 pages. Thirteen key moments in world history over the last 2000 years. Starts with the Greek/Persian war and ends with Hiroshima. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition (Australia). Hardback.
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A$25.00
Van Dyck & Britain
by Hearn, Karen
Published for Tate Exhibition, 256 pages, heavy. Softcover first edition in very good condition.
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£18.00
The Times History of the War: the battlefield of Europe
by The London Times
London: The London Times, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Woodward & Van Slyke, Inc.; New York, 1968. Hardcover. A Good, green cloth binding with red lettering on front board and spine, binding a bit shaky, moderate rubbing to board and spine, bumped board corners, frayed spine edges and board corners, starting almost cracked hinges, discoloration and foxing to front/back matters, removed book plate abrasion front pastedown, some age toning to text block edges and pages, slight bending of...
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$40.00
