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El Navegante y La Fuerza de Las Ideas El Navegante y La Fuerza de Las Ideas Daniel Cerqueiro En este libro el autor intenta demostrar como la inteligencia humana, cuando se halla concentrada, organizada, estimulada, y sensible a la inteligencia intuitiva, es capaz de poner en acción centrale… OL10256314W
History of western civilization History of western civilization William Hardy McNeill Renowned historian William H. McNeil provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edi… OL10470737W
The Greeks The Greeks Paul Cartledge "The Greeks were the inventors of history as we understand it. Yet their historiography remained rooted in myth, and the social context of the inventions for which we rightly treasure their achieveme… OL112502W
Life through the ages Life through the ages Giovanni Caselli Presents in brief text and illustrations an overview of western history from prehistory to the present day. OL14737W
What's so great about America What's so great about America Dinesh D'Souza America is under attack as never before. Not only from foreign terrorists, but also from within. Islamic terrorists declare America the "Great Satan." Many Europeans complain about America spreading … OL15840960W
A short history of western political thought A short history of western political thought W. M. Spellman "This book provides a highly accessible narrative survey of political thought over the past two millenia. Exploring many key ideas in the Western tradition, it begins with the classic political thoug… OL15917136W
Sailing the wine-dark sea Sailing the wine-dark sea Thomas Cahill "In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, his latest bestselling work of popular history, Thomas Cahill escorts the reader on another entertaining-and historically unassailable-journey through the landmarks of … OL15939936W
I never thought I'd see the day! I never thought I'd see the day! David Jeremiah "David Jeremiah highlights the decline in Western culture, especially America, and calls on his readers to reverse this downward spiral"--Provided by the publisher. OL16002759W
Western culture at the American crossroads Western culture at the American crossroads Arthur Pontynen America is experiencing a cultural malaise. As art historians Arthur Pontynen and Rod Miller show in this penetrating new book, our current cultural struggles result from repeated attempts to deny th… OL16148749W
Expansions Expansions Axel Kristinsson Societies sometimes expand through population growth, military conquests and migrations. Why does this happen and in what way are expanding societies different from others? Examples of such episodes … OL16301495W
Cheese and culture Cheese and culture Paul Kindstedt "Behind every traditional type of cheese there is a fascinating story. By examining the role of the cheesemaker throughout world history and by understanding a few basic principles of cheese science … OL16318765W
The Christian legacy The Christian legacy Edgar L. Eckfeldt "Analyzes the history of Western civilization and develops a scientific and historical argument that shows the exceptional power of Christianity in the evolution of Western social consciousness. It a… OL16485989W
Framing history Framing history Bhupendra Yadav FINALLY, a book from India that is readable, informative and provides one of the most comprehensive understandings of the art and craft of history and the changes therein. The modern discipline of h… OL16682826W
Anti-Judaism Anti-Judaism David Nirenberg From Amazon: This incisive history upends the complacency that confines anti-Judaism to the ideological extremes in the Western tradition. With deep learning and elegance, David Nirenberg shows how f… OL16769861W
When God Spoke Greek When God Spoke Greek Timothy Michael Law How did the New Testament writers and the earliest Christians come to adopt the Jewish scriptures as their first Old Testament? And why are our modern Bibles related more to the Rabbinic Hebrew Bible… OL16813817W
Information revolutions in the history of the West Information revolutions in the history of the West Leonard Dudley "This book presents evidence of an overall pattern generated by radical changes in media, arguing that the major social revolutions in the West have been preceded by innovations that drastically alte… OL16960394W
La civilización del espectáculo La civilización del espectáculo Mario Vargas Llosa The author puts forth a hard and somber interpretation of our times. Our civilization has turned into entertainment, gossip, enjoyment, and has adopted a carefree, devil-may-care attitude, ignoring w… OL17367238W
Age of Anger Age of Anger Pankaj Mishra From Goodreads (edited by me though): **One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisis** Modernity, secularism, development, and progress ha… OL17635835W
Threshold Threshold Thom Hartmann An urgent look at our world's looming crises and what we must do to avert them In Threshold, writer and Air America host Thom Hartmann looks at the deteriorating state of our planet, where the dynami… OL17740081W
Islamic contributions to civilization Islamic contributions to civilization Stanwood Cobb This little book is what could be called a *light* and a clear challenge to the thinking of the West on the place of true Islam in the history of mankind. Cobb's insights into the oneness of all the … OL177505W
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