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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A sweeping look at how the major transformations in history-from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism-have been shaped not by humans but by germs. According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human exceptionalism overstates the role that we play in social...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed author of The Romanovs-a magisterial history of humanity viewed through the lens of its most powerful dynasties In this sprawling and eye-opening book, best-selling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world's great dynasties across human history through engrossing tales of palace intrigue, glorious battle, and the real lives of people who held unfathomable power. He trains his eye on founders of humble origin, like...
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Become an eyewitness to the world’s most incredible nature, science, and historical events, all in one tremendous picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of everything. Like the hugely successful Eyewitness series itself, Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything includes every topic children want to read about. The world’s greatest record-breakers, most amazing animals, inspiring history-makers, and...
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English
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A narrative history of how Attila, Genghis Khan and the so-called barbarians of the steppes shaped world civilization. For readers of The Storm before the Storm, The Silk Road and Ten Caesars.
The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the world's greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane,...
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English
Description
Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Will we ever travel back in time? Are we being visited by extraterrestrials? Will we ever talk to animals? Are we being told the truth? Are mysterious creatures roaming the Earth? And why, when you're in the shower, does the shower curtain always billow in towards you? We don't know the answers to any of these questions (that includes the shower-curtain one, which is a mystery that has eluded scientists for decades,...
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English
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Travel through time to witness some of the most extraordinary and colorful events in world history with this unusual and entertaining guide that includes fascinating cultural details from each period, including what and where to eat, what to wear, how to act like a local, and most importantly, how to stay alive.
Have you ever wished you could have experienced some of the most interesting and important events that have helped shape history? With The...
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English
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A wide-ranging and incisive collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky, addressing the urgent questions of this tumultuous moment.
In these informative interviews, conducted for Truthout by C.J. Polychroniou, Noam Chomsky addresses the rapid deterioration of democracy in the United States and rising tensions globally. He examines the crumbling social fabric and fractures of the Biden era, including the halting steps toward a Green New Deal; the illegitimate...
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Publisher Annotation: Fully revised reissue edition, with its heavily illustrated take on history and truly wide-ranging content. 8 pages of brand-new timelines. - A truly global approach. - Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution. From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines, has been fully updated with new information. More than 120 timelines...
13) The story of the world: Volume 3,Early modern times : from Elizabeth the First to the Forty-Niners
Author
Publisher
Well Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A guide to the history of early modern times, discussing major historical events, people, and practices around the world from 1600 to 1850.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of...
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English
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In The Great Awakening: Defeating the Globalists and Launching the Next Great Renaissance, the most persecuted man on Earth, Alex Jones, gives you the good news about the failing plans of the globalists to control humanity.
The expression "Get woke, go broke" has entered the common lexicon as we've seen company after company invoke the false gods of diversity, equity, and inclusion to their financial demise. But this surface discussion masks a much...
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