Civilization
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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated
$18.95 Add to cartA bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the “Sea Peoples” invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to defeat them, but th- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #1
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0691208018
- Language: English
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Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History
$18.00 Add to cartWho wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? Who invented soap? This madcap adventure across ancient history uses everything from modern genetics to archaeolo
- Author: Cassidy, Cody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 05, 2020
- ISBN10: 014313275X
- Language: English
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America Before: The Key to Earth’s Lost Civilization
$25.00 Add to cartThe Instant New York Times Bestseller!
Was an advanced civilization lost to history in the global cataclysm that ended the last Ice Age? Graham Hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has mad- Author: Hancock, Graham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1250756952
- Language: English
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
$19.95 Add to cartWhy did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this “artful, informative, and delightful” (William H. McNeill, New York Review
- Author: Diamond, Jared
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0393354326
- Language: English
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Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
$23.99 Read more“Could a history book be more timely?” —The Economist
“Norberg is a prophet of anti-pessimism.” —The Guardian Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific explo- Author: Norberg, Johan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 180546387X
- Language: English
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Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World
$35.00 Read moreThe creator of the hit podcast Tides of History offers a new look at humanity’s deep past, showing us how our world was built not by inevitability, but by trial and error on a global scale.
There’s a
- Author: Wyman, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 0063256487
- Language: English
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Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home
$31.99 Read moreAmericans spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds of that time spent in their homes. Globally, the construction and maintenance of residential buildings account for a sta
- Author: Al, Stefan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1324065729
- Language: English
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Stellar: A World Beyond Limits and How To Get There
$23.20 Add to cartA bold re-examination of the past, present, and future of humanity, Stellar challenges conventional thinking and offers a vision of hope and optimism – a necessary antidote to the fear and despair tha
- Author: Arbib, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1067046402
- Language: English
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History of Cities in Maps
$47.99 Add to cartThe city: a concept nearly as old as history itself, it is a paradox of human innovation and intervention, order and conflict. From ancient civilizations to modern-day metropolises, maps have played a
- Author: Parker, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0008671818
- Language: English
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The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future
$34.95 Add to cartBooks are our first and most lasting form of information technology. Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new ones– they are true tools for thinking. In The Idea Machine, Joel J. Miller s… [more below]
- Author: Miller, Joel J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: November 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1493088939
- Language: English
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
$25.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.
“Strikingly original . . . A historian whose argu- Author: Harari, Yuval Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0593734238
- Language: English
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Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System
$32.00 Add to cartThe untold story of how environmental change throughout the cosmos shaped five hundred years of human civilization.
Our solar system is a dynamic arena where asteroids careen off course and solar wind- Author: deGroot, Dagomar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0674986504
- Language: English
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Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
$19.99 Add to cartNo animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eu
- Author: Chaffetz, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1324110333
- Language: English
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How Would You Like Your Mammoth?: 12,000 Years of Culinary History in 50 Bite-Size Essays
$19.95 Add to cartDid you know that ancient Egyptians mummified beef ribs for their dearly departed to enjoy in the afterlife? That Roman gladiators were relegated to a vegan diet of grains and beans? That the fast-foo
- Author: Seeburg, Uta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1891011596
- Language: English
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Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline
$35.00 Add to cart“A treasure trove of myths and terror… Atmospheric as hell… Immersive.”-The Times
Based on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a rang… [more below]
- Author: Cooper, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: July 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1335013415
- Language: English
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Estuche Harari (Contiene: Sapiens; Homo Deus; 21 Lecciones Para El Siglo XXI) / Yuval Noah Harari Books Set (Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for 21st C
$37.95 Add to cartEste estuche es una oportunidad ?nica para hacerse con la trilog?a de Harari, el fen?meno global que ha cautivado a millones de lectores.
Sapiens es un recorrido por nuestro pasado, Homo Deus, una m… [more below]- Author: Harari, Yuval Noah
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 8466361219
- Language: Spanish
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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
$21.00 Add to cartTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE – AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR – Finalist for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and- Author: Conway, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 0593467426
- Language: English
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A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now
$31.99 Add to cartCollectors are often praised for their taste in art or contributions to science, and considered great public benefactors. But collectors have also been seen as dangerous obsessives who love objects to
- Author: Delbourgo, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 0393541967
- Language: English
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Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
$35.99 Add to cartAll golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and … [more below]
- Author: Norberg, Johan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1838957294
- Language: English
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The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins
$19.99 Add to cartBooks about the origins of humanity dominate bestseller lists, while national newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaeological findings and speculate about what those findings tell us abou… [more below]
- Author: Geroulanos, Stefanos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1324096128
- Language: English
