Civilization
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Russia Against Modernity
$19.95 Read morePutin’s war is a “special operation” against modernity. The invasion has been directed against Ukraine, but the war has a broader target: the modern world of climate awareness, energy transition and d
- Author: Etkind, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1509556583
- Language: English
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The Forgotten Art of Being Ordinary: A Human Manifesto in the Age of the Metaverse
$25.00 Read moreWe’re addicted to our devices. Our kids are too. None of us seem to be better for it. We all know this, but what can we do practically to become less isolated, polarized, and disconnected?
This book a- Author: Casciotta, Cj
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1637743173
- Language: English
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Earthly Materials: Journeys Through Our Bodies’ Emissions, Excretions, and Disintegrations
$29.99 Add to cartBill Bryson’s The Body meets Mary Roach’s Gulp (with a dash of What’s Your Poo Telling You?) in this rollicking and delightfully educational tour of our bodily emissions–from mucus to sweat to poop–
- Author: Wood, Cutter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0063048604
- Language: English
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Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion
$32.00 Read moreScience and religion have always been at each other’s throats, right?
Most things you ‘know’ about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth centur- Author: Spencer, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0861544617
- Language: English
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Story of the World, Vol. 2: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages
$27.95 Read moreNow more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives–and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivatin… [more below]
- Series: Story of the World #0
- Author: Bauer, Susan Wise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: April 17 2007
- ISBN10: 1933339101
- Language: English
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America Before: The Key to Earth’s Lost Civilization
$40.00 Read moreThe 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: April 23 2019
- ISBN10: 1250153735
- Language: English
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Intellectuals: From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky
$19.99 Add to cart“Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done…great fun to read.” — New York Times Book Review
A fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Johnson, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0061253170
- Language: English
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The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
$19.00 Add to cart“Ambitious…. The truth is that Fromkin’s outline is persuasively thought out and presented.”–The Washington Post Book World
As the human race approaches the 21st century, questions of our past trou- Author: Fromkin, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 25 2000
- ISBN10: 0679766693
- Language: English
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An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
$32.50 Add to cartAlready a major international bestseller, Zeinab Badawi’s sweeping and much-needed survey of African history traces the continent’s extraordinary legacy from prehistory to the present from the African
- Author: Badawi, Zeinab
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0063335417
- Language: English
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Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World
$18.99 Add to cartMoving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative and often bloody relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections betw
- Author: Sattin, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1324074744
- Language: English
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Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
$32.50 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1324051469
- Language: English
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Life in a Medieval City
$18.99 Add to cart“Some particular books I found useful for A Game of Thrones and its sequels deserve mention… Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies.” –George R.R. Ma
- Series: Medieval Life
- Author: Gies, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 0062415182
- Language: English
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First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human
$19.00 Read moreWinner of the W.W. Howells Book Prize from the American Anthropological Association and named one of the best science books of 2021 by Science News
“DeSilva takes us on a brilliant, fun, and scientific
- Author: Desilva, Jeremy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0062938509
- Language: English
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Ancient Worlds
$21.99 Add to cartStep back in time and witness how the greatest ancient cultures lived and thrived in this tour through history’s civilizations.
Ancient Worlds is a tour through history’s most influential civilizations… [more below]- Series: DK Panorama
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0744092892
- Language: English
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Historia (Knowledge Encyclopedia History!): El Pasado Como Nunca Lo Has Visto Antes
$25.99 Add to cartLa historia como nunca antes la has visto
Esta fascinante enciclopedia infantil inspirar a los lectores m s j venes con sus detalladas im genes generadas por ordenador y sus v vidas descripciones.- Series: Knowledge Encyclopedias
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1465496904
- Language: Spanish
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A Year in the Castle: A Look and Find Fantasy Story Book
$19.99 Add to cartThese detailed spreads charting the course of a year in a fantasy medieval castle are packed to the brim with charming characters and hilarious adventures that young readers will return to again and a… [more below]
- Author: Kucharska, Nikola
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 3791375652
- Language: English
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A Year in a Castle
$8.99 Read moreLower the drawbridge! Would you like to know what life was like in a castle long ago?
Then come spend the next twelve months in this castle. Check out eight action-packed scenes for a bird’s-eye view
- Series: Time Goes by
- Author: Coombs, Rachel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1580137962
- Language: English
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Awesome, Disgusting, Unusual Facts about the Middle Ages
$10.99 Read moreWhat was life like for kings and knights in the Middle Ages? Pretty disgusting! Castles smelled terrible with poop chutes and mucky moats–and stay clear of the treacherous dungeon! If you got sick, r… [more below]
- Author: Bearce, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1644666219
- Language: English
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Super Surprising Trivia about Ancient Civilizations
$31.32 Read moreThink you know a lot about ancient civilizations? Prepare to learn even more about the people of the ancient world and the surprising details of their cities and daily lives. You’ll be surprised by ho… [more below]
- Series: Super Surprising Trivia You Can’t Resist
- Author: Simons, Lisa M. Bolt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669050238
- Language: English
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Ancient Civilizations: Aztecs, Maya, Incas!: With 25 Social Studies Projects for Kids
$14.95 Add to cartA full-color, compelling book for ages 7 to 10 offers a deep dive into the three sophisticated ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica–the Aztecs, Maya, and Incas– through hands-on STEAM projects, esse
- Series: Explore Your World
- Author: Yasuda, Anita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 06 2019
- ISBN10: 1619308347
- Language: English
