Civilization
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Historia de M?xico: 1000 datos interesantes desde la antig?edad hasta nuestros d?as
$18.99 Add to cartDescubra la fascinante historia de M?xico a trav?s de 1000 datos interesantes!
Este libro lo llevar? en un emocionante viaje a trav?s del tiempo, desde las antiguas civilizaciones hasta el M?xico actu
- Author: Publications, Ahoy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 110
- Publish Date: April 11 2024
- ISBN10: 9798892960434
- Language: Spanish
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Context Collapse: A Poem Containing a History of Poetry
$15.95 Add to cartLiterary critic Ryan Ruby uncovers the secret history of poetry in a mock-academic verse essay filled with wit and wisdom.
One of Publishers Weekly‘s Best Books of 2024 Prophet. Entertainer. Courtier.- Author: Ruby, Ryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1644214237
- Language: English
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How to Sound Smart at Parties: An Evening of Fun Facts & Curious Conversations
$25.00 Add to cartWelcome to the most interesting dinner party you’ve ever attended!
Join seven friends for an evening of trivia, myth-busting, and camaraderie. You’ll have a front row seat at the party, listening in t- Author: McBride, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0744090946
- 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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The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
$35.00 Add to cartTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER
One of The Economist’s Best Books of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Book From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the i- Author: Winegard, Timothy C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0593186087
- 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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Populus: Living and Dying in Ancient Rome
$30.00 Add to cartThis revealing look at life in ancient Rome offers a compelling journey through the vivid landscape of politics, domestic life, entertainment, and inequality experienced daily by Romans of all social … [more below]
- Author: de la Bédoyère, Guy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0226832945
- Language: English
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Beyond Civilization: Humanity’s Next Great Adventure
$14.00 Add to cartIn Beyond Civilization, Daniel Quinn thinks the unthinkable. We all know there’s no one right way to build a bicycle, no one right way to design an automobile, no one right way to make a pair of shoes… [more below]
- Author: Quinn, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 07 2000
- ISBN10: 0609805363
- Language: English
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A Little History of Science
$15.00 Add to cartA lively and engaging introduction to the progress of science over the ages
Science is key to understanding the infinite distances of space, the tiniest living organisms body and the history of our p- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Bynum, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300283210
- Language: English
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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
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Tamed: From Wild to Domesticated, the Ten Animals and Plants That Changed Human History
$18.95 Add to cartDogs became companions.
Wheat fed booming populations.
Cattle gave us meat and milk.
Corn fueled the growth of empires.
Potatoes brought feast and famine.
Chickens inspired new branches of science.
Rice pr- Author: Roberts, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 26 2025
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
$37.99 Add to cartAlexander the Great and Cleopatra may be two of the most famous figures from the ancient world, but the Egyptian era bookended by their lives–the Ptolemaic period (305-30 BC)–is little known. In The
- Author: Wilkinson, Toby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1324052031
- Language: English
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Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion
$18.95 Add to cartScience 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: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0861547306
- Language: English
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A Short History of Relations Between Peoples: How the World Began to Move Beyond Tribalism
$24.99 Add to cartA Short History of Relations Between Peoples traces how the cultural attitudes that different peoples and nations had toward each other have undergone a profound and positive change during the last 50… [more below]
- Author: Ellis, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1641774053
- Language: English
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Scottish History and Mythology: An Enthralling Journey Through Scotland’s Past and Legendary Myths
$27.99 Add to cartUnlock Scotland’s Secrets: Journey Through History and Myth in One Exciting Book
Two manuscripts in one book:
- History of Scotland: An Enthralling Overview of Important Events and Figures
Scottish Mythol
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: August 26 2024
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
$19.95 Add to cartThe first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks.
We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? How did they revo
- Author: Allen, Roland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1771966289
- Language: English
