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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesGuns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Best Price: $16.09
Guns, Germs and Steel is a scientific historical treatment on the rise and fall of civilizations...
Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the AztecsConquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
Best Price: $15.36
i couldn't put this book down. the incredible deceit and politics that went on and still...
Salt: A World HistorySalt: A World History
Best Price: $6.95
This book earned me the UberDork rating from anyone I told about it, but they are the ones who...
The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies & PossibilitiesThe Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies & Possibilities
Best Price: $14.00
This book is full of details and information that I found myself dragging through. It was,...
The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting             Pregnant and Having Healthy BabiesThe Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies
Best Price: $8.53
As a male, I bought this book for my wife (who had 3 miscarriages). I started reading the book...


The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition (Story ... the World: History for the Classical Child)The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition (Story ... the World: History for the Classical Child)
Best Price: $10.19
This comprehensive history program helps put today's conflicts in perspective. The chapters are...
The Landmark Herodotus: The HistoriesThe Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
Best Price: $26.53
Having previously read an inexpensive edition of Thucydides' account of the Peloponnesian War, I...
Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International)Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International)
Best Price: $8.40
Kapuscinski reports on the people and political culture of the third and fourth worlds( the...
The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's PastThe Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's Past
Best Price: $7.99
Instead, let's this be our little secret: I didn't use The Intellectual Devotional in the way it...
The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $4.84
It will be obvious that plagerism is not a recent phenomenon. When you are aware of Gilgamesh,...


The End of Days: Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return (The Earth Chronicles)The End of Days: Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return (The Earth Chronicles)
Best Price: $4.16
Having read several of Sitchin's books before I read this one, I am amazed and so grateful that...
Meditations (Penguin Classics)Meditations (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $4.98
If you think you cannot have at the same time a complicated job and peace of spirit, if you...
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)
Best Price: $2.00
When I first heard the title of this book I decided not to read it, despite my pleasure in...
Twelfth Planet: Book I of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles)Twelfth Planet: Book I of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles)
Best Price: $4.06
This is an excellent book. It is very indept. It is hard to put down, but can also overload...
Guns, Germs and SteelGuns, Germs and Steel
Best Price: $20.47
This is an excellent book and is a must read for anyone who cares about the history (and reasons...

The Mayan Code: Time Acceleration and Awakening the World MindThe Mayan Code: Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind
Best Price: $11.39
This book is a key in understanding not only of our history as humans, but also earth and our...
The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided TourThe Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour
Best Price: $11.41
This book is fairly scholarly and serious, but I read it on a cross-country flight, using the...
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must KnowCinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
Best Price: $15.42
there was no unpleasant surprise with my purchase. the book came a day or two later than was...
Fingerprints of the GodsFingerprints of the Gods
Best Price: $10.00
Very entertaining and well written book, though the author fails to adequately examine the...
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization (Politically Incorrect Guides)The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization (Politically Incorrect Guides)
Best Price: $11.91
As a history major at Millsaps College, Jackson MS, I was taught that history must be judged in...

The Histories (Penguin Classics)The Histories (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $5.67
I found this translation eminently readable. While I agree that the use of endnotes rather than...
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern WorldThe Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
Best Price: $25.20
This book is sort of rare for me, who generally reads items cover to cover. Some chapters of it...
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in ItHow the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It
Best Price: $6.89
Herman's How the Scots Invented the Modern World is enjoyable and emphasizes the great...
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the BarbariansThe Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
Best Price: $11.33
Most company failures come as a surprise to management and shareholders alike. The downdraft is...
The Ark of Millions of Years: New Discoveries and Light on The CreationThe Ark of Millions of Years: New Discoveries and Light on The Creation
Best Price: $12.47
This was a great book and excellent presentation of historical accounts from around the world...

The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Hinges of History)The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Hinges of History)
Best Price: $4.35
Excellent book detailing the beginning of the first monotheistic religion The author tells the...
The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $6.50
If Herodotus is the Father of History, Thucydides is the first truly great historian. Building...
The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated EditionThe Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition
Best Price: $8.95
Josephus is an important proof for the Biblical Account, and an important read for scholars...
The Stairway to Heaven: Book II of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles)The Stairway to Heaven: Book II of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles)
Best Price: $4.33
I am very pleased with my order. The book was in excellent condition and was swiftly delivered. ...
Caesar: Life of a ColossusCaesar: Life of a Colossus
Best Price: $11.25
Prior to this Caesar biography we essentially had Shakespeare's version and, in modern times,...

The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of CivilizationsThe Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
Best Price: $12.78
Brian Fagan explores the story of climate change between 800 and 1300 C.E. and the impact of...
The 5000 Year Leap: The 28 Great Ideas That Changed the WorldThe 5000 Year Leap: The 28 Great Ideas That Changed the World
Best Price: $12.58
The constitution, what does it mean anymore? This document changed the course of the world and...
The Early Church (The Penguin History of the Church)The Early Church (The Penguin History of the Church)
Best Price: $8.54
One might suggest that any short one volume history of the early Church is doomed to failure...
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of RomeThe History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
Best Price: $18.62
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome The author...
1421: The Year China Discovered America1421: The Year China Discovered America
Best Price: $7.99
I received this book from my daughter, so it is with regret that I have to blast it. It seems...

The Complete World of Greek MythologyThe Complete World of Greek Mythology
Best Price: $26.36
Somewhere amid the oodles of glossy photos of athlete-festooned kraters and oinochoes, I was...
The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of ConsciousnessThe Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness
Best Price: $10.70
I really think Carl Johan Calleman is on to something. I believe this book is a must read for...
How the Catholic Church Built Western CivilizationHow the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
Best Price: $17.28
Woods has written a book which is generally excellent.He demonstrates that the Catholic Church...
Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of AmericaAre We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America
Best Price: $6.48
I first read this book last summer and have been thinking about the similarities between the two...
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)
Best Price: $3.99
I really enjoyed this book, but then I discovered something that brings its credibility into...

Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan Book Of The Dawn Of Life And The Glories OfPopol Vuh: The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan Book Of The Dawn Of Life And The Glories Of
Best Price: $6.92
I have read quite a few Mayan books before this one, its a good one. I have a hard time hanging...
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Oxford World's Classics)Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $6.91
Though many of you would already know this, I think it's important that lay readers realize that...
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History)Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History)
Best Price: $7.82
Thomas Cahill's fourth book, Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, is part of his ongoing seven book...
The Wars of Gods and Men: Book III of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles)The Wars of Gods and Men: Book III of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles)
Best Price: $3.95
Sumerian scholar Zechariah Sitchen has opened up early human history with his series created by...
Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval ImaginationOut of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination
Best Price: $17.24
Professor Freedman examines Medieval Europe and its metamorphosis into Modern Europe from the...

Marco Polo: From Venice to XanaduMarco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
Best Price: $15.88
The subject matter is interesting, but the narrative and analysis are on the level of a...
Classical MythologyClassical Mythology
Best Price: $45.64
I have a great passion for Greek and Roman mythology. This came about because of my involvment...
Critical PathCritical Path
Best Price: $10.96
Written by an independent thinker that is still decades if not one century ahead. Breath of...
Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Penguin Classics)Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.45
Bede's marvellous history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar up until his own time...
Empires of Trust: How Rome Built--and America Is Building--a New WorldEmpires of Trust: How Rome Built--and America Is Building--a New World
Best Price: $5.45
A tale of two superpowers unique in the history of the world, offering a totally original...

The March of Folly: From Troy to VietnamThe March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
Best Price: $6.75
Though written in 1984, this book takes apart governmental decision-making and reveals that...
    
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