Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern AgeSimon and Schuster, 2002 M04 23 - 351 páginas In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world. Heroes of History is a book of life-enhancing wisdom and optimism, complete with Durant's wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple, exciting terms. It is the lessons of our heritage passed on for the edification and benefit of future generations—a fitting legacy from America's most beloved historian and philosopher. Will Durant's popularity as America's favorite teacher of history and philosophy remains undiminished by time. His books are accessible to readers of every kind, and his unique ability to compress complicated ideas and events into a few pages without ever "talking down" to the reader, enhanced by his memorable wit and a razor-sharp judgment about men and their motives, made all of his books huge bestsellers. Heroes of History carries on this tradition of making scholarship and philosophy understandable to the general reader, and making them good reading, as well. At the dawn of a new millennium and the beginning of a new century, nothing could be more appropriate than this brilliant book that examines the meaning of human civilization and history and draws from the experience of the past the lessons we need to know to put the future into context and live in confidence, rather than fear and ignorance. |
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... FACE! f By PACK KENNEDY Weekly World News Kelly Keener has the world's smallest face. Her eyes, nose and mouth are so close together she can cover them with a teacup! "People look at me like I belong in a sideshow, but this is the face ...
... FACE! f By PACK KENNEDY Weekly World News Kelly Keener has the world's smallest face. Her eyes, nose and mouth are so close together she can cover them with a teacup! "People look at me like I belong in a sideshow, but this is the face ...
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... Face of the Cube: Everybody Loses The narratives we have discussed so far assume either that everyone wins from economic globalization (the top face) or that economic globalization produces both winners and losers (the four faces on the ...
... Face of the Cube: Everybody Loses The narratives we have discussed so far assume either that everyone wins from economic globalization (the top face) or that economic globalization produces both winners and losers (the four faces on the ...
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... face . This also is the point of the passage which he quotes later in the same page , where he omits the vital ... face which our eyes do not see directly . It is only the position which is distorted . The difficulty or paradox ...
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... face groups with total of 22 faces. The biggest face groups were {101} (63,8% of TFA) and {102} (18,9%), but both face groups have almost identical intermolecular interactions. Because of this for the MD study {004} face (16,0% of TFA) ...
... face groups with total of 22 faces. The biggest face groups were {101} (63,8% of TFA) and {102} (18,9%), but both face groups have almost identical intermolecular interactions. Because of this for the MD study {004} face (16,0% of TFA) ...
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... face , squinting her eyes and screwing up her little features into a funny expression . “ I see things different then . ” I gave her a big hug . “ Emma , neither your mama nor Uncle Scott , or Paul or Aunt Kara ― none of them could ever ...
... face , squinting her eyes and screwing up her little features into a funny expression . “ I see things different then . ” I gave her a big hug . “ Emma , neither your mama nor Uncle Scott , or Paul or Aunt Kara ― none of them could ever ...
Contenido
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Philosophy and Poetry in the Old Testament | 55 |
The Road to Pericles | 67 |
The Golden Age of Athens | 78 |
The Human Christ | 159 |
The Growth of the Church | 170 |
The Renaissance I Around Leonardo | 184 |
The Renaissance II Rome | 214 |
The Renaissance III Venetian Sunset | 236 |
The Reformation I Wyclif and Erasmus | 245 |
The Reformation II 151755 Luther and the Communists | 267 |
The Catholic Reformation 151763 | 293 |
From Plato to Alexander | 94 |
The Roman Republic | 110 |
The Roman Revolution | 124 |
The Roman Empire 27 BCAD 180 | 141 |
Nero and Aurelius | 149 |
Shakespeare and Bacon | 306 |
Index | 331 |
About the Author | 349 |
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