Eric Lurio
All philosophy is a footnote to Plato. No other person so shaped the Western world and the way we think about it. Plato's questions remain as real for us today as they were 2500 years ago, and as human beings, we can not avoid their presence nor ... [... more]
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Bergen Evans
From the ancient past come the myths that color our present. Like the symbols that haunt our dreams and guide our inner journeys, the myths of the Western world touch something deep within us, awakening old nightmares and new yearnings. Some of ... [... more]
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Tim Powers
What does the famous Herzwesten beer have to do with saving the entire western world from the invading Turkish armies? Brian Duffy, aging soldier of fortune, is the only man who can rescue the world from evil--if only he can figure out why the ... [... more]
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David Chadwick
Shunryu Suzuki arrived in San Francisco in 1959 and founded the San Francisco Zen Center and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the first Buddhist monastery in and for the Western world. By the time of his death, twelve years later, he had deeply ... [... more]
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Bryan C. Loritts
The Bible--the Wildest Story of Passion and Pursuit You'll Ever Read The Bible is the most quoted book in the western world, and likely the most misunderstood. It is often thought to be little more than religious mythology, or a collection of ... [... more]
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Tim Pickles
The epic siege of the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller by the huge Turkish Army of the Emperor Suliman is one of the most compelling stories in the history of the western world. The Turks amassed an army of 30,000 men, which doubled as ... [... more]
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The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History
 A Liberal Analysis of Modernity?: North and Thomas seek to explain the "rise of the Western world" by illuminating the causal importance of an efficient economic organization that guarantees a wide latitude of property rights and both [... more]
CDN$28.95
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Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra, the founder of The Chopra Center, is the preeminent teacher of Eastern philosophy to the Western World. He has been a bestselling author for decades, his books have appeared on every bestseller list in America, and his writings ... [... more]
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Pewter of the Western World, 1600-1850
Author: Peter Hornsby Author: R. G. Hornsby Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 739 EAN: 9780916838836 ISBN: 0916838838 Number Of Pages: 381 Publication Date: 2007-07 [... more]
CDN$62.51
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Great Paintings of the Western World
Author: Alison Gallup Author: Gerhard Gruitrooy Author: Elizabeth M. Weisberg Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9781572154490 ISBN: 1572154497 Number Of Pages: 648 Publication Date: 2006-08 [... more]
CDN$60.19
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The Art of War in Western World
Impressive: Archer Jones attempts to cover over 2000 years on the history of warfare in the West. And what a fantastic effort he gives. In what may be the best general military history ever written he gives a panoramic sweep of the art of warfare through [... more]
CDN$31.20
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The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
From Amazon.com: During the 17th and 18th centuries, the potato was berated, feared, and loathed. It was blamed for everything from population explosions to population implosions, not to mention social upheaval and financial despair. Yet now, with the [... more]
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