Will & Ariel Durant: A Dual Autobiography
Well worth the hunt for it!: This is a very enjoyable book by Will & Ariel Durant who gave us a wonderful account of their fascinating lives together. In many respects, Will Durant was not only a great historian and philosopher, but also a great and [... more]
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Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in ...
 Lush, remarkable Pulitzer prize-winning volume...: ...continues the excellence of the series. Originally intended as the final book of the series, "The Story of Civilization", in ended up being the penultimate volume. The Durants lucidly and [... more]
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The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization VIII)
Sunrise, Sunset!: Over the past year I have read extensively about the 17th century. "The Age of Louis XIV" is the best book which I have found on the period. Volume VII of Will and Ariel Durant's multi-volume "Story of Civilization", [... more]
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The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History: This is the most important book in my extensive library. I was so impressed by it the first time I read it shortly after its publication in 1968 that I have made a tradition of rereading it every New Year's Day. I gave copies of [... more]
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The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History: This is the most important book in my extensive library. I was so impressed by it the first time I read it shortly after its publication in 1968 that I have made a tradition of rereading it every New Year's Day. I gave copies of [... more]
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The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civilization in ...
The Ninth Volume in The Story of Civilization!: In this, the Ninth Volume in the classic "Story of Civilization" series, Dr. Will & Ariel Durant have compiled a massive historical examination of France and England in the first-half of the [... more]
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The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History: This is the most important book in my extensive library. I was so impressed by it the first time I read it shortly after its publication in 1968 that I have made a tradition of rereading it every New Year's Day. I gave copies of [... more]
$27.95
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The Age of Napoleon: A History of European Civilization ...
Amazon.com Review: A sweeping portrait of an age, this book--the 11th and final volume in Will and Ariel Durant's Story of Civilization series--makes Napoleon its hero. The Durants, capable of switching from art to science to warfare with ease and skill, [... more]
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The Age of Reason Begins (The Story of Civilization VII)
Attack of deconstructivist, relativistic nonsense: Fortunately, a PH.d is not required to both enjoy and be educated by the Durants monumental achievement. They are the authors who literally built the Simon & Schuster company. (I hope Carly Simon [... more]
$35.00
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The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civilization in ...
What a superb series: I remember seeing these sets of books in my University Bookstore in College--never read them, but picked up the whole set for .25 each at a garage sale. Little did I know what I'd been missing. I also just started teaching history [... more]
$35.00
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The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History: This is the most important book in my extensive library. I was so impressed by it the first time I read it shortly after its publication in 1968 that I have made a tradition of rereading it every New Year's Day. I gave copies of [... more]
$24.95
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Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in ...
Lush, remarkable Pulitzer prize-winning volume...: ...continues the excellence of the series. Originally intended as the final book of the series, "The Story of Civilization", in ended up being the penultimate volume. The Durants lucidly and [... more]
$35.00
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