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Lessons of History
Will And Ariel Durant
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Description for Lessons of History
paperback. Available for the first time in paperback, The Lessons of History is Will and Ariel Durant's celebrated collection on the themes that define history Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and experience from their five decades of work on the eleven monumental volumes of The Story of Civilization. The result is a survey of human history, full of dazzling insights into the nature of human experience, the evolution of civilization, and the culture of man. With the completion of their life's work, they look back and ask what history has to say about the nature, the conduct and the prospects of man, seeking in the great lives, the ... Read more
In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and experience from their five decades of work on the eleven monumental volumes of The Story of Civilization. The result is a survey of human history, full of dazzling insights into the nature of human experience, the evolution of civilization, and the culture of man. With the completion of their life's work, they look back and ask what history has to say about the nature, the conduct and the prospects of man, seeking in the great lives, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781439149959
SKU
V9781439149959
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99-15
About Will And Ariel Durant
Will Durant (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). His book THE STORY OF PHILOSOPHY is credited with introducing more people to the subject of philosophy than any ... Read more
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