World Civilizations

Imagine you are a hunter-gatherer some 12,000 years ago. You've got a choice - carry on foraging or plant a few seeds and move to one of those new-fangled settlements down the valley. What you won't know is that urban life is short and riddled with dozens of new diseases; your children will be shorter and sicklier than you are; they'll be plagued with gum disease and stand a decent chance of violent death at the point of a spear. Why would anyone choose this? But choose they did.

Volume two is based on the Jungian interpretation of the 12 steps for the initiation of a capacity the two-hemisphere brain achieved 100,000 years ago, leaping to a new qualium level of consciousness by integrating its subjective and objective cognitive modes (gnosis and science). A critical mass of humanity is already inventing and building a new self-reflective, living system that can meet the challenge of the environment to turn vision into action - though time is running short.

La storia di Roma è la somma di tante storie epiche e memorabili, gesti disperati, eroici, spregiudicati, di protagonisti disposti a tutto pur di affermare la propria ambizione, ma anche il dominio sul mondo di una città capace di superare le più atroci disfatte e le difficoltà più estreme. Gli episodi accertati storicamente non sono meno straordinari di quelli prodotti dal mito, i protagonisti non meno passionali degli dei che veneravano. Dalla cacciata dei re all'aggressione di Pirro, dalle Guerre puniche a quelle civili, da Cesare ad Augusto.

After Tripoli declared war on the United States in 1801, Barbary pirates captured 300 U.S. sailors and marines. President Jefferson sent navy squadrons to the Mediterranean, but he also authorized a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. He chose an unlikely diplomat, William Eaton, to lead the mission, but before Eaton departed, Jefferson grew wary of the affair and withdrew his support.

"История тела" — это книга, которая представляет собой уникальное сочетание научных данных и философских размышлений о теле человека. Автор книги, Евгений Жаринов, известен своими исследованиями в области физиологии и психологии. В книге автор рассматривает тело человека как носитель информации и интеллекта. Он предлагает новый взгляд на тело, рассматривая его не только как физическую оболочку, но и как источник знаний и мудрости. Автор утверждает, что тело человека содержит в себе точку интеллекта, которая является ключом к пониманию самого себя и окружающего мира.

The Maya recorded their history and ritual knowledge in screen fold books, of which only three uncontested examples remain, the rest having been destroyed by the Spanish. The Maya developed a highly complex series of interlocking ritual calendars and employed mathematics that included one of the earliest instances of the explicit zero in the world.

G. Gordon Liddy's wit, wisdom, and no-holds-barred approach brought legions of devoted listeners to his daily radio program, and made his autobiography, Will, a monumental best seller. Now he brings the same inimitable style to When I Was a Kid, This Was a Free Country. Listeners will be alternately infuriated and amused - but always enthralled - as "The G-Man" reveals what has been wrought by liberal politicians, government bureaucrats, "enviro-radicals", "fulminating feminists", and many others.

"The only thing new in the world," said Harry S. Truman, "is the history you don't know." In this fresh and fascinating collection of historical vignettes, Martin W. Sandler (author of Resolute and Atlantic Ocean) restores to memory important events, people, and developments that have been lost to time. These tales are far from trivia; they illuminate little-known American and foreign achievements, ingenuity, heroics, blunders, and tragedies that changed the course of history and resonate today.

Martin Puchner nos mostra que precisamos nos envolver com o passado, e uns com os outros, para que as culturas realizem seu pleno potencial, a despeito dos erros, incompreensões e destruições que muitas vezes acompanham esse envolvimento. Para ele, a proximidade é o oxigênio que as mantém vivas.

Un fascinante viaje por las civilizaciones a través de los cincuenta libros más influyentes de la historia. Este libro es un emblema de la cultura y de todas las civilizaciones. Aquí conviven una multitud de historias para contarnos cómo ha caminado la humanidad en este planeta. Daniel Smith da cuenta de este camino a través de cincuenta de los libros más importantes, cuya influencia marcaron el devenir de percepciones y realidades. Audiolibro narrado en español neutro.

Nel 1494, solo due anni dopo la "scoperta dell’America", a Tordesillas, una piccola località della Castiglia, veniva firmato un trattato tra Spagna e Portogallo che divideva il mondo in due e inventava l’Occidente come spazio, comunità e cultura. Mai nessuno si sarebbe potuto aspettare che una semplice firma avesse conseguenze così gigantesche e durature. Questa è la storia di come, tra medioevo ed età moderna, le società europee (all’inizio spagnoli e portoghesi in testa) spinsero le proprie ambizioni sempre più verso l’oceano e così facendo trasformarono l’idea che esse avevano dell’Ovest.

Книга английского профессора Чарльза Уильяма Гекерторна Тайные общества всех веков и всех стран – фундаментальное исследование религиозных, политических и прочих тайных обществ, существовавших в разных уголках нашей планеты в разное время и на момент написания книги известных автору. Она вышла в 1875 году и считается базовым классическим трудом по этой теме. В книге можно найти интересные материалы про тамплиеров и ассасинов, гвельфов и карбонариев, манихейцев и франкмасонов, про итальянские ордена и секты второстепенного значения, про практики приверженцев жуткого культа богини Кали.

Colonialism: A Global History interprets colonialism as an unequal relationship characterized by displacement and domination and reveals the ways in which this relationship has been constitutive of global modernity.

Co może łączyć emancypację kobiet, „Wesele” Wyspiańskiego i prapoczątki ruchu nazistowskiego? To zaskakujące, ale wspólnym ogniwem jest... rower.

Duman, taş, kil, deri, kumaş, ağaç ve ışık... İlk sayfalar, ilk kitap, ilk kütüphane, ilk kitapçı... ve yazılı sözcüklerin peşinde bugüne kadar uzanan serüven... Yazılı anlatımın izini süren okurlara yazılmış gelmiş geçmiş tüm kitapların mucizevi hikâyesidir Papirüs. Sözcüklerin uzay-zamanda yolculuk edebilmesi için icat ettiğimiz nesnenin ve neredeyse otuz asırdır onu koruyanların yolculuğuna dair bir anlatı.

বহুকাল ধরে মানুষের সভ্যতা গড়ে উঠেছে নদীকে কেন্দ্র করে. নদীর প্রবাহের সাথে গড়ে উঠা জনমানবের জীবনের গল্প — মহানদী। এই অনবদ্য বইটির জন্যে অনিতা অগ্নিহোত্রী চিরকাল স্মরণীয় হয়ে থাকবে পাঠকের কাছে. নদীর প্রবাহের সাথে সাথে সেই সকল অঞ্চলের লোক-কথা, সংস্কৃতি, অর্থনীতি, ঐতিহ্য, এই সকল জীবনের প্রতিফলন এই গল্পগুলিতে। একদিকে এটি যেমন একটি গবেষণা গ্রন্থ, আরেকভাবে এক অসাধারণ ঐতিহাসিক প্রবন্ধ যা বাংলা সাহিত্যের এক অবিচ্ছেদ্য অঙ্গ হয়ে উঠেছে।

"La Breve historia de los gladiadores" narra como en los Ludi (escuelas de gladiadores) fornidos prisioneros de guerra, fugitivos o delincuentes se adiestraban en las técnicas de la lucha a muerte, se enfundaban sus armaduras de samnitas, secutores, reciarios, tracios, etc. y se lanzaban a la arena para conseguir la gloria o la muerte. Asimismo, se narra la historia del Coliseo romano, construido por Vespasiano, con un impresionante aforo para 50.000 espectadores que era abarrotado por hordas de ciudadanos romanos, patricios y plebeyos para aclamar a sus gladiadores preferidos.

Автор - знаменитый американский ученый. Газета New York Times назвала его "Дэном Брауном научной литературы". Книга удостоена Пулитцеровской премии в номинации нехудожественная проза. Почему евразийские цивилизации занимают доминирующее положение в современном мире?

Un recorrido histórico por los aspectos del arte y la sociedad azteca más destacados. La historia de sus dioses, sus templos, costumbres, mitos...

Cómo las emociones y los instintos determinan el funcionamiento y el devenir de la humanidad. ¿Sabía que el trueque apareció para evitar las sangrientas venganzas de los saqueos entre tribus y que las primeras monedas surgieron por falta de memoria? ¿Sabía que la propiedad privada la inventaron los monarcas corruptos para recaudar más o que las sociedades anónimas se crearon para ocultar la identidad de los nobles agraciados por los reyes? ¿Qué conducta hizo que el pan no cambiara de precio en tres siglos?