Civilization VI

Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives

The religious thinkers, political leaders, law-makers, writers and philosophers of the early Muslim world helped to shape the 1,400-year-long development of today's secondlargest world religion. But who were these people? What do we know of their lives, and the ways in which they influenced their so...

Speculations on Postcapitalism, 3rd Edition: How Digitalization Is Disrupting Everything We Know about Modern Civilization (Anthony Signorelli)(Brožovaná)

What will the world be like when everything is digital, robotic, or automatic?Do you know that self-driving cars are almost here?Do you know that robots are beginning to replace people at work?Everyone knows the economy will c

American Civilization

Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization (Paul Kriwaczek)(Brožovaná)

Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the cities that they buil

Civilization of the Middle Ages

Now completely revised and expanded, this comprehensive general history of the Middle Ages centers on medieval culture and religion rather than on political history, and retains the powerful narrative flow that made the earlier edition so accessible and exciting.

Before Civilization

The refinement of radiocarbon dating using the information form tree-ring counts has raised serious doubts about the accepted theoretical framework of European prehistory. Monuments in Central and Western Europe have proved to be considerably older than their supposed Near-Eastern forerunners, and t...

Greek Ancient Origins: Stories of People & Civilization Powell Lindsay

A striking companion volume to Greek Myths and Legends, exploring the ancient origins of Ancient Greek culture, from its tribal beginnings to its foundational impact on modern life.Gorgeous Collector''s Edition. The period of the first Ancient Greek peoples, the Mycenaean civilization, from the 1700...

Energy and Civilization – A History (Vaclav Smil)(Brožovaná)

A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel driven civilization.I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A Hist...

Status Civilization (Robert Sheckley)(Brožovaná)

Will Barrent had no memory of his crime . . . but he found himself shipped across space to a brutal prison-planet. On Omega, his only chance to advance himself - and stay alive - is to commit an endless series of violent crimes. The average inmate's life expectancy from time of arrival is three year...

Western Civilization Bites Back

Western Civilization has suffered an astonishing series of reversals in the last century. On the eve of the Great War, whites controlled virtually the entire globe. Today, whites do not even control their own homelands. A century ago, Western culture as the inspiration and envy of the globe. Today, ...