Will Durant
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Best known for attempting to bring philosophy to the common man, William Durant was an avid advocate of equal wages, women's suffrage, and fairer working conditions. His first book, Philosophy and the Social Problem, explains why, at the time, philosophy had not been expanded. With sections on some of the most notable names in philosophy, Durant's first book paved the way to his Pulitzer Prize-won in tandem with his wife, Ariel Durant-as well as his...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The authors devoted five decades to the study of world history and philosophy, culminating in the masterful eleven-volume Story of Civilization. In this compact summation of their work, Will and Ariel Durant share the vital and profound lessons of our collective past. Their perspective, gained after a lifetime of thinking and writing about the history of humankind, is an invaluable resource for us today. The rare archival recordings of the Durants...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
x, 192 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The final and most personal work from Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Will Durant--discovered thirty-two years after his death--is a message of insight for everyone who has sought meaning in life or the council of a wise friend in navigating life's journey ... [containing] twenty-two short chapters on everything from youth and old age, religion and morals, to sex, war, politics, and art"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Story of civilization volume pt. 11
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
1975
Physical Desc
xxi, 872 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An engrossing volume on European civilization by Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Will and Ariel DurantThe Age of Napoleon, the eleventh and final volume of the Story of Civilization, surveys the amazing chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the age of democracy. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the French Revolution-from the storming of the Bastille to the guillotining of the king; the revolution's...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
127 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A wise and witty compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds, and greatest books of all time-listed in accessible and succinct form-by one of the world's greatest scholars. From the "Hundred Best Books" to the "Ten Greatest Thinkers" to the "Ten Greatest Poets," here is a concise collection of the world's most significant knowledge. For the better part of a century, Will Durant dwelled upon-and wrote about-the most significant eras, individuals,...
Author
Series
Story of civilization volume pt. 2
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
1939
Physical Desc
xviii, 754 p. illus., maps (on lining papers) 26 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Story of civilization volume pt. 8
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[c1963]
Physical Desc
xviii, 802 p. plates, ports., maps (on lining papers) 26 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Story of civilization volume 2
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1966]
Physical Desc
xviii, 754 pages : illustrations, maps, plates ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A history of Greek civilization and culture from Crete's Aegean empire to the Roman conquest of Greece.
Author
Series
Story of civilization volume 3
Publisher
MJF Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
xvi, 751 pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Story of civilization volume pt. 6
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
40 audio discs (50 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The sixth volume of Durant's acclaimed Story of Civilization, The Reformation chronicles the history of European civilization from 1300 to 1564. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the schism within the Roman Catholic Church and the formation of early Protestantism; the theology of Martin Luther and his societal impact; the rise of Humanism and the life of Desiderius Erasmus; the royal monarchies of England, France, Spain, and Italy;...
Author
Series
Story of civilization volume 10
Publisher
MJF Books
Pub. Date
[1992], ©1967
Physical Desc
xx, 1091 pages, [32] leaves of plates ; 25 cm.
Language
English
17) Works
Author
Publisher
F. Ungar
Pub. Date
[196-?]
Edition
Abridged ed.
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 539 p. 21 cm.
Language
English