Author: William Guthrie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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A General History of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time
Author: William Guthrie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Publisher:
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Origin Story
Author: David Christian
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316392022
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
This New York Times bestseller "elegantly weaves evidence and insights . . . into a single, accessible historical narrative" (Bill Gates) and presents a captivating history of the universe -- from the Big Bang to dinosaurs to mass globalization and beyond. Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day -- and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way we perceive the universe, the earth, and our very existence? These were the questions David Christian set out to answer when he created the field of "Big History," the most exciting new approach to understanding where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. In Origin Story, Christian takes readers on a wild ride through the entire 13.8 billion years we've come to know as "history." By focusing on defining events (thresholds), major trends, and profound questions about our origins, Christian exposes the hidden threads that tie everything together -- from the creation of the planet to the advent of agriculture, nuclear war, and beyond. With stunning insights into the origin of the universe, the beginning of life, the emergence of humans, and what the future might bring, Origin Story boldly reframes our place in the cosmos.
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316392022
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
This New York Times bestseller "elegantly weaves evidence and insights . . . into a single, accessible historical narrative" (Bill Gates) and presents a captivating history of the universe -- from the Big Bang to dinosaurs to mass globalization and beyond. Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day -- and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way we perceive the universe, the earth, and our very existence? These were the questions David Christian set out to answer when he created the field of "Big History," the most exciting new approach to understanding where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. In Origin Story, Christian takes readers on a wild ride through the entire 13.8 billion years we've come to know as "history." By focusing on defining events (thresholds), major trends, and profound questions about our origins, Christian exposes the hidden threads that tie everything together -- from the creation of the planet to the advent of agriculture, nuclear war, and beyond. With stunning insights into the origin of the universe, the beginning of life, the emergence of humans, and what the future might bring, Origin Story boldly reframes our place in the cosmos.
A Manual of General History
Author: John Jacob Anderson
Publisher:
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Publisher:
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The bee. Essays. Unacknowledged essays. Prefaces, introductions, etc
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department
Author: Dean Acheson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324064609
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize With deft portraits of many world figures, Dean Acheson analyzes the processes of policy making, the necessity for decision, and the role of power and initiative in matters of state. Acheson (1893–1971) was not only present at the creation of the postwar world, he was one of its chief architects. He joined the Department of State in 1941 as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office as Secretary of State at the end of the Truman years. Throughout that time Acheson's was one of the most influential minds and strongest wills at work. It was a period that included World War II, the reconstruction of Europe, the Korean War, the development of nuclear power, the formation of the United Nations and NATO. It involved him at close quarters with a cast that starred Truman, Roosevelt, Churchill, de Gaulle, Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Attlee, Eden Bevin, Schuman, Dulles, de Gasperi, Adenauer, Yoshida, Vishinsky, and Molotov.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324064609
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize With deft portraits of many world figures, Dean Acheson analyzes the processes of policy making, the necessity for decision, and the role of power and initiative in matters of state. Acheson (1893–1971) was not only present at the creation of the postwar world, he was one of its chief architects. He joined the Department of State in 1941 as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office as Secretary of State at the end of the Truman years. Throughout that time Acheson's was one of the most influential minds and strongest wills at work. It was a period that included World War II, the reconstruction of Europe, the Korean War, the development of nuclear power, the formation of the United Nations and NATO. It involved him at close quarters with a cast that starred Truman, Roosevelt, Churchill, de Gaulle, Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Attlee, Eden Bevin, Schuman, Dulles, de Gasperi, Adenauer, Yoshida, Vishinsky, and Molotov.
Catalogue
Author: New York Free Circulating Library. Bond Street Branch
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Category : Catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Henderson's Test Words in English Orthography
Author: Nathaniel P. Henderson
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Category : Spellers
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Publisher:
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Category : Spellers
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Dal-Mac
Author: James MacVeigh
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 798
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Publisher:
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 798
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A chronological record from the Creation to the present time
Author: Daniel O'Gorman
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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The Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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