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Life in ancient Africa / by Richardson, Hazel.;
Describes various aspects of life in ancient Africa such as art and music, worship and beliefs, and political upheaval.LSC
© c2005., Crabtree Pub.,

Midnight in Europe : a novel / by Furst, Alan,author.;
Failing to secure American support for the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War in 1938, a minor Spanish noble travels to Paris, where he promotes the Republic cause before undertaking a mission to infiltrate the Spanish government.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.;

Celtic lightning : how the Scots and the Irish created a Canadian nation / by McGoogan, Kenneth,1947-;
Includes bibliographical references.A look at how Scottish and Irish immigrants helped shape Canada through five values they brought to the country, told through the lives of thirty prominent individuals who played formative roles in the histories of Scotland and Ireland.LSC
Subjects: Scots; Irish; Scottish Canadians; Irish Canadians; Civilization, Celtic;

Sandstorm : Libya in the time of revolution / by Hilsum, Lindsey.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-293) and index.LSC
Subjects: Qaddafi, Muammar.; Revolutions;
© 2012., Penguin Press,

Bill O'Reilly's Legends & lies : the Civil War / by Fisher, David,1946-author.; O'Reilly, Bill.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.

The end is always near : apocalyptic moments, from the Bronze Age collapse to nuclear near misses / by Carlin, Dan,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology or capabilities ever peak or regress? No one knows the answers to such questions, but no one asks them in a more interesting way than Dan Carlin. In The End is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions themselves are both philosophical and like something out of The Twilight Zone. Combining his trademark mix of storytelling, history and weirdness Dan Carlin connects the past and future in fascinating and colorful ways. At the same time the questions he asks us to consider involve the most important issue imaginable: human survival. From the collapse of the Bronze Age to the challenges of the nuclear era the issue has hung over humanity like a persistent Sword of Damocles. Inspired by his podcast, The End is Always Near challenges the way we look at the past and ourselves. In this absorbing compendium, Carlin embarks on a whole new set of stories and major cliffhangers that will keep readers enthralled. Idiosyncratic and erudite, offbeat yet profound, The End is Always Near examines issues that are rarely presented, and makes the past immediately relevant to our very turbulent present.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Catastrophical, The; Catastrophical, The.; Civilization; Imaginary histories.; World history; World history.;

Big history / by Christian, David,1946-; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.; MacQuarie University.; Big History Institute.;
Subjects: Civilization.; Human evolution.; Human ecology.; World history.;

Progress : How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy It. by McDonald, Samuel Miller.;
Progress is power. It has built cities, delved the oceans and space, created wealth, opportunity, and remarkable innovation. But the modern story of progress is also a very dangerous fiction. In 'Progress', Samuel Miller McDonald offers a radical new perspective on the myths upon which the modern world is built, illuminating its destructive lineage and suggesting an urgent alternative. McDonald argues that if humanity is to thrive, then we must dismantle, reimagine, and create anew what progress means.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / Civilization; NATURE / Ecology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography;

Danubia : a personal history of Habsburg Europe / by Winder, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.For centuries, much of Europe was in the hands of the peculiar Habsburg family. An unstable mixture of wizards, obsessives, melancholics, bores, musicians and warriors, they saw off a number of rivals until finally packing up in 1918. Simon Winder's account of the rule of the Habsburgs plunges the reader into a maelstrom of alchemy, skeletons, jewels, bear-moats, unfortunate marriages -- and even a guinea-pig village.
Subjects: Habsburg, House of;

The great transformation : the beginning of our religious traditions / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient; Religion; Social evolution;
© c2006., A.A. Knopf Canada,

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