After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a…
Want to Read $ 17.60If you liked the science plot in After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations by Eric H. Cline , here is a list of 9 books like this:
1. Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
By: Paul Kriwaczek
3.91
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Paul Kriwaczek's Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- audiobook
- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- ancient
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- anthropology
"A hugely complicated, centrally planned, social and economic system can only be kept on the rails for as long as people believe in it."-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"But belief in a system cannot be sustained for ever. Empires based solely on power and domination, while allowing their subjects to do as they will, can last for centuries. Those that try to control …"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Assyria soon discovered a painful truth: empires are like Ponzi schemes: financial frauds in which previous investors are paid returns out of new investors' deposits. The costs of holding imperial te…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Anyone who has ever watched children amuse themselves will recognize that the scientific and technological face of civilization is precisely the result of play in its purest form. Just as children ar…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
2. The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4)
By: Will Durant
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
The Age of Faith surveys the medieval achievements and modern significance of Christian, Islamic, a… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Will Durant's The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4) book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
3. Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
By: Richard Miles
3.00
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating struggle to the death … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Richard Miles's Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
4. Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter
By: Ian Mortimer
4.00
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Gui… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Ian Mortimer's Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
5. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Hampton Sides's The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- world history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War: A Scenario book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
7. The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
By: Victor Davis Hanson
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times –bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the mod… read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Victor Davis Hanson's The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- world history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"...there is no certainty that as scientific progress accelerates and leisure increases, and as the world shrinks on our computer and television screens, there is any corresponding advance in wisdom o…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
"The same hubris that posits that complex tools of mass destruction can be created but never used, also fuels the fatal vanity that war itself is an anachronism and no longer an existential concern-at…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
"War is probably the oldest human endeavor, and its face of battle is constantly changing, with new challenges prompting counterresponses. Its novel and unforeseen dangers can never be underestimated.…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
8. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
Want to Read $ 19.04Similar categories in Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- ancient
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
Want to Read $ 17.60Similar categories in Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- audiobook
- science
- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- ancient
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- anthropology
10. The Age of Grievance
By: Frank Bruni
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful e… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Frank Bruni's The Age of Grievance book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
11. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization
By: Kenneth W. Harl
4.00
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
A narrative history of how Attila, Genghis Khan and the so-called barbarians of the steppes shaped … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Kenneth W. Harl's Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- world history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Attila, just like every other nomadic conqueror, appreciated the skills of the clever craftsmen and engineers of rival sedentary, bureaucratic empires."-Kenneth W. Harl, Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization
12. Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There
By: Tali Sharot
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Thinking Fast and Slow and The Power of Habit , a groundbreaking new study of how disru… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Tali Sharot's Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
By: Eckart Frahm
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its … read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Eckart Frahm's Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- audiobook
- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- ancient
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- anthropology
14. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
By: Bettany Hughes
4.02
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Th… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Bettany Hughes's The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
15. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
By: David Gibbins
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in David Gibbins's A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- science
- history
- world history
- historical
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
16. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.50
Format: 662 pages, Hardcover
A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, pri… read more
Want to Read $ 20.49Similar categories in Amanda H. Podany's Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- audiobook
- science
- history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- anthropology
17. Alexandria: The City that Changed the World
By: Islam Issa
4.10
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A city drawn in sand. Inspired by the tales of Homer and his own ambitions of empire, Alexander … read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Islam Issa's Alexandria: The City that Changed the World book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
18. Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power
By: Timothy W. Ryback
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler’s Private Library , a dramatic recounting of th… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Timothy W. Ryback's Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- nonfiction
- history
- world history
- audiobook
19. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
By: Anthony Bale
3.76
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A captivating journey of the expansive world of medieval travel, from London to Constantinople to t… read more
Want to Read $ 9.66Similar categories in Anthony Bale's A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- world history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"travel opens the mind in unpredictable ways"-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"Jerusalem is a city of unfinished projects."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"Travel forms communities, but not always harmoniously."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"Holy ground can look startlingly ordinary, especially when one’s standing on it."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
20. The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
By: Thomas R. Cech
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A Nobel Prize–winning scientist reveals biology’s most transformative achievements in decades―a Dou… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Thomas R. Cech's The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- nonfiction
- history
- science
21. The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins
By: Stefanos Geroulanos
3.76
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
An eminent historian demonstrates how claims about the origins of humanity have been used to justif… read more
Want to Read $ 9.66Similar categories in Stefanos Geroulanos's The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- science
- history
- world history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- anthropology
22. Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline
By: Paul M.M. Cooper
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
Landmark world history from the creator of the Top Ten podcast Fall of Civilizations. Based on t… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Paul M.M. Cooper's Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- ancient
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature
By: Ludovic Slimak
3.69
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A riveting scientific journey exploring the enigma of the Neanderthal and the species’ unique form … read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Ludovic Slimak's The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- science
- history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- anthropology
24. Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
By: Annalee Newitz
3.99
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
A sharp and timely book about the dark art of manipulation through weaponized storytelling Best-… read more
Want to Read $ 9.66Similar categories in Annalee Newitz's Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
25. Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
By: Kathleen DuVal
4.46
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping history of the power of Indigenous North America from ancient cities to fights for sover… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Kathleen DuVal's Native Nations: A Millennium in North America book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
By: Ray Kurzweil
3.93
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873
By: Alan Taylor
4.45
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
A Pulitzer Prize winner’s masterful history of the Civil War and its reverberations across the cont… read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Alan Taylor's American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- nonfiction
- history
28. Heretic: The Many Lives and Deaths of Jesus Christ
By: Catherine Nixey
4.11
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From a celebrated classicist and author of The Darkening Age (“[a] ballista-bolt of a book”— New Yo… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Catherine Nixey's Heretic: The Many Lives and Deaths of Jesus Christ book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Anne Applebaum's Autocracy, Inc. book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
30. Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great
By: Rachel Kousser
4.10
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A riveting biography of Alexander the Great’s final years, when the leader’s insatiable desire to c… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Rachel Kousser's Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great book and Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
- history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
