Understanding Early Civilizations: A Comparative Study
By: Bruce G. Trigger
3.77
Format: 774 pages, Paperback
Arising independently in various parts of the world, early civilizations--the first class-based soc…
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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- ancient history
- ancient
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. The Divine Comedy
By: Dante Alighieri , Eugenio Montale , Allen Mandelbaum
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in th… read more
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3. Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.44
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Podany portrays Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300, paying particular attention to royal inter… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
- world history
4. The Epic of Gilgamesh
By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars
3.74
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more
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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
5. What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West
By: None
4.25
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
Renowned archaeologist David Wengrow creates here a vivid new account of the "birth of civilization… read more
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6. Philosophy Before the Greeks: The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia
By: Marc Van de Mieroop
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
There is a growing recognition that philosophy isn't unique to the West, that it didn't begin only … read more
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7. A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
By: Arkady Martine
4.32
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one ca… read more
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"I thought you hated them,"-Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
"On the flagship Weight of the Wheel : “You’d have to ask medical,"-Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
"exile happened in the heart and the mind long before it happened to the body"-Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
"Mahit couldn't decide if she was horrified, proud, or simply, deliciously, hideously intrigued."-Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
8. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
By: David Graeber
4.20
Format: 692 pages, Hardcover
A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions abo… read more
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- history
- archaeology
- anthropology
"Humans - from this other perspective, which is just as extreme in its own way - are at best an arbitrary constellation of cultural elements, perhaps assembled according to some prevailing spirit, cod…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"One might ask, how could that most basic element of all human freedoms, the freedom to make promises and commitments and thus build relationships, be turned into its very opposite: into peonage, serf…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"There is an obvious objection to evolutionary models which assume that our strongest social ties are based on close biological kinship: many humans just don’t like their families very much. And this …"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"In the Middle Ages, most people in other parts of the world who actually knew anything about northern Europe at all considered it an obscure and uninviting backwater full of religious fanatics who, a…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
9. A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
By: Arkady Martine
4.12
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to disco… read more
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"made in blood, acclaimed in sunlight."-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
"Released, I am a spear in the hands of the sun."-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
"An end to empires. An immovable object to crash an impossible force upon, and break it."-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
"The problem with sending messages was that people responded to them, which meant one had to write more messages in reply."-Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
10. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
By: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
4.02
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from the losers of t… read more
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- archaeology
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- anthropology
11. The First Farmers of Europe: An Evolutionary Perspective (Cambridge World Archaeology)
By: Stephen Shennan
4.23
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
Knowledge of the origin and spread of farming has been revolutionised in recent years by the applic… read more
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- anthropology
12. Understanding Early Civilizations: A Comparative Study
By: Bruce G. Trigger
3.77
Format: 774 pages, Paperback
Arising independently in various parts of the world, early civilizations--the first class-based soc… read more
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- china
- prehistory
- anthropology
13. The Story of Tutankhamun: An Intimate Life of the Boy who Became King
By: Garry J. Shaw
4.15
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A lively new biography of Tutankhamun—published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb’s modern … read more
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14. Settling the Earth: The Archaeology of Deep Human History
By: Clive Gamble
3.78
Format: 405 pages, Hardcover
In this worldwide survey, Clive Gamble explores the evolution of the human imagination, without whi… read more
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