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The Lessons of History
Contributor(s): Durant, Will (Author), Durant, Ariel (Author)

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 ISBN: 143914995X     ISBN-13: 9781439149959
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2010
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Annotation: Available for the first time in paperback, "The Lessons of History" is Will and Ariel Durant's celebrated collection on the themes that define history.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | World - General
- History | Civilization
Dewey: 901
LCCN: 2009016081
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" L (0.27 lbs) 128 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, The Lessons of History is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Will and Ariel Durant.

With their accessible compendium of philosophy and social

Contributor Bio(s): Durant, Ariel: - Will and Ariel Durant, after spending over fifty years completing the critically acclaimed series The Story of Civilization, were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968. In 1977, the Durants were presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Champions of human rights and social reform, the Durants continue to educate and entertain readers the world over. For more information on their work, visit www.willdurant.com.Durant, Will: - Will Durant (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human rights issues, such as the brotherhood of man and social reform, long before such issues were popular, Durant's writing still educates and entertains readers around the world.
 
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