Modern Times

Author: Paul Johnson
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780060922832
Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 870

Book Description
Originally published in 1983 and named one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, this bestselling history is now revised and updated and includes a new final chapter. A far-reaching and masterful work, it explores the events, ideas, and personalities of the seven decades since the First World War.

Story of the World, Vol. 3 Revised Edition: History for the Classical Child: Early Modern Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Story of the World)

Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: Peace Hill Press
ISBN: 1945841699
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
A beautifully revised edition of the classic world history for children. Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share (or for older readers to enjoy alone), this book covers the major historical events in the years 1600-1850 on each continent, with maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture. Over 1.3 million copies of The Story of the World have been sold. Newly revised and updated, THE STORY OF THE WORLD, VOLUME 3 includes a new timeline, 40 brand-new illustrations, and a pronunciation guide for unfamiliar names, places, and terms.

Modern Times Revised Edition

Author: Paul Johnson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060935502
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 884

Book Description
The classic world history of the events, ideas, and personalities of the twentieth century.

The Story of the World

Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780329838515
Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Chronicles the history of the world from 1600 to 1850; discussing important events and prominent figures. Includes maps and illustrations.

Socrates

Author: Paul Johnson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143122215
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
“Spectacular . . . A delight to read.” —The Wall Street Journal From bestselling biographer and historian Paul Johnson, a brilliant portrait of Socrates, the founding father of philosophy In his highly acclaimed style, historian Paul Johnson masterfully disentangles centuries of scarce sources to offer a riveting account of Socrates, who is often hailed as the most important thinker of all time. Johnson provides a compelling picture of Athens in the fifth century BCE, and of the people Socrates reciprocally delighted in, as well as many enlightening and intimate analyses of specific aspects of his personality. Enchantingly portraying "the sheer power of Socrates's mind, and its unique combination of steel, subtlety, and frivolity," Paul Johnson captures the vast and intriguing life of a man who did nothing less than supply the basic apparatus of the human mind.

Story Of The World Ancient Times Activity Book 1 3e

Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: Peace Hill Press
ISBN: 1933339055
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Presents a history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.

A History of Private Life

Author: Philippe Ariès
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674400047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 658

Book Description
Library has Vol. 1-5.

Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times

Author: George A. Kennedy
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807861138
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
Since its original publication by UNC Press in 1980, this book has provided thousands of students with a concise introduction and guide to the history of the classical tradition in rhetoric, the ancient but ever vital art of persuasion. Now, George Kennedy offers a thoroughly revised and updated edition of Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition. From its development in ancient Greece and Rome, through its continuation and adaptation in Europe and America through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, to its enduring significance in the twentieth century, he traces the theory and practice of classical rhetoric through history. At each stage of the way, he demonstrates how new societies modified classical rhetoric to fit their needs. For this edition, Kennedy has updated the text and the bibliography to incorporate new scholarship; added sections relating to women orators and rhetoricians throughout history; and enlarged the discussion of rhetoric in America, Germany, and Spain. He has also included more information about historical and intellectual contexts to assist the reader in understanding the tradition of classical rhetoric.

World History (Student)

Author: James P. Stobaugh
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 0890516480
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
"A new series from respected educator Dr. James Stobaugh that takes you on a journey through history without the filters of revisionist or anti-Christian perspectives. This book is designed for a year's worth of study; 34 powerful weeks of historical viewpoints. A summary sets the stage for learning so the student can enjoy a daily lesson with thought-provoking questions, and an exam that takes place every fifth day ... Historical content covered in this volume includes the following: Mesopotamia, the Jewish Exile, Egyptian Life, Greece, Life in Athens, Roman Life, Early Church History, Japanese History, Indian (South Asian) History, Persian History, Chinese History, the Middle Ages, the Crusades, the Renaissance, the Reformation, German History, the World Wars, and South Africa"--Page 4 of cover.

Intellectuals

Author: Paul Johnson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061871478
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 387

Book Description
"Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done...great fun to read." — New York Times Book Review A fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of case studies, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Victor Gollancz, Lillian Hellman, Cyril Connolly, Norman Mailer, James Baldwin, Kenneth Tynan, and Noam Chomsky, among others, are revealed as intellectuals both brilliant and contradictory, magnetic and dangerous.