civilization

Chronicles the history and major accomplishments of the people of Ancient Egypt and the early Middle Eastern civilizations.

This is a rabble-rousing, darkly humorous, straight from the heart look at our hectic, and often out-of-control, modern lives. Not since Lewis Mumford or even Thoreau has a writer taken such a giant step off the beaten path to see where our technology-obsessed, depersonalized society is hurtling at this frantic pace. Ferenc Mate sounds the alarm that with our single-minded emphasis on economic growth we are devastating not only our cities, our economy, and our very planet, but also our communities, families, and even friendships.

Collection of essays written in 1994 and 1995 by the National Public Radio commentator, offering his views on the changing American landscape as seen in the Internet and sex, the rise of the religious Right, and the furor over the new millennium.

The author describes the events that lead to his decision to develop a plan to escape the country if it collapses and learn how to survive.

Chuck Klosterman explores the people, shows, products, and events that shaped American popular culture from the late 1970s through 2004.

A collection of more than fifty essays and journalistic pieces in which American author John Steinbeck reflects on the world around him.

A collection of traditional stories from ancient Egypt, originally compiled in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including seventeen complete works and seven fragments, each with an introductory essay.