civilization

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civilization

The end is always near

apocalyptic moments, from the Bronze Age collapse to nuclear near misses
2019
"Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology or capabilities ever peak or regress? . . . [In this book], Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions Carlin poses are both philosophical and offbeat"--Dust jacket.
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People and planet Earth

2018
"Takes readers back to our first steps as Homo sapiens, and examines how we've evolved from cavemen to the dominant species on Earth. Take a closer look at the Bronze and Iron Ages, how we went from small settlements to super cities, our impact on the Earth and the sixth major mass extinction."--Google Books.
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Arts & humanities through the eras

Presents volume five of a five-volume series that offers an in-depth analysis on Medieval Europe between 814 and 1459 through the study of nine different arts and humanities topics such as architecture and design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater, and visual arts.
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Arts & humanities through the eras

Presents volume four of a five-volume series that offers an in-depth analysis on Ancient Greece and Rome between 1200 BCE and 476 CE through the study of nine different arts and humanities topics such as architecture and design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater, and visual arts.
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Arts & humanities through the eras

Presents volume three of a five-volume series that offers an in-depth analysis of Ancient Egypt between 2675 and 332 BCE through the study of nine different arts and humanities topics such as architecture and design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater, and visual arts.
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Pig City

When snow drives Malik, Beckley, Emma, and Wendell into Des Moines, Iowa, they are taken in by a Coalition that is caught between an anti-electricity, cult-like group and brutes who raise pigs to trade, feeding them on children.
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City of savages

"After the Red Allies turn New York City into a POW camp, two sisters must decipher the past in order to protect the future in this ... thriller with a dual narrative"--Amazon.com.
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Guns, germs, and steel

a short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years
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