Durant, Will

Presents Pulitzer Prize winner Will Durant's last work, discovered twenty years after his death, in which he examines the lives and ideas of some of civilization's most influential men and women, and discusses their roles in history.

Surveys the history of human culture and civilization, identifying key themes from throughout five thousand years, with discussion of race, character, morals, religion, economics, government, war, and other topics, and addressing the question of whether progress is real.

Examines the lives and opinions of Western philosophers from Plato to Santayana.

A history of the Renaissance as it flowered through Italy. Emphasizes the contributions of characters famous in history.