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Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 1
Publisher
Nan A. Talese, Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and...
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 2
Publisher
Nan A. Talese
Pub. Date
©1998.
Language
English
Description
The Gifts of the Jews reveals the critical change that made western civilization possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as part of an endless cycle of birth and death; time was like a wheel, spinning ceaselessly. Yet somehow, the ancient Jews began to see time differently. For them, time had a beginning and an end; it was a narrative, whose triumphant conclusion would come in the future. From this insight...
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 4
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pub. Date
©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, his latest bestselling work of popular history, Thomas Cahill escorts the reader on another entertaining-and historically unassailable-journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago. In ancient Greece, honors could be won in making love and war, and lives were rife with contradictions. By developing the alphabet, the Greeks empowered the reader and encouraged...