Subject search:Civilization

Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States

by Bill Bryson
Paperback, 2001
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language, linguistics, etymology, english language, american english
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420.973

The Monsters and the Critics

by J. R. R. Tolkien
Paperback, 2006
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literature, british literature, 20C literature, fantasy, essays, literary essays, literary criticism, reading2023
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Call number
808

Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin)

by George Orwell
Paperback, 1990
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literature, british literature, 20C literature, novel, dystopia
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823.912

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

by Chuck Klosterman
Hardcover, 2003
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sociology, culture, pop culture, essays, humor, bought, toread1
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306.0973

Decades of the 20th Century: The 1920s

Paperback, 1998
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history, world history, 20C history, photography, 1920s, bought
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Decades of the 20th Century (1920s)
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770

A Very Short History of the World

by Geoffrey Blainey
Paperback, 2007
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history, world history, bought
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909

Notes from a Small Island

by Bill Bryson
Paperback, 2001
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travel, travel literature, humor, great britain, biography, autobiography, memoir, bought, toread1
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Series
Bill Bryson's Complete Notes (1), Bill Bryson's Travels (3)
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942.082

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy
Paperback, 2007
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literature, american literature, 21C literature, novel, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, bought, toread1
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813.54

Court, Cloister, and City: The Art and Culture of Central Europe, 1450-1800

by Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann
Paperback, 1997
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history, european history, central european history, culture, arts, painting, sculpture, architecture, germany, austria, lithuania — 7 more, poland, czech republic, slovakia, hungary, ukraine, russia, bought
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709.430903

Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country

by Bill Bryson
Paperback, 2001
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travel, travel literature, australia, bought, toread1, reading2018
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Series
Bill Bryson's Travels (5)
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919.40465

A Turn in the South (Vintage International)

by V. S. Naipaul
Paperback, 2011
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travel, travel literature, united states, southern us, atlanta, charleston, tallahassee, turkegee, jackson, nashville, chapel hill — 3 more, bought, toread1, reading2016
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975

Books That Changed the World

by Robert B. Downs
Paperback, 2004
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literature, world literature, classical literature, hewbrew literature, greek literature, roman literature, church literatture, medieval literature, italian literature, british literature, american literature — 14 more, german literature, history, philosophy, science, medicine, economics, political essays, essays, literary essays, literary criticism, books about books, bought, toread1, reading2016
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001.3

The English

by Jeremy Paxman
Paperback, 2007
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history, british history, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, united kingdom, england, bought, toread1, reading2015
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941

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World

by Andrew Jotischky
Paperback, 2005
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history, european history, medieval history, atlas, historical atlas, maps, historical maps, bought, toread1
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Series
Penguin Historical Atlases
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Available
Call number
911.0902

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy
Paperback, 2007
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literature, american literature, 21C literature, novel, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, bought, toread1
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813.54

Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean

by Charles Freeman
Hardcover, 1996
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history, classical history, intellectual history, egyptian history, greek history, roman history, philosophy, history of philosophy, classical philosophy, greek philosophy, roman philosophy — 7 more, religion, theology, roman republic, roman empire, bought, toread1, reading2013
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930.09822

In a Sunburned Country

by Bill Bryson
Paperback, 2001
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travel, travel literature, australia
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Bill Bryson's Travels (5)
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919.40465

The Intellectual Devotional

by Intellectual Devotional
Hardcover, 2006
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history, literature, visual arts, painting, sculpture, architecture, science, music, philosophy, relgion, primer — 7 more, series, bought, toread1, reading2012, reading2013, reading2016, reading2020
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Series
The Intellectual Devotional (1)
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Available
Call number
909

The Intellectual Devotional: American History

by Intellectual Devotional
Hardcover, 2007
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history, american history, literature, american literature, arts, politics, war, business, biography, primer, series — 4 more, bought, toread1, reading2012, reading2013
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The Intellectual Devotional (2)
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973

Venice: The Most Triumphant City [Folio Society]

by George Bull
Hardcover, 1981
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history, european history, italian history, medieval history, renaissance history, 17C history, 18C history, 19C history, 20C history, politics, economics — 9 more, culture, cultural history, art, architecture, painting, sculpture, bought, toread1, reading2012
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945.31

The Oldest Dead White European Males: And Other Reflections On The Classics

by Bernard Knox
Paperback, 1994
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literature, classical literature, greek literature, british literature, 20C literature, poetry, epic poetry, essays, literary essays, literary criticism, greece — 4 more, classical greece, bought, toread1, reading2012
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880.9

Appreciations of Japanese Culture

by Donald Keene
Paperback, 1991
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literature, asian literature, japanese literature, poetry, history, asian history, japanese history, culture, asian culture, japanese culture, aesthetics — 4 more, painting, landscapes, bought, toread1
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809

Nineteen Eighty-Four [Folio Society]

by George Orwell
Hardcover, 2003
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literature, british literature, 20C literature, novel, dystopia, bought, toread1
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823.912

Mediterranean Winter

by Robert D. Kaplan
Hardcover, 2005
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travel, travel literature, europe, africa, north africa, mediterranean, tunisia, italy, sicily, dalmatia, greece — 3 more, bought, toread1, reading2011
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910

The Norton History of Modern Europe, Volume 2: The Age of Religious Wars, 1559-1715 (Second Edition)

by Richard S. Dunn
Paperback, 1979
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history, european history, social history, political history, economic history, 16C history, 17C history, 18C history, english history, french history, spanish history — 26 more, dutch history, war, thirty year's war, war of the spanish succession, religion, catholicism, protestantism, philosphy, literature, drama, agriculture, science, art, baroque, holy roman empire, austria, germany, brandenburg, prussia, sweden, russia, ottoman empire, poland, bought, toread1, reading2011
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Series
Norton History of Modern Europe
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Available
Call number
940.22

Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts

by Clive James
Hardcover, 2007
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literature, world literature, essays, literary essays, literary criticism, books about books, bought, toread1, reading2011
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909.09821

The Story of the Renaissance, Volume 1: The Florentine Renaissance [Folio Society]

by Vincent Cronin
Hardcover, 2001
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history, europen history, italian history, art history, cultural history, social history, 15C history, 16C history, art, architecture, painting — 2 more, italy, florence
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Series
History of the Renaissance (1)
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945.05

The Story of the Renaissance, Volume 2: The Flowering of the Renaissance [Folio Society]

by Vincent Cronin
Hardcover, 2001
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history, europen history, italian history, art history, cultural history, social history, 15C history, 16C history, art, architecture, painting — 4 more, italy, florence, rome, venice
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Series
History of the Renaissance (2)
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914.5

The Civilisation of the Renaissance In Italy: An Essay [Folio Society]

by Jacob Burckhardt
Hardcover, 2004
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history, europen history, italian history, art history, cultural history, social history, 15C history, 16C history, art, architecture, painting — 15 more, italy, florence, rome, venice, ferrara, urbino, mantua, dante, machiavelli, castiglione, da vinci, michelangelo, raphael, pope leo x, cesare borgia
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945.05

The Norton History of Modern Europe 01: The Foundations of Early Modern Europe, 1460-1559 (Second Edition)

by Eugene F. Rice Jr.
Paperback, 1994
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history, european history, renaissance history, reformation history, 15C history, 16C history, series, bought, toread1, reading2011, reading2017
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Series
Norton History of Modern Europe
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940.2

The Roman Way

by Edith Hamilton
Paperback, 1993
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history, classical history, roman history, roman republic, roman empire, literature, classical literature, roman literature, plautus, terence, cicero — 19 more, caesar, catullus, horace, augustus, virgil, livy, senaca, juvenal, philosophy, classical philosophy, roman philosophy, culture, roman culture, art, architecture, religion, rome, bought, toread1
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937

To the Hermitage

by Malcolm Bradbury
Hardcover, 2000
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literature, british literature, 20C literature, novel, historical novel, russia, 1700s, catherine the great
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823.914

The Birth of the Modern: World Society, 1815-1830

by Paul Johnson
Hardcover, 1991
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history, world history, european history, british history, american history. 19C history, indexed
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909.81

The Age of Aristocracy 1688 to 1830 (A History of England)

by William Bradford Willcox
Paperback, 1976
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history, english history, 17C history, 18C history, 19C history, political history, social history, cultural history, empire, british empire, sociology — 21 more, politics, tories, whigs, prime ministers, walpole, economics, industrialism, culture, customs, glorious revolution, french revolution, england, france, napoleon, aristocrats, kings and queens, queen mary, william iii, queen anne, george iii, series
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Series
A History of England (3)
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Available
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941

Medieval History: The Life and Death of a Civilization

by Norman F. Cantor
Hardcover, 1969
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history, european history, medieval history, social history, religion, christianity, islam, byzantium, constantine, augustine, charlegmagne — 1 more, indexed
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914.03

A Social History of England

by Asa Briggs
Hardcover, 1984
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history, english history, social history, sociology, economics, culture, customs, england
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942

Early Islam (Great Ages Of Man: A History Of The World's Cultures)

by Desmond Stewart
Hardcover, 1967
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religion, islam, history, middle east history, medieval history, toread1, reading2010
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Time Life: Zeitalter der Menschheit - Eine Weltkulturgeschichte, Time-Life: Great Ages of Man: A History of the World's Cultures
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Available
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915.6

Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation (Perennial Classics)

by Frederick Rebsamen (translator)
Paperback, 2004
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literature, anglo-saxon literature, english literature, medieval literature, poetry, epic poetry, bought, montenegro, toread1
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Call number
829.3

Letter from America (Penguin Celebrations)

by Alistair Cooke
Paperback, 2007
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literature, english literature, 20C literature, essays, literary essays, political essays, historical essays, occasional essays, collection, bought, montenegro — 2 more, toread1, reading2010
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Series
Letter from America (Cooke)
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973.9

Homage to Barcelona

by Colm Toibin
Paperback, 2002
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literature, travel literature, biography, autobiography, memoir, europe, spain, catalonia, barcelona, spanish civil war, barcelona olympics — 10 more, 1970s, 1980s, george orwell, gaudi, picasso, miro, bought, montenegro, toread1, reading2010
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Call number
910

American Literature Survey 03: Nation and Region 1860-1900 (The Viking Portable Library)

by Viking Portable Library
1968
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literature, american literature, 19C literature, novella, short stories, poetry, essays, occasional essays, political essays, literary essays, religious essays — 6 more, biography, autobiography, memoirs, anthology, bought, toread1
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Series
American Literature Survey (3)
Status
Available
Call number
810.8

The Victorians

by A.N. Wilson
Hardcover, 2003
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history, british history, social history, 19C history, biography, political biography, rulers, royalty, empire, british empire, great britain — 9 more, england, scotland, wales, ireland, northern ireland, india, russia, crimea, africa
Collection
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Series
Britain Trilogy (1)
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Available
Call number
941.081

The Mind of the South

by W.J. Cash
Paperback, 1960
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history, american history, sociology, social customs, race, united states, american south, bought, toread1
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Call number
975

For 2c Plain

by Harry Golden
Book, 1960
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journalism, essays, social commentary, humor, biography, autobiography, memoirs
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Call number
917.3

The Bitch-Goddess Success: Variations on an American Theme

by Leslie Katz (editor)
1968
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literature, american literature, essays, occasional essays, indexed
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973

The Renaissance: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)

by Paul Johnson
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
history, european history, 14C history, 15C history, art, art history, italy
Collection
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Status
Available
Call number
940.21

Steppenwolf

by Hermann Hesse
Book, 1969
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literature, german literature, 20C literature, existentialism, novel, psychological novel, philsophy, indexed
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Call number
833.912

The New York Public Library's Books of the Century

by Elizabeth Diefendorf (editor)
Paperback, 1996
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literature, world literature, 20C literature, literary history, books about books, book lists, biography, literary biography, literary criticism, novel, plays — 7 more, poems, short stories, essays, bought, toread1, readtoread, gone
Collection
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Series
New York Public Library Series
Status
Available
Call number
016.90982

Iberia

by James A. Michener
Paperback, 1984
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, novel, historical novel, spain, bought
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Available
Call number
914.60482

An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine

by Lewis H. Lapham (editor)
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
literature, american literature, 19C literature, 20C literature, short stories, poetry, essays, literary essays, literary criticism, book reviews, history — 28 more, american history, politics, american presidency, women's rights, science, nature, religion, islam, racial relations, military, war, civil war, wwii, vietnam, terrorism, economics, capitalism, labor relations, europe, latin america, chile, mississippi, media, journalism, magazines, anthology, bought, toread1
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Status
Available
Call number
810.804
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