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1	The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark more books like this by Carl Sagan add to wishlist Scientist Dr Carl Sagan argues that modern tales of the paranormal, such as alien abduction stories, are in fact simply a modern version of fairy tales and only exist in the mind, and asserts that these accounts come from a potentially hazardous lack of scientific thought and knowledge, a situation which he feels should be remedied. see all copies from £7.40! new only from £8.04! \| first editions
2	Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation Into Civilization's End more books like this by Lawrence E Joseph add to wishlist In this provocative work, Joseph reveals the curious fact that 2012 has been pinpointed as a pivotal, perhaps cataclysmic, year in human history by ancient sources and contemporary science alike. see all copies from £1.73! new only from £6.72!
3	When Time Began more books like this by Zecharia Sitchin add to wishlist "When Time Began, " the fifth book, explores ancient knowledge of Heaven and Earth and the interwoven cycles that gave rise to astronomy, the zodiac and astrology, and stone calendars such as Stonehenge, revealing the secret of New Ages past and future. see all copies from £3.19! new only from £3.19! \| first editions
4	The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist The Earth's climate has always been in flux: glacial periods and warm ones have slowly and relentlessly alternated for millennia. But the period of global warming of the last 15,000 years is without precedent, and it set the conditions which enabled civilization to arise. It is our 'long summer'. From the almost unimaginably hostile climate of the ... see all copies from £4.13! new only from £9.76! \| first editions
5	The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention more books like this by Robert K G Temple add to wishlist The suspension bridge, the fishing reel, the stirrup, the parachute, papermoney, the decimal system, tear gas and explosives, the seismograph, the plough and the blast furnace were all Chinese discoveries. This book also reveals that the Chinese were the first to isolate sex hormones. see all copies from £6.47! new only from £14.75! \| first editions
6	Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics & Society more books like this by Marvin Perry add to wishlist This survey text presents the Western intellectual tradition within a chronology of political history. Known for its accessible writing style, Western Civilization appeals to students and instructors alike for its brevity, clarity, and careful selection of content. New technology resources, including Houghton Mifflin's Eduspace course management ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £16.72! \| first editions
7	Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation more books like this by Peter H Schuck (Editor), James Q Wilson (Editor) add to wishlist In this book, America's top scholars explore the nation's quintessential values, systems, institutions, challenges and dilemmas, providing a fascinating primer to the most powerful nation in the worldThe stakes in understanding America could not be higher. For better or worse, America is the 800-pound gorilla in every room in the world. When it ... see all copies from £6.31! new only from £7.00! \| first editions
8	Science: A Four Thousand Year History more books like this by Professor Patricia Fara add to wishlist Science: A Four Thousand Year History rewrites science's past. Instead of focussing on difficult experiments and abstract theories, Patricia Fara shows how science has always belonged to the practical world of war, politics, and business. Rather than glorifying scientists as idealized heroes, she tells true stories about real people - men (and ... see all copies from £13.63! new only from £13.63!
9	Critical path more books like this by R Buckminster Fuller add to wishlist Critical Path is R. Buckminster Fuller's masterwork - the summing up of a lifetime's thought and concern - as urgent and relevant as it was upon its first publication over 20 years ago. Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current situation - at the limits of the planet's natural resources and facing political, economic, ... see all copies from £6.86! new only from £11.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Collapse of Complex Societies more books like this by Professor Joseph A Tainter add to wishlist Any explanation of political collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all complex societies in both the present and future. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory that accounts for ... see all copies from £21.68! new only from £26.64! \| first editions
11 view cover	Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation Into Civilization's End more books like this by Lawrence E Joseph add to wishlist In this provocative work, Joseph reveals the curious fact that 2012 has been pinpointed as a pivotal, perhaps cataclysmic, year in human history by ancient sources and contemporary science alike. His revelation results in this authoritative and deeply unsettling appraisal of just how close the earth, or at least humankind, might be to extinction. see all copies from £6.76! new only from £8.26! \| first editions
12 view cover	What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable more books like this by John Brockman (Editor), Richard Dawkins (Afterword by), Steven Pinker (Introduction by) add to wishlist The author of "What We Believe but Cannot Prove" returns with another iconoclastic collection in which some of the world's leading scientific thinkers discuss ideas that are perilous for their potential practical uses and philosophical implications. see all copies from £5.15! new only from £5.15!
13 view cover	Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies more books like this by Ian Buruma, Avishai Margalit add to wishlist Misperceptions and stereotypes govern much of the way the West is viewed by the rest of the world. These pernicious, and often striking, ways of looking at and talking about the West encourage members of movements such as radical Islam, becoming are the soil in which hate grows. Ian Buruma identifies some of these views, traces their origins in ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.96! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Invisible Pyramid more books like this by Loren Eiseley add to wishlist 'A relentless haunting and haunted figure devils the man [Eiseley] and twists from him some of the best prose we have...The beauty of "The Invisible Pyramid" is that it communicates the awesome spectacle of our environmental crisis without a single shrill note...Eiseley is a master of significant anecdote. There is an unstated but real gothic ... see all copies from £2.18! new only from £6.12! \| first editions
15 view cover	At the End of an Age more books like this by John Lukacs add to wishlist Historian John Lukacs reconsiders objective science and history as we near what he considers to be the end of the modern age. see all copies from £2.93! new only from £4.02! \| first editions
16 view cover	Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 10, Textile Technology: Weaving and Looms more books like this by Joseph Needham add to wishlist Donald B. Wagner provides a comprehensive historical account of the production and use of iron and steel in China in their political and economic context. An initial chapter on the traditional Chinese iron industry introduces the important technical concepts and the ways in which technology, geography, and economics interact and influence ... see all copies from £40.13! new only from £85.45! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640 more books like this by William James Bouwsma add to wishlist This interdisciplinary history of the closing phase of the Renaissance looks at that period's discontent and anxiety about its own accomplishments; a questioning of whether freedom brings about excess and chaos; and a growing desire for boundaries and order. see all copies from £7.86! new only from £10.53! \| first editions
18	Pathways to the Gods: The Stones of Kiribati more books like this by Erich Von Daniken add to wishlist see all copies from £7.79! first editions
19 view cover	Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa more books like this by Thomas A. Bass add to wishlist CAMPING WITH THE PRINCE follows explorer Bass as he travels across Africa, tagging along with scientists on various expeditions. Bass recounts his experiences in colorful, simple language, vivifying the African landscape as well as the scientific inquiries he witnesses. see all copies from £4.04! new only from £7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
20	Introduction to Korean History and Culture more books like this by Andrew C. Nahm add to wishlist see all copies from £8.64! new only from £21.99!
21 view cover	The Chaos Point: The World at the Crossroads more books like this by Ervin Laszlo add to wishlist Breakdown or Breakthrough? We are at a critical juncture in history, a "decision-window" where we face the danger of global collapse--or the opportunity for global renewal. Written by Ervin Laszlo, the founder of systems philosophy and general evolution theory, The Chaos Point provides a concise overview of the present world situation, showing ... see all copies from £4.04! new only from £4.04!
22	Science for the citizen : a self-educator based on the social background of scientific discovery more books like this by Lancelot Thomas Hogben add to wishlist see all copies from £4.89! first editions
23	Civilization on Trial more books like this by Arnold J Toynbee add to wishlist see all copies from £2.86! first editions
24 view cover	Different Engines: How Science Drives Fiction and Fiction Drives Science more books like this by Mark L Brake, Neil Hook add to wishlist Since its emergence in the seventeenth century, science fiction (SF) has been a sustained, coherent and subversive check on the promises and pitfalls of science. In their turn, invention and discovery have forced fiction writers to confront the nature and limits of reality. "Different Engines" is the first trade book to explore how this ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £2.73! \| first editions
25 view cover	Origins of the State and Civilization: The Process of Cultural Evolution more books like this by Elman Rogers Service add to wishlist see all copies from £8.18! new only from £12.62! \| first editions

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