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  | | Napoleon in Egypt(Reprint) by Paul Strathern Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2009 by Bantam ISBN-13: 978-0-553-38524-3, ISBN: 0-553-38524-0 "In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, only twenty-eight, set sail for Egypt with 335 ships, 40,000 soldiers, and a collection of scholars, artists, and scientists to establish an eastern empire. He saw himself as a liberator, freeing the Egyptians from oppression. But Napoleon wasn’t the first—nor the last—who tragically misunderstood Muslim culture. Marching across seemingly endless deserts in the shadow of the pyramids, pushed to the lim ..." |
 | | Mendeleyev's Dream(1st Edition) The Quest for the Elements by Paul Strathern Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-64313-069-9, ISBN: 1-64313-069-2 "The wondrous and illuminating story of humankind's quest to discover the fundamentals of chemistry, culminating in Mendeleyev's dream of the Periodic Table. In 1869 Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev was puzzling over a way to bring order to the fledgling science of chemistry. Wearied by the effort, he fell asleep at his desk. What he dreamt would fundamentally change the way we see the world. Framing this history is the life story of ..." |
 | | The Venetians(1st Edition) A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova by Paul Strathern Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2014 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-60598-659-3, ISBN: 1-60598-659-3 "A colorful new history of Venice that illuminates the character of the great city-state by shining a light on some of the most celebrated personalities of European historyThe Republic of Venice was the first great economic, cultural, and naval power of the modern Western world. after winning the struggle for ascendency in the late 13th century, the Republic enjoyed centuries of unprecedented glory. This golden period only drew to an end ..." |
 | | The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped by Paul Strathern Paperback, 488 Pages, Published 2011 by Bantam ISBN-13: 978-0-553-38614-1, ISBN: 0-553-38614-X "Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia—three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history. They could not have been more different, and they would meet only for a short time in 1502, but the events that transpired when they did would significantly alter each man’s perceptions—and the course of Western history. In 1502, Italy was riven by conflict, with the ci ..." |
 | | Rise and Fall A History of the World in Ten Empires (Paperback) by Paul Strathern Paperback, Published 2020 by Hodder & Stoughton, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-4736-9866-6, ISBN: 1-4736-9866-9 |
 | | Leibniz in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) by Paul Strathern Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2000 by Ivan R. Dee ISBN-13: 978-1-56663-331-4, ISBN: 1-56663-331-1 "“Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one’s friends to Western civilization.”—Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. “Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading.”—Richard Bernstein, New York Times. “Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”—Jim Holt, Wall Str ..." |
 | | Confucius in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) by Paul Strathern Paperback, 97 Pages, Published 1999 by Ivan R. Dee ISBN-13: 978-1-56663-238-6, ISBN: 1-56663-238-2 ""Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization."―Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. "Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading."―Richard Bernstein, New York Times. "Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise."―Jim Holt, Wall Str ..." |
 | | Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) by Paul Strathern, Abbe Combs Paperback, 93 Pages, Published 1998 by Ivan R. Dee ISBN-13: 978-1-56663-194-5, ISBN: 1-56663-194-7 "In yet another of his popular books explaining the ideas of the great philosophers in accessible language, Paul Strathern takes on "a shadowy figure amongst the incense clouds of theology," who also happens to be "the finest philosophical mind in Europe for a thousand years (since St. Augustine)," St. Thomas Aquinas. Strathern applies his trademark humor to the Summa Theologica ("Christianity's answer to the Talmud") and the Summa Cont ..." |
 | | Plato in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) by Paul Strathern Paperback, 89 Pages, Published 1996 by Ivan R. Dee ISBN-13: 978-1-56663-127-3, ISBN: 1-56663-127-0 "“Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization.”―Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. “Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading.”―Richard Bernstein, New York Times. “Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”―Jim Holt, Wall Str ..." |
 | | The Medici(1st Edition) Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance by Paul Strathern Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2017 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-68177-408-4, ISBN: 1-68177-408-9 "A vivid, dramatic, and authoritative account of perhaps the most influential family in Italian history: the Medici. A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the M ..." |
 | | The Medici(Reprint) Godfathers of the Renaissance by Paul Strathern Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2009 by Vintage Books Import, International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-09-952297-3, ISBN: 0-09-952297-7 "A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition. Against the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning - of humanism which penetrated and explored the arts and sciences and the 'dark' knowledge of alchemy, astrology, and numerology - Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise a ..." |
 | | The Florentines From Dante to Galileo: the Transformation of Western Civilization (Paperback) by Paul Strathern Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2022 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-63936-213-4, ISBN: 1-63936-213-4 "Paul Strathern shows how Florence, and the Florentines themselves, played a similarly unique and transformative role in the Renaissance." |
 | | Death in Florence(1st Edition) The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City by Paul Strathern Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2016 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-68177-230-1, ISBN: 1-68177-230-2 "One of the defining moments in Western history, the bloody and dramatic story of the battle for the soul of Renaissance Florence. By the end of the fifteenth century, Florence was well established as the home of the Renaissance. As generous patrons to the likes of Botticelli and Michelangelo, the ruling Medici embodied the progressive humanist spirit of the age, and in Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent) they possessed a diplom ..." |
 | | The Borgias(1st Edition) Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy by Paul Strathern Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2019 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-64313-083-5, ISBN: 1-64313-083-8 "The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family―a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners―set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance.The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty―all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering in ..." |
 | | Pythagoras And His Theorem The Big Idea by Paul Strathern Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2009 by Arrow Import ISBN-13: 978-0-09-923752-5, ISBN: 0-09-923752-0 "At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...Pythagoras was arguably the first 'genius' of Western culture, establishing a blend of high intellect and high lunacy, both of which have become recurrent features of this scholarly heritage.Most memorably, he created the Pythagorean Theorem, and established the concept of proofs in mathematics. Less well known was the religion he founded which forbade his disciples fro ..." |
 | | Hume in 90 Minutes(1st Edition) (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) by Paul Strathern Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2007 by Ivan R. Dee ISBN-13: 978-1-56663-240-9, ISBN: 1-56663-240-4 ""Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one’s friends to Western civilization."―Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. "Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading."―Richard Bernstein, New York Times. "Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise."―Jim Holt, Wall Str ..." |
 | | A Brief History of Economic Genius(1st Edition) by Paul Strathern Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2004 by Texere ISBN-13: 978-1-58799-189-9, ISBN: 1-58799-189-6 "Strathern brings the reader along in a lively, breezy and elegant manner, through Adam Smith and Hume; the French Optimists and British Pessimists: Saint-Simon and Owen; Marx and Hegel; Pareto; Veblen; Schumpeter, Keynes, John Nash and ..." |
 | | Heidegger in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) by Paul Strathern Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2002 by Ivan R. Dee ISBN-13: 978-1-56663-438-0, ISBN: 1-56663-438-5 "“Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization.”―Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. “Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading.”―Richard Bernstein, New York Times. “Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”―Jim Holt, Wall Str ..." |
 | | The Essential Descartes by Paul Strathern Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2002 by Virgin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7535-0697-4, ISBN: 0-7535-0697-1 "Packed with striking quotes, insights and anecdotes, the aim of the Virgin Philosophers Series is to clarify the mysteries of philosophy for the general reader." |
 | | Mendeleyev's Dream(Updated) The Quest for the Elements by Paul Strathern Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2001 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-028414-0, ISBN: 0-14-028414-1 "On the night of February 17, 1869, the Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev went to bed frustrated by a puzzle he had been playing with for years: how the atomic weights of the chemical elements could be grouped in some meaningful way--and one that, with any luck, would open a window onto the hidden structure of nature. He dreamed, as he later recalled, of "a table where all the elements fell into place as required." His intuition that w ..." |
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