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Civilization and Climate

Civilization and Climate

By: Ellsworth Huntington
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Summary
 This book takes a deep dive into the intricate interplay between geography and civilization, exploring how climate influences human achievement across the globe. Through a series of comparative maps, it examines the distribution of education, industry, and civil development in relation to seasonal variations and diverse climatic factors. By scrutinizing these elements, the narrative reveals how geography subtly shapes the course of human destiny. Join us as we uncover the profound connections between our environment and the evolution of societies, presented in a thought-provoking manner. - Summary by Leon Harvey

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  • Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances-John Charles van Dyke

    Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances-John Charles van Dyke
    Nov 12 2026
    Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances by John Charles van Dyke.

    The Desert by John Charles Van Dyke, published in 1901, is a lush, poetic description of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. "What land can equal the desert with its wide plains, its grim mountains, and its expanding canopy of sky!" Van Dyke, a cultivated art historian, saw "sublimity" in the desert's "lonely desolation," which previous generations had perceived only as a wasteland, and his book has a conservationist flavor which seems distinctly modern. "The deserts should never be reclaimed," he writes. "They are the breathing spaces of the west and should be preserved for ever." The changing colors of the sky, hills, and sand impress Van Dyke, as do the mirages. He celebrates the "long overlooked commonplace things of nature"-- cactus and grease wood, desert animals, and "winged life," the birds and insects. His writing has a philosophical undertone.

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    5 hrs and 52 mins
  • Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages-Maurice de Wulf

    Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages-Maurice de Wulf
    Nov 11 2026
    Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages by Maurice de Wulf.

    The purpose of the study as here presented is to approach the Middle Ages from a new point of view, by showing how the thought of the period, metaphysics included, is intimately connected with the whole round of Western civilization to which it belongs. My work represents simply an attempt to open the way; it makes no pretense to exhaustive treatment of any of the innumerable problems involved in so vast a subject.

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    8 hrs and 9 mins
  • History of Egypt-Frederick C. H. Wendel

    History of Egypt-Frederick C. H. Wendel
    Nov 10 2026
    History of Egypt by Frederick C. H. Wendel.

    The history of Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great, covering the development of Egyptian civilization: science, religion, art, language and literature. This book is written for the interested layperson, requiring no prior knowledge of Egypt, and in approachable everyday language.

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    8 hrs and 33 mins
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