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

    Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances-John Charles van Dyke
    12 Nov 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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  • Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages-Maurice de Wulf

    Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages-Maurice de Wulf
    11 Nov 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 sa. ve 9 dk.
  • History of Egypt-Frederick C. H. Wendel

    History of Egypt-Frederick C. H. Wendel
    10 Nov 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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  • At the Mountains of Madness, Version 2-H. P. Lovecraft

    At the Mountains of Madness, Version 2-H. P. Lovecraft
    9 Nov 2026
    At the Mountains of Madness, Version 2 by H. P. Lovecraft.

    A scientific expedition to Antartica discovers the ruins of a civilization millions of years old, built by the Elder Things, beings who came to Earth shortly after the formation of the Moon. But are the ancient Elder Things extinct, or do they still roam the Earth? A classic tale of horror by H.P. Lovecraft that first appeared in Astounding Stories in 1936.

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  • Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America-Herbert Spinden

    Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America-Herbert Spinden
    8 Nov 2026
    Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America by Herbert Spinden.

    The ancient cultures of Mesoamerica developed art, stone cities, and sciences (especially astronomy and mathematics), to a degree that surpasses anything else existing in the New World. These developments may even match or overtake some developments made by the major civilizations of Europe or Asia. The author actually compares the Mayan with the Ancient Greeks, and the Aztecs with the Romans: such was their influence and impact. This book describes some of their achievements.

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  • Underground Man-Gabriel Tarde

    Underground Man-Gabriel Tarde
    7 Nov 2026
    Underground Man by Gabriel Tarde.

    This post-apocalyptic novella tells the story of the downfall of civilisation and mankind following a solar cataclysm in the late 20th century. To survive, the remnants of humanity had to build a new civilization underground in the complete absence of all species except mankind, choosing to base it only on love and beauty, the fine arts and intellectual pursuits. In view of the sun's current inactivity, this frighteningly prophetic tale might have been written today, saving that the cultural references and the fluid prose might be beyond, if one dares say so, many modern writers. Tarde was a French sociologist, criminologist and social psychologist. This novella was, as far as I know, his only venture into the writing of fiction, and is heavy with philosophical, sociological, scientific and even political concepts. It is an absorbing and thought-provoking work.

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    2 sa. ve 56 dk.
  • Mad Planet-Murray Leinster

    Mad Planet-Murray Leinster
    6 Nov 2026
    Mad Planet by Murray Leinster.

    It is 30,000 years following dramatically changed climate conditions on earth which had let massive amounts of carbon dioxide belch from the interior of the planet into the atmosphere. Over the millenia this would have quite devastating effects on life as it had once been known. Much of the human and animal population would not survive the climate change, and indeed those few humans who did survive knew nothing of all which their predecessors had learned and built. Indeed, they knew not even of their existence. On the other hand insects and fungi would flourish over time. And so those few remaining humans were unknowingly at the very beginning of the building of a tribal society, which at the time of the story of Burl simply meant food and survival.

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  • Revolutions of Civilization-William Matthew Flinders Petrie

    Revolutions of Civilization-William Matthew Flinders Petrie
    5 Nov 2026
    Revolutions of Civilization by William Matthew Flinders Petrie.

    British archaeologist & Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, discusses the history of civilization in Egypt, Greece, Rome & medieval Europe & correlates contemporary events in different countries. A measure of the quality of civilisation is proposed by a comparison of artisan skill and effort judged in art, sculpture, and architecture between the timelines of radically different cultures. A special focus on Egypt presents evidence in a series of phases of art skill, rather than the leadership of a dynasty.

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    1 sa. ve 37 dk.