288 pages : 26 cm Each of the 100 books chosen has played a critical role in the development of books in all their forms and with all that they bring: literacy, numeracy, technological progress and the expansion of sc...

Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 2 volumes ; 26 cm Issued in fascicles Includes bibliographical references and index

During the Korean War, Chinese captors of U.S. prisoners employed an unexpected and relatively successful compliance program with their captives. Afraid of post-conflict repercussions for coercive torture, the Chinese...

Vol. 1. Jastrow, Morris. Babylonia and Assyria: The tales of Babylon that survived its fall; Earth's Coldest language: the Sumerian Texts in the Akkadian, or oledst Semitic tongue, The writings of Hammurapi, The creat...

A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world.Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated...

This book is truly a Book of Lists. There are lists of humanities (philosophy, religion, history, literature, and art) related books including classics/primary Asian sources (with order of readings of background infor...