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Will Durant
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Will Durant

Will Durant (1885-1981) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (1968) and the Medal of Freedom (1977). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). His book THE STORY OF PHILOSOPHY is credited with introducing more people to the subject of philosophy than any other work.

The Lessons of History will be released on May 03, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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Chapter 1 from The Lessons of History
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Chapter 1 from Story of Philosophy
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Chapter 4 from Heroes of History
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Introduction from The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
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The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time will be released on December 04, 2002 in
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Heroes of History will be released on November 30, 2001 in
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Heroes of History is now available in
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Story of Philosophy will be released on November 01, 1996 in
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Story of Philosophy is now available in
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Authors on the Web

Lakeland Ledger, February 21, 2010
...DUREN LEDGER CORRESPONDENT Varrick Nunez, 50, of Lakeland is reading 'Caesar and Christ,' a historical, non-fiction work by Will Durant. 'The book outlines the rise and fall of Rome, from the early tribal days until approximately the time of...
Philippine News, February 20, 2010
...was published by the magazine side by side 'Freedom of Speech' by Booth Tarkington, 'Freedom of Worship' by Will Durant and 'Freedom from Fear' by Stephen Vincent Benet, and illustrated by famous American artist Norman Rockwell. Tarkington, Durant and...
Manila Times, February 18, 2010
...published by the magazine side by side with Freedom of Speech by Booth Tarkington, Freedom from Worship by Will Durant and Freedom from Fear by Stephen Vincent Benet and illustrated by famous American artist Norman Rockwell. Tarkington, Durant and Benet...
Greensboro Rhinoceros Times, January 16, 2010
...songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is what happened on the banks. – Will Durant Committees: A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. –...
Examiner.com, November 5, 2009
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Anniston Star, October 28, 2009
...the high school and Rotarians will hear his afternoon address. In other news from the speaker circuit, Dr. Will Durant, noted author, philosopher and lecturer, will speak at the Anniston High School auditorium Nov. 8 under the auspices of the Anniston...
Human Events Online, September 15, 2009
...the most important book in the history of Western Civilization. 2. Caesar?s Commentaries I think it was Will Durant who said that Western Civilization is Caesar and Christ. So, as with the Bible, you might as well go to the source. 3. Machiavelli,...
Christian Science Monitor, August 18, 2009
...ease with his parents? bourgeois lives, he wanders the city wearing torn kurtas and clutching a copy of Will Durant?s ?The Story of Philosophy? (a staple at Indian colleges). But his unrest is half-baked. One day he says he wants to go to the...
Abu Dhabi National, July 2, 2009
...son, Nirmalya, a serious-minded teenager who dresses in an torn kurta and jeans and carries a copy of Will Durant?s The Story of Philosophy with him on the bus. Nirmalya is drawn to Hindustani music, which he has seen his mother learning, somewhat...
Calcutta Telegraph, July 2, 2009
...Secretive great-uncles, the memory of Pati, the matriarch who insisted on the multiplication tables, the remainder theorem and Will Durant, the snooty mamis, the superior cousins, most of whom maintain an ?invisible historical divide? with the Poor...
House o' Happy, March 7, 2010
..."Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo." - H. G. Wells (1866-1946)"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) "Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." - Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch...
RollingLogBlog, February 3, 2010
...understanding manifested in the construction of Shakespeare’s plays equal to that in Bacon’s Novum Organum – Will Durant, Surely the Essays must be numbered among the few books that deserve to be chewed and digested. Rarely shall you find so much...
RollingLogBlog, February 3, 2010
...understanding manifested in the construction of Shakespeare’s plays equal to that in Bacon’s Novum Organum – Will Durant, Surely the Essays must be numbered among the few books that deserve to be chewed and digested. Rarely shall you find so much...
Risky Regencies, February 2, 2010
...going to show up. I already hit one sale last weekend, and found almost a complete set of Will Durant's Story of Civilization (for $1 a volume!), stuff like The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance and Life in Medieval France , as well as oddities...
RollingLogBlog, January 31, 2010
...understanding manifested in the construction of Shakespeare’s plays equal to that in Bacon’s Novum Organum – Will Durant, Surely the Essays must be numbered among the few books that deserve to be chewed and digested. Rarely shall you find so much...
The CD Recorder, December 29, 2009
...several books on evolution that were informative but not overwhelming.  I’m working on Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant (even the introduction about the structures of civilization  blew Megan away) but since I haven’t finished it, I can’t...
Econstudentlog, December 11, 2009
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Econstudentlog, November 24, 2009
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Econstudentlog, November 2, 2009
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Econstudentlog, October 30, 2009
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Econstudentlog, October 6, 2009
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Three Guys One Book, September 29, 2009
...was delighted to encounter a reference to Frege...as well as Wittgenstein in your novel. Nirmalya hugs his Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy , with its dog-eared pages. Nirmalya yearns for something more fulfilling that our quotidian lives but...
Three Guys One Book, September 29, 2009
...was delighted to encounter a reference to Frege...as well as Wittgenstein in your novel. Nirmalya hugs his Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy , with its dog-eared pages. Nirmalya yearns for something more fulfilling that our quotidian lives but...
Econstudentlog, September 26, 2009
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Econstudentlog, September 21, 2009
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Econstudentlog, September 19, 2009
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Econstudentlog, September 13, 2009
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Econstudentlog, September 4, 2009
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Econstudentlog, August 24, 2009
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Econstudentlog, August 4, 2009
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