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A History of the World in 100 Objects

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Neil MacGregor

1 History
The Eternal Frontier

The Eternal Frontier

Tim Flannery

1 History
The Art of the Long View

The Art of the Long View

Peter Schwartz

1 Business
The Coming Population Crash

The Coming Population Crash

Fred Pearce

1 Sociology
Powers of Ten

Powers of Ten

Philip Morrison

1 Science
Conceptual Physics

Conceptual Physics

Paul G. Hewitt

1 Science
Infinite in All Directions

Infinite in All Directions

Freeman J. Dyson

1 Philosophy
Beowulf

Beowulf

Seamus Heaney

1 Poetry
Gaia

Gaia

James Lovelock

1 Science
Machines of Loving Grace

Machines of Loving Grace

John Markoff

1 Technology
The Past From Above

The Past From Above

Charlotte Trümpler

1 History
The Idea of Decline in Western History

The Idea of Decline in Western History

Arthur Herman

1 Philosophy
The King and the Corpse

The King and the Corpse

Heinrich Zimmer

1 Literature & Criticism
Why the West Rules--for Now

Why the West Rules--for Now

Ian Morris

1 General
Grand Design

Grand Design

Georg Gerster

1 Travel
Star Maker

Star Maker

Olaf Stapledon

1 Fiction
The Story of Writing

The Story of Writing

Andrew Robinson

1 History
The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook

The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook

Robert Porter

1 Health
The Rise of the West

The Rise of the West

William H. McNeill

1 History
Learning to Breathe Fire

Learning to Breathe Fire

J.C. Herz

1 Health
One True God

One True God

Rodney Stark

1 Religion & Spirituality
Our Bodies, Ourselves

Our Bodies, Ourselves

Boston Women's Health Book Collective

1 Health
Memory of the World

Memory of the World

UNESCO

1 General
Military Misfortunes

Military Misfortunes

Eliot A. Cohen

1 History