| Heroes of History Lib/E: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age Contributor(s): Durant, Will (Author), Little, John (Introduction by), Gardner, Grover (Read by) |
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ISBN: 079278183X ISBN-13: 9780792781837 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $71.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Civilization - History | World - General - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 909 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.2" W x 7.1" (1.10 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At Will Durant's death in 1981, his personal papers were dispersed among relatives, collectors, and archive houses. Twenty years later, scholar John Little discovered the previously unknown manuscript of Heroes of History in Durant's granddaughter's garage. Written shortly before he died, these twenty-one essays serve as an abbreviated version of Durant's bestselling, eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization. Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from Confucius to Shakespeare, from the Roman Empire to the Reformation, spanning thousands of years of human history. A volume of life-enhancing wit and wisdom, Heroes of History draws upon Durant's expansive knowledge and singular ability to translate distant events and complex ideas into easily accessible principles. |
Contributor Bio(s): Durant, Will: - Will Durant (1885-1981) was an award-winning American writer, historian, and philosopher. He and his wife were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 for Rousseau and Revolution, and he was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Durant spent over forty years writing the critically acclaimed eleven-volume Story of Civilization, the later volumes with the help of his wife, Ariel. He sought to revitalize history by unifying and humanizing the great body of historical knowledge, which had become voluminous and fragmented into esoteric subcategories. He also strove to bring philosophy to the common man. Durant was a champion of human rights, social reform, and the brotherhood of man long before they became well-known issues. Little, John: -John Little is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on Bruce Lee and Will Durant. He's the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches, and reading annotations, giving him an insider's look at Lee's training methods and philosophies. Gardner, Grover: -Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the Best Voices of the Century and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards. |