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    <body><![CDATA[Durant does a marvelous job with a book of enormous, almost forbidding, scope.  His engaging style and the organization of the material make this work accessible, understandable, and thoroughly enjoyable.  A fine start to his 11-volume Story of Civilization.  (The reason I’m not giving it a fifth ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40748118">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first of 11 volumes totaling 10,000 pages that took more than 40 years to write looks at the economics, politics, morals, religion, science, philosophy, literature, and art of Sumeria, Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, Judea and Persia, India, China, and Japan. Even the overview treatment of each aspec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46438370">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I set out to actually read this massive volumes, and was pleasantly surprised.  They are quite readable, and kept my interest easily.  I don't always agree with the Durants, but there is much to take away from here that is valuable.  Most importanly, it gives one a great overall view of how we have ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71987212">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am taking this book slowly and hope to read most of Durant's books as the years go by.<br/><br/>One interesting insight:  Durant says the greatest invention was the common noun.  He then talks about many primitive societies that did not have separate words for colors or objects like a tree.  So ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12475602">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love reading this book and capturing some of Durant's contemporary view of the world in 1930's when he was writing this.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[For years I've looked at the many volumes of Will and Ariel Durrent's History of Civilization and thinking--someday I will read them all.  A few months ago I decided that I better get started now that I'm getting on in years.  I loved this first volume and learned so much about Persian, Indian and C...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25147085">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Will,(later joined by his wife Ariel)Durant spent his entire life putting out this 11 vol. work, a supreme compilation of the entire history of civilized man,(according to the world.)  I have had the books for twenty years, and have read, adding laboriously written notes in the margins, mostly addin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16226454">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had originally read part of this book for reference information on a school project but enjoyed the teaser so much I went cover to cover.  The material was presented in a clear and efficient manner. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My God . . . it's full of stars!  <br/><br/>No really, this is one of the mandatory reads for anyone who wants to display affectations toward a liberal education.  Incredible!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Ancient history in a readable style.  Interesting to know the story of the past without having to memorize endless names and dates.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[از مجموعه تاريخ تمدن ويل دورانت]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[one of the best books about civilization that every body can find ]]></body>
    
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