Civilization

[close] The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is given to themes of: engaging politics, sprawling battles, drugs(errr .. mead) and debauchery. If authors like Robyn Young, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield resonate with you, this group is designed for you. If you are bursting in your seams to discuss their books, please do come in. AUTHORS welcome as READERS ONLY. Limited opportunity for self promotion exists in A&M! No romantic melodrama books please. Want to gush about this great Victorian-era romance novel you've discovered and had been smitten with? Not the right group for you. We encourage freedom of opinion on books and authors in this group. As long as the opinion is respectful and harmless and breaks no Group rules. Don't feel you can't be honest about a book or author. No matter how popular the book or author is. Our Group Motto, courtesy of George S. Patton, is: If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

[close] Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana - This reading group will explore the realm of world history ranging from the cradle of civilization around 10,000 BCE to the present. It will focus on books covering specific time periods, places, people, games, food, geography, literature, navigation, warfare, art, architecture, science, poetry, drama, epics, trade, languages, mythology, archaeology, religion and much more. The works will be selected by active members through monthly polls. Hopefully this journey will be enriching and strongly inspired by the muse of history.

[close] برنامج مكتبة بابل مرافقة يومية مع ألفة بن علي في عالم الروايات والقصص الخالدة التي تحولت الى أفلام تناولتها السينما العالمية، هو رؤية جديدة في عالم الكتاب و علاقته الوثيقة بالسينما ودعوة للقراءة الممتعة لارتقاء العقول والتحرر من حصون الركود المعرفي .. شاهد حلقات البرنامج و تعرّف على أقوى الروايات العالمية التي تحولت الى أفلام سينمائية.. برنامج مكتبة بابل " البث: يومي، في حدود الساعة 18 The Library of Babel is a TV programme in TT2 Tunisian TV Al Watania2 الوطنية 2 - officielle.

[close] A group focused on journeying through history with the help of Will and Ariel Durant's holistic view of Western Civilisation. (See https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18592352-illuminating-history). Currently we are approaching the realm of Greece beginning with the early Aegean civilisation and moving towards Classical Greece and Hellenism. You may also want to check out https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/58875-peregrinations-reading-through-the-ages Ancient Greece: Large version: http://ancient-greece.org/images/maps/map-divisions/9-greece.jpg