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Release : 1981-07
Genre : Civilization
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Book Rating : 189/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Last Two Million Years by :
Download or read book The Last Two Million Years written by . This book was released on 1981-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A four-part survey of the human adventure.
Author : Anthony Stevens
Release : 1993
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 953/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Two Million-Year-Old Self by : Anthony Stevens
Download or read book The Two Million-Year-Old Self written by Anthony Stevens. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the evolution of human consciousness, nature has finally become conscious of itself. It has taken eons of time, this lumbering progress through the minds of reptiles, mammals, and primates, and it is still working its purpose out in the archetypes of the collective unconscious encoded in the most ancient parts of the human brain. The recent evolutionary history of our species, which Jung personified as "the two million-year-old human being in us all", is still active in our dreams, myths, psychiatric symptoms, traditional healing practices, and typical patterns of behavior. And it is still struggling to help us survive in the often alienating conditions of the modern world. Through a wide-ranging review of developments in anthropology, ethology, sociobiology, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, and Jungian psychology, Anthony Stevens explores the nature of the two million-year-old Self and examines ways in which the contemporary world both fulfills and frustrates its basic needs and intentions. Drawing on his experience as an analyst, Stevens evokes dreams and psychiatry to reveal a compelling and challenging view of the two million-yearold Self as embodying no less than the will of nature, providing ancient wisdom that we neglect at our collective peril. By granting close attention to nature's mind, Stevens argues, we not only further personal wholeness but help redress the gross imbalances of our culture, which are threatening the destruction of the earth. For the ecologically concerned, this book offers a dramatic new perspective on our future relations with our planet.
Author : Greg Jenner
Release : 2016-06-21
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 45X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Million Years in a Day by : Greg Jenner
Download or read book A Million Years in a Day written by Greg Jenner. This book was released on 2016-06-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until our head hits our pillow at night, we all take part in rituals that are millennia old. Structured around one ordinary day, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, Greg Jenner explores the gradual—and often unexpected—evolution of our daily routines. This is not a story of wars, politics, or great events. Instead, Jenner has scoured Roman rubbish bins, Egyptian tombs, and Victorian sewers to bring us the most intriguing, surprising, and sometimes downright silly historical nuggets from our past. Drawn from across the world, spanning a million years of humanity, this book is a smorgasbord of historical delights. It is a history of all those things you always wondered about—and many you have never considered. It is the story of your life, one million years in the making.
Author : Poul Anderson
Release : 2018-09-18
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 664/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Boat of a Million Years by : Poul Anderson
Download or read book The Boat of a Million Years written by Poul Anderson. This book was released on 2018-09-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book and Hugo and Nebula Award Finalist: This epic chronicle of ten immortals over the course of history “succeeds admirably” (The New York Times). The immortals are ten individuals born in antiquity from various cultures. Immune to disease, able to heal themselves from injuries, they will never die of old age—although they can fall victim to catastrophic wounds. They have walked among mortals for millennia, traveling across the world, trying to understand their special gifts while searching for one another in the hope of finding some meaning in a life that may go on forever. Following their individual stories over the course of human history and beyond into a richly imagined future, “one of science fiction’s most revered writers” (USA Today) weaves a broad tapestry that is “ambitious in scope, meticulous in detail, polished in style” (Library Journal).
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Release : 1973
Genre : Civilization
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Book Rating : 461/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Last Two Million Years by :
Download or read book The Last Two Million Years written by . This book was released on 1973. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Four-part survey of the human adventure: Countdown to Civilization, The Great Civilizations, Man and His World, and The Nations of the World.
