Civil War, The: Part 2

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

On April 9, 1865, General Lee surrendered what remained of his Confederate Army.
But what had the North won? The United States of America was now one nation, but that nation
was crippled by the economic costs of war: wholesale destruction, inflation, and poverty. The
political costs were no less. Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated and Southern leaders were
in jail. Northern politicians now began to “reconstruct” the South, to build state governments that
would be loyal to the union. But the conquered South simmered with resentments that could not
be legislated out of existence.

The United States at War series is a collection of presentations that review the political, economic,
and social forces that have erupted in military conflict and examine how the conflict resolved, or
failed to resolve the forces that caused war.

Golden Gate University
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Jeffrey Rogers Hummel
Narrator: George C. Scott
ISBN: 0-7861-7126-X
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Chile and Argentina

Saturday, July 5th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Chile and Argentina
The “southern cone” of South America has a vibrant yet checkered history.
Argentina in 1920 was a productive and wealthy nation, yet by the 1980s was reduced to
virtual third world status. Chile has a long history of internal strife, usually with representative
politics until authoritarians seized power in 1973. Chile was influenced by Spanish conquerors;
Argentina’s Italian and German immigrants made it the most “European” of any South American
country.

The World’s Political Hot Spots series explains the basis of conflicts in some of the world’s most
politically sensitive areas. Many of these regions are in today’s headlines, and tensions recently
have become violent in virtually all of them. Each presentation covers up to ten centuries of
background, revealing how and why today’s problems occur.

Florida International University
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Mark Szuchman
Narrator: Richard C. Hottelet
ISBN: 0-7861-6444-1
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Avicenna and Medieval Muslim Philosophy

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

For centuries, the works of Aristotle and other Greek thinkers were preserved in the Arabic
world, where they profoundly influenced Muslim thinkers who were trying to combine philosophical insight
with religious piety. The intellectual range of this great tradition is remarkable: nothing escaped investigation,
from details of medicine to the mysteries of God’s nature. Avicenna and Averroes produced philosophical
systems that rival the greatest intellectual structures ever built.

The World of Philosophy series is a dramatic presentation, in understandable language, of the concerns,
questions, interests, and overall outlook of the world’s great philosophers and philosophical traditions.
Special emphasis on clear and relevant explanations gives you a new arsenal of insights toward living
a better life.

Southern Illinois University
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Professor Thomas Gaskill
Narrator: Lynn Redgrave
ISBN: 0-7861-6386-0
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