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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2005
Price: $15.00
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-?ve years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2005
Price: $15.00
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-?ve years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or... Read more >
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Indian Givers
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 29, 1989
Price: $15.00
"As entertaining as it is thoughtful...Few contemporary writers have Weatherford's talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate."
THE WASHINGTON POST
After 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Indians of the Americas has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 29, 1989
Price: $15.00
"As entertaining as it is thoughtful...Few contemporary writers have Weatherford's talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate."
THE WASHINGTON POST
After 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Indians of the Americas has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack... Read more >
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The History of Money
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 10, 1998
Price: $14.95
In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 10, 1998
Price: $14.95
In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: March 16, 2004
Price: $25.95
The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: March 16, 2004
Price: $25.95
The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Native Roots
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 15, 1992
Price: $13.95
"Well written, imagery-ridden...A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that 'grafted' itself onto this ancient system.'"
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
Conventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 15, 1992
Price: $13.95
"Well written, imagery-ridden...A tale of what was, what became, and what is today regarding the Indian relation to the European civilization that 'grafted' itself onto this ancient system.'"
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
Conventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and... Read more >
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Savages and Civilization
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 7, 1995
Price: $19.00
In Indian Givers and Native Roots, renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford opened the eyes of tens of thousands of readers to the clash between Native American and European cultures. Now, in his brilliant new book, Weatherford broadens his focus to examine how civilization threatens to obliterate unique tribal and ethnic cultures around... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 7, 1995
Price: $19.00
In Indian Givers and Native Roots, renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford opened the eyes of tens of thousands of readers to the clash between Native American and European cultures. Now, in his brilliant new book, Weatherford broadens his focus to examine how civilization threatens to obliterate unique tribal and ethnic cultures around... Read more >
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2005
Price: $15.00
The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of... Read more >
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2005
Price: $15.00
The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $26.00
Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $26.00
Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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The History of Money
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2009
Price: $14.95
In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp... Read more >
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2009
Price: $14.95
In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $26.00
Read more >
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $26.00
Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $20.00
Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $20.00
Read more >
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