Books by Will Durant and Complete Book Reviews

HEROES OF HISTORY: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age
HEROES OF HISTORY: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age
Will Durant, Author . Simon & Schuster $27.50 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7432-2612-7
This posthumous collection of essays by a Pulitzer Prize winner targets those who don't know much about history. Durant, who died in 1981 at the age of 96, is best known for the multivolume history of the world, The Story of Civilization, he...
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Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life
Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life, Love, War and God
Will Durant. Simon & Schuster, $25 (208p) ISBN 978-1-4767-8705-3
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Durant, who died in 1981, had long hinted that he was writing a summation of his thoughts on... well, just about everything. This long-awaited release is a collection of essays on religion, race, politics, art, and...
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The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
Will Durant, Author, John R. Little, Compiled by Simon & Schuster $22 (144p) ISBN 978-0-7432-3553-2
This engaging, accessible book of essays from Pulitzer Prize-winning philosopher and historian Durant, author of the authoritative 11-volume Story of Civilization, should be essential reading for anyone interested in the evolution of thought. Little,
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