The Book Company: New Products - Civilization

Material World (The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:24:10 +0000

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern..
Price: $35.00

The Progressive 1920s (Government in American States and Cities, 1920-1929)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:53:35 +0000

Challenging the long-held belief that progressivism faded after 1920, this book reveals how state and city governments continued to drive transformative reforms throughout the 1920s.
Price: $60.99

Everything Is Material (An Archaeologist's History of Humankind)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:41:26 +0000

A groundbreaking archeologist offers a bottom-up perspective on humankind through the essential materials that have shaped our lives—from the wood and soil that built civilization to the plastic and concrete that threaten to destroy it.

“What we think and say may turn out to be less tell..
Price: $35.00

Ancient India

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:13:49 +0000

Discover the fascinating history of Ancient India through this richly illustrated volume featuring art, archaeology, monuments, and the legacy of a legendary civilization.

Step back in time in this sweeping exploration of Ancient India filled with stunning photographs and a..
Price: $39.95

Ancient Rome

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:13:33 +0000

Discover the extraordinary history of Ancient Rome through this richly illustrated volume featuring art, archaeology, monuments, and the legacy of a timeless civilization.

Journey back in time in this sweeping exploration of Ancient Rome filled with striking photographs and..
Price: $39.95

Greedy Sexist Religious Bigots (A History of Humanity)

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:39:09 +0000

In this irreverent and entertaining world history, acclaimed author of On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down James Fell explores humanity's checkered past to determine if we can overcome avarice, misogyny, zealotry, and hate to ultimately save our species from extinction.

Beho..
Price: $32.00

Roman Empire in 100 Moments

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:09:00 +0000

Travel back to one of history’s most fascinating eras in this expansive, bite-sized guide to the empire you can’t stop thinking about.
Explore the defining moments of one of history’s greatest civilizations. Expert in Roman history Philip Matyszak, PhD, captures the Romans’ rise fr..
Price: $18.99

Mineral Kingdoms (Underground Riches and the Fate of Nations-A 5,000-Year History)

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:17:22 +0000

Chip War meets Guns, Germs, and Steel in this sweeping and urgent discussion of how mineral wealth fuels prosperity and might, revealing that, for more than 5,000 years, the world's most powerful nations have controlled the critical minerals of their day—and how China's current..
Price: $32.50

Byzantium after Byzantium

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:54:52 +0000

Although Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453, bringing an end to the Eastern Roman Empire—which had survived its predecessor in the West by nearly one thousand years—this important book argues that Byzantium did not die, but continued to influence European history all the way up to the beginn..
Price: $29.99

Story of Maine in 112 Objects

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 17:22:39 +0000

It is a story covering 395 million years, a story told with a walrus skull and fossils, tourmaline and spear points, mammoth tusks and bone fishhooks, Norse coins and caulking irons, militia flags and survey stakes, treaty documents and wooden tankards, a temperance banner and a locomotive, Joshua..
Price: $39.95