Durant, Will 1885-1981

The story of philosophy : the lives and opinions of the greater philosophers by Will Durant ( Book )
231 editions published between 1925 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 7,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers--Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James and Dewey--The Story of Philosophy is one of the great books of our time. The Story of Philosophy is a key book for any reader who wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the Western world

The story of civilization by Will Durant ( Book )
155 editions published between 1931 and 1996 in 7 languages and held by 3,867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrays the enigmatic character and incredible career of Napoleon Bonaparte, and describes the world he helped to fashion in the course of his ambitions

The lessons of history by Will Durant ( Book )
48 editions published between 1967 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 3,233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes material on the influence of biology, race, character, morals, religion, economics, socialism, government, and war on history

The age of Napoleon : a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815 by Will Durant ( Book )
11 editions published between 1967 and 1992 in English and held by 2,051 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrays the enigmatic character and incredible career of Napoleon Bonaparte, and describes the world he helped to fashion in the course of his ambitions

The life of Greece : being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest ; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete by Will Durant ( Book )
24 editions published between 1936 and 1992 in English and held by 2,051 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A history of Greek government, industry, manners, morals, religion, philosophy, science, literature and art from the earliest times to the Roman conquest"--Jacket subtitle

Caesar and Christ : a history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325 by Will Durant ( Book )
31 editions published between 1944 and 1992 in English and held by 1,892 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Roman life--politics, economics, literature, art, morals."

Rousseau and Revolution : a history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789 by Will Durant ( Book )
23 editions published between 1957 and 1992 in English and held by 1,871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756 and in the remainder of Europe from 1715-1789." "There is no 'popular history that is so encyclopedic in scope, so brightly readable in style.'" Saturday Rev

The age of Voltaire : a history of civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophy by Will Durant ( Book )
33 editions published between 1957 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A history of civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophy."

The Renaissance : a history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D. by Will Durant ( Book )
24 editions published between 1953 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A history of the Renaissance as it flowered through Italy. Emphasizes the contributions of characters famous in history

Interpretations of life: a survey of contemporary literature; the lives and opinions of some major authors of our time by Will Durant ( Book )
7 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 1,726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Lives and Opinions of Some Major Authors of Our Time: Faulkner, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Sinclair, O'Neill, Jeffers, Pound, Joyce, Eliot, Maughan, Proust, Gide, Wittgenstein, Kierkegaard, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Camus, Mann, Kafka, Kazantzakis, Sholokhov, Pasternak, Solzhenitzyn, and Yevtushenko