Civilization


Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Civilization: The West and the Rest
The Road
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Lord of the Flies
The Collapse of Complex Societies
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
Reliquary (Pendergast, #2)
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Mysterious Island by Jules VerneThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. WellsThe Island Keeper by Harry MazerThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
small island survivors
31 books — 5 voters
The Code Book by Simon SinghWomen in Mycenaean Greece by Barbara A. OlsenMysteries of the Snake Goddess by Kenneth LapatinRiddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit FoxThe Minoan world by Arthur Cotterell
Crete, Minoans - Non-fiction
37 books — 7 voters

Above World by Jenn ReeseCrisis on Conshelf Ten by Monica HughesThe Deep Range by Arthur C. ClarkeWilliam and Mary by Penelope FarmerCastle Beneath the Sea by Morgana Rhys
Underwater Cities
96 books — 17 voters
Woman and Nature by Susan GriffinWomen Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésThe Death of Nature by Carolyn MerchantThe Green Reaper by Elizabeth FournierGyn/Ecology by Mary Daly
Ecofeminist nonfiction
35 books — 15 voters

Beth Fantaskey
Where do you. come from?" Frank challenged, puffing his chest, a little bolder now that he could breathe. "Some of us are starting to wonder." "I come from civilization," Lucius retorted. "You wouldn't be familiar with the territory. Now pick up the books. ...more
Beth Fantaskey, Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side

Winston S. Churchill
How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its digni ...more
Winston Churchill, The River War

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