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  • Heroes of History

  • Written by: Will Durant
  • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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At Will Durant's death at 96, in 1981, his personal papers were dispersed among relatives, collectors, and archive houses. Twenty years later, scholar John Little discovered the previously unknown manuscript of Heroes of History in Durant's granddaughter's garage. Written shortly before he died, these 21 essays serve as an abbreviated version of Durant's best-selling, 11-volume series, The Story of Civilization. Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from Confucius to Shakespeare, from the Roman Empire to the Reformation, spanning thousands of years of human history. A volume of life-enhancing wit and wisdom, Heroes of History draws upon Durant's expansive knowledge and singular ability to translate distant events and complex ideas into easily accessible principles.
©2001 John Little, Monica Ariel Mihell, and William James Durant Easton (P)2003 The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.
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an excellent book, Will Durant's trademark

Will true to his style put together the select heroes of Europe. though it goes in great details but the title must have been "Heroes of European History". Many more profound heroes of Orient and Middle East are conspicuously missing. language is easy and narration is easy on ears. good collaboration by both.

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