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From the 8th to the 13th centuries, the Abbasid Caliphate fostered an unprecedented flourishing of science, philosophy, and culture. In Baghdad's House of Wisdom, scholars like al-Khwarizmi pioneered algebra, while al-Razi advanced medicine and Ibn Sina (Avicenna) synthesized Aristotelian thought with Islamic theology. This era saw the translation and preservation of Greek classics, the development of astrolabes and observatories, and innovations in chemistry, optics, and geography. Philosophers like al-Farabi and Averroes engaged in debates over reason and revelation that echoed through ...

Brought to you by Penguin. A revelatory account of the racist conspiracy theory behind the global rise of authoritarian politics – from the prize-winning historian and number-one-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi. Throughout the world, authoritarian movements are...

Through vivid histories drawn from virtually every continent, A World Divided describes how, since the 18th century, nationalists have struggled to establish their own states that grant human rights to some people. At the same time, they have excluded others through forced assimilation, ethnic cleansing, or even genocide. From Greek rebels, American settlers, and Brazilian abolitionists in the 19th century to anticolonial Africans and Zionists in the 20th, nationalists have confronted a crucial question: Who has the "right to have rights?"

Bestselling author Jim Marrs steps once again to the cutting-edge of research into conspiracies and hidden truths. In Our Occulted History, Marrs goes beyond the revelations of his classic Alien Agenda and illustrates how human civilization may have originated with non-humans who visited earth...

The world was last designed seventy-five years ago, about the same time that Sam Pitroda was born. This design has outlived its utility. Hyperconnectivity and the COVID-19 pandemic offer a unique opportunity to redesign the world to take humanity to the next level. Redesigning the world is not...

A pioneering forecaster predicts the trends and technologies that will shape global culture and commerce in the next two decades—a must-read guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for an edge. “In a world of half-baked hot takes, Marian Salzman is a true seer...