Vienna - How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World [1 ed.] 9780300274486

Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World 9780300266535, 9780300274486

How can one European capital be responsible for most of the West’s intellectual and cultural achievements in the twentie

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The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World 9781400884254

This panoramic book tells the story of how revolutionary ideas from the Enlightenment about freedom, equality, evolution

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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World 0062652559, 9780062652553

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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World 9780062652577, 0062652559, 9780062652553

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The birth of plenty: how the prosperity of the modern world was created 9780071760805, 0071760806, 9780071747042, 0071747044

"Compact and immensely readable . . . a tour de force. Prepare to be amazed." — John C. Bogle, Founder and For

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The Power Of Money: How Ideas About Money Shaped The Modern World 3030258939, 9783030258931, 9783030258948

Innovation in money is just as important as innovation in any other sphere of activity; money is always a “work in progr

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Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World [Paperback ed.] 0008241775, 9780008241773

Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision mac

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How the Scots invented the Modern World: the true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it 9780307420954, 0307420957

Now in paperback, this lively bestseller traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawin

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How the Scots invented the Modern World: the true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it 9780307420954, 0307420957

Now in paperback, this lively bestseller traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawin

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How the Scots invented the Modern World: the true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it 9780307420954, 9780609606353, 0307420957

Now in paperback, this lively bestseller traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawin

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