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A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition.

In Confucius in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Confucius's life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the

Ren ̌Descartes spent most of his childhood in solitude, a situation that also came to characterize his adult life.

Presents a concise account of Dostoevsky's life and ideas and of his influence on the world.

In Garcia Marquez in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Garcia Marquez 's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand

Aristotle wrote on everything from the shape of seashells to sterility, from speculations on the nature of the soul to meteorology, poetry, art, and even the interpretation of dreams.