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050 _aD 842 .H50 1990
100 _aHorowitz, Mark R.
_eauthor
245 0 _aStonehenge to Star Wars :
_bdiscovering the present by exploring the past /
_cHorowitz, Mark R.
260 _aIllinois :
_bDow Jones-Irwin,
_cc1990
300 _axv, 284 pages ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aOn war, revolution, and other team sports -- On wealth, power, leadership and towering egos -- On women, wine, wizrds and society at large -- On business : the view from above -- On business : the view from below -- On trade and travel for fun and profit -- On government, diplomacy, and pointing fingers -- On research, technology, and stealing ideas -- On corruption, death, and taxes
520 _aThis book is an attempt to alter the perceptions of the past. It is not a history book; it is about the present : a journey through time to discover our present world by exploring what has gone on before our time.
650 _aHISTORY -- MODERN -- 1945-
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