{"id":2992,"date":"2018-08-30T10:53:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T05:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2018-08-15T08:11:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T02:41:24","slug":"book-review-the-lessons-of-history-by-durant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/book-review-the-lessons-of-history-by-durant\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Lessons of History by Durant"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>At less than 150 pages, it can be digested in a few sittings and offers an impressive overview of human nature and the rise and fall of civilizations. The prose is also beautiful. Here\u2019s the official book description: \u201cA concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, The Lessons of History<\/em> is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize\u2013winning historians Will and Ariel Durant. With their accessible compendium of philosophy and social progress, the Durants take us on a journey through history, exploring the possibilities and limitations of humanity over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buy your book from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At less than 150 pages, it can be digested in a few sittings and offers an impressive overview of human<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[28,576],"class_list":["post-2992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","tag-book","tag-the-lessons-of-history"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgLsB5-Mg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3669,"url":"https:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/2025-year-in-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":2992,"position":0},"title":"2025 Year in Review","author":"saifuddin","date":"December 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Year-End Reflections and Future Aspirations As the year comes to an end, it offers a valuable opportunity to pause and take stock\u2014reviewing accomplishments, reflecting on lessons learned, and clarifying ambitions for the year ahead. 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