Civilization - A New History of the Western World National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1984) Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire

Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet-star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her

In this impassioned

‘What is motion

relation of form to function

he little imagined that the crime-fighting skills acquired during twenty years in the dusty plains would be just as applicable in the big city

Civilization - A New History of the Western World National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1984) Privileged New Yorker Bette's desireAn ambitious historical assessment of the Western world, Civilization reexamines and confronts us with all of our glories and catastrophes. At such a dangerous time in the world's history, this brilliant book is required reading.