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The result was keep. Consensus is for the article to be retained. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:47, 15 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Lessons of History[edit]

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Fails WP:BKCRIT. MorbidEntree - _{(Talk to me! (っ◕‿◕)っ♥)}(please reply using ((ping))) 08:40, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Books-related deletion discussions. MorbidEntree - _{(Talk to me! (っ◕‿◕)っ♥)}(please reply using ((ping))) 09:08, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. A short classic of popular history, written by the Durants near the end of their work on The Story of Civilization. Basic searches show lots of coverage. GScholar shows this book is cited, at least, in hundreds of other works. This was first published in 1968 so digging is required to find online reviews, but some examples of coverage from the time of its publication and since: [1][2][3][4][5] --Arxiloxos (talk) 18:03, 30 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. NewYorkActuary (talk) 18:06, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Userfy Based on Arxiloxos's research the book passes BKCRIT but it's insufficiently developed as-is. I'd be willing to rework this in my userspace but I don't want to see this article stay as-is. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:25, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:03, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

~~Userfy~~ Pls see below // Original comment: as requested above. Currently, the article is a self-cited essay. K.e.coffman (talk) 04:52, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Thanks to Arxiloxos for finding coverage in reliable sources. It is surprising that a book published in 1968 is being reviewed in 2015. The Time magazine review seals the deal for me. Will and Ariel Durant won a Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. I believe that there is a strong presumption of notability for all of their books. AfD is not cleanup. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 06:52, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep -- appears to be sufficiently notable, but I hope that somebody would improve the article. K.e.coffman (talk) 08:50, 8 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, it could use some expanding, but is notable. It is a condensed essay format book from a larger series work by the two authors (who are Pulitzer Prize winners for historical work). Kierzek (talk) 14:17, 8 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, and expand if possible. The book is a contribution by notable authors to a subject of very long, and ongoing, interest. Nihil novi (talk) 17:13, 8 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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