ABSTRACT The book "Maximizing Talents In Modern Civilization" is the second Edition of the book "Discovery And Maximizing Talent: Possessing Joseph's Hair". It presents talents as the main factor for achieving better civilization. The problem of man and his society is holding unto primitive mentality which has affected the way he lives and his worldview. And this is overcome by progressive civilization through the light of the knowledge of talents. It lays down sets of principles that furnish talents with capacities to solve the problems associated with primitive mentality in modern society which assumed magical significance in the past. It shows how people in the ancient times engaged talents in the production of tools, wares and development. It teaches how talents can skillfully culminate into the development of modern tools for the advancement of the course of modern civilization. It discusses how civilization functioned and fettered from BC to AD, the notable one been Hamitic civilization led by Nimrod a leader born by Cush. It reveals that talent is a measure of gift from God which makes the gifted men mystery, and how to harness this mystery. And that the Spirit of talent is the spring board of craftsmanship and Artistic design. While capability, capacity and design are constituents of craftsmanship. It shows how individuals and nations can build capacities, its talents and resources to become wealthier. The book also shows how nature's wisdom aids talents, and principles to translate it with new formula. More so, to harness the wisdom of nature that will apply to the natural laws in function and in reverse to tame natural disasters. It points that modern civilization is a propagation of talents, and the processes these follow into reality as the art of grace. It shows the factors that make civilization fail and solutions that address them. Its thought is presented historically and apologetically in a Christian religious way with citations from the Holy Bible. The book "Maximizing Talents In Modern Civilization" contain new sets of principles that will furnish talents with the needed capacities to solve problems in modern society. It expounds the skillful tools for the advancement of modern civilization. It reveals how to harness nature's wisdom profitably. It teaches how individuals and nations can build capacities and use its talents and resources to further its wealth. One interesting thought is the unveiling and harnessing the mystery of the gifted men. It traces the rise and fall of kingdoms over the ages to the wrong and unjust use of laws, religion, culture, leadership, ethnicity, fetishism and to the disobedience to God's laws etc.