Here is a list of suggested books. Click on the title to see a book description or click on the book to get it from Amazon. You are welcome to review any of the books listed. This page is updated regularly.
In this "energetic" (Kirkus Reviews) re-creation of Anne Boleyn's tragic life -- and death -- Robin Maxwell offers a pitch-perfect version
Has East always been East? If it was not, would ancient civilizations have left us clues where it was located in the past?
The mysteries of an unprecedented historical event and of the secret cult at its roots in an accurate and highly documented investigation:
Epic in scope, yet filled with detail, this illustrated guide takes readers through the whole of our human past.
In his new book The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, human paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall argues that a long tradition of "human e
In this superbly illustrated volume, Athens and Rome, the two greatest cities of antiquity, spring to life through the masterful pen of Pe
Plato came from a wealthy, connected Athenian family and lived a comfortable upper-class lifestyle until he met an odd little man named So
When we look at the incredible feats of engineering that our ancestors were able to achieve, it leaves us in awe. Not just because these s
This account of the Valley of the Kings brings together its art, archaelogy and history in one volume arranged thematically.
A lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion
From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, anc
For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victor
A journey into the most ancient past of a land that has yet to reveal to all of humanity its stories and its wonders.
"Unveiled Mysteries" describes an encounter between the author and St.
For over a decade, Nefertiti, wife of the heretic king Akhenaten, was the most influential woman in the Bronze Age world: a beautiful quee
Fingerprints of the Gods is the revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of readers throughout the world to c
First Published in 1921, when the author was the British Ambassador in Tokyo, Hinduism and Buddhism provides
The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical
A groundbreaking and comprehensive history of the Roman Peace from one of the leading historians of the ancient world
It always seems counterintuitive to moderns that warfare and religion can be consistent.
Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something delicious—or at least
Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages.
Runes are the ancient Norse alphabet used for communication, divination, and magical work.
This comprehensive book explores the spectacular art of the first millennium B.C. from the Near East to Western Europe.
