Cranial deformation of human skulls was a phenomenon that existed on all inhabited continents, and especially the case about 2000 years ago among the elite of societies. Nowhere was it more prevalent than it the countries now known as...Read more
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.
Sunday, July 12, 2020 - 04:26
Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism--gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire'...Read more
Sunday, July 12, 2020 - 04:25
David Childress, popular author and star of the History Channel’s show Ancient Aliens, brings us the incredible story of the Cham: Egyptian-Hindu-Buddhist seafarers who ruled a realm that was as big as the Pacific Ocean. The mysterious Cham, or Champa, peoples of Southeast Asia formed a megalith...Read more
Sunday, July 12, 2020 - 04:24
Covering a thousand years of Scottish history, this account incorporates both historical and contemporary research into old theories and controversies. During the first millennium AD, the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the...Read more
Sunday, July 12, 2020 - 04:23
Uncovers a connection between a Macedonian funerary sculpture found in the foundations of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice and the sarcophagus of an Egyptian Pharaoh shipped to London from Alexandria in 1801. Traces their trails to...Read more
Saturday, July 4, 2020 - 22:22
In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prove to be the opening shot in an epic clash between rival empires and faiths for control...Read more
Saturday, July 4, 2020 - 22:21
From the acclaimed author of Conquistador comes this thrilling account of one of history’s greatest adventures of discovery. With cinematic immediacy and meticulous attention to historical detail, here is the true story of a legendary...Read more
Saturday, July 4, 2020 - 22:20
A sacred text to Ethiopian Christians and Jamaican Rastafarians, The Kebra Nagast tells of the relationship between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and their son Menyelik, who hid the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia. This edition of...Read more
Saturday, July 4, 2020 - 22:16
R. H. Charles provides a definitive translation of one of the most noted apocalyptic works still in existence. Often described as "the lost book" of the Bible, The Book of Enoch seems to have been written in Palestine by several...Read more
Saturday, July 4, 2020 - 22:13
In this classic work of scientific and philosophical inquiry, the authors track world myths to a common origin in early man's descriptions of cosmological activity, arguing that these remnants of ancient astronomy, suppressed by the...Read more
Saturday, July 4, 2020 - 22:11
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding...Read more
Saturday, July 4, 2020 - 22:09
Erich von Däniken again shows his flair for revealing the truths that his contemporaries have missed. In HISTORY IS WRONG, Erich von Däniken takes a closer look at the fascinating Voynich manuscript, which has defied all attempts at...Read more
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 18:36
L.A. Marzulli has written this latest book. What you are about to read is not the stuff of science fiction. It's not a fantastic fable or the musings of an overzealous archaeologist. It's straight out of the pages of the Bible. The 120+...Read more
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 18:36
A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave’s Immortality investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. But it also makes a...Read more
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 18:36
An investigation into the ancient technologically advanced artifacts amassed by Father Carlo Crespi and how they offer proof of Atlantis in South America
• Includes photos and descriptions of the strange machines and beautiful...Read more
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 18:36
When Claude Tarba showed off a family heirloom in a crowded Arabian restaurant in Melbourne, that simple act of pride among friends didn’t go unnoticed. It set in motion a journey through the little known high mountain country of The...Read more
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 18:36
A dazzling visual record of one of Earth's most extraordinary species, this updated and revised edition of Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age integrates exciting new research to piece together the story of mammoths, mastodons, and their...Read more
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 18:35
Get ready to unlock the first messages left from ancient civilizations who traded in North America's inland ancient lake systems to the world and then vanished without a trace 13,000 years ago! The petroglyph messages detail maps and...Read more
Saturday, June 20, 2020 - 18:22
Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come
Saturday, June 13, 2020 - 17:05
A renowned scholar brings to life medieval England’s most celebrated knight, William Marshal—providing an unprecedented and intimate view of this age and the legendary warrior class that shaped it.
Caught on the wrong side of an...Read more
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