The reminders of the Ancients are everywhere. They are saved in remnants in archaeology. They are found in reminiscences in mythology. They are recorded in books, story, song, and stone. Who were these people, aliens, man-or-myths? Do we...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.
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Drawn by a fascination with Egypt's rich history and culture, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo in 2011. He wanted to learn Arabic, explore Cairo's neighborhoods, and visit the legendary archaeological digs of...Read more
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 02:36
The foundations of modern knowledge—philosophy, math, astronomy, geography—were laid by the Greeks, whose ideas were written on scrolls and stored in libraries across the Mediterranean and beyond. But as the vast Roman Empire...Read more
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 02:33
"I am so impressed with your work and your research. It was a pleasure." - Erich Von Daniken, Best Selling Author "Chariots Of The Gods" and Television Host "Today, Billy Carson brings to our community, the Compendium of the Emerald...Read more
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 02:30
Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161–180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human...Read more
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 02:27
From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Terracotta Army, ancient artifacts have long fascinated the modern world. However, the importance of some discoveries is not always immediately understood. This was the case in 1901 when sponge divers...Read more
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 22:10
Most of the experiences described in the book, from those on the "hyperesthesic lines" of Professor Giuseppe Calligaris to those on radiesthesia and dowsing, still belong to an unexplored field of investigation where - in most cases -...Read more
Saturday, June 8, 2019 - 03:08
Avebury in Wiltshire is best known as the world’s largest stone circle, but surrounding it is a wealth of ancient monuments. Captivated by its unique atmosphere, many visitors form a personal, often spiritual, connection to Avebury and...Read more
Saturday, June 8, 2019 - 03:02
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 victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the...Read more
Saturday, June 8, 2019 - 03:01
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 structures are beautiful and shrouded in mystery, but because they were constructed on a scale we...Read more
Saturday, June 8, 2019 - 03:01
This account of the Valley of the Kings brings together its art, archaelogy and history in one volume arranged thematically. Famous as the burial place of the great New Kingdom pharaohs - such as Tutankhamun, Ramesses the Great and...Read more
Saturday, June 8, 2019 - 03:00
From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination. Now, in Egyptian Mythology,...Read more
Saturday, June 8, 2019 - 03:00
A lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion
This fast-paced survey of Western civilization’s transition from the Middle Ages to modernity brings that...Read more
Saturday, June 8, 2019 - 03:00
The traditional understanding of Shiva told through stories and teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana
• Explains Shiva’s contradictory forms, such as destroyer or benefactor, and how his form depends on the needs of the devotee...Read more
Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 02:51
"Blood Odyssey", a journey through some of the most atrocious atrocities that homo homini lupus may have committed over the centuries. The 'journey' starts with a long exploration of Transylvania and the castles in which Vlad III Tepes...Read more
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 22:47
The Creation, the Fall of Man, the Deluge, the Tower of Babel, the times of the Patriarchs; many of us know these stories through reading Genesis in the Old Testament.
But, what happens if there was an alternative source that spoke...Read more
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 22:44
A short history of nearly everything classical. The foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the first millennium. In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one...Read more
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 22:42
New research and evidence that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than previously thought
- Contrasts what Egyptologists claim about the Sphinx with historical accounts and new research including reanalysis of seismic
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Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 22:41
The Seven Military Classics is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written, a stanchion in sinological and military history. It presents an Eastern tradition of strategic thought that emphasizes outwitting one's opponent...Read more
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 22:40
The disciples of Christ came to him in private to ask for signs of the end of the age, and he responded with the above sentence… but what happened during the days of Noah, that made Christ point to it as a reference?
”And it came...Read more
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