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  The Fox

  by Arlene Radasky

  Absolutely spellbinding, The Fox by Arlene Radasky is a fascinatingly sublime historical romance and fantasy novel that looks at true courage and truly selfless acts. In this epic fiction that crosses centuries, Druid healers at the beginning of recorded time will be rescued from obscurity by an archeologist of the twenty-first century. Jahna’s clan lay in the path of destruction exacted by the Romans. Her fate is... (more)
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  The Sacred and the Profane

  The Nature of Religion

  by Mircea Eliade

  A noted historian of religion traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times, in terms of space, time, nature and the cosmos, and life itself. Index. Translated by Willard Trask.
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  The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations

  by John Haywood

  The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations explores the world’s earliest cultures, from the farming settlements of Mesopotamia to the foundation of Rome. Examining the development of civilizations around the globe, it covers such subjects as the roots of the Egyptian pharaohs, China’s long-lived dynasties, and the great cities of the Incas and Aztecs. Richly illustrated with photographs,... (more)
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  Dimensional Shift: First Step (Volume 1)

  by Michelle Stone

  Rick Carter, philanthropist, utilizes his fortune towards developing technologies to help victims in the wake of natural disasters. Motivated by a worldwide catastrophic infection of land based plant life, he liquidates all he has to save humanity. He, his daughter, and a brilliant young team of scientists do the unthinkable. They take the first step off planet Earth.
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  Gods from Outer Space, Return to the Stars or Evidence for the Impossible

  by Erich Von Daniken

  1973, 18th Printing Edition. Illustrated with photos. Light creasing to spine and light edge wear. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. Same day shipping.
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  Au Set of Kemet

  by Sharon M. Desruisseaux

  The remarkable story of one woman who changed all of Egypt as we know it and the mythology as it is passed down today. Was the Goddess Isis of ancient Egypt merely a woman who existed in flesh and bone once thousands of years ago before history was recorded? The author takes us to a time before Egypt was created as we know it and of what she perceives may have happened to lead way to legend and myth as if it... (more)
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  Armageddon Diary

  by Arthur H. Kebo

  This is a mysterious, adventurous novel about the soon coming Armageddon, Apocalypse, End-Of-The-World eschatological Last Days prophecies: a scripturally exegetical novel version of the Hollywood movies like Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Harry Potter and Avatar, based on true eschatological studies of the ancient texts and how they exactly match the current world events. The novel is filled with adventure,... (more)
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  A History of Japan

  by R. H. P. Mason

  A history of Japan, from the turbulent times of its medieval age to the emergence of modern day Japan as a leading economic power. The authors present analyses of the religion, culture and arts of the Japanese people from the sixth century BC to the present day.
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  Emperor Worship and Roman Religion (Oxford Classical Monographs)

  by Ittai Gradel

  While Roman religion worshipped a number of gods, one kind in particular aroused the fury of early Christians and the wonder of scholars: the cult of Roman emperors alive or dead. Was the divinity of emperors a glue that held the Empire together? Were rulers such as Julius Caesar and Caligula simply mad to expect such worship of themselves? Or was it rather a phenomenon which has only been rendered... (more)
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  The Seventh Jewel

  by J. Pritchard

  For more than 500 years an Inca princess lay peacefully buried atop Peru’s highest peak, perfectly preserved under a shroud of ice and snow. Now the mummy has been uncovered by Emma’s and Joel’s Uncle Jake, a fortune hunter who may have unwittingly awakened a long dormant curse. A startling discovery about the mummy’s necklace fuels an international search for its origin, as it may hold the long sought secret... (more)
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  Serpent

  by Jane Gaskell

  THE ATLAN SAGAIn the time-lost world of prehistory, a girl was born to the Dictatress. Was she a goddess: Cija herself believed she was. For seventeen years her mother had kept her imprisoned in a tower. She released her with one object in view: as a tool to seduce Zerd, the half-man, half-serpent lord of an invading army.Cija goes off with Zerd to attempt the conquest of fabled Atlantis ...... (more)
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  Pharaoh's Boat

  by David L. Weitzman

  With poetic language and striking illustrations, Weitzman tells the story of how one of the greatest boats of ancient Egypt came to be built—and built again. In the shadow of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the most skilled shipwrights in all of Egypt are building an enormous vessel that will transport Cheops, the mighty pharaoh, across the winding waterway and into a new world. Pharaoh’s boat will be a wonder to... (more)
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  Rome, Splendours of an Ancient Civilization

  by Anna Maria / Bourbon, Fabio Liberati

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  Underneath

  by Heather Marie Adkins

  For years, Rebecca King has worked for the Museum of Natural History. Despite her undying devotion, they're letting her go--but her boss has opened the door to another option: she can go work for the Ancient History Museum.There's only one problem. Rebecca has intense empathic abilities and the Ancient has unearthed an ancient, barbaric civilization built directly under its foundation. Ritual human... (more)
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  The Silent Gods

  Mysteries of Easter Island

  by Catherine Orliac, Michel Orliac

  A history of Easter Island, which has been a source of speculation since its discovery by Dutch sailors in 1722. Europe was told of a land peopled with giant statues, but who made them?; how were they transported and erected?; and why were many of them toppled?
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  The Roman Triumph

  by Mary Beard

  Listen to a short interview with Mary Beard Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; in front were his most glamorous prisoners, as well as the booty he'd captured, from enemy ships and precious statues... (more)
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  The Maya (Look Into the Past)

  by Peter Chrisp

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  Maya (Ancient Civilizations (Raintree Steck-Vaughn).)

  by Tami Deedrick

  Grade 4-6-Each chapter in these series titles is divided into two- or three-page topics covering history, social structure, culture, daily life, and archaeological studies. The oversized print is easy to read, but the sentences are short and choppy. Colorful maps and photographs of ruins and artifacts are informative as well as attractive. Each book concludes with a list of Web sites and addresses of related... (more)
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  Weird Science: An Expert Explains Ghosts, Voodoo, The Ufo Conspiracy, And Other Paranormal Phenomena

  by Michael White

  In days of yore, humans believed that lightning bolts were evidence of the gods' wrath; today, of course, we know they are actually a discharge of atmospheric electricity.Might there also be reasonable, rational, scientifically based explanations for phenomena we currently attribute to the supernatural? Yes, says Michael White, author of books on subjects ranging from Stephen Hawking to genetic research to Isaac... (more)
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  Le Sacré et le Profane

  by Mircea Eliade

  L'auteur examine dans ce volume la situation de l'homme dans un monde saturé de valeurs religieuses. Son livre est une introduction à l'histoire des religions, une mise au point de nos connaissances dans ce domaine.