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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.

Friday, August 17, 2018 - 23:50

Author(s):
Saeid Shammass, Shaunie Shammass

My Mother’s Persian Stories is a collection of thirty bedtime stories told by the author’s mother to her many children as they were growing up in Shiraz, Iran. Fearing that these stories would disappear forever, the author and his wife...Read more

Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 04:18

Author(s):
Michael Duncan

The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, it grew from an unremarkable Italian city-state to the dominant superpower of the Mediterranean world. Through...Read more

Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 04:18

Author(s):
Jim Marrs

Bestselling author Jim Marrs steps once again to the cutting-edge of research into conspiracies and hidden truths. In Our Occulted History, Marrs  goes beyond the revelations of his classic Alien Agenda and illustrates how human...Read more

Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 04:17

Author(s):
Gisele Díaz, Alan Rodgers

Considered by many scholars the finest extant Mexican codex and one of the most important original sources for the study of pre-Columbian religion, the Codex Borgia is a work of profound beauty, filled with strange and evocative images related to calendrical, cosmological, ritual, and divinatory...Read more

Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 04:15

Author(s):
Zhixin Sun

Age of Empires presents the art and culture of China during one of the most critical periods of its history – the four centuries from 221 B.C. to A.D. 200-- when, for the first time, people of diverse backgrounds were brought together...Read more

Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 03:57

Author(s):
Steve Meyler, Helena B. Scott

Loftus Hall, on the wind-swept Hook peninsula is a three-storey nine-bay mansion rebuilt in 1871, which incorporates parts of an older medieval residence built in the time of the black death and the previous late 17th century house of...Read more

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 06:27

Author(s):
Adrian Goldsworthy

A groundbreaking and comprehensive history of the Roman Peace from one of the leading historians of the ancient world

Best-selling author Adrian Goldsworthy turns his attention to the Pax Romana, the famous peace and...Read more

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 06:26

Author(s):
Anthony Gottlieb

Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. This landmark study of Western thought takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of...Read more

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 06:26

Author(s):
Joan Aruz, Yelena Rakic, Sarah Graff

This comprehensive book explores the spectacular art of the first millennium B.C. from the Near East to Western Europe. This was the world of Odysseus, in which trade proliferated with Phoenician merchants; of King Midas, whose tomb was...Read more

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 06:25

Author(s):
Edred Thorsson

Runes are the ancient Norse alphabet used for communication, divination, and magical work. In Futhark, American runologist Edred Thorsson introduces readers to the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, their definitions, and mystic properties...Read more

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 06:24

Author(s):
Bee Wilson

Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something delicious—or at least edible. Tools shape what we eat, but they have also transformed how we consume, and how we think...Read more

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 06:24

Author(s):
Rodney Stark

It always seems counterintuitive to moderns that warfare and religion can be consistent. Ideally, followers of the prince of peace are to avoid the sword and shield. Clearly, this has not always been the case. Frequently in the...Read more

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 05:58

Author(s):
Mr. Arthur Faram

La Merica (la mer’.e.ca) Ancient Portuguese name for America. Meaning: “The Western Star” This book is made possible by the re-discovery of an ancient science handed down to the Portuguese, by successive secret societies, within the...Read more

Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 03:08

Author(s):
Russell M. Stendal

The Book of Daniel is a study, a commentary of the book of Daniel in the Bible. Each verse and each sentence is dissected to unveil great prophesies which are coming to fruition today. It cannot be over-emphasized how relevant this book...Read more

Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 03:08

Author(s):
Dimitra Papagianni, Michael A. Morse

In recent years, the common perception of the Neanderthals has been transformed, thanks to new discoveries and paradigm-shattering scientific innovations. It turns out that the Neanderthals’ behavior was surprisingly modern: they buried...Read more

Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 03:07

Author(s):
Douglas Preston

Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous tribes speak of...Read more

Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 03:07

Author(s):
Andrew Collins

New Evidence Showing That the Earliest Origins of Human Culture, Religion, and Technology Derive From the Lost World of the Denisovans

Built at the end of the last ice age around 9600 BCE, Göbekli Tepe in southeast...Read more

Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 03:06

Author(s):
Vanamali

Journey Back to the Time of Krishna, His Holy City, and the Mahabharata War

Located on the west coast of India in the state of Gujarat, the city of Dwaraka is considered one of the seven holy cities of India. Archaeological...Read more

Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 03:05

Author(s):
Classical Wisdom

From the epic stories of Homer to the philosophical insights of Marcus Aurelius, The Essential Classics is a bountiful anthology of one thousand years of Greek and Roman literature. It is a treasure trove of familiar masterworks by such...Read more

Friday, June 29, 2018 - 23:58

Author(s):
Miranda Aldhouse-Green

A compelling new account of religion in Roman Britain, weaving together the latest archaeological research and a new analysis of ancient literature to illuminate parallels between past and present

Two thousand years ago, the Romans...Read more

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