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Realm of Shadows
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Shannon Drake
Good vampire Lucian, from the book DEEP MIDNIGHT, is called upon to stop the actions of an evil vampiress named Louisa who has been terrorizing the citizens of Paris. Helping Lucian are skeptical American Tara Mason, and Brent Malone, a handsome man who may or may not have supernatural abilities. As the three hunt the dangerous and destructive ...
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The Lost Tomb
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David Gibbins
Globetrotting marine archaeologist Jack Howard, from "Crusader Gold," returns to search for the legendary shipwreck of the apostle Paul, which may lead him to the most astonishing discovery ever made. Original.
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Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites
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Professor Brian Lamb, Ispan Staff The Ispan Staff, C-Span Staff The C-Span Staff
Famous last words: "'Tis well." "I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more." "The nourishment is palatable." Which three famous people uttered one of these phrases on their deathbeds? (Hint: they all served as president of the United States). The answers to these and many other ...
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The Alexander Cipher
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Will Adams
Daniel Knox's first love is archaeology, more specifically Alexander the Great. In this adventure, he competes with rival archaeologists, Egyptian officials, and Macedonian nationalists in the hunt for one of the greatest archaeological prizes in the world.
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Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History
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Patrick Hunt
Renowned archaeologist Hunt brings his top ten list of ancient archaeological discoveries to life, in this concise and captivating book that captures the awe and excitement of finding a lost window into ancient civilization.
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The emperor's tomb
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Joseph Roth
An elegy to the vanished world of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and to the passing of time and the loss of youth and friends.
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The Lost Tomb: In 1995, an American Egyptologist Discovered the Burial Site of the Sons of Ramesses II--This Is His
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Kent R Weeks
Dr. Weeks, an Egyptologist with the American University in Cairo, draws on his own diaries, as well as those of his wife and foreman, to describe the excitement and risks that surrounded the most significant archaeological discovery of our time: the burial site of the Son of Ramesses II. Photos & line drawings throughout, many in color. ...
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Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great
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Professor Geoffrey Thorndike Martin
Describes discoveries made since 1976 at Saqqarah outside of Memphis, and the light they shed on ancient Egyptian society.
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Death and Burial in the Roman World
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J M C Toynbee
Ranging throughout the Roman World - from Rome to Pompeii, Britain to Jerusalem - this text examines Roman funeral practices from a variety of perspectives. Looking at Roman beliefs about death and the afterlife, it is revealed that few Romans believed in the "Elysian Fields" of poetic invention. The book contains a description of the rituals ...
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The Tiger & the Tomb
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Bonnie Vanak
The half-Egyptian daughter of an English noble must place herself in the hands of a dashing desert warrior to help save her father. Original.
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Ancient Egypt
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Della Pemberton, Delia Pemberton, Chronicle Books
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Laid to Rest in California: A Guide to the Cemeteries and Grave Sites of the Rich and Famous
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Patricia Brooks, Jonathan Brooks
A scintillating who's who and who's where of California's dearly departed. You'll find movie stars, sports greats, musical geniuses, eccentric personalities -- more than a thousand of the state's rich, famous, and interesting.
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Tombs, Graves and Mummies
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Paul G. Bahn
Bodies and graves present a unique and exciting aspect of archaeology, providing much information about social status through the quality and quantity of goods found in graves and tombs. This book surveys the great variety of this archaeological form from around the world, from the earliest fossil humans to the royal burials of Ur and the victims ...
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Valley of the Kings
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John Romer
The classic historical account of one of the world's richest archaeological sites. For more than five hundred years, until about 1000 BC, the Valley of the Kings held a busy community of tomb workers, the limestone landscape was white with the debris of fresh excavation and all the known pharaohs of the Egyptian New Kingdom lay in their great ...
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The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt
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Claudia Logan, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
Set in 1924, and based on historical records, this is a fictionized account of the archaeological exploration Giza 7000X--a site believed to be an Ancient Egyptian tomb. The excavation of this site (led by Dr. George Reisner, Director of the Harvard University/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Expedition), is told through the eyes of a young American ...
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Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt
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Lila Perl, Erika Weihs (Illustrator)
Text and photographs examine the mummies and tombs of ancient Egypt.
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Final Curtain: Eternal Resting Places of Hundreds of Stars, Celebrities, Moguls, Misers & Misfits
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Margaret Burk, Gary Hudson
Ever wonder how the rich and famous, the stars and celebrities of the world, made their exit? Final Curtain has all the details. From the final resting places of dozens of celebrities to strange epitaphs and mysterious deaths, to fabulous funerals like Rudolph Valentino's and Sammy Davis Jr.'s where thousands jammed the streets. Glitzy theme ...
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The Golden Hoard of Bactria: From the Tillya-Tepe Excavations in Northern Afghanistan
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Victor Sarianidi, M Uzah- I K Abul
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The Tomb in Ancient Egypt: Royal and Private Sepulchres from the Early Dynastic Period to the Romans
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Professor Aidan Dodson, Salima Ikram
For Egyptophiles everywhere, here is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide ever published on the full range of tombs, their decoration and burial customs.
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Stories from China's Past: Han Dynasty Pictorial Tomb Reliefs and Archaeological Objects from Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China = Chun
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Martin J. Powers, Chinese Culture Center Of San Francisco, Kenneth J. Dewoskin
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The Archaeology of Death
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Robert Chapman (Editor), Ian Kinnes (Editor), Klavs Randsborg (Editor)
Evidence for the disposal of the dead is one of the most common classes of archaeological data; in both prehistoric and historic contexts, archaeologists have long used the remains of death and burial as a source for interpretations of society, culture and ethnic identity. This volume, bringing together studies on the disposal of the dead, ...
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Tomb-Builders of the Pharaohs
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Morris Bierbrier
Draws upon documents, literary texts and drawings excavated at the Egyptian village of Deir el-Medina to provide a portrait of life over 3000 years ago. The author reconstructs the daily lives of the workmen who built the tombs of the Pharaohs in the nearby Valley of the Kings.
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Tombs, temples & ancient art.
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Joseph Lindon Smith
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Merlin and the Discovery of Avalon in the New World
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Graham Phillips
Through the course of a 20-year investigation, Phillips has uncovered evidence that the famous story of Merlin was based on the life of an actual historical figure: the son of a Roman consul who became the last of the Romans to rule Britain in the fifth century A.D.
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Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure
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Lila Perl
Text and photographs examine the mummies and tombs of ancient Egypt.
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