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Catastrophobia: The Truth Behind Earth ChangesCatastrophobia: The Truth Behind Earth Changes
Best Price: $7.75
I've been reading a lot about global catastrophe -- either as earth changes, political war-based...
Ancient North America, Fourth EditionAncient North America, Fourth Edition
Best Price: $44.11
A clearly written, authoritative synthesis of North American archaeology—the standard...
Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico: From the Aztecs to Independence (Translations from Latin America)Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico: From the Aztecs to Independence (Translations from Latin America)
If you are interested in this subject read any of Jacques Lafayes books. The factual interior...
Libraries in the Ancient WorldLibraries in the Ancient World
Best Price: $7.37
In 642 AD the library holdings of the Serapeum at Alexandria supplied the public baths with six...
The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and TombsThe Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs
Best Price: $13.11
Wouldn't is be nice if the person who automatically slams my reviews would grow up? All I did...


Stolen LegacyStolen Legacy
Best Price: $5.89
Read this Scientific Article: HLA genes in Macedonians and the sub-Saharan origin of the...
The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean (Vintage)The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean (Vintage)
Best Price: $10.99
John Julius Norwich is an historian with several books on the subject behind him. He is also a...
Western Civilization: A Social and Cultural History, Volume 1 (3rd Edition)Western Civilization: A Social and Cultural History, Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $81.60
This text explains why western civilization is worth knowing about. Taking a topical approach...
Life of St. Columba (Penguin Classics)Life of St. Columba (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.00
Running to 432 pages, including 10 pages of maps and geneological tables, an introduction (100...
Who Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek WisdomWho Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom
Best Price: $10.65
If I had the money, I would give financial aid to any entering graduate student in the field of...


The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of PoetryThe Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry
Best Price: $8.35
The Book of Songs (Shi Jing) is one of the seminal works of Chinese Civilization, along with the...
The Incas (Peoples of America)The Incas (Peoples of America)
Best Price: $20.86
Eager to learn more about the Incas, I found out the hard way that this book is not for the...
Ancient Egypt: Start Exploring (Working for Myself)Ancient Egypt: Start Exploring (Working for Myself)
Best Price: $8.95
This was a gift for a 12 year old girl who was thrilled to receive it. Fun, educational and...
The White RockThe White Rock
Best Price: $6.75
_The White Rock_ by Hugh Thomson is a fascinating, well-written account of both the author's...
Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of RomeCaesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome
Best Price: $7.98
I picked up this book and read it because someone on amazon.com suggested Dando-Collins along...

The Aztecs (Peoples of America)The Aztecs (Peoples of America)
Best Price: $17.66
I've read a few books on Aztecs and this one is somewhat unique in that in addition to using...
Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an EmperorMark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor
Best Price: $7.49
Stephen Dando-Collins writes very well, you get the history, facts I hadn't read before and real...
Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic EuropeMysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
Best Price: $19.85
I enjoyed Cahill's previous works immensely. This one is also good, taking the reader on a...
A History of Ancient Israel and Judah, Second EditionA History of Ancient Israel and Judah, Second Edition
Best Price: $33.96
Wow, this book is a nearly worthless except for that at least the authors acknowledge that the...
Ancient Greece: The Famous Monuments Past and PresentAncient Greece: The Famous Monuments Past and Present
Best Price: $18.85
An awesome book. Let's just say that our tour guide in Greece use this book as a reference. As...

The Nature of AlexanderThe Nature of Alexander
Best Price: $7.66
Mary Renault is an Alexander apologist. She didn't try to mitigate her fan mentality in this...
Ancient Israel at War 853-586 BC (Essential Histories)Ancient Israel at War 853-586 BC (Essential Histories)
Best Price: $5.98
Exactly. You may get the same information out of an encyclopedia or the internet without paying...
An Introduction to the Ancient WorldAn Introduction to the Ancient World
Best Price: $59.07
This book is a great introduction to the History of the Fertile Crescent, Greece, and Rome....
The Very First Americans (All Aboard Books)The Very First Americans (All Aboard Books)
Best Price: $1.03
I bought this book to read to my Kindergarten class. The book provides information on several...
From Distant Days: Myths, Tales, and Poetry of Ancient MesopotamiaFrom Distant Days: Myths, Tales, and Poetry of Ancient Mesopotamia
Best Price: $17.95
Foster's work is a collection of literature from the ancient Near East. With little commentary,...

The Civil War: With the anonymous Alexandrian, African, and Spanish Wars (Oxford World's Classics)The Civil War: With the anonymous Alexandrian, African, and Spanish Wars (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $6.51
As Jane F. Garner states in her excellent introduction, Caesar understood that one could not...
The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $6.68
Written in a clear, compelling style, the author chronicles the rise of Rome and reflects upon...
Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social ConflictsPalestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts
Best Price: $19.80
The book has outstanding diagrams that really add to one's understanding of the political,...
The Classical Roman Reader: New Encounters with Ancient RomeThe Classical Roman Reader: New Encounters with Ancient Rome
Best Price: $18.00
Western civilization is in many ways an outgrowth of the Roman Empire. The Classical Roman...
Battle: A History Of Combat And CultureBattle: A History Of Combat And Culture
Best Price: $8.50
This very good book is devoted to the ways that larger culture influences how different...

The Oracle: Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind Its Lost SecretsThe Oracle: Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind Its Lost Secrets
Best Price: $4.45
This book is great for anyone researching the Delphinic Oracle tradition. It also sheds light...
Charlemagne (Vintage)Charlemagne (Vintage)
Best Price: $7.99
I feel an obligation to make as much a clamour over the books I treasure, as over those I...
The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient MysteriesThe Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries
Best Price: $12.61
I think this is a very fine book. Mark Lehner is an excellent Egyptologist and is well renown...
Who Was King Tut? (Who Was...?)Who Was King Tut? (Who Was...?)
Best Price: $1.60
My 8-year old had a class project to read a biography, chose 4 objects to represent the person...
Did God Have A Wife? Archaeology And Folk Religion In Ancient IsraelDid God Have A Wife? Archaeology And Folk Religion In Ancient Israel
Best Price: $12.34
Like his other inquisition [[ASIN:080282126X What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did...

The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of RomeThe Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Rome
Best Price: $5.37
Extremely helpful resource for teaching my children history. Our children are 13, 12 and 8, and...
Rainforest Home Remedies: The Maya Way To Heal Your Body and Replenish Your SoulRainforest Home Remedies: The Maya Way To Heal Your Body and Replenish Your Soul
Best Price: $8.57
A very good list of home remedies for many ailments. Just have to wait and see if they work.
The History of the Peloponnesian War (Barnes & Noble Classics)The History of the Peloponnesian War (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Best Price: $6.26
I'm very much in agreement with the other reviewers in term of Thucydides' great writing and the...
Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event That Changed HistoryNoah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event That Changed History
Best Price: $3.45
Published in 1998, the authors primarily recount a science cruise on the Black Sea in 1993, but...
The Western Heritage: Volume C (9th Edition) (Western Heritage)The Western Heritage: Volume C (9th Edition) (Western Heritage)
Best Price: $65.00
Written by leading scholars in the field, this authoritative text presents an engaging and...

Atlas of Classical HistoryAtlas of Classical History
Best Price: $34.03
Amazon notified me that I would receive the above book on or about 19th February 2008. To date...
The Fall of the Ancient Maya: Solving the Mystery of the Maya CollapseThe Fall of the Ancient Maya: Solving the Mystery of the Maya Collapse
Best Price: $20.99
Webster's book seems as if it was a reaction to downgrade the latest "fad" theory on...
Conquests And Cultures: An International HistoryConquests And Cultures: An International History
Best Price: $2.46
I love thomas Sowell's books. Whatever he tells he tells it fascinatingly, if he mentions it...
Art and Myth in Ancient Greece: A Handbook (World of Art)Art and Myth in Ancient Greece: A Handbook (World of Art)
Best Price: $4.22
This is great as a nice introductory survey of artwork, some myth, and some history of ancient...
The Oxford Classical DictionaryThe Oxford Classical Dictionary
Best Price: $68.80
As far as plentiful quality information on the classical world, this book is number one. Any...

Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of RomeBlood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of Rome
Best Price: $12.88
Blood of the Caesars is a great read. It moves swiftly, holds the reader's interest and strikes...
Lives of the Caesars (Oxford World's Classics)Lives of the Caesars (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $3.95
Being written near the time of the events this book portrays the lives of the first 12 Caesars...
The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient ChinaThe Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
Best Price: $10.25
I bought this book to read with my daughter before we went on vacation to China and actually saw...
The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Oxford World's Classics)The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $5.29
"The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was...
Coal: A Human HistoryCoal: A Human History
Best Price: $4.00
There is much less advocacy here than in (the terrible) Coal River or (the good) Moving...

The Maya End Times: A Spiritual Adventure*Maya Prophecies for 2012The Maya End Times: A Spiritual Adventure*Maya Prophecies for 2012
Best Price: $12.25
This book is amazing in that it flows with the sincerity of a true believer! It is not caught up...
Moses and Akhenaten: The Secret History of Egypt at the Time of the ExodusMoses and Akhenaten: The Secret History of Egypt at the Time of the Exodus
Best Price: $10.94
This book had my attention from beginning to end. It presented a very interesting hypothesis...
The Making of the Middle AgesThe Making of the Middle Ages
Best Price: $13.00
The Making of the Middle Ages is a study of the period 972 to 1204. Before Southern wrote this...
Ancient Civilizations (3rd Edition)Ancient Civilizations (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $70.48
I do not feel that this books is a good choice for Ancient History class. The book goes more...
Nightmare in Red: The McCarthy Era in PerspectiveNightmare in Red: The McCarthy Era in Perspective
Best Price: $11.04
I had to force myself through this book although I am usually an avid reader of 20th century US...

The World of the CeltsThe World of the Celts
Best Price: $7.24
Beautifully written and illustrated history. Kept me compelled to read on in this beautiful text.
    
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