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Gone to Texasby Randolph B. Campbell
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 29.95Tells the story of the Lone Star State from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the 21st Century. Focusing on the state's successive waves of immigrants, it offers an inclusive view of the array of Texans who, often in conflict with each other and the land, created a history and an idea of Texas. more...
The Origins of the British: The New Prehistory of Britainby Stephen Oppenheimer
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 11.65Stephen Oppenheimer's extraordinary scientific detective story combining genetics, linguistics, archaeology and historical record shatters the myths we have come to live by. It demonstrates that the Anglo-Saxon invasions contributed just a tiny fraction (5%) to the English gene pool. Two thirds of the English people reveal an unbroken line of genetic descent from south-western Europeans arriving long before the first farmers. The bulk of the remaining third arrived between 7,000 and 3,000 years ago as part of long-term north-west European trade and immigration, especially from Scandinavia - and may have brought with them the earliest forms of English language. As for the Celts - the Irish, Scots and Welsh - history has traditionally placed... more...
Vikings in Historyby F. Donald Logan
Routledge 1991; US$ 35.95The second edition of this lively and comprehensive book provides a forceful reassessment of the role of the Vikings in history. more...
Fatal Treasureby Jedwin Smith
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 16.95"In real life-especially off the Florida coast-things can have fatal consequences. Fatal Treasure is a truly compelling read." -Aphrodite Jones, New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Sacrifice and All She Wanted In 1622, hundreds of people lost their lives to the curse of the Spanish galleon Atocha-and they would not be the last. Fatal Treasure combines the rousing adventure of Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea with the compelling characters and local color of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. It tells the powerful true story of the relentless quest to find the Atocha and reclaim her priceless treasures from the sea. You'll follow Mel Fisher, his family, and their intrepid team of treasure hunters as they dive beneath the treacherous... more...
Ancient Britainby James Dyer
Routledge 1990; US$ 45.95This book is for anyone starting out to understand the prehistoric life of Britain from the first human occupation 450,000 years ago, until the Roman conquest in AD 43. more...
Maritime Heritage of Great Britainby Linda Lee; Laurie Jonas
Heritage Trail Publications Ltd 2004; US$ 11.99Historical tour of the Maritime Heritage sites in Great Britain more...
Sacred Signsby Penelope Wilson
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 12.99Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. In this study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment post-Champollion, and the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today. more...
Einstein, Relativity and Absolute Simultaneityby William Lane Craig; Quentin Smith
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 39.95Presenting a collection of original essays from a team of international philosophers and physicists, this volume reassesses the contemporary paradigm of the relativistic concept of time. There is no other book like this currently available. more...
The First Emperorby Sima Qian; Raymond Dawson; K. E. Brashier
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 8.95Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. - ;'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.'. The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth... more...
Archaeology For Dummiesby Nancy Marie White
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009; US$ 21.99An objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture Archaeology continually makes headlines--from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper-Age man in the Italian Alps to the newest dating of the first people in America at over 14,0000 years ago. Archaeology For Dummies offers a fascinating look at this intriguing field, taking readers on-site and revealing little-known details about some of the world's greatest archaeological discoveries. It explores how archaeology attempts to uncover the lives of our ancestors, examining historical dig sites around the world and explaining theories about ancient human societies. The guide also offers helpful information for readers who want to participate in an excavation themselves,... more...









