| 1. |  | Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000
from Yale University Press
Price: $26.37
Customer Review:
Along with Mithen's After The Ice, this is the most enjoyable book on European prehistory that I have read. Filled with colorful maps and photos that follow along with the text descriptions, written elegantly and with enough detail to not seem too "dumbed-down" for the layman. If every professor or... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
from Times Books
Price: $19.80
Customer Review:
I admit that I have not read this book, but I am skeptical of the author's knowledge of art history and ability to critically examine its nuances. In the glowing review above from the Washington Post (the paper she works for in fact) there is the following quote:
"It is shocking. Imagine the... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The End of Days: Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return (The Earth Chronicles)
from Harper
Price: $7.99
Customer Review:
Okay, the book was worth reading as science fiction/fantasy. However, not to be taken seriously. Sitchin uses ancient Sumerian and Akkadian texts as the basis of his work, but, you the reader must be aware that these texts are mythology and not to be taken seriously. Ancient Sumerians wrote about... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
from Belknap Press
Price: $17.79
Customer Review:
Beard holds a chair in Classics at the University of Cambridge (UK) and has published several books on ancient history for the general reader. "Fires of Vesuvius" is in the nature of a summary or handbook of what the excavations and other scholarly efforts at Pompeii have to tell us about life there... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mystery
from Collins
Price: $17.72
Customer Review:
People have puzzled about how Kheops's Pyramid was built for centuries. The long ramp theory seems intuitively correct but no remains of the ramp have been found. Herodotus wrote that a complex series of wooden machines lifted blocks up the sides of the pyramid; archeologists doubt that there was... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Fingerprints of the Gods (Alternative History)
from Audio Literature
Customer Review:
After reading Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization I was hooked on Graham Hancock's writing style and bought this book. I wasn't disappointed. He has an incredible way of revealing the mysteries inside the mountains of stone. When he discussed Bauval's discovery that the three pyramids... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Complete World of Greek Mythology
from Thames & Hudson
Price: $26.37
Customer Review:
All you need to know about greek mithology can be found with in this book.
Great mixture of info and pictures. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
from Random House Audio
Customer Review:
On September 9, 1857, the sidewheel steamer "Central America", which was carrying passengers from the Panamanian port of Colón to New York, encountered hurricane winds and savage seas off the coast of the Carolinas. Although a sturdy ship, her sails were quickly shredded and a leak in one of... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour
from Johnson Books
Customer Review:
I bought this book in preparation for going to hike the Inca Trail. Great info! | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
from W. W. Norton & Company
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
I have worked at Genelex DNA Testing lab for 8 years and recommend this book to anyone with an interest in genealogy and DNA testing. It is a quick, fun read that illustrates what you can learn about your past from a simple DNA test.
| 3.5 / 5.0
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