“The Man-Eating Myth: Anthropology & Anthropophagy”
Belief in the existence of cannibalism just beyond the borders of one´s own culture is a time-honored, universally accepted notion. In advanced societies, man-eaters are presumed to inhabit mysterious lands on the fringes of civilization. Among primitive peoples, cannibals are said to reside over the next mountain or farther along the river. The author of […]
“The Maya”
Ancient Peoples and Places. The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World´s greatest ancient civilization. In these pages Professor Coe distils a lifetime´s scholarship for the general reader and student. Since the publication of the previous edition, new sites have been uncovered and further excavations in old […]
“The National Army Museum Book of the Zulu War”
Pan Grand Strategy Series The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 is on of the most discussed and analysed of all the colonial wars of the Victorian era and remains crucially important in understanding the history of the British Empire. The Battle of Isandlwana, when the might of the British army was defeated by an indigenous foe, […]
“The new cold war. How the Kremlin Menaces both Russia and the West”
The first edition of The New Cold War was published to great critical acclaim. Edward Lucas has established himself as a top expert in the field, appearing on numerous programs, including Lou Dobbs, MSNBC, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and NPR. Since The New Cold War was first published in February 2008, Russia has become more […]
“The Orion Mystery. Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids”
A revolutionary book that explains the most enigmatic and fascinating wonder of the ancient world: the Pyramids of Egypt. In 1993, German robotics engineer Rudolf Gatenbrink discovered a sealed door within the Great Pyramid of Giza – a door left unopened for 4,500 years. With this discovery, Robert Bauval – who spent the decade prior […]
“The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt”
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt from the stone age to the Roman conquest. The story of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans makes for fascinating reading, with subjects ranging from the changing nature of life and death […]
“The People vs Muhammad – Psychological analysis”
Is Islam a “religion of peace”? Was Muhammad the true and final prophet of God? Is the Quran the fulfillment of the Bible, and legitimately continuing the traditions of the Judeo-Christian scriptures? Perhaps on of the most audacious, shocking, unthinkable and highly controversial ideas to ever be conceived. The People vs Muhammad places the founding […]
“The Perfect King. The Life of Edward III Father of the English Nation.”
He ordered his uncle to be beheaded: he usurped his father´s throne; he taxed his people more than any other previous king, and he started a war which lasted for more than a hundred years. Yet for centuries Edward III (1327-77) was celebrated as the most brilliant of all English monarchs, and three hundred years […]
“The Queen Dowager’s Life Regiment in Finland 1772-1808”
Leskikuningattaren henkirykmentti tunnetaan parhaiten sen osallisuudesta Ruotsin valtakunnan suurimman linnoituksen, Viaporin, antautumiseen toukokuussa 1808 Suomen sodan aikana. Antautuminen merkitsi rykmentin loppua, mikä on varjostanut sen jälkimainetta. Kirja on rykmentin Viaporiin sijoitetun kahden pataljoonan historia vuosina 1772-1808. Se perustuu laajaan säilyneeseen arkistomateriaaliin, erityisesti rykmentin katselmusrulliin, muuhun arkistomateriaaliin ja tutkimuskirjallisuuteen. Se selvittää rykmentin alkuperän ja organisaation, henkilöstön, […]
“The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis, 1700-1948”
In this deeply researched political biography, Ilan Pappe traces the rise of the Husayni family of Jerusalem, who dominated Palestinian history from the early 1700s until the second half of the twentieth century. Viewing this sweeping saga through the prism of one family, the book sheds new light on crucial events-the invasion of Palestine by […]
“The rise and fall of the House of Medici”
At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its often bloody political scene was dominated by rich mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This enthralling book charts the family’s huge influence on the political, economic and cultural […]
“The Scramble for Africa”
In 1880 the continent of Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans. Less than thirty years later, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained unconquered by them. The rest – 10 million square miles with 110 million bewildered new subjects – had been carved up by five European powers (and one extraordinary individual) in the name of Commerce, […]
“The Scythians. Nomad Warriors of the Steppe”
Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe homeland bordered on a number of sedentary states to the south – the Chinese, the Persians […]
“The Temple of Man I&II. 2 raamatut.”
The monumental Temple of Man represents the most important breakthrough in our understanding of Ancient Egypt since the discovery of the Rosetta stone. This exhaustive and authoritative study reveals the depths of the mathematical, medical, and metaphysical sophistication of Ancient Egypt. Schwaller de Lubicz´s stone-by-stone survey of the temple of Amun-Mut-Khonsu at Luxor allows us […]
“The Temples of Karnak”
A wonderfully illustrated book on the monuments, ruins, statues and bas-reliefs of the Ancient Egyptian temples of Karnak. With a text written by one of most renowned twentieth century philosophers, accompanied by the photographs of Georges and Valentine de Mire, this is an important archive record of an important historic site. Lubicz discusses the context […]
“The Trial of Henry Kissinger”
“A good liar must have a good memory: Kissinger is a stupendous liar with a remarkable memory.” Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchens goes straight for the jugular in The Trial of Henry Kissinger. Under his fearsome gaze, the former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor is accused of being a war criminal whose reckless actions […]
“The Truth About the Drug Companies. How They Deceive Us and What to do About It”
The pharmaceutical industry claims to be a high-risk business, but year after year, drug companies have higher profits than those in any other industry – by a long shot. The industry claims to be innovative, but only a small fraction of its drugs are truly new; most are simply variations on older drugs. Contrary to […]
“The Vatican Heresy. Bernini and the Building of the Hermetic Temple of the Sun”
In collaboration with Sandro Zicari, PhD. In 16th century Italy, in the midst of the Renaissance, two powerful movements took hold. The first, the Hermetic Movement, was inspired by an ancient set of books housed in the library of Cosimo de’ Medici and written by the Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus. The movement expounded the return […]
“The Walls Came Tumbling Down. The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe”
The revolutions of 1989 were as pivotal a moment in European history as 1917, 1848, or 1789 – yet almost no-one saw them coming until nearly the last moment: not Washington, not Moscow, the Communist regimes, nor even the victorious rebels themselves. But as Gale Stokes shows in this powerful new history – the most […]
“The Wars of Gods and Men”
Earth Chronicles 3 “Thousands of years ago, the Earth was a battlefield. These were the wars that would shape man’s destiny — terrible conflicts that began lifetimes earlier on another planet. Parting the mists of time and myth, the internationally renowned scholar Zecharia Sitchin takes us back in this volume to the violent beginnings of […]
