“Thoth: Architect of the Universe”
The Imperial Measurement System – based on Egyptian units. Stonehenge – dedicated to the mathematical constant Pi. The Avebury henge – designed as a map of the Earth. Stonehenge – designed to mimic the motions of the Earth. The Great Pyramid – a map of the Earth´s continents.
“White Mughals: Love & Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India”
James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British representative at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad when, in 1798, he glimpsed a beautiful young Mughal princess, Khair un-Nissa – “Most Exellent Among Women”. Falling in love with Khair, he converted to Islam and married her despite opposition from all sides. He also agreed to become double […]
“Wild Swans. Three Daughters of China”
The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history—a bestselling classic in thirty languages with more than ten million copies sold around the world, now with a new introduction from the author. An engrossing record of Mao’s impact on China, an unusual window […]
“Wind Chimes”
Herta Laipaik, a doctor, who became a writer, started writing in 1940, publishing her first novel in the newspaper “Eesti Sõna”. She has written documentary novels, memoirs, historical novels but also books based on Estonian mythology. The number of her novels is 21 and she has been called the Estonian Agatha Christie. She has described […]
“Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes”
The modern Churchill cult is out of control, closing down debate and encouraging support for twenty-first-century wars. The wartime leader has become a household god for many, preserving an antiquated vision of Britain still shared by all three parties. Yet, was he anything more than a plump carp happy to swim in the foulest of […]
“Women who Spied”
From the biblical days of Delilah to modern times there have been women who ventured at their peril as spies into the conflicts of armed men. Recounted in this fascinating history are dramatic incidents of feminine espionage in the United States and abroad from the time of the American Revolution to the present day. Learn […]
