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With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert linguist David Crystal proves...

La Cábala de los misterios Mayas es el resultado de un viaje de Samael Aun Weor a las famosas ruinas de Copán, Honduras. En este libro, él explica los principios cabalísticos de los misterios Mayas grabados en sus misteriosas estelas y esculturas. Desentraña el origen de las antiguas...

The southern and eastern parts of Yucatan, from Tuluum in the north to the Rio Hondo in the south, are occupied to-day by two tribes of Maya Indians, the Santa Cruz and Icaichè or Chichanha. The number of Santa Cruz was estimated by Sapper in 1895 at about 8,000 to 10,000, but at the present day...

This is a speculative novel that takes place in the late 24th century in a post-apocalyptic world. New tensions arise as countries again compete for dominance after centuries of relative peace since the 'Horror' - the generations following the impact of an asteroid in the early 22nd century. Our central...

İstanbul Efsaneleri'ni ve yaklaşık 20 adet en önemli şehir hikayesini anlattığımız bu eserimizde, sonunda bizim kentimiz, İstanbul'un antik tarihine de uzanıp, onun hikayesini dinleyeceksiniz.. Bilinen tarihi 2600 yıldan daha eskilere uzanan bu yaşlı, ama muhteşem kent, zamanın akışı...

The 1001 Arabian Nights is perhaps the most famous story collection in the world. It has transcended cultures, languages, and historical eras to become familiar and beloved not only in the Eastern world, but also in the West, where it is the only acknowledged classic of Western literature to have...

Who are the Hidden Masters?Read explosive inside information about the true Illuminati by a current member. What was the connection between the Illuminati and the French and American Revolutions?Is the coded novel "Etidorhpa" by John Uri Llloyd about the Illuminati? Is it a reference...

Lively and well written, Bread and Circuses analyzes theories that have treated mass culture as either a symptom or a cause of social decadence. Discussing many of the most influential and representative theories of mass culture, it ranges widely from Greek and Roman origins, through Marx, Nietzsche,...

A succinct and comprehensive history of the development of citizenship from the Roman Empire to the present day Citizenship, Inequality, and Difference offers a concise and sweeping overview of citizenship's complex evolution, from ancient Rome to the present. Political leaders and thinkers...

America's schizoaffective writer (the name given for his writing of short works), writes a short work on Hatshepsut.

Extract: How can we change this unfriendly environment? Then you must not be satisfied with a general weak invention. You must make a strong invention. The role of strong inventions lies not only in its active construction but also in the destruction that its competitive consciousness promises. The...

African Empires presents a comprehensive and in depth analysis of the major empires of the African continent over thousands of years. This book penetrates into the various kingdoms and and rich cultures of Africa including East Africa, West Africa, North Africa, South Africa and Central Africa. African...

In their startling new book, Steven and Evan Strong challenge the "out-of-Africa" theory. Based on fresh examination of both the DNA and archeological evidence, they conclude that modern humans originated from Australia, not Africa. The original Australians (referred to by some as...

Nella bassa Mesopotamia del IV millennio a.C. si compie il salto dalla 'barbarie' neolitica alla 'civiltà' storica, ossia alla complessità organizzativa dello Stato, della vita urbana, dell'amministrazione e della scrittura. A quali esigenze rispondeva la nuova organizzazione politica ed economica?...