Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Grahame Clark Grahame Clark Brian M. Fagan "To chronicle the intellectual life of Grahame Clark (1907-1995) is to participate in the history of the discipline of archaeology, which Clark - almost single-handedly at first - transformed from an… OL15078343W
The Sword of Rhiannon The Sword of Rhiannon Leigh Brackett Greed pulls the archaeologist Matt Carse into the forgotten tomb of the Martian god Rhiannon and plunges the unlikely hero into the Red Planet's fantastic past, when vast oceans covered the land and … OL2046149W
Young Lawrence Young Lawrence Anthony Sattin A biography of Lawrence of Arabia in the years that formed him. OL20891599W
Le rébus de Mathusalem Le rébus de Mathusalem Tim F. LaHaye Le début d'une série ayant pour héros l'exégète et archéologue Michael Murphy qui, dans sa quête d'antiquités bibliques, va se trouver confronté à une mystérieuse secte satanique, les Sept. Par un au… OL26281070W
Cosega shift Cosega shift Brandt Legg Cosega Shift, the thrilling conclusion of the Cosega Sequence trilogy, begins with an unexpected twist that forces Gaines to question, who is the real enemy? Close to cracking the meaning of the Cose… OL28167472W
Buried heart Buried heart A. Y. Stratton Public relations expert Lauren Richmond believes her family has been jinxed in the love department. To avoid the chaos she suffered as a child, she has built a grammatically-perfect, passion-free lif… OL28173310W
Murder in the Valley of the Kings Murder in the Valley of the Kings Paul Stanley Michaelson For Professor Omar Sayeed, excavating KV5 in the Valley of the Kings in search of the lost tombs of Ramesses II is the thrill of a lifetime. And when ancient artifacts are uncovered in Luxor at the c… OL28607403W
De Kaboul à Samarcande De Kaboul à Samarcande Claude Rapin,Sveltlana Gorshenina L'Asie centrale, comprenant les territoires d'Afghanistan et du Turkestan russe et chinois, de la Mongolie à la mer Caspienne et de la Sibérie au nord de l'Inde, est une terre d'échanges privilégiés … OL28964111W
SOMA SOMA Gian J. Quasar "An unsuspecting archeologist, Dr. John Monsieur, becomes the object of ruthless collectors who believe he has a golden sandal from the burial of Alexander the Great and the clue that leads to his lo… OL28965554W
Death of a Voodoo Doll Death of a Voodoo Doll Margot Arnold Death threats, voodoo and murder add up to a dangerous visit to New Orleans for professors-turned-detectives Penny Spring and Toby Glendower. During their stay with Jules Lefau, head of an aristocrat… OL2927689W
Darkness at the stroke of noon Darkness at the stroke of noon Dennis Stuart Murphy When a flash fire claims the lives of two archaeologists at a dig on remote Victory Island in Nunavut, RCMP Sergeant Booker Kennison is dispatched to investigate. Ruby Cruz, ex-FBI agent, is also on … OL29317058W
Who's who in the Ancient Near East Who's who in the Ancient Near East Gwendolyn Leick What do we know of the real Nebuchadnezzar? Was there an historical precedent for the mythical Gilgamesh? Who were the Hittites? When did Isaiah preach? How did Jezebel get her reputation? These and … OL3961852W
Ancient Egypt, The Great Discoveries Ancient Egypt, The Great Discoveries C. N. Reeves "Ancient Egypt: The Great Discoveries highlights everything important and fascinating in Egyptian archaeology from 1799 - the year of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone by Napoleon's Expedition - up … OL523779W