Author: Robert L. Ballantyne
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491765259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Imagine that everything you know is wrong. In Cairo, after uncovering evidence he believes will alter humanitys perception of its own history, an eminent university professor is viciously murdered. In another part of the Egyptian capital, a determined police inspector will stop at nothing to find the murderer. In Toronto, one of the worlds leading ancient-astronaut proponents receives a startling message to decode a mysterious set of coordinates. In another part of Ontario, a young, self-employed wrought iron designer is convinced he is somehow involved. And in the sky, someone is watching Thus begins Robert L. Ballantynes debut novel. From the streets of Toronto to a secretive Washington book shop, from the heart of Cairo to the peaks of the great pyramids, Pharaohs of the Sky lures you into a world where nothing is as it seems, and where clandestine operatives conspire to hide the truth. In this international mystery, fact remains elusive by design and fate alike, yet all revolves around the answer to one question: Are we really alone? Its time to question everything we think we know.
Pharaohs of the Sky
Author: Robert L. Ballantyne
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491765259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Imagine that everything you know is wrong. In Cairo, after uncovering evidence he believes will alter humanitys perception of its own history, an eminent university professor is viciously murdered. In another part of the Egyptian capital, a determined police inspector will stop at nothing to find the murderer. In Toronto, one of the worlds leading ancient-astronaut proponents receives a startling message to decode a mysterious set of coordinates. In another part of Ontario, a young, self-employed wrought iron designer is convinced he is somehow involved. And in the sky, someone is watching Thus begins Robert L. Ballantynes debut novel. From the streets of Toronto to a secretive Washington book shop, from the heart of Cairo to the peaks of the great pyramids, Pharaohs of the Sky lures you into a world where nothing is as it seems, and where clandestine operatives conspire to hide the truth. In this international mystery, fact remains elusive by design and fate alike, yet all revolves around the answer to one question: Are we really alone? Its time to question everything we think we know.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491765259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Imagine that everything you know is wrong. In Cairo, after uncovering evidence he believes will alter humanitys perception of its own history, an eminent university professor is viciously murdered. In another part of the Egyptian capital, a determined police inspector will stop at nothing to find the murderer. In Toronto, one of the worlds leading ancient-astronaut proponents receives a startling message to decode a mysterious set of coordinates. In another part of Ontario, a young, self-employed wrought iron designer is convinced he is somehow involved. And in the sky, someone is watching Thus begins Robert L. Ballantynes debut novel. From the streets of Toronto to a secretive Washington book shop, from the heart of Cairo to the peaks of the great pyramids, Pharaohs of the Sky lures you into a world where nothing is as it seems, and where clandestine operatives conspire to hide the truth. In this international mystery, fact remains elusive by design and fate alike, yet all revolves around the answer to one question: Are we really alone? Its time to question everything we think we know.
Serpent in the Sky
Author: John Anthony West
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 9780835606912
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This revised edition of West's revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accpeted as dogma concerning this ancient and enigmatic land. It features a new introduction linking Egyptian science with the perennial wisdom tradition and an appendix updating the author's work in redating the Sphinx. Illustrations.
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 9780835606912
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This revised edition of West's revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accpeted as dogma concerning this ancient and enigmatic land. It features a new introduction linking Egyptian science with the perennial wisdom tradition and an appendix updating the author's work in redating the Sphinx. Illustrations.
Before the Pharaohs
Author: Edward F. Malkowski
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1591439949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Presents conclusive evidence that ancient Egypt was originally the remnant of an earlier, highly sophisticated civilization • Supports earlier speculations based on myth and esoteric sources with scientific proof from the fields of genetics, engineering, and geology • Provides further proof of the connection between the Mayans and ancient Egyptians • Links the mystery of Cro-Magnon man to the rise and fall of this ancient civilization In the late nineteenth century, French explorer Augustus Le Plongeon, after years of research in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, concluded that the Mayan and Egyptian civilizations were related--as remnants of a once greater and highly sophisticated culture. The discoveries of modern researchers over the last two decades now support this once derided speculation with evidence revealing that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than Egyptologists have claimed, that the pyramids were not tombs but geomechanical power plants, and that the megaliths of the Nabta Playa reveal complex astronomical star maps that existed 4,000 years before conventional historians deemed such knowledge possible. Much of the past support for prehistoric civilization has relied on esoteric traditions and mythic narrative. Using hard scientific evidence from the fields of archaeology, genetics, engineering, and geology, as well as sacred and religious texts, Malkowski shows that these mythic narratives are based on actual events and that a highly sophisticated civilization did once exist prior to those of Egypt and Sumer. Tying its cataclysmic fall to the mysterious disappearance of Cro-Magnon culture, Before the Pharaohs offers a compelling new view of humanity’s past.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1591439949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Presents conclusive evidence that ancient Egypt was originally the remnant of an earlier, highly sophisticated civilization • Supports earlier speculations based on myth and esoteric sources with scientific proof from the fields of genetics, engineering, and geology • Provides further proof of the connection between the Mayans and ancient Egyptians • Links the mystery of Cro-Magnon man to the rise and fall of this ancient civilization In the late nineteenth century, French explorer Augustus Le Plongeon, after years of research in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, concluded that the Mayan and Egyptian civilizations were related--as remnants of a once greater and highly sophisticated culture. The discoveries of modern researchers over the last two decades now support this once derided speculation with evidence revealing that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than Egyptologists have claimed, that the pyramids were not tombs but geomechanical power plants, and that the megaliths of the Nabta Playa reveal complex astronomical star maps that existed 4,000 years before conventional historians deemed such knowledge possible. Much of the past support for prehistoric civilization has relied on esoteric traditions and mythic narrative. Using hard scientific evidence from the fields of archaeology, genetics, engineering, and geology, as well as sacred and religious texts, Malkowski shows that these mythic narratives are based on actual events and that a highly sophisticated civilization did once exist prior to those of Egypt and Sumer. Tying its cataclysmic fall to the mysterious disappearance of Cro-Magnon culture, Before the Pharaohs offers a compelling new view of humanity’s past.
The Great Book of Ancient Egypt
Author: Zahi A Hawass
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789774168970
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789774168970
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs
Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316092568
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Provides an overview of life in ancient Egypt, describing the people, daily activities, beliefs and customs, and what has been learned from artifacts left behind.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316092568
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Provides an overview of life in ancient Egypt, describing the people, daily activities, beliefs and customs, and what has been learned from artifacts left behind.
Breaking the Mirror of Heaven
Author: Robert Bauval
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1591438136
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Exposes the many cycles of monument destruction and cultural suppression in Egypt from antiquity to the present day • Details the vandalism of Egyptian antiquities and suppression of ancient knowledge under foreign rulers who sought to cleanse Egypt of its “pagan” past • Reveals the real reason behind Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt: Freemasonry • Shows how the censorship of nonofficial Egyptology as well as new archaeological discoveries continued under Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass Called the “Mirror of Heaven” by Hermes-Thoth and regarded as the birthplace of civilization, science, religion, and magic, Egypt has ignited the imagination of all who come in contact with it since ancient times--from Pythagoras and Plato to Alexander the Great and Napoleon to modern Egyptologists the world over. Yet, despite this preeminence in the collective mind, Egypt has suffered considerable destruction over the centuries. Even before the burning of the Great Library at Alexandria, the land of the pharaohs was pillaged by its own people. With the arrival of foreign rulers, both Arabic and European, the destruction and thievery continued along with suppression of ancient knowledge as some rulers sought to cleanse Egypt of its “pagan” past. Exploring the many cycles of destruction and suppression in Egypt as well as moments of salvation, such as the first registered excavations by Auguste Mariette, Robert Bauval and Ahmed Osman investigate the many conquerors of Egypt through the millennia as well as what has happened to famous artifacts such as the Rosetta Stone. They show how Napoleon, through his invasion, wanted to revive ancient Egyptian wisdom and art because of its many connections to Freemasonry. They reveal how the degradation of monuments, theft of relics, and censorship of ancient teachings continue to this day. Exposing recent cover-ups during the tenure of Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass, they explain how new discoveries at Giza were closed to further research. Clearing cultural and historical distortions, the authors reveal the long-hidden and persecuted voice of ancient Egypt and call for the return of Egypt to its rightful place as “the Mother of Nations” and “the Mirror of Heaven.”
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1591438136
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Exposes the many cycles of monument destruction and cultural suppression in Egypt from antiquity to the present day • Details the vandalism of Egyptian antiquities and suppression of ancient knowledge under foreign rulers who sought to cleanse Egypt of its “pagan” past • Reveals the real reason behind Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt: Freemasonry • Shows how the censorship of nonofficial Egyptology as well as new archaeological discoveries continued under Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass Called the “Mirror of Heaven” by Hermes-Thoth and regarded as the birthplace of civilization, science, religion, and magic, Egypt has ignited the imagination of all who come in contact with it since ancient times--from Pythagoras and Plato to Alexander the Great and Napoleon to modern Egyptologists the world over. Yet, despite this preeminence in the collective mind, Egypt has suffered considerable destruction over the centuries. Even before the burning of the Great Library at Alexandria, the land of the pharaohs was pillaged by its own people. With the arrival of foreign rulers, both Arabic and European, the destruction and thievery continued along with suppression of ancient knowledge as some rulers sought to cleanse Egypt of its “pagan” past. Exploring the many cycles of destruction and suppression in Egypt as well as moments of salvation, such as the first registered excavations by Auguste Mariette, Robert Bauval and Ahmed Osman investigate the many conquerors of Egypt through the millennia as well as what has happened to famous artifacts such as the Rosetta Stone. They show how Napoleon, through his invasion, wanted to revive ancient Egyptian wisdom and art because of its many connections to Freemasonry. They reveal how the degradation of monuments, theft of relics, and censorship of ancient teachings continue to this day. Exposing recent cover-ups during the tenure of Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass, they explain how new discoveries at Giza were closed to further research. Clearing cultural and historical distortions, the authors reveal the long-hidden and persecuted voice of ancient Egypt and call for the return of Egypt to its rightful place as “the Mother of Nations” and “the Mirror of Heaven.”
The Curse of the Pharaohs
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN: 0446573205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
From a New York Times bestselling author, Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, now a wife and mother, returns to catch a murderer at an excavation of an ancient tomb. It's 1892, and Amelia and her now-husband Radcliffe Emerson have settled down in Victorian England after their escapade in Egypt. They're raising their young son Ramses and everything seems normal–until they are approached by a damsel in distress. Lady Baskerville's husband, Sir Henry, has died after uncovering what might be a royal tomb in Luxor. Despite rumors of a curse haunting all those involved with the dig, Amelia and Radcliffe proceed to Egypt and realize that Sir Henry did not die a natural death. Accidents continue to plague the dig, and talk of a pharaoh's curse runs rampant among the group. Amelia begins to suspect that these accidents are caused by a sinister human–but who?
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN: 0446573205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
From a New York Times bestselling author, Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, now a wife and mother, returns to catch a murderer at an excavation of an ancient tomb. It's 1892, and Amelia and her now-husband Radcliffe Emerson have settled down in Victorian England after their escapade in Egypt. They're raising their young son Ramses and everything seems normal–until they are approached by a damsel in distress. Lady Baskerville's husband, Sir Henry, has died after uncovering what might be a royal tomb in Luxor. Despite rumors of a curse haunting all those involved with the dig, Amelia and Radcliffe proceed to Egypt and realize that Sir Henry did not die a natural death. Accidents continue to plague the dig, and talk of a pharaoh's curse runs rampant among the group. Amelia begins to suspect that these accidents are caused by a sinister human–but who?
Wonders in the Sky
Author: Jacques Vallee
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110144472X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
One of the most ambitious works of paranormal investigation of our time, here is an unprecedented compendium of pre-twentieth-century UFO accounts, written with rigor and color by two of today's leading investigators of unexplained phenomena. In the past century, individuals, newspapers, and military agencies have recorded thousands of UFO incidents, giving rise to much speculation about flying saucers, visitors from other planets, and alien abductions. Yet the extraterrestrial phenomenon did not begin in the present era. Far from it. The authors of Wonders in the Sky reveal a thread of vividly rendered-and sometimes strikingly similar- reports of mysterious aerial phenomena from antiquity through the modern age. These accounts often share definite physical features- such as the heat felt and described by witnesses-that have not changed much over the centuries. Indeed, such similarities between ancient and modern sightings are the rule rather than the exception. In Wonders in the Sky, respected researchers Jacques Vallee and Chris Aubeck examine more than 500 selected reports of sightings from biblical-age antiquity through the year 1879-the point at which the Industrial Revolution deeply changed the nature of human society, and the skies began to open to airplanes, dirigibles, rockets, and other opportunities for misinterpretation represented by military prototypes. Using vivid and engaging case studies, and more than seventy-five illustrations, they reveal that unidentified flying objects have had a major impact not only on popular culture but on our history, on our religion, and on the models of the world humanity has formed from deepest antiquity. Sure to become a classic among UFO enthusiasts and other followers of unexplained phenomena, Wonders in the Sky is the most ambitious, broad-reaching, and intelligent analysis ever written on premodern aerial mysteries.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110144472X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
One of the most ambitious works of paranormal investigation of our time, here is an unprecedented compendium of pre-twentieth-century UFO accounts, written with rigor and color by two of today's leading investigators of unexplained phenomena. In the past century, individuals, newspapers, and military agencies have recorded thousands of UFO incidents, giving rise to much speculation about flying saucers, visitors from other planets, and alien abductions. Yet the extraterrestrial phenomenon did not begin in the present era. Far from it. The authors of Wonders in the Sky reveal a thread of vividly rendered-and sometimes strikingly similar- reports of mysterious aerial phenomena from antiquity through the modern age. These accounts often share definite physical features- such as the heat felt and described by witnesses-that have not changed much over the centuries. Indeed, such similarities between ancient and modern sightings are the rule rather than the exception. In Wonders in the Sky, respected researchers Jacques Vallee and Chris Aubeck examine more than 500 selected reports of sightings from biblical-age antiquity through the year 1879-the point at which the Industrial Revolution deeply changed the nature of human society, and the skies began to open to airplanes, dirigibles, rockets, and other opportunities for misinterpretation represented by military prototypes. Using vivid and engaging case studies, and more than seventy-five illustrations, they reveal that unidentified flying objects have had a major impact not only on popular culture but on our history, on our religion, and on the models of the world humanity has formed from deepest antiquity. Sure to become a classic among UFO enthusiasts and other followers of unexplained phenomena, Wonders in the Sky is the most ambitious, broad-reaching, and intelligent analysis ever written on premodern aerial mysteries.
HSC Ancient History
Author: Peter Roberts
Publisher: Pascal Press
ISBN: 9781741251784
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This comprehensive study guide covers every topic in the first two se ctions o f the HSC Ancient History course and has been specifically crea ted to maximise exam success. This guide has been designed to meet all s tudy needs, providing up-to-date information in an easy-to-use format. T his is the first of the two new Ancient History study guides. Revision q uestions have been updated for the new HSC format. Excel Ancient History Book 1 contains: a chapter on every topic available in the first two sections of the HSC course: Section I - Personalities in their Times, and Section II - Ancient Societies an introduct ory section on how to use the book, with an explanation of exam requirem ents revision questions in each chapter with answers and guidel ines comprehensive bibliography and further reading lists key terms defined in each chapter, plus a glossary of terms cross-referencing between chapters for further information Also available is Excel Ancient History Book 2 which covers c omprehensive coverage of Sections III and IV of the HSC course: Section III - Personalities in the Times and Section IV - Historical Periods.
Publisher: Pascal Press
ISBN: 9781741251784
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This comprehensive study guide covers every topic in the first two se ctions o f the HSC Ancient History course and has been specifically crea ted to maximise exam success. This guide has been designed to meet all s tudy needs, providing up-to-date information in an easy-to-use format. T his is the first of the two new Ancient History study guides. Revision q uestions have been updated for the new HSC format. Excel Ancient History Book 1 contains: a chapter on every topic available in the first two sections of the HSC course: Section I - Personalities in their Times, and Section II - Ancient Societies an introduct ory section on how to use the book, with an explanation of exam requirem ents revision questions in each chapter with answers and guidel ines comprehensive bibliography and further reading lists key terms defined in each chapter, plus a glossary of terms cross-referencing between chapters for further information Also available is Excel Ancient History Book 2 which covers c omprehensive coverage of Sections III and IV of the HSC course: Section III - Personalities in the Times and Section IV - Historical Periods.
A River in the Sky
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780062686855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters comes one of her most baffling and intriguing mysteries in her phenomenally popular Amelia Peabody series. August 1910. Banned from the Valley of the Kings, Amelia Peabody and husband Emerson are persuaded to follow would-be archaeologist Major George Morley on an expedition to Palestine. Somewhere in this province of the corrupt, crumbling Ottoman Empire—the Holy Land of three religions—Morley is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant. At the request of British Intelligence, Emerson will be keeping an eye on the seemingly inept Morley, believed to be an agent of the Kaiser sent to stir up trouble in this politically volatile land. Amelia hopes to prevent a catastrophically unprofessional excavation from destroying priceless historical finds and sparking an armed protest by infuriated Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Meanwhile, Amelia's headstrong son, Ramses, working on a dig at Samaria, encounters an unusual party of travelers and makes a startling discovery—information that he must pass along to his parents in Jerusalem...if he can get there alive. “Between Amelia Peabody and Indiana Jones, it’s Amelia—in wit and daring—by a landslide.”—New York Times Book Review
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780062686855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters comes one of her most baffling and intriguing mysteries in her phenomenally popular Amelia Peabody series. August 1910. Banned from the Valley of the Kings, Amelia Peabody and husband Emerson are persuaded to follow would-be archaeologist Major George Morley on an expedition to Palestine. Somewhere in this province of the corrupt, crumbling Ottoman Empire—the Holy Land of three religions—Morley is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant. At the request of British Intelligence, Emerson will be keeping an eye on the seemingly inept Morley, believed to be an agent of the Kaiser sent to stir up trouble in this politically volatile land. Amelia hopes to prevent a catastrophically unprofessional excavation from destroying priceless historical finds and sparking an armed protest by infuriated Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Meanwhile, Amelia's headstrong son, Ramses, working on a dig at Samaria, encounters an unusual party of travelers and makes a startling discovery—information that he must pass along to his parents in Jerusalem...if he can get there alive. “Between Amelia Peabody and Indiana Jones, it’s Amelia—in wit and daring—by a landslide.”—New York Times Book Review