Ancient and Pre-History

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	Religious Attitudes of the Indo-Europeans The author reflects on the religion of the Indo-European-speaking peoples. Comparing Indian, Persian, Slavic, Teutonic and other people's religions, he identifies specific attitudes of the Indo-Europeans. A true classic.	$12.00 Add:
	The Druids: A Very Short Introduction The Druids have been known and discussed for at least 2,400 years, first by Greek writers and later by the Romans, who came in contact with them in Gaul and Britain. According to these sources, they were a learned caste who officiated in religious ceremonies, taught the ancient wisdoms, and were revered as philosophers. But few figures flit so elusively through history. Even today, the Druids remain an enigmatic puzzle. Sifting though the most recent evidence, Barry Cunliffe offers an expert's...	$12.00 Add:
	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of Asia to trigger a global awakening, an unprecedented explosion of technologies, trade, and ideas. In Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Jack Weatherford, the...	$15.00 Add:
	The Teuton and the Roman Rome died and its empire collapsed when wealth corrupted the social system and continual warfare sapped the bloodstream of the original founders. The final death blow was delivered by waves of fierce Germanic Goths and Lombards. The Teuton and the Roman describes the decadence of the latter-day Roman empire, and the revitalization of its Italian territories under the conquering Germanic nations that settled and repopulated northern Italy. Edited and abridged by J. W. Jamieson	$15.00 Add:
	Ancient Iraq Learn about the rich history of Iraq, being destroyed by the U.S. as you read this. Go inside Paleolithic caves and once-buried cities of the Mesolithic and Neolithic eras to the farms of the ancient inhabitants. You'll also read of the Hassuna, Jemdat-Nasr and Sumerian periods. Read legends of the Great Flood, Gilgamesh and the Akkadians; the pantheon of Sumer; the fall of Ur; and more. Phoenicians, Assyrians, Hittites, Arameans and Hurrians also covered.	$16.00 Add:
	Thirteenth Tribe This classic became a shocker to the Jewish establishment, written by one of their own. The author traces the history of the ancient Khazar Empire whose citizens converted to Judaism in the Dark Ages. These erstwhile Turkic pagan tribesmen then formed a Jewish empire and became an economic and military force to be reckoned with. Their descendants (the Ashkenazim) have gone on to become the majority of the inhabitants of the state of Israel and vastly outnumber their Sephardic brethren around...	$17.00 Add:
	Advanced Civilizations of Prehistoric America. The Lost Kingdoms of the Adena, Hopewell, Mississippians & Anasazi Before Rome ruled the Classical World, gleaming stone pyramids stood amid smoking iron foundries from North America’s Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi River. On ist east bank, across from today’s St. Louis, Missouri, flourished a walled city more populous than London was over 1,000 years ago, with a pyramid larger—at ist base—than Egypt’s Great Pyramid. During the 12th century, hydraulic engineers laid out a massive irrigation network spanning the American...	$18.00 Add:
	Before the Pharaohs: Egypt's Mysterious Prehistory 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 and provides further proof of the connection between the Mayans and Egyptians. Also links the mystery of Cro-Magnon man to the rise and fall of this ancient civilization. The discoveries of modern researchers now support this late...	$18.00 Add:
	Lost Knowledge of the Ancients Representing the latest, often controversial findings in scientific and historical research, this anthology of essays commissioned by Graham Hancock, bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods , covers the forefront in alternative theories on history, the origins of civilization, technology, and consciousness with topics ranging from quantum philosophy and paranormal phenomena to the ancient use of electromagnetism, the effect of cosmic rays on human evolution, and NASA's cover-up of...	$18.00 Add: