“Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King”
King Harold Godwineson (c.1022-66) is one of history´s shadowy figures, known mainly for his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings. His true status and achievements have been overshadowed by the events of October 1066 and by the bias imposed by the Norman victory. In truth, he deserves to be recalled as one of […]
“Out of Eden: The Peopling of the world”
Imagine an airline check-in queue in London, which has seven people standing in line. They stand silently and avoid eye contact because they don´t know each other. And yet they are actually related – all of them have an African female and male ancestor in common. Not only are we all ultimately African, but what´s […]
“Ghosts, Apparitions and Poltergeists: An Exploration of the Supernatural Through History”
A strange thumping began, and it seemed to come from the ceiling above the girl´s room… Skeletal remains rotting behind cellar walls, temple priests removing brains with iron hooks, phantom locomotives roaring across midnight plains – Brian Righi isn´t making this stuff up. The ghost stories he finds in history are far more chilling than […]
“How the Irish Saved Civiliszation: The Untold Story of Ireland´s Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe”
National bestseller From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne – the “dark ages” – learning, scholarship, and culture disappeared from the European continent. The great heritage of Western civilization – from the Greek and Roman classics to Jewish and Christian works – would have been utterly lost were it not for the […]
“The Man-Eating Myth: Anthropology & Anthropophagy”
Belief in the existence of cannibalism just beyond the borders of one´s own culture is a time-honored, universally accepted notion. In advanced societies, man-eaters are presumed to inhabit mysterious lands on the fringes of civilization. Among primitive peoples, cannibals are said to reside over the next mountain or farther along the river. The author of […]
“Tibet: Roof of the World”
Panoramic China It is easy to have a quick look at China´s past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The “Panoramic China” series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autonomous region, describing, […]
“Yunnan, “Shangri-La” over the Horizon”
Panoramic China It is easy to have a quick look at China´s past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The “Panoramic China” series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autonomous region, describing, […]
“The Ten Thousand Things”
“A work of art in itself. A thoroughly enjoyable literary sojourn by a master of historical fiction.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A sweeping historical novel that deserves to be compared to the classic Chinese novels that partly inspired it, The Ten Thousand Things is nothing short of a literary event. Set on the cusp […]
“Your Brother´s Blood”
Barkley does not suffer the wicked to live Thomas is thirty-two. He lives in the small town of Barkley. He has a wife there, Sarah, and a child, Mary; good solid names from the Good Book. And he is on his way home from the war, where he has been serving as a conscripted soldier. […]
“Cosmic Ascension: Your Cosmic Map Home”
Almost all the books on the planet on the subject of ascension are written about planetary ascension. However, because of the extraordinary times in which we now live, in terms of Earth´s history, there is a new opening and potentiality to also begin one´s cosmic ascension process. This has never before been available. It must […]
“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.
“Immortality & Reincarnation: Wisdom form the Forbidden Journey”
Everything she had to say about Tibet in general and Buddhism in particular was stamped with poetry and insight. – Lawrence Durrell, author of The Alexandria Quartet The question of what occurs to the individual personality after death is one of the fundamental quandaries of the human experience. The famed traveler and mystic Alexandra David-Neel, […]
“Talmud of Immanuel”
“… and they will call him Immanuel – which means God with us.” – Matthew 1:23 On our travels around this planet, the publishers were introduced to a document called the Talmud of Jimmanuel while in Switzerland visiting the UFO contactee E. Billy Meier. Some 30 years ago it was translated from Aramaic into German, […]
“Crazy Wisdom”
“Crazy Wisdom” is described by Chögyam Trungpa as innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning – fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. Drawing on the life of Padmasambhava – the Indian teacher who brought Buddhism to Tibet – he illustrates the principle of crazy wisdom as the starting point for an exciting […]
“Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling”
A Victorian Gothic Tale Governess Charlotte Markham steps in to care for the two young Darrow boys when their nanny is found gruesomely murdered. During an outing in the forest, Charlotte and the children stumble upon an otherwordly realm known as The Ending: the place for the Things That Cannot Die. Here lies the ominous […]
“Tales of the Amber Sea”
Fairy tales of the peoples of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
“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 […]
“DK Eyewitness Travel Guides. Southwest USA & Las Vegas”
The guides that show you what others only tell you Over 1.000 photographs, illustrations and maps Cutaways and floorplans of all the major sights Scenic routes and thematic tours across the region Where to eat, where to stay, and how to get around
“Dorling Kindersley Handbooks. Cats”
The clearest recognition guides available Over 5 million copies sold worldwide The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 250 breeds of cat from around the world Packed with over 700 crystal-clear photographs with precise annotation to make identification sure and simple Concise and jargon-free text pinpoints the key characteristics of each breed and provides […]
“The Little Book of Coffee”
Everything you want to know about your favorite subject in on handy volume.
