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Digging for the Truth: One Man's Epic Adventure Exploring the World's Greatest Archaeological Mysteries by Josh Bernstein Publisher Comments Bernstein, host of The History Channels hit series "Digging for the Truth," takes readers beyond the cameras for an even closer look at his adventures through some of the most intriguing places on the planet.... (read more) List Price $17.50 Your price: $4.75 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Daily Life of the Aztecs by Jacques Soustelle Publisher Comments The Aztecs were fierce, honorable, death-obsessed, and profoundly religious. A famed scholar evokes the life of this complex culture on the eve of its extinction, when the Spanish arrived and conquered them--imprisoning Montezuma and strangling Atahualpa.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh by Joyce Tyldesley Publisher Comments Tyldesley reveals the truth behind the legend in this lively exploration that adds a more human dimension to the tale. 16pp b/w and line drawings.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations by Evan D G Fraser Publisher Comments We are what we eat: this aphorism contains a profound truth about civilization, one that has played out on the world historical stage over many millennia of human endeavor. Using the colorful diaries of a sixteenth-century merchant as a narrative guide... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia (Cambridge World Archaeology) by Himanshu Prabha Ray Publisher Comments This is an archaeological study of the Indian subcontinent's ancient maritime history, before European expansion.... (read more) List Price $168.75 Your price: $59.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Vikings: A History by Robert Ferguson Publisher Comments A comprehensive and thrilling history, based on the latest scholarship, offers the definitive portrait of the Vikings Raiders and traders, settlers and craftsmen, the medieval Scandinavians who have become familiar to history as Vikings never lose their... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Natural Experiments of History by Jared Diamond Publisher Comments Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments, often considered to be the hallmark of the scientific method. This impossibility holds for any science concerned with the past. In addition,... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $13.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Emperor Qin and His Terracotta Warriors: Travel Through the Middle Kingdom by Weimin Xu Synopsis Since their excavation, the Terracotta Warriors have impressed the whole world with their artistic, cultural, and scientific significance. They are considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in China and an eighth ?Wonder of the World?. In... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ancient Iraq: Third Edition (Penguin History) by Georges Roux Publisher Comments Newly revised and containing information from recent excavations and discovered artifacts, Ancient Iraq covers the political, cultural, and socio-economic history from Mesopotamia days of prehistory to the Christian era.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Egypt by Jon E Lewis Publisher Comments In this new Mammoth volume's variety of firsthand accounts--from papyri, chiseled tablets, court records, temple texts, graffiti, classical Greek and Roman histories--the ancient Egyptian way of life is unfolded in colorful detail with dramatic immediacy.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Quest for Immortality: Hidden Treasures of Egypt by Erik Hornung Synopsis Ancient Egyptian antiquities are dominated by art and artifacts depicting the Netherworld -- the alternate universe mummified bodies would enter at the end of their physical lives, where they would live on for eternity. In this dazzling book, photographs... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $17.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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Brief History of the Vikings the Last Pagans Or the First Modern Europeans by Jonathan Clements Publisher Comments Subtitled, "The Last Pagans Or The First Modern Europeans?". Presents a balanced view of these infamous sea wolves, examining both their supremacy and its supposed end.... (read more) Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Discoveries: Search for Ancient Greece (Discoveries) by Francoise Etienne Publisher Comments Etienne takes readers on a fascinating voyage of discovery--of ancient Greek civilization and of the people who studied it. Why has Greece served as a model for so many other civilizations? How did technology and politics combine in the growth of... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Death in Ancient Egypt by Bridget Mcdermott Publisher Comments Life and death are never far apart in Egyptian culture and society, and Bridget McDermott's book looks beyond funerary rites and mummification to explore the beliefs and customs of ordinary people. The book looks at how death occurred - through illness... (read more) Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb by Zahi Hawass Publisher Comments The ultimate book on King Tut and his tomb—the most exciting archaeological find the world has ever known. The fabulous treasures of Tutankhamun have fascinated the public since their discovery by Howard Carter in 1922. Many books have been written... (read more) List Price $80.00 Your price: $33.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments The Egyptian Book of the Dead is one of the oldest and most influential texts of all history. It is made up of a combination of prayers, spells and speeches intended to aid the dead on their ‘journey’ into the afterlife. This... (read more) Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs by Linda Schele and Peter Mathews Publisher Comments This unique and extraordinary guide to seven major sites of Maya civilization highlights the pioneering work of two great scholars of ancient America. For readers at every level -- from the casual tourist to the serious student -- The Code of Kings... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Aztecs (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Richard F Townsend Publisher Comments Within a hundred years, the Aztecs established the largest empire in Mesoamerican history, and at Tenochtitlan built a vast, shimmering city in a lake, a Venice of the New World. The book ends with a dramatic narrative of the Spanish conquest, as seen... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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Stonehenge (Wonders of the World) by Rosemary Hill Publisher Comments Welcoming 800,000 visitors each year, Stonehenge is the most famous pre-historic monument in all of Europe. It has inspired modern replicas throughout the world, including one constructed entirely of discarded refrigerators. This curious structure is... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Seville, Granada, and Cordoba: A Cultural History (Cityscapes) by Elizabeth Nash Publisher Comments Spain's southern city of Seville basks in romantic myths and legends, evoking the scent of jasmine and orange blossom. But there is an ascetic core to its sybaritic spirit. For all their fame as passionate performers, the poet Unamuno called Sevillanos... (read more) Your price: $46.00 Sale - Hardcover
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