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The Celestine Prophecy
James Redfield
Warner Books, Inc., 1997
A Fascinating Ride Strewn With Divine Truths
Very rarely would I credit a novel for making an impact in my life but this one surely did. The concept of coincidence as a subconscious guide was probably the biggest shock. At first reading I thought the idea was absurd but My UNedited Life has allowed for such ...
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The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World
W. Cleon Skousen
Center for Constitutional Studies, 2006
It will change your views of America
The constitution, what does it mean anymore? This document changed the course of the world and this book will tell you why the United States of America changed the world in 200 years. Sadly, it is also pointing out why we are loosing what has made us so strong.
This ...
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The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
Herodotus
Pantheon, 2007
A fantastic work
Wow! I can't believe I actually read this entire book...and thought doing so was really cool! To be sure, looking up each footnote slowed the reading down considerably, making reading more than 15 pages an effort, but on the other hand, knowing where all the ...
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Le Petit Prince (French Language Edition)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Mariner Books, 2001
AMAZING
I'm not gonna write a paragraph about this literature, but i will say this...
I cried and laughed and at the end i felt overwhelmed with this book..its all there and i think everyone should read it. the best book ever. Ive read a lot. This one has my heart.
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Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
Jennifer Van Sijll
Michael Wiese Productions, 2005
A Year's Worth of FIlm School
I just started reading "Cinematic Storytelling" and already I've learned a lot (this despite having spent a year at AFI, reading just about every classic filmmaking book out there, and having already directed two features and starting a third). If you're thinking of ...
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The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest ...
Bob Brier, Jean-pierre Houdin
Collins, 2008
An interesting theory on the construction of the Great Pyramid
People have puzzled about how Kheops's Pyramid was built for centuries. The long ramp theory seems intuitively correct but no remains of the ramp have been found. Herodotus wrote that a complex series of wooden machines lifted blocks up the sides of the pyramid; ...
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The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery
William Gurstelle
Chicago Review Press, 2004
Great for medieval enthusiasts
My (7 year old) son got this book from the library and I thought it was for reference only. Once my son looked through it, he picked a project and wanted to make it. After some convincing (the argument that he needed to build a model for the cub scouts was really good) ...
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Europe Between the Oceans: 9000 BC-AD 1000
Barry Cunliffe
Yale University Press, 2008
Great book, synthesizing many years and fields
This is a remarkable overview of an important period in human history in what we now call Europe (basically the period from the end of the last ice age to the medieval period, and covering the beginnings of farming and the rise of cities and settlements: the Neolithic ...
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Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
Sharon Waxman
Times Books, 2008
Balanced and Informative--and a Great Read
Sharon Waxman has written a remarkable book. With skill and insight, she takes the reader inside the world's great museums and through the sordid antiquities market. She poses difficult questions and uncovers uncomfortable truths, but without rancor and with a ...
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Egyptology
Ian Andrew, Dugald Steer
Candlewick, 2004
Fun, Intriguing Book
This is a great book for kids who enjoy interactive creative reads. The extras are always nice to accompany these books. The Egyptology book was snapped up by my students and they loved it. It was quite enjoyable to them and they read more than they often do in ...
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation
Simon Armitage
W. W. Norton, 2008
Falls on the ear with the percussion of hoof beats
Every age produces its own version of Arthur and Camelot. The alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is separated from us by over 600 years but by even more from any putative historical Arthur. Its imagery belongs to the late medieval period rather than ...
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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to ...
Susan Wise Bauer
Peace Hill Press, 2006
Homeschool material
Excellent material. I really like how this material is designed to to cycle through over three times during a child's homeschool experience in grades K-12.
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Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices
Brian D. McLaren
Thomas Nelson, 2008
For in-depth study
The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything
We have loved The Secret Message of Jesus, and now our study group will go on to savor this book's depth of knowledge, delightful writing style, Biblical references where appropriate, ...
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Jonathan Haidt
Basic Books, 2006
This might become a classic---so much wisdom in so little space
The blurb on the front cover of this book is "For the reader who seeks to understand happiness, my advice is: begin with Haidt." I believe this assertion is exactly right. I have never read a single volume that summarized and wove into a coherent whole the variety of ...
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Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Mary Pope Osborne
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1998
MY BOY LOVES READING
My 1st grader hates to put it down, he would rather read Magic Tree House books, than play video games. He even reads them to his class and explains the story for show and tell. In his kindergarten class the teacher would also let him read the Magic Tree House books ...
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