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Michael A. Cook, Princeton professor of Islamic history, provides an overview of human history from the Neolithic to the fall of the Twin Towers in 2001 in this witty and intelligent synthesis, asking the key question: why did everything happen exactly th
The proceedings of the Symposium "Neolithic and Eneolithic in Slavonia", held in Vukovar on 4–5 June 1966, bring together contributions on Neolithic and Eneolithic cultures, material finds and regional connections.
The book depicts life in ancient Egypt in a humorous and entertaining way. Readers learn about the pharaohs, mummies, pyramids, gods, and the everyday life of Egyptians through interesting facts.
British author Adrian Gilbert (co-author of The Mayan Prophecies from 1995) in The End of Time offers the most thorough and sober modern interpretation of the Mayan calendar and the so-called "2012 prophecy", completely rejecting New Age hysteria.
The corrupt Romans knew how to live... From the savage Nero to other disgusting emperors, from brave legionaries to poor farmers, the diversity and beauty of the terrible Roman era are amazing.
The book is the most readable and complete overview of the evidence that human civilization has already been nearly wiped out of the universe once – and that such cycles may repeat themselves every few tens of thousands of years.