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Cloth and Leather Very Good Edition: First Edition A very Rare book. Black Boards w/ black leather spine and corners. Gilded titling on spine. Floral pattern on EPS. Reprint of the periodical of the same name "A monthly journal of Oriental research in Archaeology, Ethnology, Literature, Religion, History, Epigraphy, Geography, Languages, etc." This volume has 12 issues from April 1897 to March 1898. Contents include: Archaeological notes; Explorations in Babylonia; Book-keeping at Nippur; The birthplace of Buddha; Treasures from the convent of the north; Egypt exploration fund and its archaeological survey; There were giants in the earth in those days; Herodotus and the Sphinx; Lay of the Threshers; A papyrus of Menander; Palestine exploration fund; etc. A little edgeworn , but over all in amazing condition considering 100+ year age. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.

[Schlagwörter: ARCHAEOLOGY HOLY LAND MIDDLE EAST]

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Artikel-Nr.: 026804

ISBN 9781591431213

NEUBUCH! 236x160x33 mm

The crowning work of the bestselling Earth Chronicles series, 'There Were Giants Upon the Earth' reveals the existence of physical evidence of alien presence on Earth in the distant past, and identifies and describes the demigods who descended from these visitors.

[Schlagwörter: New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit; Body, Mind & Spirit / UFOs & Extraterrestrials; Body, Mind & Spirit / Mythical Civilizations; Social Science / Archaeology]

Sprache: Englisch

Artikel-Nr.: 9781591431213

ISBN 9780195370126

NEUBUCH! 242x164x29 mm

Until about 13,000 years ago, Europe and North America were home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become our cities and streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas, these Ice Age giants vanished forever. In Once and Future Giants, science writer Sharon Levy digs through the evidence surrounding Pleistocene large animal ('megafauna') extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history--and our part in it--is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today. These surviving relatives of the Ice Age beasts now face an intensified replay of that great die-off, as our species usurps the planet's last wild places while driving a warming t

[Schlagwörter: Science; Endangered Species; Science / Paleontology; Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity]

Sprache: Englisch

Artikel-Nr.: 9780195370126

ISBN 9780199538386

NEUBUCH! 198x126x22 mm

Young were the years when Ymir made his settlement, there was no sand nor sea nor cool waves; earth was nowhere nor the sky above, chaos yawned, grass was there nowhere. The sun turns black, earth sinks into the sea, the bright stars vanish from the sky; steam rises up in the conflagration, a high flame plays against heaven itself. Seeress's Prophecy 3, 57 The collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda contains the great narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods. The mythological poems explore the wisdom of the gods and giants, narrating the adventures of the god Thor against the hostile giants and the gods' rivalries amongst themselves. The heroic poems trace the exploits of the hero Helgi and his valkyrie bride, the tragic tale of Sigurd and Brynhild's doomed love, and the terrible drama of Sigurd's widow Gudrun and her children. Many of the poems predate the conversion of Scandinavia to Christianity, allowing us to glimpse the pagan beliefs of the North. Since the rediscovery of the Poetic Edda in the seventeenth century, its poetry has fascinated artists as diverse as Thomas Gray, Richard Wagner, and Jorge Luis Borges. This is the first complete translation to be published in Britain for fifty years, and it includes a scholarly introduction, notes, a genealogy of the gods and giants, and an index of names. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

[Schlagwörter: Poetry; Poetry / General; Medieval]

Softcover, Sprache: Englisch

Artikel-Nr.: 9780199538386

ISBN 9781409103196

NEUBUCH! 201x129x42 mm

They were 'the last great band of the sixties; the first great band of the seventies'; they rose, somewhat unpromisingly, from the ashes of the Yardbirds to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands of all time. Mick Wall, respected rock writer and former confidant of both Page and Plant, unflinchingly tells the story of the band that wrote the rulebook for on-the-road excess - and eventually paid the price for it, with disaster, drug addiction and death. WHEN GIANTS WALKED THE EARTH reveals for the first time the true extent of band leader Jimmy Page's longstanding interest in the occult, and goes behind the scenes to expose the truth behind their much-hyped yet spectacularly contrived comeback at London's O2 arena last year, and how Jimmy Page plans to bring the band back permanently - if only his former protege, now part-time nemesis, Robert Plant will allow him to. Wall also recounts, in a series of flashbacks, the life stories of the five individuals that made the dream of Led Zeppelin into an even more incredible and hard-to-swallow reality: Page, Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and their infamous manager, Peter Grant. The culmination of several years research, this book tells the full, shocking story of Led Zeppelin from the inside, written by someone who has known Jimmy Page for over twenty years.

[Schlagwörter: Englische Bücher / Biografie, Erinnerung; Englische Bücher / Musik; Led Zeppelin; Music / Genres & Styles / Rock]

Softcover, Sprache: Englisch

Artikel-Nr.: 9781409103196

ISBN 9781409103714

NEUBUCH! 42x154x233 mm

They were 'the last great band of the sixties; the first great band of the seventies'; they rose, somewhat unpromisingly, from the ashes of the Yardbirds to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands of all time. Mick Wall, respected rock writer and former confidant of both Page and Plant, unflinchingly tells the story of the band that wrote the rulebook for on-the-road excess - and eventually paid the price for it, with disaster, drug addiction and death. WHEN GIANTS WALKED THE EARTH reveals for the first time the true extent of band leader Jimmy Page's longstanding interest in the occult, and goes behind the scenes to expose the

Softcover, Sprache: Englisch

Artikel-Nr.: 9781409103714

ISBN 0-8094-4328-7

176 S. Englisch. 4°. Farbig illustr. Schwarzer Orig.-Kunststoffband. - Sehr guter Zustand. (Planet Earth).

Consultant for this was the Glacialogist Colin Bull. Contents: "A frigid age of change". "The megafauna mystery". Solving the 'cosmic problem'". "Testing the astronomical theory". "The next ice age". "A Land where ice still reigns". "The renewal of ice-ravaged terrain". Skeleton keys to an age of giants". Probing the glaciers' past". "Signs of a long Saharan winter". - This volume is one of a series that examines the workings of the planer earth, from the geological wonders of its continents to the marvels of ist atmosphere and its ocean depths.

Artikel-Nr.: 103272

ISBN 9780521638982

New Softcover . Using simple analogies and a wealth of illustrations, Professor Narlikar skilfully steers us through a cosmic journey of discovery, starting from the Earth and Solar System and stepping out to the farthest reaches of the Universe. The seven wonders represent a range of mysterious phenomena, a class of spectacular events, or remarkable cosmic objects that have challenged human curiosity and often defied explanation. With lucid prose and humorous anecdotes, the author conveys the thrill of observing strange and surprising features of the Universe, and the satisfaction gained by understanding them through modern science. Contents Prologue 1. Leaving the terra firma 2. Giants and dwarfs of the stellar world 3. When stars explode aEUR 4. Pulsars: the timekeepers of the cosmos 5. Gravity: the great dictator 6. Illusions in space 7. The expanding universe Epilogue. First edition

[Schlagwörter: Seven Wonders of the CosmosJayant V. Narlikar9780521638982]

Artikel-Nr.: 7171

ISBN 9788126129324

New Hardcover . Indian history is one of the most ancient histories of the world in terms of human civilization. Here flourished many cultures, civilizations, religions and particularly spirituality. That is the reason why India is called the homeland of rishis, munis, saints and faqirs. It is also the only nation on the earth, which accommodates varieties of people and cultures even to date. This miraculous harmony and unity in diversity stands India apart from the rest of the world. Spirituality aside, Indian land can also be boasted of producing giants of literature, science and technology. Rich in minerals, beauty of landscape and other geographical features have always attracted foreign attention since the very early times. As a result, consecutive attacks by armies , and a long period of foreign occupation Present modest work, consisting of thirty volumes, namely, Encyclopaedia of Indian History is holistic in approach. It coves particularly and extensively a wide range of aspects of Indian History, particularly, land, people, culture and civilization. Definitely, the work would prove to be a veritable mine of information among all quarters of its concern. .

[Schlagwörter: Encyclopaedia of Indian History, 30 VolsAnil Saxena9788126129324]

Artikel-Nr.: 32643

ISBN 9780691158075

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In Strange New Worlds, renowned astronomer Ray Jayawardhana brings news from the front lines of the epic quest to find planets--and alien life--beyond our solar system. Only in the past two decades, after millennia of speculation, have astronomers begun to discover planets around other stars--thousands in fact. Now they are closer than ever to unraveling distant twins of the Earth. In this book, Jayawardhana vividly recounts the stories of the scientists and the remarkable breakthroughs that have ushered in this extraordinary age of exploration. He describes the latest findings--including his own--that are challenging our view of the cosmos and casting new light on the origins and evolution of planets and planetary systems. He reveals how technology is rapidly advancing to support direct observations of Jupiter-like gas giants and super-Earths--rocky planets with several times the mass of our own planet--and how astronomers use biomarkers to seek possible life on other worlds.

[Schlagwörter: Science / Astronomy; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Cosmology; Science / Life Sciences / Evolution]

Softcover, Sprache: Englisch

Artikel-Nr.: 9780691158075

ISBN 9781409121671

NEUBUCH! 32x131x199 mm

Alongside contemporaries Slayer, Megadeath and Anthrax, Metallica came to prominence in the eighties as one of the 'big four' of thrash metal. Metallica were to thrash, though, what the Sex Pistols were to punk. Nearly thirty years on, their tale is one of alcohol, rule breaking and tragically early death. But allied to that are colossal sales figures for their records - they are the fifth-highest selling recording artists of all time - and members with backgrounds that touch on jazz and classical music. Metallica, in fact, have garnered more critical acclaim than any heavy rock band since Led Zeppelin. Fresh from the critical and commercial success of WHEN GIANTS WALKED THE EARTH, Mick Wall takes a similar informed look at the band, a group he has known on and off since their formation in 1981.

Softcover, Sprache: Englisch

Artikel-Nr.: 9781409121671

ISBN 9780913966594

Paperback, NEAR FINE.

Paperback, 386pp., This listing is a new book, a title currently in-print which we order directly and immediately from the publisher.. Having won independence from England, America faced a new question: Would this be politically one nation, or would it not? E Pluribus Unum is a spirited look at how that question came to be answered. That the American people introduced a governmental system adequate to check the very forces unleashed by the Revolution?this, writes Professor McDonald, "was the miracle of the age. . . . The French, the Russians, the Italians, the Germans, all the planet's peoples in their turn, would become so unrestrained as to lose contact with sanity. The Americans might have suffered a similar history had they followed the lead of those who, in 1787 and 1788, spoke in the name . . . of popular 'rights.' But there were giants on the earth in those days, and they spoke in the name of the nation. . . .".

Softcover

Artikel-Nr.: HTANDREE106776