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"What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley...
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Grand Central Publishing
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2023
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Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents the jaw-dropping discovery of a vast Egyptian tomb containing dozens of sealed burial chambers, as well as recounting tales of pirate treasure, mysterious deaths, archaeological mysteries, and more…
What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? Where might...
What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? Where might...
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"The best Brock Stone adventure yet!" A pharaoh's curse reaches out from the grave! 1932 A mysterious artifact hidden by a legendary archaeologist points the way to the tomb of Yineput, the Night Queen. But adventurer Brock Stone and his friends are not the only ones searching for the queen's final resting place. Stone's enemy, John Kane also seeks the lost tomb. But is he working for the Germans, the Illuminati, or himself? From the night clubs of...
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"Beneath the Eternal Dunes" unravels an enthralling tale set against the backdrop of Egypt's ancient mysteries. Four intrepid friends, bound by their love for history and adventure, embark on a daring quest to unearth the lost tomb of Pharaoh Ankhmakis. As they delve deep beneath the desert sands, they encounter more than just the relics of a bygone era. The tomb's legendary curse awakens, challenging their friendship, courage, and very souls. Faced...
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The sham magus and master poisoner Cagliostro schemes to establish world domination with his "Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry," using drugs and sex to lure influential supporters; and murder, to eliminate composers, writers, architects, and painters who refuse to glorify him as the order's "Grand Copht."
In the dead of the winter of 1769-1770, on the cusp of turning fourteen, Papa Leopold and I, your humble servant Wolf Mozart, seek court appointments...
7) The Great Tours: A Guided Tour of Ancient Egypt: Episode 24,Alexandria and the Lost City of Tanis
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Conclude your tour with a visit to Alexandria, the intellectual and cultural capital of the Hellenistic world. Reconstruct the great city of antiquity, highlighting its famous lighthouse, library, and magnificent Roman-era structures. Finally, tour the "lost city" of Tanis, and grasp how the fabulous tomb treasures found there rivaled those of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous "Lost City of the Monkey God" tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past. Archaeology is the key that unlocks our deepest history. Ruined cities, golden treasures, cryptic inscriptions, and ornate tombs have been found across the world, and yet these artifacts...
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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Explore the pyramid complex of Khafre and its remarkable necropolis. Then study the legendary Sphinx and its symbolism, as well as the Sphinx Temple and the richly adorned tomb of Queen Meresankh. Conclude with the pyramid complex of Menkaure and its innovative architecture, and the recently discovered Lost City of the Pyramid Builders.
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"Former war correspondent Lukas Landon is alone, trapped under 150-feet of water in an overturned shrimp trawler at the bottom of the ocean. The only thing keeping him alive is an air bubble in the ship's bow. But the water level is rising, and time is running out. Landon doesn't know if he will survive . . . or if he even deserves to. After years of covering bloody battles in Afghanistan and Iraq, Landon's once promising life took a steep nosedive....
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First Run Features
Pub. Date
2014.
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Largely unchanged for more than a century, the projection of photochemical film faces an uncertain future in the digital age. The practice of handing and projecting film is in danger of being lost; and the role of film projectionist is nearing extinction.. THE DYING OF THE LIGHT explores at the history and craft of motion picture presentation through the lives and stories of the last generation of career projectionists. By turns humorous and melancholic,...
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Bloomsbury Sigma
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2024.
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"A tale of exciting scientific discovery, The Tomb of the Mili Mongga tells the story of Samuel Turvey's expeditions to the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia. While there, he discovers an entire recently extinct mammal fauna from the island's fossil record, revealing how islands support some of the world's most remarkable biodiversity, and why many of these unique endemic species are threatened with extinction or have already been lost. But as...
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Flying Eye Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
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In Sam Bosma's debut graphic novel, a young explorer and her musclebound friend go treasure hunting in a mummy's tomb--but if they want to get rich, they're going to have to best the mummy in a game of hoops! Can they trust their bandaged adversary to play by the rules? Or will they be stuck in the tomb... forever? A fast-paced sports adventure graphic novel in the vein of 1960's manga, Mike Mignola, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, Fantasy Sports is...
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Brittanica Books
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2023.
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English
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"A world full of mind-blowing history facts. Every fact is connected in funny and fantastic ways. Follow a trail that transports you from facts about pirates to facts about emus, and from facts about astronaut meals to facts about King Tut's tomb."--
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