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  • Engineering the Ancient World

    by Dick Parry ...
    How high were the walls of Jericho? Where did Nebuchanezzar get hold of all the bitumen he needed for the millions of bricks required to build Babylon? Was the ancient Suez canal really 200km long, and did 120,000 Egyptians die in the course of its construction?The ancient historian Herodotus had answers to all these questions and filled many pages of his famous histories with descriptions of the ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Engineering the Pyramids

    by Dick Parry ...
    In Engineering the Pyramids, author Dick Parry - a civil engineer - assesses the design of the pyramids and the likely methods of quarrying, transporting and raising the stones.Basing his ideas on both the archaeological record and the basic principles of engineering - as well as the results from a series of model and full-scale tests - Dr. Parry provides a challenging answer to this mystery of ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Engineering the Pre-Industrial Age

    by Dick Parry ...
    The period embraced by the term 'Pre-Industrial Age' extended from the end of the Ancient World, usually regarded as the fall of Rome, to around the middle of the eighteenth century and this book is primarily concerned with civil engineering achievements in Europe during this period. Throughout the pre-industrial age, as now, civil engineering works had an overwhelming influence on the lives ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • What the past did for us

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    Adam Hart-Davis, one of the nations favourite TV presenters, returns to our screens with a tour through the Top Ten developments of each of the great civilisations of the past. From the Egyptians to the Romans, Babylonians to the Arabs, Adam takes us on an epic history of the world, looking at some of the great legacies left to us by ancient cultures.What the Past Did For Us accompanies a major 9 ... Read more

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  • The Lost Empire of Atlantis

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    by Gavin Menzies ...
    "MENZIES [IS] PROPOUNDING ONE OF THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY." — New York Times MagazineNew York Times bestselling historian Gavin Menzies presents newly uncovered evidence revealing, conclusively, that "the lost city of Atlantis" was not only real but also at the heart of a highly advanced global empire that reached the shores of America before being violently wiped ... Read more

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  • Ancient Egypt 39,000 BCE

    The History, Technology, and Philosophy of Civilization X

    by Edward F. Malkowski ...
    A view into the sophisticated and highly advanced civilization that preceded the world of the pharaohs• Presents historical evidence of the civilization ruled by the “gods” that the Egyptians claimed preceded their own• Explains who these prehistoric people were, what happened to them, and why they built a series of pyramids along the west bank of the Nile RiverTraditional Egyptologists have long ... Read more

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  • Horrible Histories: The Awesome Egyptians

    by Terry Deary ...
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    They're not called the Awesome Egyptians for nothing! The foul pharaohs and their suffering slaves got up to all sorts of terrible tricks. Read this book to... * Meet some fabulous pharaohs... and their mummies * Make revolting recipes for 3000 year old sweets * Discover which king had the most blackheads * Find out why some pharaohs wore false beards * Learn to become an Ancient Egyptian in 10 ... Read more

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  • What on Earth Happened? ... In Brief

    The Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day

    by Christopher Lloyd ...
    How old is the universe? When did life on earth begin? What happened to the dinosaurs? How was the moon created? How did ancient Chinese science shape the modern world? How did Islam trigger globalization? Are humans really superior to other living things? And how can you fit the complete history of the planet into one pocket-sized book?These are just some of the questions answered in Christopher ... Read more

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  • Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt

    Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs

    by Christopher Dunn ...
    A unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments• Presents a stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statues of Ramses II and the tunnels of the Serapeum• Reveals that highly refined tools and mega-machines were used in ancient EgyptFrom the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, ... Read more

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  • The Nabataeans, Builders of Petra

    by Dan Gibson ...
    A fascinating look at the ancient Nabataean Kingdom! During the time of the Greek and Roman Empires, this small Arabian empire built spectacular cities in the Arabian Desert. Their ships and camel caravans traveled to far off exotic places to bring luxury goods to European markets. Since they held a monopoly on almost all eastern goods, they slowly raised their prices, until they almost brought ... Read more

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  • Beneath the Sands of Egypt

    Adventures of an Unconventional Archaeologist

    by Donald P. Ryan ...
    "An enthusiastically written book for readers from YA to armchair adventure lovers who dream of being archaeologists or Egyptologists." — Library JournalA real-life "Indiana Jones," Donald P. Ryan, Ph.D., offers a breathtaking personal account of his adventures in archaeology in Beneath the Sands of Egypt. Fans of The Lost City of Z will thrill to the exploits of this "unconventional archaeologist ... Read more

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