The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean
The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BC, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the development of artistic techniques in a variety of me...
Jerusalem Besieged
"Jerusalem Besieged is a fascinating account of how and why a baffling array of peoples, ideologies, and religions have fought for some four thousand years over a city without either great wealth, size, or strategic importance. Cline guides u...
Digging Up Armageddon
A vivid portrait of the early years of biblical archaeology from the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed In 1925, James Henry Breasted, famed Egyptologist and director of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chica...
Three Stones Make a Wall
From the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., a comprehensive history of archaeology-from its amateur beginnings to the cutting-edge science it is today In 1922, Howard Carter peered into Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time, the only light coming fr...
The Trojan War
Homer's tale of the abduction of Helen to Troy and the ten-year war to bring her back to Greece has fascinated mankind for centuries since he related it in The Iliad and The Odyssey. More recently, it has given rise to countless scholarly articles...
Battles of Armageddon
WINNER > Best Popular Book on Archaeology --Biblical Archaeology Society Apocalypse. Judgment Day. The End Time. Armageddon. Students of the Bible know it as the place where the cataclysmic battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil ...
Biblical Archaeology
Public interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in millions of viewers to watch shows on the Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the so-called Lost Tomb of Jesus. Important discoveries with relevance to the Bible are made virtually every year--during 2007 and 2008 alone researchers announced at least seven major discoveries in Israel, five of them in or near Jerusalem. Biblical Archaeology offers a passport into this fascinating realm, where ancient religion and modern science meet, and where tomorrow's discovery may answer a riddle that has lasted a thousand years. Archaeologist Eric H. Cline here offers a complete overview of this exciting field. He discusses the early pioneers, such as Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie and William Foxwell Albright, the origins of biblical archaeology as a discipline, and the major controversies that first prompted explorers to go in search of objects and sites that would 'prove' the Bible. He then
Love, War, and Diplomacy
From the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C., a spellbinding account of the archaeological find that opened a window onto the vibrant diplomatic world of the ancient Near East In 1887, an Egyptian woman made an astonishing discovery among the ruins of the heretic king Akhenaten’s capital city, a site now known as Amarna. She found a cache of cuneiform tablets, nearly four hundred in all, that included correspondence between the pharaohs and the mightiest powers of the day, such as the Hittites, Babylonians, and Assyrians. Love, War, and Diplomacy tells the story of the Amarna letters and the dramatic world of the Bronze Age they revealed. Blending scholarly expertise with painstaking detective work, Eric Cline describes the spectacular discovery, the fierce competition among dealers and museums to acquire the tablets, and the race by British and German scholars to translate them. Dating to the middle of the fourteenth century BCE and the time of Tutankhamun’s immediate predecessors,
1177 B.C.
A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it s...
After 1177 B.C.
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed-why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever "A landmark book:...
The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean
The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BC, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the development of artistic techniques in a variety of me...
Three Stones Make a Wall
From the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., a comprehensive history of archaeology--from its amateur beginnings to the cutting-edge science it is today. In 1922, Howard Carter peered into Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time, the only light coming ...
Digging Up Armageddon
A vivid portrait of the early years of biblical archaeology from the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed In 1925, James Henry Breasted, famed Egyptologist and director of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chica...
Ancient Empires
Ancient Empires is a relatively brief yet comprehensive and even-handed overview of the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean and Europe, including the Greco-Roman world, Late Antiquity and the early Muslim period. Taking a focused and thematic approach, it aims to provoke a discussion of an explicit set of themes supplemented by the reading of ancient sources. By focusing on empires and imperialism as well as modes of response and resistance, it is relevant to current discussions about order, justice and freedom. The book concludes that some of the ancient world's most enduring ideas, value systems and institutions were formulated by peoples who were resisting the great empires. It analyzes the central, if problematic, connection between political and ideological power in both empire formation and resistance. The intricate interrelations among ideological, economic, military and political power are explored for every empire and resisting group.
1177 B.C.
"1177 B.C. is a spectacular achievement-deftly adapted, beautifully drawn, and captivatingly colored by Glynnis Fawkes. . . . [She] doesn't just bring history alive, she propels it across the page in an accessible, gripping way."-Alison ...
Simply Triangles
Create unique, dynamic designs within pieced triangles, then combine those triangles with other shapes to make sassy stars, daisies, and pinwheels. Add a hexagonal quilt to your repertoire-perfect for a wallhanging or tabletop centerpiece. Whether...
Magic Add-a-Strip Quilts
Give simple quilt blocks a touch of magic - the add-a-strip way! Slice into basic shapes like squares, triangles and diamonds. Then piece in a 1" strip of contrasting fabric to create dozens of new designs! Quilters of all skill levels can pi...
Ancient Empires
Ancient Empires is a relatively brief yet comprehensive and even-handed overview of the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean and Europe, including the Greco-Roman world, Late Antiquity and the early Muslim period. Taking a focused and thematic app...
Armada: A Novel by the Author of Ready Player One
NEW YORK TIMES¿ BESTSELLER *¿A rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts science-fiction conventions, from the author of the worldwide¿phenomenon¿ Ready Player One¿ "Exciting . . . mixes¿ Star Wars ,¿ The Last Starf...
The Girls
An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong this stunning first novel is perfect for readers of Jeffrey Eugenides sThe Virgin Suicides and Jennifer Egan s A Visit fr...
Ready Player Two
Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday's contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday's vaults, waiting for his heir to find it, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest: a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who'll kill millions to get what he wants. Wade's life and the future of the OASIS are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance. Lovingly nostalgic and wildly original as only Ernest Cline could conceive it, Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through his beloved virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again.
Ready Player One Fti
In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune - and control of the OASIS itself. Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he's beset by rivals who'll kill to take this prize. The race is on - and the only way to survive is to win.
Daddy
Novellerna är samtida och mycket obehagliga, och det går inte att sluta läsa.Barometern"Emma Cline har en förståelse för det allra mest mänskliga - vårt icke-motstånd, vår svaghet och längtan - och den är närvarande i alla noveller."Svenska Dagbladet "Emma Clines minimalistiska realism med dovt undersug visar på djupa psykologiska insikter i människors gränslösheter."Aftonbladet"det är som skildrare av modern förödmjukelse som Cline imponerar"Dagens Nyheter En frånvarande pappa hämtar sin son på internatskolan efter en chockerande våldshandling. Två flickor som fascineras av Mansonmorden börjar fota varandra i en lek som spårar ur. En ung kvinna inser att hon kan tjäna pengar på att sälja sina använda trosor till främmande män. I tio noveller målar Emma Cline upp "ett samtida panorama av insikter, drivkrafter och begär" (Booklist). Hon intresserar sig för sökande, sexualitet och identitet, hur begär uppstår och sätter människor i rörelse, mot saker vi själva begriper – eller är blinda för. Det handlar om kärlekstörstande flickor och ensamma män, om hur längtan efter att bli sedd och få kontakt ofta leder in i förvirrande och våldsamma situationer. Cline rör sig kalejdoskopiskt runt ett antal personer, barn och vuxna, individer och familjer, och placerar dem i situationer där allt verkar stå på spel. I ögonblicket då de tvingas handla uppenbarar sig obekväma sanningar.
Harvey
Om ett dygn ska domen falla, den som kan förändra allt. Filmproducenten har flytt undan reportrarna och förskansat sig i ett lånat hus utanför New York. Han tänker på att han måste sätta igång med ett nytt filmprojekt, att någon borde filmatisera Don DeLillo; han tänker på sina barn och barnbarn, ska de komma och hälsa på? Staben runt omkring assistenter, medarbetare, tjänstefolk, en massös trippar på tå kring det faktum att något avgörande ska hända imorgon. Med en berättarröst som ligger tätt inpå Harvey och skildrar hans vånda och alienering, projektioner, försvar och aggressioner lyckas Cline förvandla en figur som antagit symboliska dimensioner till en man av kött och blod. Hennes starka psykologiska porträtt kryper under skinnet på läsaren.Om författarenEmma Cline växte upp i Sonoma, Kalifornien. Hon tog sin examen vid Columbia University i New York, och har fått noveller publicerade i The Paris Review, Salon, Tin House och O The Oprah Winfrey Magazine. 2014 fick hon Paris Reviews Plimpton Prize, som tilldelas nya skönlitterära talanger. Hon har varit skribent hos The New Yorker. Emma Cline blev ett världsnamn med debutromanen Flickorna (2016), som blev en internationell bestseller och en av de senaste årens stora litterära händelser. 35 länder köpte på kort tid rättigheterna. Romanen bygger löst på historien om Charles Manson och de mord som han fick sina följare att begå i slutet av 60-talet.Om uppläsarenAnna Thiam gick ut från Balettakademiens musikalutbildning år 2000 och har bland annat medverkat i musikteaterproduktioner.Tidigare utgivning av Emma ClineA Nice Noise har även givit ut Flickorna på fysiska ljudboksformat.
Armada
Armada [Bok / Pocket]
Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual 7th Edition
The full spectrum of emergency medicine at your fingertips -- and small enough to fit in a pocket A Doody's Core Title for 2017! NOW IN FULL COLOR written by clinicians engaged in the day-to-day practice of emergency medicine, this handy ma...
Daddy
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Daddy
'Taut, beautiful and savage' Guardian A man travels to his son's school to deal with the fallout of a violent attack and to make sure his son will not lose his college place. But what exactly has his son done? And who is to blame? A young woman tr...
Ready Player Two
Hidden within Halliday's vaults, waiting for his heir to find it, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest: a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who'll kill millions to get what he wants. Wade's life and the future of the OASIS are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance. Lovingly nostalgic and wildly original as only Ernest Cline could conceive it, Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through his beloved virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again.