{"title":"History","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"babel-or-the-necessity-of-violence-an-arcane-history-of-the-oxford-translators-revolution","title":"Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eInstant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBabel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51373423362343,"sku":"9780063021433","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780063021433.jpg?v=1778083842"},{"product_id":"maps-of-the-ancient-sea-kings-evidence-of-advanced-civilization-in-the-ice-age","title":"Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles Hapgood's classic 1966 book on ancient maps is back in print after 20 years. Hapgood produces concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization existing many thousands of years before ancient Egypt. He has found the evidence in many beautiful maps long known to scholars, the Piri Reis Map that shows Antarctica, the Hadji Ahmed map, the Oronteus Finaeus and other amazing maps. Hapgood concluded that these maps were made from more ancient maps from the various ancient archives around the world, now lost. Hapgood also concluded that the ancient mapmakers were in some ways much more advanced scientifically than Europe in the 16th century, or than the ancient civilizations of Greece, Egypt, and Babylonian. Not only were these unknown people more advanced in mapmaking than any people prior to the 18th century, it appears they mapped all the continents. The Americas were mapped thousands of years before Columbus. Antarctica was mapped when its coasts were free of ice. There is evidence that these people must have lived when the ice age had not yet ended in the Northern Hemisphere and when Alaska was still connected with Siberia by the Pleistocene, ice age \"land bridge.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425840922919,"sku":"9780932813428","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780932813428.jpg?v=1779555821"},{"product_id":"sign-and-the-seal-the-quest-for-the-lost-ark-of-the-covenant","title":"Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fact of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the grant historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vesel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, and lay waste to cities. The Ark itself, however, mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon.\u003cbr\u003eAfter ten years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, as well as braving the real-life dangers of a bloody civil war in Ethiopia, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends -- revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden.\u003cbr\u003ePart fascinating scholarship and part entertaining adventure yarn, tying together some of the most intriguing tales of all time -- from the Knights Templar and Prester John to Parsival and the Holy Grail -- this book will appeal to anyone fascinated by the revelation of hidden truths, the discovery of secret mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425842495783,"sku":"9780671865412","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780671865412.jpg?v=1779555967"},{"product_id":"world-without-end-a-novel-kingsbridge","title":"World Without End: A Novel (Kingsbridge)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1989 Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. Critics were overwhelmed—“it will hold you, fascinate you, surround you” (Chicago Tribune)—and readers everywhere hoped for a sequel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroad of new ideas— about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years in the writing, and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End breathes new life into the epic historical novel and once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his craft.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425863565607,"sku":"9780451224996","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780451224996.jpg?v=1779557425"},{"product_id":"the-pillars-of-the-earth-a-novel-kingsbridge","title":"The Pillars of the Earth: A Novel (Kingsbridge)","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOprah's Book Club Selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe “extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece” (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follett’s already phenomenal career—and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner,” extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it stands as a testament to Follett’s unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect—a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett’s historical masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425863762215,"sku":"9780451222138","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780451222138.jpg?v=1779557440"},{"product_id":"fingerprints-of-the-gods-the-evidence-of-earths-lost-civilization","title":"Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003eCould the story of mankind be far older than we have previously believed? Using tools as varied as archaeo-astronomy, geology, and computer analysis of ancient myths, Graham Hancock presents a compelling case to suggest that it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham Hancock is featured in Ancient Apocalypse, a Netflix original docuseries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fancy piece of historical sleuthing . . . intriguing and entertaining and sturdy enough to give a long pause for thought.”—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Fingerprints of the Gods, Hancock embarks on a worldwide quest to put together all the pieces of the vast and fascinating jigsaw of mankind’s hidden past. In ancient monuments as far apart as Egypt’s Great Sphinx, the strange Andean ruins of Tihuanaco, and Mexico’s awe-inspiring Temples of the Sun and Moon, he reveals not only the clear fingerprints of an as-yet-unidentified civilization of remote antiquity, but also startling evidence of its vast sophistication, technological advancement, and evolved scientific knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA record-breaking number one bestseller in Britain, Fingerprints of the Gods contains the makings of an intellectual revolution, a dramatic and irreversible change in the way that we understand our past—and so our future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd Fingerprints of God tells us something more. As we recover the truth about prehistory, and discover the real meaning of ancient myths and monuments, it becomes apparent that a warning has been handed down to us, a warning of terrible cataclysm that afflicts the Earth in great cycles at irregular intervals of time—a cataclysm that may be about to recur.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Readers will hugely enjoy their quest in these pages of inspired storytelling.”—The Times (UK)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425880047911,"sku":"9780517887295","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780517887295.jpg?v=1779559488"},{"product_id":"chariots-of-the-gods","title":"Chariots of the Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SEVEN MILLION COPY BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAS SEEN ON ANCIENT ALIENS • The groundbreaking classic that introduced the theory that ancient Earth established contact with aliens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmediately recognized as a work of monumental importance, Chariots of the Gods endures as proof that Earth has been visited repeatedly by advanced aliens from other worlds. Here, Erich von Däniken examines ancient ruins, lost cities, spaceports, ufos, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Most incredible of all, however, is von Däniken's theory that we are the descendants of these galactic pioneers—and he reveals the archeological discoveries that prove it...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dramatic discoveries and irrefutable evidence:\u003cbr\u003e• An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid\u003cbr\u003e• Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts\u003cbr\u003e• Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins\u003cbr\u003e• A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica\u003cbr\u003e• A giant spaceport discovered in the Andes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes remarkable photos that document mankind's first contact with aliens at the dawn of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425880768807,"sku":"9780425166802","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780425166802.jpg?v=1779559518"},{"product_id":"a-column-of-fire-a-novel-kingsbridge","title":"A Column of Fire: A Novel (Kingsbridge)","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absorbing . . . impossible to resist.” —The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Europe erupts, can one young spy protect his queen? Ken Follett takes us deep into the treacherous world of powerful monarchs, intrigue, murder, and treason with his magnificent epic, A Column of Fire—the chronological latest in the Kingsbridge series, following The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and the prequel, The Evening and the Morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, royalty and commoners clash, testing friendship, loyalty, and love. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNed Willard wants nothing more than to marry Margery Fitzgerald. But when the lovers find themselves on opposing sides of the religious conflict dividing the country, Ned goes to work for Princess Elizabeth. When she becomes queen, all Europe turns against England. The shrewd, determined young monarch sets up the country’s first secret service to give her early warning of assassination plots, rebellions, and invasion plans. Over a turbulent half century, the love between Ned and Margery seems doomed as extremism sparks violence from Edinburgh to Geneva. Elizabeth clings to her throne and her principles, protected by a small, dedicated group of resourceful spies and courageous secret agents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe real enemies, then as now, are not the rival religions. The true battle pitches those who believe in tolerance and compromise against the tyrants who would impose their ideas on everyone else—no matter what the cost.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExciting and ambitious, and set during one of the most turbulent and revolutionary times in history, A Column of Fire will delight longtime fans of the Kingsbridge series and serve as the perfect introduction for readers new to Ken Follett.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425881719079,"sku":"9780451477996","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780451477996.jpg?v=1779559548"},{"product_id":"the-evening-and-the-morning-a-novel-kingsbridge","title":"The Evening and the Morning: A Novel (Kingsbridge)","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 New York Times Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Just as transporting as [The Pillars of the Earth] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series.\" --The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425882177831,"sku":"9780451478016","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780451478016.jpg?v=1779559584"},{"product_id":"rhythm-of-war-book-four-of-the-stormlight-archive-the-stormlight-archive-4","title":"Rhythm of War: Book Four of the Stormlight Archive (The Stormlight Archive, 4)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn instant #1 New York Times Bestseller and a USA Today and Indie Bestseller!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Stormlight Archive saga continues in Rhythm of War, the eagerly awaited sequel to Brandon Sanderson's #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from an epic fantasy writer at the top of his game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar’s crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin’s scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition’s envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Tor books by Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cosmere\u003cbr\u003eThe Stormlight Archive\u003cbr\u003e● The Way of Kings\u003cbr\u003e● Words of Radiance\u003cbr\u003e● Edgedancer (novella)\u003cbr\u003e● Oathbringer\u003cbr\u003e● Dawnshard (novella)\u003cbr\u003e● Rhythm of War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mistborn Saga\u003cbr\u003eThe Original Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e● Mistborn\u003cbr\u003e● The Well of Ascension\u003cbr\u003e● The Hero of Ages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWax and Wayne\u003cbr\u003e● The Alloy of Law\u003cbr\u003e● Shadows of Self\u003cbr\u003e● The Bands of Mourning\u003cbr\u003e● The Lost Metal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Cosmere novels\u003cbr\u003e● Elantris\u003cbr\u003e● Warbreaker\u003cbr\u003e● Tress of the Emerald Sea\u003cbr\u003e● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter\u003cbr\u003e● The Sunlit Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollection\u003cbr\u003e● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series\u003cbr\u003e● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians\u003cbr\u003e● The Scrivener's Bones\u003cbr\u003e● The Knights of Crystallia\u003cbr\u003e● The Shattered Lens\u003cbr\u003e● The Dark Talent\u003cbr\u003e● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther novels\u003cbr\u003e● The Rithmatist\u003cbr\u003e● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds\u003cbr\u003e● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther books by Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Reckoners\u003cbr\u003e● Steelheart\u003cbr\u003e● Firefight\u003cbr\u003e● Calamity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkyward\u003cbr\u003e● Skyward\u003cbr\u003e● Starsight\u003cbr\u003e● Cytonic\u003cbr\u003e● Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)\u003cbr\u003e● Defiant\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51425884733735,"sku":"9781250757302","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781250757302.jpg?v=1779559892"},{"product_id":"magicians-of-the-gods-updated-and-expanded-edition-sequel-to-the-international-bestseller-fingerprints-of-the-gods","title":"Magicians of the Gods: Updated and Expanded Edition - Sequel to the International Bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith over 5 million copies sold worldwide of Fingerprints of the Gods, its New York Times bestselling sequel Magicians of the Gods brings new evidence supporting Hancock's thesis that a global cataclysm wiped out a great global civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the heels of the very successful hardcover edition, Hancock returns with this paperback version including three new chapters brimming with recent reporting of fresh scientific advances (ranging from DNA to astrophysics) that substantially support his case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, Graham Hancock published Fingerprints of the Gods an astonishing, deeply controversial investigation of the mysteries of and the evidence for Earth's lost prehistoric civilization. Twenty years after this massive bestseller debuted, Hancock returns with its sequel, filled with completely new scientific and archaeological evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 2007, a host of new proof has come to light supporting his theories through new archaeological discoveries. He travels to a wholly different set of ancient sites, including Gobekli Tepe, and brings entirely up to date and exciting material to the table for fans eagerly awaiting more evidence in favor of the prehistoric civilization. And, even more intriguing, he proposes an answer to the one question he could not answer in Fingerprints what caused this civilization to disappear. Magicians is poised perfectly for what his fans want to hear as well as for ushering in a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427157967143,"sku":"9781250118400","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781250118400.jpg?v=1779637898"},{"product_id":"lost-technologies-of-ancient-egypt-advanced-engineering-in-the-temples-of-the-pharaohs","title":"Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Presents a stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statues of Ramses II and the tunnels of the Serapeum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Reveals that highly refined tools and mega-machines were used in ancient Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, unique marks that reveal craftsmanship we would be hard pressed to duplicate today. Drawing together the results of more than 30 years of research and nine field study journeys to Egypt, Christopher Dunn presents a stunning stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statue of Ramses II at Luxor and the fallen crowns that lay at its feet. His modern-day engineering expertise provides a unique view into the sophisticated technology used to create these famous monuments in prehistoric times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing modern digital photography, computer-aided design software, and metrology instruments, Dunn exposes the extreme precision of these monuments and the type of advanced manufacturing expertise necessary to produce them. His computer analysis of the statues of Ramses II reveals that the left and right sides of the faces are precise mirror images of each other, and his examination of the mysterious underground tunnels of the Serapeum illuminates the finest examples of precision engineering on the planet. Providing never-before-seen evidence in the form of more than 280 photographs, Dunn’s research shows that while absent from the archaeological record, highly refined tools, techniques, and even mega-machines must have been used in ancient Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427167863079,"sku":"9781591431022","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781591431022.jpg?v=1779639072"},{"product_id":"the-giza-power-plant-technologies-of-ancient-egypt","title":"The Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003eDid a highly advanced civilization exist in prehistory? Is the Giza Pyramid a remnant of their technology? Then, what was the power source that fueled such a civilization? The technology of harmonic resonance, claims renowned master craftsman and engineer Christopher Dunn. In a brilliant piece of reverse engineering based on twenty years of research, Dunn reveals that the Great Pyramid of Giza was actually a large acoustical device! By its size and dimensions, this crystal edifice created a harmonic resonance with the Earth and converted Earth's vibrational energies to microwave radiation. The author shows how the pyramid's numerous chambers and passageways were positioned with the deliberate precision to maximize its acoustical qualities. This may be the same technology discovered by Nikola Tesla and the solution to our own clean energy needs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427171598631,"sku":"9781879181502","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781879181502.jpg?v=1779639714"},{"product_id":"black-genesis-the-prehistoric-origins-of-ancient-egypt","title":"Black Genesis: The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresents proof that an advanced black African civilization inhabited the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Reveals black Africa to be at the genesis of ancient civilization and the human story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Examines extensive studies into the lost civilization of the “Star People” by renowned anthropologists, archaeologists, genetic scientists, and cultural historians as well as the authors’ archaeoastronomy and hieroglyphics research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Deciphers the history behind the mysterious Nabta Playa ceremonial area and its stone calendar circle and megaliths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelegated to the realm of archaeological heresy, despite a wealth of hard scientific evidence, the theory that an advanced civilization of black Africans settled in the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt existed has been dismissed and even condemned by conventional Egyptologists, archaeologists, and the Egyptian government. Uncovering compelling new evidence, Egyptologist Robert Bauval and astrophysicist Thomas Brophy present the anthropological, climatological, archaeological, geological, and genetic research supporting this hugely debated theory of the black African origin of Egyptian civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding upon extensive studies from the past four decades and their own archaeoastronomical and hieroglyphic research, the authors show how the early black culture known as the Cattle People not only domesticated cattle but also had a sophisticated grasp of astronomy; created plentiful rock art at Gilf Kebir and Gebel Uwainat; had trade routes to the Mediterranean coast, central Africa, and the Sinai; held spiritual and occult ceremonies; and constructed a stone calendar circle and megaliths at the ceremonial site of Nabta Playa reminiscent of Stonehenge, yet much older. Revealing these “Star People” as the true founders of ancient Egyptian civilization, this book completely rewrites the history of world civilization, placing black Africa back in its rightful place at the center of mankind’s origins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427181068583,"sku":"9781591431145","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781591431145.jpg?v=1779641556"},{"product_id":"america-before-the-key-to-earths-lost-civilization","title":"America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Instant New York Times Bestseller!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas an advanced civilization lost to history in the global cataclysm that ended the last Ice Age? Graham Hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has made it his life's work to find out--and in America Before, he draws on the latest archaeological and DNA evidence to bring his quest to a stunning conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe’ve been taught that North and South America were empty of humans until around 13,000 years ago – amongst the last great landmasses on earth to have been settled by our ancestors. But new discoveries have radically reshaped this long-established picture and we know now that the Americas were first peopled more than 130,000 years ago – many tens of thousands of years before human settlements became established elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHancock's research takes us on a series of journeys and encounters with the scientists responsible for the recent extraordinary breakthroughs. In the process, from the Mississippi Valley to the Amazon rainforest, he reveals that ancient \"New World\" cultures share a legacy of advanced scientific knowledge and sophisticated spiritual beliefs with supposedly unconnected \"Old World\" cultures. Have archaeologists focused for too long only on the \"Old World\" in their search for the origins of civilization while failing to consider the revolutionary possibility that those origins might in fact be found in the \"New World\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization is the culmination of everything that millions of readers have loved in Hancock's body of work over the past decades, namely a mind-dilating exploration of the mysteries of the past, amazing archaeological discoveries and profound implications for how we lead our lives today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427181134119,"sku":"9781250756954","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781250756954.jpg?v=1779641570"},{"product_id":"the-message-of-the-sphinx-a-quest-for-the-hidden-legacy-of-mankind","title":"The Message of the Sphinx: A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind","description":"\u003cp\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two Egypt experts posit a revolutionary theory: The Sphinx and other great Egyptian monuments are older than common history books tell us and are arranged in such a way as to send us a message from the silent past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham Hancock is featured in Ancient Apocalypse, a Netflix original docuseries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuardian of the ancient mysteries, the keeper of secrets . . . For thousands of years the Great Sphinx of Egypt has gazed toward the east, its eyes focused on eternity, reading a message in the stars that mankind has long forgotten. And today as our civilization stands poised at the end of a great cycle, it is a message that beckons insistently to be understood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAll the clues are in place. Geology and archeo-astronomy have already indicated that the lion-bodied Sphinx may be vastly older than Egyptologists currently believe, dating not from 2500 B.C., but from 10,500 B.C.—the beginning of the astrological Age of Leo. And we now know that the three pyramids of Giza, standing on high ground half a mile to the west of the Sphinx, are in fact a precise map of the three stars of Orion’s belt, formed in fifteen million tons of solid stone.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAre these monuments trying to tell us something? And, if so, what?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn The Message of the Sphinx, Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock present a tour de force of historical and scientific detective work that unravels the millennial code embodied in these structures. Using sophisticated computer simulations of ancient skies, they unravel the riddle of the Sphinx, and they present a startling new theory concerning the enigmatic Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTheir discoveries lead the authors to this question: Does mankind have a rendezvous with destiny—a rendezvous not in the future, but in the distant past, at a precise place and time?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe secrets can be kept no longer. The Message of the Sphinx brings them to light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427181232423,"sku":"9780517888520","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780517888520.jpg?v=1779641586"},{"product_id":"visionary-the-mysterious-origins-of-human-consciousness-the-definitive-edition-of-supernatural","title":"Visionary: The Mysterious Origins of Human Consciousness (The Definitive Edition of Supernatural)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest archaeology and history redefining book from bestselling author Graham Hancock (Fingerprints of the Gods), who is featured in Ancient Apocalypse, a hit Netflix original docuseries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With the original unabridged text of Supernatural, I offer the reader an investigation that explores the human experience with psychedelics from the Stone Age to the Space Age and the role of these extraordinary plant medicines as tools to investigate the nature of reality itself.\"—Graham Hancock \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the pathway to the gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess than 50,000 years ago mankind had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and electrifying change, described by scientists as \"the greatest riddle in human history,\" all the skills and qualities that we value most highly in ourselves appeared already fully formed, as though bestowed on us by hidden powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Visionary, Graham Hancock sets out to investigate this mysterious \"before-and-after moment\" and to discover the truth about the influences that gave birth to modern human mind. His quest takes him on a journey of adventure and detection from the stunningly beautiful painted caves of prehistoric France, Spain, and Italy to remote rock shelters in the mountains of South Africa, where he finds a treasure trove of extraordinary Stone Age art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHancock uncovers clues that lead him to travel to the depths of the Amazon rainforest to drink the powerful plant hallucinogen ayahuasca with Indian shamans, whose paintings contain images of \"supernatural beings\" identical to the animal-human hybrids depicted in prehistoric caves and rock shelters. Hallucinogens such as mescaline also produce visionary encounters with exactly the same beings. Scientists at the cutting edge of consciousness research have begun to consider the possibility that such hallucinations may be real perceptions of other \"dimensions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould the \"supernaturals\" first depicted in the painted caves and rock shelters be the ancient teachers of mankind? Could it be that human evolution is not just the \"blind,\" \"meaningless\" process that Darwin identified, but something more purposive and intelligent, something that we have barely even begun to understand?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as Supernatural, this definitive edition includes a new Introduction by Graham Hancock as well as restored chapters that were omitted from the original paperback release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427181461799,"sku":"9781637480069","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781637480069.jpg?v=1779641609"},{"product_id":"the-divine-spark-a-graham-hancock-reader-psychedelics-consciousness-and-the-birth-of-civilization","title":"The Divine Spark: A Graham Hancock Reader: Psychedelics, Consciousness, and the Birth of Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I suspect the real breakthroughs in our understanding of consciousness are going to come from an entirely different direction. That direction, controversially, has to do with psychedelics--which, as many of the contributors to The Divine Spark argue, offer spectacular potential for the investigation of the 'hard problem' of consciousness.\" --from the introduction by Graham Hancock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychedelics: Medicinal? Vital in interspecies communication or communion with the sacred? Are you reaching enlightenment or damaging your brain?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this anthology, edited by bestselling author Graham Hancock, 22 writers discuss psychedelics and their myriad connections to consciousness. Travel to South America, the American Southwest, outer space, inner space, and back in time to revisit Pahnke's The Good Friday experiment. Explore the effects of ayahuasca, LSD, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIlluminating the topic like never before: Mike Alivernia * Russell Brand * David Jay Brown * Paul Devereux * Rick Doblin * Ede Frecska * Alex Grey * Nassim Haramein * Martina Hoffmann * Don Lattin * Luis Eduardo Luna * Dennis McKenna * Thad McKraken * Rak Razam * Gabriel Roberts * Thomas B. Roberts * Gregory Sams * Robert  M. Schoch * Mark Seelig * Rick Strassman * Robert Tindall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, of course, Graham Hancock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427181527335,"sku":"9781938875113","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781938875113.jpg?v=1779641633"},{"product_id":"the-empires-of-atlantis-the-origins-of-ancient-civilizations-and-mystery-traditions-throughout-the-ages","title":"The Empires of Atlantis: The Origins of Ancient Civilizations and Mystery Traditions throughout the Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003eEstablishes the historical and geological reality of Atlantis and reveals its continuing influence around the world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Traces the course of Atlantean civilization through its three empires, as well as the colonies and outposts formed by its survivors in Egypt, Göbekli Tepe, India, Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean, and North and South America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Shows how pyramids and other megalithic monuments testify to the survival of a “Sacred Science” of Atlantean origin and how this Sacred Science provided the foundation for esoteric traditions and secret societies throughout the ages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Draws on more than 500 ancient and modern sources and the author’s own personal exploration of hundreds of archaeological sites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring more than 100,000 years of Earth’s history, Marco Vigato combines recent discoveries in the the fields of archaeology, geology, anthropology, and genetics with the mystery teachings of antiquity to investigate the true origins of civilization. Establishing the historical and geological reality of Atlantis stretching all the way back to 432,000 BCE, he traces the course of Atlantean civilization through its three empires, revealing how civilization rose and fell several times over this lengthy span of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author shows that Atlantis did not vanish “in one terrible day and night” but survived in a variety of different forms well into the historical era. He reveals how the the first Atlantean civilization lasted from 432,000 to 35,335 BCE, the second one from 21,142 to 10,961 BCE, and the third Atlantis civilization--the one celebrated by Plato--collapsed in 9600 BCE, after the Younger Dryas cataclysm. The author examines the role of Atlantean survivors in restarting civilization in different parts of the world, from Göbekli Tepe and Egypt to India, Mesopotamia, and the Americas. He personally documents their colonies and outposts around the globe, offering unique views of the colossal network of pyramids, earthen mounds, and other megalithic monuments they le behind. He shows how these monuments testify to the survival of a sacred science of Atlantean origin, and he documents the survival of the primeval Atlantean tradition through various secret societies into the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than 500 ancient and modern sources and sharing never-before-seen photographs from his own personal exploration of hundreds of archaeological sites around the world, Vigato shows not only that Atlantis was real but that the whole world is now being called to become a New Atlantis and awaken into a new golden age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427181986087,"sku":"9781591434337","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781591434337.jpg?v=1779641706"},{"product_id":"giza-the-tesla-connection-acoustical-science-and-the-harvesting-of-clean-energy","title":"Giza: The Tesla Connection: Acoustical Science and the Harvesting of Clean Energy","description":"\u003cp\u003eReveals how the pyramids of Egypt were sophisticated generators of clean energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Explains how the pyramids harmonized seismic energy, which enabled the harvesting of electricity and the mitigation of earthquakes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Shares recent cutting-edge research on earthquake lights, acoustic frequency measurements and energy concentration within the Great Pyramid, the shafts of the Queen’s Chamber, the scorch marks that support the King’s Chamber explosion hypothesis, and the significance of the large void above the Grand Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Includes technical appendices written by experts and top researchers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharing extensive new evidence and cutting-edge research that the Great Pyramid at Giza was built as an energy-harvesting machine, Christopher Dunn details how the ancient Egyptians generated clean power for their civilization and reveals how the pyramid builders and the great inventor Nikola Tesla drew from the same universal knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at each part of the Great Pyramid, from the internal chambers to its massive stone blocks to the pyramidion on top, Dunn reveals how the pyramids in Egypt served to stimulate the release and collection of electrons in the Earth’s crust by harmonizing seismic energy while also attenuating the accumulating stresses. Drawing on exhaustive ongoing research by NASA scientists into the phenomenon known as “earthquake lights,” Dunn shows how the pyramid builders were inspired by this phenomenon and learned to stress igneous rocks in order to harvest the resulting electron flow. He looks in depth at recent research that supports the pyramid energy theory, including new explorations of the shafts of the Queen’s Chamber and analysis of the scorch marks on the ceiling of the Grand Gallery, which supports the King’s Chamber explosion hypothesis. He examines the stunning significance of the large void above the Grand Gallery discovered in 2017. Dunn also analyses the results of extensive acoustic testing and measurements at ancient sacred sites and shows how the pyramids were tuned to the Earth’s frequency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the pyramids’ sophisticated energy-harvesting abilities are now in disarray and disuse, some remnants of their technologies are still there, waiting to be rediscovered and provide our civilization with an abundance of nonpolluting power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427182149927,"sku":"9781591434610","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9781591434610.jpg?v=1779641758"},{"product_id":"serpent-in-the-sky-the-high-wisdom-of-ancient-egypt","title":"Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Anthony West's revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accepted as dogma concerning Ancient Egypt. In this pioneering study West documents that: Hieroglyphs carry hermetic messages that convey the subtler realities of the Sacred Science of the Pharaohs. Egyptian science, medicine, mathematics, and astronomy were more sophisticated than most modern Egyptologists acknowledge. Egyptian knowledge of the universe was a legacy from a highly sophisticated civilization that flourished thousands of years ago. The great Sphinx represents geological proof that such a civilization existed. This revised edition includes a new introduction linking Egyptian spiritual science with the perennial wisdom tradition and an appendix updating West's work in redating the Sphinx. Illustrated with over 140 photographs and line drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427182215463,"sku":"9780835606912","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780835606912.jpg?v=1779641774"},{"product_id":"the-orion-mystery-unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-pyramids","title":"The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids","description":"\u003cp\u003eA revolutionary book that explains the most enigmatic and fascinating wonder of the ancient world: the Pyramids of Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1993, German robotics engineer Rudolf Gatenbrink discovered a sealed door within the Great Pyramid of Giza--a door left unopened for 4,500 years. With this discovery, Robert Bauval--who spent the decade prior to the discovery researching the pyramids--and Adrian Gilbert used astronomical data to reveal that more than just tombs, the pyramids were created to serve as a gateway to the stars; in the process, they uncovered what they believe to be the key to the plan that governed the construction of the great pyramids: the Orion Constellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[An] absorbing and fascinating work of archaeological detection...clearly and rivetingly told...the book is highly and compulsively readable.\"--London Sunday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427199910183,"sku":"9780517884546","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780517884546.jpg?v=1779642806"},{"product_id":"mythical-creatures-bible","title":"Mythical Creatures Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003eFabulous animals, specters from the shadow world, nature spirits, and sacred beings: these are the monstrous, marvelous, and mythic creatures that have come down to us in folklore and legend. Some probably have their origins in reality; others spring completely from the imagination—and they are all here, in this stunningly illustrated bible. It's rich in history and images, and international in scope, covering dragons and serpents; weird insects like the Aztec Itzpapalotl; zombies, golems, and banshees; the watery Undine; the Monkey King, Sun Wukong; and much, much more. A fascinating and informative work. Paperback book; 5.5 x 6.5 inches; 400 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":51467962810663,"sku":"9781402765360","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/4d8f9c44a8c857aa1fd925293ade0eae13f5110c641fee0f248540595bfd1e79.jpg?v=1780848212"},{"product_id":"the-history-gossip-a-slice-of-ye-olde-scandal-for-every-day","title":"The History Gossip: A Slice of Ye Olde Scandal for Every Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this exclusive book, Katie Kennedy of the hugely popular TikTok account @TheHistoryGossip delivers fascinating, witty, and salacious historical facts for every day of the year, proving that our shared histories are anything but boring.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eSexy. Scandalous. Dodgy. If you were of the mind that history is boring, you haven’t been paying attention. Meet Katie Kennedy, aka The History Gossip. Incorporating British slang and pop culture references and infused with her signature deadpan humor, Katie offers a delightful fusion of Drunk History and Horrible Histories, making learning about the past an absolute riot.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom royals embroiled in love triangles to Victorians eating tapeworms for the banter, Katie carefully researches the past and delivers shocking and salacious historical facts for each day of the year. Just as informative as it is funny and entertaining, The History Gossip follows an “on this day in history” format with historical events arranged by month and date, and with quir\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51467962941735,"sku":"9798894141046","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/34b8a99cddca15eae0f17c74b9adcd0f3dc7bbb6373b36caab35241f7bfe3815.jpg?v=1780848222"},{"product_id":"decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-world-lit-book","title":"Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | World Lit | Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Gibbon | Wordsworth World Literature | Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition. With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 - an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment'. This edition includes Gibbon's footnotes and quotations, here translated for the first time, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included, 16 maps, a glossary, and a list of emperors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marble City Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51556657496359,"sku":"9781853264993","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/6f770c08c096fd679de477c726179495b384e2b44ebc36640793a5be00dcc09a.jpg?v=1782952153"},{"product_id":"the-nicomachean-ethics-aristotle-wordsworth-book","title":"The Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle | Wordsworth | Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nicomachean Ethics | Aristotle | Wordsworth World Literature | Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, which he is said to have dedicated to his son Nicomachus, Aristotle's guiding question is what is the best thing for a human being? His answer is happiness. Happiness he wrote, is the best, noblest, and most pleasant thing in the world; But he means not something we feel, not an emotion, but rather an especially good kind of life. Happiness is made up of activities in which we use the best human capacities, both ones that contribute to our flourishing as members of a community, and ones that allow us to engage in god-like contemplation. Contemporary ethical writings on the role and importance of the moral virtues such as courage and justice have drawn inspiration from this work, which also contains important discussions on responsibility, practical reasoning, and on the role of friendship in creating the best life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marble City Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51556657660199,"sku":"9781853264610","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/3a55a6ffcd91fb386178a83c53ca05d97e7b7d38f509bb11622384948e8812b9.jpg?v=1782952155"},{"product_id":"12th-planet-book-i-by-zecharia-sitchin","title":"12th Planet (Book I) by Zecharia Sitchin","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Inner Traditions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, startling evidence has been unearthed, challenging established notions of the origins of Earth and life on it and suggesting the existence of a superior race of beings who once inhabited our world. The product of thirty years of intensive research, The 12th Planet is the first book in Zecharia Sitchin's prophetic Earth Chronicles series--a revolutionary body of work that offers indisputable documentary proof of humanity's extraterrestrial forefathers. Travelers from the stars, they arrived eons ago, and planted the genetic seed that would ultimately blossom into a remarkable species...called Man. \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nThe 12th Planet brings to life the Sumerian civilization, presenting millennia-old evidence of the existence of Nibiru, the home planet of the Anunnaki and of the landings of the Anunnaki on Earth every 3,600 years, and reveals a complete history of the solar system as told by these early visitors from another planet. \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nZecharia Sitchin's Earth Chr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Hardcover; 384 pages","offer_id":51566940651815,"sku":"9780939680887","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/06838420bea89d3693686aa7b88745e7e141ea94f2086baa7536a3d37b0c3650.jpg?v=1783107138"},{"product_id":"forgotten-civilization-by-robert-m-schoch","title":"Forgotten Civilization by Robert M. Schoch","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Inner Traditions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA new expanded edition of the groundbreaking investigation into early high cultures and ancient solar outbursts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e• Updated throughout with recent developments and additional illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e• Reveals how solar outbursts caused the end of the last ice age, unleashed catastrophe upon ancient advanced civilizations, and led to six millennia of a Solar-Induced Dark Age\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e• Includes evidence from solar science, geology, oceanic circulation patterns, the Sphinx, the underground cities of Cappadocia, the Easter Island rongorongo glyphs, and the Göbekli Tepe complex in Turkey\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this newly revised and expanded edition, updated throughout with recent developments, geologist Robert Schoch builds upon his revolutionary theory that the origins of the Sphinx date back much further than 2500 BCE and examines scientific evidence of the catastrophe that destroyed early high culture nearly 12,000 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining evidence from multiple scientific disciplines, Sch\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Paperback; 560 pages","offer_id":51566940717351,"sku":"9781644112922","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/7b35959300a04ab21e4f27a804abf8040a6dc94d9fb74e3d5933692498d663c6.jpg?v=1783107141"},{"product_id":"royal-witches-by-gemma-hollman","title":"Royal Witches by Gemma Hollman","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Pegasus Books]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories of four royal women, their lives intertwined by family and bound by persecution, unravel the history of witchcraft in fifteenth-century England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties—Joan of Navarre, Eleanor Cobham, Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville—were accused of practicing witchcraft in order to kill or influence the king.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nSome of these women may have turned to the “dark arts” in order to divine the future or obtain healing potions, but the purpose of the accusations was purely political. Despite their status, these women were vulnerable because of their gender, as the men around them moved them like pawns for political gains.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nIn Royal Witches, Gemma Hollman explores the lives and the cases of these so-called witches, placing them in the historical context of fifteenth-century England, a setting rife with\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Paperback; 320 pages","offer_id":51566941471015,"sku":"9781643137704","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/8c8348db5ca54883bb6523581850144e7037593673621c49daafae24c4e45840.jpg?v=1783107150"},{"product_id":"spqr","title":"SPQR","description":"\u003cp\u003eSPQR by Mary Beard\u003cbr\u003e\nIn SPQR, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome \"with passion and without technical jargon\" and demonstrates how \"a slightly shabby Iron Age village\" rose to become the \"undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean\" (Wall Street Journal). Hailed by critics as animating \"the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life\" (Economist) in a way that makes \"your hair stand on end\" (Christian Science Monitor) and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this \"highly informative, highly readable\" (Dallas Morning News) work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. With its nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative for centuries, SPQR will to shape our view of Roman history for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51607480402215,"sku":"9781631492228","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/5b8628346f3e611946dd51c9ee9a648dceb32d05fda3df0a312d1b2a93be6645.jpg?v=1783538890"},{"product_id":"mythology-the-gods-heroes-and-monsters-of-ancient-greece-ologies","title":"Mythology The Gods, Heroes, and Monsters of Ancient Greece (Ologies)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresenting the newest discovery in the series with the Midas touch — a mythical exploration fit for the gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early nineteenth century, an English nobleman embarked on a tour of the sites of ancient Greece. He brought as his guide a primer on Greek myths written by his friend Lady Hestia Evans, a devotee of Lord Byron who had recently taken the same voyage. In the true Romantic spirit, Lady Hestia’s book was not only lavishly illustrated but also boasted many paper crafts and novelties, including a card game featuring the twelve Olympians, an oak-leaf oracle of Zeus, a pop-up Pandora’s box (with hope still inside), a booklet retelling the tale of Odysseus, a piece of the Golden Fleece, an obolos coin to pay the ferryman on the River Styx, and many more flaps, foldouts, and other surprises. The nobleman added his own witty comments and drawings along the way, but seems to have wished for something odd at the Delphic oracle: as the book nears its end, it slowly begins to turn . . .to gold. Now, for lovers of Greek myths and those just discovering their timeless power, this fascinating volume is faithfully reproduced with all its Romantic ambience, clever wit and novelty features intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51621860933927,"sku":"9780763634032","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/9780763634032.jpg?v=1783706595"},{"product_id":"history-of-ancient-rome-in-twelve-coins-by-gareth-harney","title":"History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins by Gareth Harney","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Atria]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHold the glory—and infamy—of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand with this “brilliant combination of history and storytelling” (Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series) as it explores history’s greatest superpower, as told through humanity’s most universal object: the coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Gareth Harney was first given a Roman coin as a child, he became entranced by its beauty, and its unique ability to connect us with the past. He soon learned that the Romans saw coins as far more than just currency—these were metal canvases on which they immortalized their sacred gods, mighty emperors, towering monuments, and brutal battles of conquest. Revealed in those intricate designs struck in gold, silver, and bronze was the epic story of the Roman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nNow, with his “novel and highly readable” (Philip Matyszak, author of The Blood-Red Sunset) voice and engaging research, Harney traces ancient Rome’s rise, from a few huts on an Italian hilltop to an all-conquering empire spannin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Hardcover; 368 pages","offer_id":51682188165415,"sku":"9781668014134","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/98ff2713dc1f78706aa0dea1b3b3d2d8958affda638a603e7c8df7d38bc88c94.jpg?v=1784597020"},{"product_id":"caesars-footprints-by-bijan-omrani","title":"Caesar's Footprints by Bijan Omrani","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Pegasus Books]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn intellectual adventure through ancient France revealing how Caesar’s conquest of Gaul changed the course of French culture, forever transforming modern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJulius Caesar’s conquests in Gaul in the 50s b.c. were bloody, but the cultural revolution they brought in their wake forever transformed the ancient Celtic culture of that country. After Caesar, the Gauls exchanged their tribal quarrels for Roman values and acquired the paraphernalia of civilized urban life. The Romans also left behind a legacy of language, literature, law, government, religion, architecture, and industry.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nEach chapter of Caesar’s Footprints is dedicated to a specific journey of exploration through Roman Gaul. From the amphitheatres of Arles and Nîmes to the battlefield of Châlons (where Flavius Aetius defeated Attila the Hun), Bijan Omrani—an exciting and authoritative new voice in Roman history—explores archaeological sites, artifacts, and landscapes to reveal how the imprint of R\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Paperback; 416 pages","offer_id":51682188460327,"sku":"9781643130385","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/45abd36b8615ef27cb53d5b490776006e94fc98447ec9bdad71a207df2800f3b.jpg?v=1784597022"},{"product_id":"war-that-made-the-roman-empire-by-barry-strauss","title":"War That Made the Roman Empire by Barry Strauss","description":"[Simon \u0026amp; Schuster]\r\n\r\nA “splendid” (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of ancient history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire.\r\n\r\nFollowing Caesar’s assassination and Mark Antony’s defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome—Antony and Caesar’s chosen heir, young Octavian, the future Augustus. When Antony fell in love with the most powerful woman in the world, Egypt’s ruler Cleopatra, and thwarted Octavian’s ambition to rule the empire, another Roman civil war broke out. In 31 BC one of the largest naval battles in the ancient world took place—more than 600 ships, almost 200,000 men, and one woman—the Battle of Actium. Octavian prevailed over Antony and Cleopatra, who subsequently killed themselves.\r\n\r\nThe Battle of Actium had great consequences for the empire. Had Antony and Cleopatra won, the empire’s capital might have moved from Rome to Alexandria, Cleopatra’s capital, and Latin might have become the empire’s second language after Greek, which was spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean, including Egypt.\r\n\r\nIn this “superbly recounted” (The National Review) history, Barry Strauss, an authority on ancient military history, describes this consequential battle with the drama and expertise that it deserves. The War That Made the Roman Empire is essential history that features three of the greatest figures of the ancient world.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Paperback; 368 pages","offer_id":51682188525863,"sku":"9781982116682","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/15d10450599540ce3674fba7c47c38a4e84b54071360fd848ce2fcce128d76f9.jpg?v=1784597028"},{"product_id":"egyptian-book-of-the-dead-by","title":"Egyptian Book of the Dead by","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Arcturus Publishing Limited]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA deluxe gift edition of The Egyptian Book of the Dead, beautifully presented with delicate gold embossing and gilded page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThis ancient funerary text contains a collection of spells, prayers and incantations designed to guide the departed through the perils of the underworld. Written to ensure eternal life, these scrolls were often left in the sarcophagus of the deceased and now offer fascinating insight into Egyptian culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully illustrated edition contains images from the exquisite Papyrus of Ani, an ancient Egyptian scroll narrating the journey of Theban scribe Ani through the underworld. Its accompanying hieroglyphic text has been translated by acclaimed Egyptologist E.A Wallis Budge, and includes spells addressed to ferryman, gods and kings to aid Ani on his way to the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis compact gilded hardback edition makes a wonderful gift.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound gift editions of iconic literary works from across history. These pocket-sized, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and custom endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover; 208 pages \/ English","offer_id":51682188591399,"sku":"9781398809628","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/7f1ac2592527a60048141f3dab4f7583b09f6aed9115df57df59d0055a7fdfb1.jpg?v=1784597033"},{"product_id":"decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-by-edward-gibbon","title":"Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Arcturus Publishing Limited]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Gibbon's masterpiece of historical writing, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is presented here in a stunning large-format gift edition with printed page edges and classic illustrations by Giovanni Battista Piranesi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original publication of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall was an exhaustive, six-volume account of a 'revolution which shall ever be remembered and is still felt by the nations of the earth'. Here, this celebrated work of historical scholarship has been abridged to a more digestible length, complete with scabrous and entertaining footnotes detailing the decadence that led to the fall of Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis handsome hardback editions is gloriously illustrated by the illustrious Italian artist, Giovanni Battista Piranesi. These dramatic neoclassical etchings accompany the text, as well as the printed page edges and full-color endpapers of this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Epic Classics brings together stunning hardback gift editions of classic works, presented with striking illustrated page edges and illustrated throughout by such greats as Gustave Doré and Harry Clarke.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover; 384 pages \/ English","offer_id":51682188624167,"sku":"9781398862869","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/4483933ab493b7071147941f8b9cd51f50036bfca82905e0c95a71597a1a0851.jpg?v=1784597036"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-nikola-tesla-and-other-works-by-nikola-tesla","title":"Autobiography of Nikola Tesla and Other Works by Nikola Tesla","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Printers Row]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho was Nikola Tesla? Find out in this comprehensive volume that includes Tesla’s autobiography and scientific writings, as well as other works that examine his life and career in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNikola Tesla came from a humble upbringing in what is now Croatia and reached the heights of science and technology in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla and Other Works gives readers a compelling insight into the man whose ideas revolutionized the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering, and who continues to be a source of inspiration for modern inventors. This volume includes Tesla’s autobiography My Inventions (1919), articles and diagrams that he published in scientific magazines—including “The Problem of Increasing Human Energy,” in which he discusses the potential of solar power—and Thomas Commerford Martin’s The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla. A scholarly introduction examines Tesla’s life\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover; 768 pages \/ English","offer_id":51682188656935,"sku":"9781645174387","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/8dc5d5d0a3f813c51497c7915e3f883837944818df53d9eac6f20a1ef77936ae.jpg?v=1784597038"},{"product_id":"betrayal-of-mary-queen-of-scots-by-kate-williams","title":"Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots by Kate Williams","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Pegasus Books]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Queen Victoria, a new history of Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I that reveals how the most important relationship of their life—their friendship—changed them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth and Mary were cousins and queens, but eventually it became impossible for them to live together in the same world.This is the story of two women struggling for supremacy in a man’s world, when no one thought a woman could govern. They both had to negotiate with men—those who wanted their power and those who wanted their bodies—who were determined to best them. In their worlds, female friendship and alliances were unheard of, but for many years theirs was the only friendship that endured. They were as fascinated by each other as lovers; until they became enemies. Enemies so angry and broken that one of them had to die, and so Elizabeth ordered the execution of Mary.But first they were each other’s lone female friends in a violent ma\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"English \/ Hardcover; 432 pages","offer_id":51682188722471,"sku":"9781643130002","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/c975067e04224e8daba7bda48cfd6212a690a8a5697f0bc618009992c3bb64b4.jpg?v=1784597043"},{"product_id":"the-phantom-atlas","title":"The Phantom Atlas","description":"\u003cp\u003eNine-foot giants were once thought to stalk the Patagonian landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Island of California was known to drift off the coast of North America.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Mountains of Kong were believed to stretch across the continent of Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Phantom Atlas is a guide to the world not as it is, but as it was imagined to be. It’s a world of ghost islands, imagined mountain ranges, mythical civilizations, ship-wrecking beasts, and other fictitious features introduced on maps and atlases even up to the present day through mistakes, misunderstanding, fantasies, and outright lies. This richly illustrated book collects and explores the colorful real histories behind a striking range of antique maps that are all in some ways a little too good to be true.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51682190590247,"sku":"9781452168401","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/ab27cc6fffa90c7ab8f84dbe987a22764a50aecabc05caa431ee4b74178dcba8.jpg?v=1784597056"},{"product_id":"atlas-of-dark-destinations","title":"Atlas of Dark Destinations","description":"\u003cp\u003eReaching some of the darkest and most unsettling corners of the world, this is a compendium of travel destinations like no other. Author Peter Hohenhaus has visited and photographed all the places featured in the book, and brings his first-hand knowledge to the reader. Dark tourism has seen a surge in popularity in the last decade and this is the first book to bring together 300 destinations in a readable and fascinating guide. From nuclear bunkers and disaster sites to strange medical museums and eerie catacombs, this book has something for everyone who seeks a travel experience with true meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51682191081767,"sku":"9781913947194","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/0c6c03fb4ecf149b5d7df87950978d4bc980d6fe56666fe20b86ad2b00c8271b.jpg?v=1784597062"},{"product_id":"odyssey","title":"Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe legendary Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in his internationally bestselling Greek Myths series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eOdysseus’s journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the sirens, from Circe to the Cyclops, this is a tale of thrilling adventures, cunning escapes, and enduring devotion. Stephen Fry breathes new life into the ancient poem with humor and pathos. Illustrated throughout with classical art inspired by the myths, this gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51682191245607,"sku":"9781797213989","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3232\/8743\/files\/008e2813daaf21acf4519db7d71ab7d5ee398da1c96d2162d0a5ef36f9d749ab.jpg?v=1784597070"}],"url":"https:\/\/leavesandlorebookshop.com\/collections\/history.oembed","provider":"Leaves \u0026 Lore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}