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Holocene Mysteries
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What really happened during that early twilight zone of human existence--after the last Ice Age, but before people started writing things down? We live in an epoch called the Holocene, which began about 12,000 years ago, and of which we know relatively little except for the past 6,000 years since writing was invented. But there are mysterious megaliths around the world, and strange cities built by skull cultists who kept their dead around--and other evidence that all is not what we may think. Wi... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon [Secure]
by David Grann
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A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon. After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed New Yorker writer David Grann set out to solve "the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century": What... more info>>
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The Very Last Day of the Eastern Roman Empire (And The 1,480 Years Leading To It)
by John T. Cullen
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May 29, 1453: one of the world's great empires breathed its last breath and died under a pounding by the world's first super siege gun. That empire was the ancient Roman Empire--its surviving Eastern half, which outlived the Rome of the West by a thousand years. The people of Constantinople wouldn't know what 'Byzantine' meant--they considered themselves to be Romans. Orban's great bombard, named Basilica, pounded the impregnable walls for weeks. It was capable of tossing stone balls weighing ne... more info>>
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Next Ice Age: Tomorrow
by John T. Cullen
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Global warming is a reality, not for the first time in the past 130,000 years. The only question is how much of it is caused by nature, and how much by mankind. We examine the counterintuitive possibility that global warming may lead to an ice age, starting as early as our lifetimes. Our current epoch, the Holocene, began about 12,000 years ago. The Holocene has witnessed at least two warming episodes and several coolings. The European Medieval Warming Period was an anomaly lasting from 850 to 1... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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The Sator Enigma: Ancient Roman Mystery, Solved At Last?
by John T. Cullen
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The inscription is found in ruins around the former Roman Empire: Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas. From a military headquarters at Dura Europos (in modern Syria) to a sports complex in ancient Pompeii to the towns of Manchester and Cirencester in Great Britain, the mysterious saying appears to have been an aphorism or a spell of extraordinary importance in Classical Roman society. Since at least 1880, generations of scholars have been working to solve it, in various disciplines, and until now nobo... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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The Guns of August [Secure]
by Barbara W. Tuchman
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"More dramatic than fiction...THE GUNS OF AUGUST is a magnificent narrative--beautifully organized, elegantly phrased, skillfully paced and sustained....The product of painstaking and sophisticated research."--CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to Worl War I. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time,... more info>>
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33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask [Secure]
by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
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Guess what? The Indians didn't save the Pilgrims from starvation by teaching them to grow corn. Thomas Jefferson thought states' rights--an idea reviled today--were even more important than the Constitution's checks and balances. The "Wild" West was more peaceful and a lot safer than most modern cities. And the biggest scandal of the Clinton years didn't involve an intern in a blue dress. Surprised? Don't be. In America, where history is riddled with misrepresentations, misunderstandings, and fl... more info>>
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Imperial Rome's Regionary Catalogs: Memory, Mystery, and Melancholy
by John T. Cullen
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One of the most valuable historical records left to modern topologists of Rome are the so-called Regionary Catalogs. What we have are barbarized copies of a mysterious ancient document called the Notitiae (also, in slightly different versions, the Curiosum). These documents are loaded with vital statistics and lists of important monuments regarding the Imperial capital in the late empire period. While they are a fountain of information about lost monuments, and streets that people once walked an... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio XIII: Aventine Hill [Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 2 of 12]
by John T. Cullen
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In the second of twelve articles, we enter the imperial city of Rome near the Mons Testaceus (Hill of Shards) in the sub-Aventine plain, in District 13. On our walk in this article, we cover the three major sections of this district: (1) the Aventine Hill itself, with its mix of charming old neighborhoods and prestigious structures; (2) the sub-Aventine plain, with its navalia or dockyards and warehouses; and (3) the greatest shopping center of the ancient world, the Emporium and Porticus Aemili... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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Walking The Ostia Road to Rome [Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 1 of 12]
by John T. Cullen
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In the first of twelve articles, we walk from the ancient port of Ostia to the imperial city of Rome, now (150 A.D.) under the enlightened rulership of Antoninus Pius. ### For the first time ever: here is a complete walk through ancient Rome, for the lay reader, through all fourteen Augustan districts. It's a virtual tour, told as if we are really a group of tourists walking through the thronged markets and alleys of the imperial capital in 150 A.D. Learn about Roman history, religion, and custo... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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Regio II: Caelian Hill & Regio V: Esquiline Hill (Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 7 of 12)
by John T. Cullen
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In this article, we explore the Caelian Hill district, which contains the entire southeast corner of the city, and the Esquiline Hill district, which contains many fabulous parks east of the Servian Wall. Both districts are loaded with rich history, stretching from the Iron Age through the final days of the Empire, and beyond. # # # The Caelian Hill features the giant Temple of Divine Claudius, at least one of the gladiator schools associated with the nearby Colosseum, the Macellum Magnum of Ner... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio III: Isis & Serapis and Regio IV: Temple of Peace (Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 8 of 12)
by John T. Cullen
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The Isis and Serapis district contains two famous temples by that name. It also contains the Thermae of Trajan and Titus, as well as the Colosseum, and at least one great gladiator school. As we 'walk' through this district with its many sights, we'll stop to watch some games in the Colosseum. We'll meet five of the most famous gladiators of the day, the best of a breed of gory killers, whose wild gazes and icy, cruel grins will chill us to the bone (not kidding! For real!). ### The Temple of Pe... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio IX: Circus Flaminius [Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 10 of 12]
by John T. Cullen
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District 9, Circus Flaminius covers the northwest corner of the city on the Left Bank, outside the sacred Pomerium and the Servian Wall. District 9 is remembered as the Campus Martius, one of the most famous parts of Rome. It includes many famous monuments, from the Pantheon to the Mausoleum of Augustus, and the Roman theater district along lower Broadway (not kidding: the Via Lata). At every stage in the development of Rome, from the Monarchy through the stages of the Republic, it underwent it... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio VI: High Lane and Regio VII: Broadway (Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 9 of 12)
by John T. Cullen
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The entire northeastern portion of Rome lies in two storied districts with catchy names, High Lane and Broadway. On this portion of our Walk in Ancient Rome, we visit the Sixth and Seventh Augustan districts. The wealth of historical detail is mind-boggling, since the Quirinal and Viminal Hills are critical in Roman history from the Iron Age, when the Sabine city of Cures send colonists to squat on the Quirinal, which did not sit well with the Palatine Latins. In response, a strong leader took t... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio VIII Continued: Capitoline Hill, Imperial Fora, & Dwellings [Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 5 of 12]
by John T. Cullen
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In the previous article, we walked through the complex structures of the Roman Forum, with their long and often violent history. District 8, Great Forum or Forum Romanum, contains more than just its namesake. It contains three other major areas that we'll explore in this article. We complete our walk of the eighth Augustan district by visiting these three remaining sections: the Capitoline Hill, a sliver of land full of dwellings north of it, and the Imperial Fora. ### The Capitoline Hill, like ... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio VIII: Roman Forum (Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 4 of 12)
by John T. Cullen
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In the fourth of twelve articles, we explore part of the 8th District of ancient Rome in 150 A.D. On our walk in this article, we cover the first of three major sections of this district: the Great Forum itself, along with part of the Upper Sacra Via (in District IV, the only time in this tour book that we ever cross district boundaries). The Forum, as it is simply known (or Great Forum, rarely the Roman Forum) is the heart of Roman history, law, culture, trade, and religion. The Forum was the d... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio X: Palatine Hill & Walk to Portus (Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 12 of 12)
by John T. Cullen
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In this final of twelve articles--taken from the Nonfiction/Ancient History book A Walk in Ancient Rome, Revised Second Edition--we dwell upon the birthplace, the 500 year life, and the deathbed of Rome's empire: the Palatine Hill. This article not only covers the seat of Imperial power (the Palatine Hill) but offers a broad perspective on the accomplishments and power of Rome, as well as certain melancholy mysteries in the dying of the Empire of the West, and finally a brisk affirmation of the ... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio XI: Circus Maximus (Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 3 of 12)
by John T. Cullen
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In the third of twelve articles, we explore the 11th District of ancient Rome in 150 A.D. Like each of the districts, which originally only carried a number, this one was named after its more prominent building by unknown city officials in the time of Constantine. On our walk in this article, we cover the four major sections of this district: (1) the Sublician Bridge, key to Rome's emergence from a tiny dot to the first quasi-global power; (2) the ancient river port and Forum Boarium, where two ... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio XII: Piscina Publica & Regio I: Porta Capena [Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 6 of 12]
by John T. Cullen
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In this article we explore two of the city's southern Augustan districts: District 12, Public Pool, and District 1, Capena Gate. ### Little is left in modern times of Regio XII: Piscina Publica, especially since Caracalla built over a good part of it with his vast thermae, whose halls are larger than those of modern St. Peter's in the Vatican. After exploring the landmarks we know from ancient documents and archeological puzzling, we join a Roman detective and explore his neighborhood: Vicus Cap... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Regio XIV: Across the Tiber [Ancient Rome Walks Series, Part 11 of 12]
by John T. Cullen
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Transtiberim (modern Trastevere) is a district that packs many surprises for us. While it is true that the proto-Romans of the Iron Age had their first contact with the outside world in the form of a Sabine colony from Cures that settled on the Quirinal Hill, and after bitter struggle the Romans absorbed them, Rome's first meeting with an international power came at the edge of the Tiber, in the form of powerful Etruria. One of the most powerful and wealthy cities, Etruscan Veii, took shape just... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II [Secure]
by Robert Kurson
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In the tradition of Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery--and make history themselves. For John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, deep wreck diving was more than a sport. Testing themselves against treacherous currents, braving depths that induced hallucinatory effects, navigating through wreckage as perilous as a minefield, they pushed themse... more info>>
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The Age of American Unreason [Secure]
by Susan Jacoby
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Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Susan Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon--one that is at odds with our heritage of Enlightenment reason and with modern, secular knowledge and science. With mordant wit, she surveys an anti-rationalist landscape extending from pop culture to a pseudo-intellectual universe of "junk thought." Disdain for logic and evidence defines a pervasive malaise fostered by the mass media, triumphalist religious fundamentalism, medio... more info>>
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The Indestructible Jews
by Max I. Dimont
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A compelling and readable account of the four thousand year history of a people that spans the globe and transcends the ages. From the ancient and simple faith of a small tribe to a global religion with adherents in every nation, the path of the Jews is traced through countless expulsions and migrations, the great tragedy of the Holocaust, and the joy of founding a homeland in Israel. Putting the struggle of a persecuted people into perspective, Max Dimont asks whether the tragic sufferings of t... more info>> (Published: 1971)
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The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the Cia's Final Showdown With the KGB [Secure]
by Milton Bearden
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A landmark collaboration between a thirty-year veteran of the CIA and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The Main Enemy is the dramatic inside story of the CIA-KGB spy wars, told through the actions of the men who fought them. Based on hundreds of interviews with operatives from both sides, The Main Enemy puts us inside the heads of CIA officers as they dodge surveillance and walk into violent ambushes in Moscow. This is the story of the generation of spies who came of age in the shadow of the... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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The Paris Gun of 1918, and The Century Leading To It
by John T. Cullen
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Alone in the annals of history stands a super-weapon that terrorized Paris during Germany's last desperate campaign to win World War I. The Paris Gun was a marvel of technology. It required the work of astronomers, geographers, physicists, chemists, and other scientific experts to create a weapon that could fire on Paris from behind German lines--a range of 81 miles (130 kilometers). The shell traveled through the edge of space, and calculations had to be made to account for the earth's rotation... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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