Details: For more than 10, 000 years, cities have been the sites of inspiration, myth & mystery. From Peru's Machu
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Explore the history of vanished empires & forgotten cultures from the oldest, prehistoric civilisations to the mysterious lost

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This work presents Stone Age civilization as far more sophisticated than previously believed in terms of its technology, mathematics, medicine, communications (which were worldwide) & art. The author attempts to re-establish Rousseau's notion of the " Noble Savage". ...

An account of one man's rediscovery of America & his search for the perfect small town. Instead he finds a continent that is doubly lost: lost to itself because it is blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes & television; & lost to him because he has become a foreigner in his own country. ...

Cornwall's spectacular shoreline, with its brutal cliffs, desolate moors & pre-historic coastal settlements, has long held a source of fascination for those who cross the Duchy's boundary line. Yet despite the endurance of seascapes & ancient landscapes, which remain hidden from mainstream tourist routes, there are, throughout Cornwall, stories of change. Patterns of life have adapted to a shifting world, & whole communities have been affected as traditions are gradually subsumed in the struggle for 'progress'. However, remnants of recent history are still evident in Cornwall's architecture, its redundant transport systems & its cultural relics. This book is an exploration of some of the region's hidden facets & lesser known places which are testament to a way of life experienced just a couple of generations ago. ...

Adrian Mole at thirty three has become a martyr: a single-father bringing up two young boys in an uncaring world. With the ever-unattainable Pandora pursuing her ambition to become Labour's first female PM; his over-achieving half-brother Brett sponging off him; & literary success ever-elusive, Adrian tries to make ends meet & find a purpose. ...

Exploring early Japan, Chinese Dynasties & India, this series journeys into the technological past that shaped our world. Travel back in time to understand the motivations behind early solutions & inventions. Much of the science & technology we consider to be ...

Exploring the Ancient Greece, Roman Empire & the early Egyptians, this series journeys into the technological past that shaped our world. Travel back in time to understand the motivation behind early solutions & inventions. We learn that much of the science & technology we consider to be ...

Lost Empire is the second phenomenal FARGO Adventure from international bestseller, Clive Cussler. Some treasures are best left buried... Scuba diving off the Tanzanian coast, husb&-&-wife treasure-hunting team, Sam & Remi Fargo discover a huge ship's bell, covered in cryptic carvings. But as they struggle to first recover the bell & then decode its clues, they find they are not alone in wanting to discover its secrets. When news of the find is publicised, Mexican President Quauhtli Garza is forced to act. He knows that this bell comes from a former Confederate ship that sank off the African coast & he fears that the discovery of a missing piece of a Quetzalcoatl statuette, which was aboard the ship, will undermine his plans for Mexico's future. With Garza determined to stop the Fargos investigation at all costs, the couple are drawn into a deadly conspiracy that connects the 1883 Krakatoa explosion with an attempt to resurrect the fallen Aztec empire.. . Clive Cussler, author of the celebrated Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift & Crescent Dawn, presents the second in the series following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam & Remi Fargo. Lost Empire is the second of the FARGO Adventures; Spartan Gold is the first. ...

An evocation, both funny & sad, of a young man's awakening to the world of love & sex, this title is also a portrait of a life soon to change irrevocably. Set in the world of Music Hall, it offers a snapshot of a fascinating period in theatre history ...