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King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb
Zahi Hawass
Thames & Hudson, 2008
Painfully Beautiful
Gentle hard artisian hands lovigly crafted these exuisite treasures millennia ago. Child's chair, hunting box, cosmetic box, ritual figures, painfully beautiful jewelry of all sorts. Hundreds of carefully selected objects illustrate the array of magnificent artifacts ...
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries ...
Robert Kurson
Ballantine Books, 2005
Shadow Divers
I totally enjoyed Shadow Divers. It kept your interest right up to the end. Would recommend this book for history lovers and divers. Full of suspense and mystery. Couldn't put the book down.
Kathy Kauranen
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Pipe and Excavation Contracting
Dave Roberts
Craftsman Book Company, 1987
Introduction for New Contractors
This how-to guide will teach new contractors the very basics of underground construction work.
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The First American: The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World
Christopher Hardaker
New Page Books, 2007
A Benchmark Publication
This is the best book on the skullduggery and infighting behind the scenes in the Pre-Clovis debate since Elaine Dewar's "Bones". The fact that the author has been a credentialed, practicing archaeologist for over thirty years adds additional weight to his commentary ...
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The Night Villa: A Novel
Carol Goodman
Ballantine Books, 2008
Wonderfully Engaging...Couldn't Put it Down!
This is my first Carol Goodman. I am now reading the others! I picked this book up for a light read, but a change of pace from my usual "chick lit"...and I couldn't put it down! The pace was quick, the characters engaging (you actually care what happens to them) and by ...
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The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides)
Jerome Murphy-O'Connor
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
Easity the best
This book is filled with the knowledge of vast experience and travel. If you want a book that doesn't just give the religiously naive and superstitious what they want to hear (like so many do), then this is your book. Excellent in several ways.
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The H. L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy
Tom Chaffin
Hill and Wang, 2008
The Confederacy's Doomed Submarine
The past few decades have seen an unprecedented flourishing of exploration and retrieval of sunken vessels and their cargo. There are richer wrecks than that of the _H. L. Hunley_, but few of such technological and historical interest. The _Hunley_ was a submarine ...
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Raising The Past
Jeremy Robinson
Breakneck Books, 2006
Great Sci-Fi/Adventure Combo
I am a big James Rollins fan and was recommended to read Robinson's books. I sure am glad I did because this was a great read which reminds me very much of Rollins' early works. I have read some of Robinson's comments and one of the things I liked about this book is ...
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Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History
Patrick Hunt
Plume, 2007
DISCOVERING GREAT HISTORY
To read this book is to take journeys where few people go. And, they are journeys to some of earth's most fascinating corners of history. Patrick Hunt brings them alive as he leads us concisely through "Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History", leading us across Europe, ...
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Excavation
James Rollins
Harper, 2000
Really good action packed adventure
The idea of this story is a mystery mummy if found along with a strange liquid gold material. While this is back in the United States, an excavation is taking place to find the entrance to a pyramid in the jungle.
While exploring the pyramid, looters decide to ...
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Discovery!: Unearthing the New Treasures of Archaeology
Thames & Hudson, 2007
Delivered as promised.
The book is exactly as promised. It arrived quickly and in excellent condition. I wouldn't hesitate to order from this company again. The book itself is much more than anyone has a right to expect. Page after page excites as it informs. It's hard to sit near it without ...
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Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts: Revised and Updated
Jonathan L. Reed
HarperOne, 2002
Almost Perfect, but Be Careful of this One
This book, ironically, is filled with information that verifies the Bible as historical fact despite the authors' sneaky attempt to have Jesus appear as just a wise and controversial man (see page 228 where they claim the ressurrection was a myth.)
If you blacked ...
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Excavation & Grading Handbook
Nick Capachi, John Capachi
Craftsman Book Co, 2005
This new edition of a trusted reference has been completely updated to keep excavating contractors, operating engineers, and those learning the trade current with state-of-the-art equipment usage and the most efficient excavating and grading techniques. Whether you're already in the business, or planning to take the leap, this book borrows from ...
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Tut's Mummy: Lost...And Found (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)
Judy Donnelly
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1988
tut's mummiy:lost and found
This book is great perfect for 6-8 year old . It gave them a good idea of who king tut was , how his tomb was found, by whom and what it took entailed. It was really helpful for them to read before seeing the exhibit and they still enjoy it.
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The Complete Valley of the Kings
Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson
Thames & Hudson, 2008
Review of Valley of the Kings
This is a truely comprehensive reference book of the Valley and like others in the Thames and Hudson series is a must for scholars of Ancient Egypt. Excellent!
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