From the author of THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS, comes an electrifying new novel -- prepare yourself for an adrenalin-fuelled ride. An ancient warrior For archaeologist Nina Wilde it's the opportunity of a lifetime. Her studies of an ancient text have convinced her that a tomb containing the remains of legendary warrior Hercules may actually exist.
Here is an exciting new guide to the world of the Olympic games from its ancient beginnings to the Sydney Games in 2000. Full-color photographs of famous athletes, colorful mascots, and flaming torches provide a unique look at the greatest sports festival in the world. See the ancient Greek site of Olympia, what an athlete wore in 1896, and the first Fosbury flop. Learn what an athlete in training needs to eat, how Smoky became the 1932 Olympic mascot, and what sports make up a modern pentathlon. Discover how athletic competitions are timed within fractions of a second, which sports were included in the ancient Olympic Games, who has won the most Olympic medals, and much, much more.
Is evil alive...? Dr Jerry Halpern is trying to find out, studying for his PhD on the subject. Dexter Morgan, meanwhile, has a few wicked things of his own to contend with - not least, planning his wedding to Rita to complete his nice-guy disguise. But when a student of Halpern's is found burnt, molested and headless - seemingly sacrificed to an ancient god - and Dex is brought in as forensic analyst to help investigate, he realises he could be dealing with ...
The Byzantine world underwent a remarkable recovery of intellectual energy in the period following the recovery of Constantinople in 1261. The reaction of the emperors and their entourage of well-educated high officials to their political disasters was a deliberate reivial of the glories of ancient Greek culture. The main subject of this book is the preservation and dissemination by this learned elite of such ancient literature, philosophy and science as still survived then, the development of editorial techniques which resulted in more complete and less corrupt texts, and their improvement buy the addition of commentaries and other innovations.
Students will learn to appreciate Vietnam's rich cultural history and breathtaking natural beauty by traveling to Hue, the ancient feudal capital on the scenic Perfume River, Hoi An, an ancient southeast Asian trading port, and the unique island world of Ha Long Bay. Then it's off to the Philippines, where students will discover the Spanish colonial town of Vigan and the legendary, yet endangered Ifugao Rice Terraces, which cover the mountain slopes on the island of Luzon.
