Winner of the American Book Award and a Socialist Review Book Award What is classical about Classical Civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the whole basis of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these Afroasiatic influences […]
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Applachia’s Melungeon
“There were a whole lot of people upset by this study,” lead researcher Roberta Estes said. “They just knew they were Portuguese, or Native American.” In recent decades, interest in the origin of the Melungeons has risen dramatically with advances both in DNA research and in the advent of Internet resources that allow individuals to […]
Read MorePrincess Esther Kamatari of Burundi
Princess Esther Kamatari, 60 is a writer, model, and exiled Burundian princess. Esther Kamatari grew up in Burundi as a member of the royal family. Following independence in 1962, the king was overthrown in a military coup d’etat, and the monarchy abolished in 1966. Kamatari fled the country in 1970 after her father’s […]
Read MoreScience and Music: Though published in the ’30s, everything written remains relevant.
The distinguished physicist describes the scientific principles of musical sound in a precise, non-technical way that will engage both amateur and serious musicians. Topics include development of human hearing, general properties of sound curves, transmission and reproduction of sound curves, methods of producing sound, and harmony and discord. Includes 75 illustrations.
Read MoreBook: A Casebook of Otherworldly Music
I found this walking through the book store not knowing what I wanted to read next, as a musician the title caught my attention. I recommend this book to musicians, spiritualist, scientist and others that are bored with the everyday routine. Those who are open-minded enough to read Rogo without pre-supposition, however, will find this volume filled with […]
Read MoreBOOK: The Greatest Trade Ever
I recommend this book as well In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected–that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall. Paulson’s background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager […]
Read MoreWorlds Before Our Own by Brad Steiger’s
A nice break and a good read from the everyday routine. Worlds Before Our Own: Brad Steiger: 9781933665191 … historical controversies. Twenty-two years before Technology of the Gods… Seventeen years before Fingerprints of the Gods… Fifteen years before Forbidden Archaeology… …there was Worlds Before Our Own, Brad Steiger’s groundbreaking argument for the existence of a global […]
Read MoreThe Last Book I Read was “PSYCHIC WARRIOR” This International Best Seller has been printed in 14 languages globally.
This is a nice break from the norm. Inside the CIA’s Stargate Program: The True Story of a Soldier’s Espionage and Awakening. (St. Martin’s Press) by David A. Morehouse Ph.D.
Read MoreDessert Flower
Waris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teens, illiterate and impoverished, with nothing to her name but a tattered shawl. She traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu—the first leg of a remarkable journey that would take her to London, where she […]
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