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1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance Gavin Menzies The best-selling author of 1421: The Year China Discovered America “makes history sound like pure fun….”—New York Times Magazine £13.25 » More Info
Astronomy : The Heavenly Challenge Jack Arnold Astronomy is perhaps the oldest science. The ancients saw cosmic meanings in the stars, and they organized their lives around lunar and solar cycles (i.e. the month and year). They also observed th... £8.75 » More Info
Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour Barbara W. Tuchman “Barbara Tuchman is a wise and witty writer, a shrewd observer with a lively command of high drama.”—Philadelphia Inquirer £16.99 » More Info
Buried Book, The: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh David Damrosch Daring adventurers, fearless explorers, ancient kings, gods, and goddesses come to life in this riveting story of the first great epic of world literature. £11.25 » More Info
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	Secrets of the Code Dan Burstein £7.25 3 hours 30 minutes Was Jesus actually married to Mary Magdalene? Did they have a child together? In the Secrets of the Code, Burstein attempts to distill expert opinion on the subject. » More Info				First Three Minutes Steven Weinberg £9.99 5 hours Now updated with a major new afterword that incorporates the latest cosmological research, this classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened whe... » More Info



	Science In Antiquity Dr. Jon Mandaville £8.75 3 hours After 3500 B.C., when cuneiform writing was developed and recorded history began, science first emerged among stargazing astronomer-priests in ancient west Asia. The gods were identified with the s... » More Info				Chemistry and The Enlightenment Dr. Ian Jackson £6.75 2 hours 30 minutes Modern chemistry emerged from the historical traditions of metalworking (beginning as early as the Bronze Age in 3500 BC); medicine (especially "iatrochemistry", which emerged in the Renaissance); ... » More Info