Cabinet of Curiosities, A: The Myth, Magic and Measure of Meteorites, Hardcover - Martin Beech

Reducere. Hurtling through the atmosphere, in a blaze of light and reverberating percussions, the arrival of a meteorite on Earth is a magical, rare, and pre...

Reducere. A collection of thirty-six forty eerie, mysterious, intriguing, and very short stories by the acclaimed authors Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull,...

Reducere. CABINET OF CURIOSITIES The History of the Supernatural in 20 Objects BY TROY TAYLOR During all of recorded history, man has been fascinated with th...

The arrangement of the material, indicated by the chapter headings, draws attention to a variety of areas not normally associated with dominant per...

This handsome gift volume celebrates a world-famous temple to taxidermy and the natural world, where extraordinary curiosities highlight the inters...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Douglas PrestonAuthor: Lincoln ChildIn an ancient tunnel underneath New York City a charnel house is discovered. Inside are...

Reducere. In one of NPR's 100 Best Thrillers Ever, FBI agent Pendergast discovers thirty-six murdered bodies in a New York City charnel house . . . and now, ...

Reducere. CABINET OF CURIOSITIES 4 20 KEYS TO HAUNTED HOTEL ROOMS BY TROY TAYLORA hotel room is supposed to be your "home away from home" when you travel - a...

What can a pesticide pump, a jar full of sand, or an old calico print tell us about the Anthropocene--the age of humans? Just as paleontologists lo...

Reducere. Cabinets of curiosities were private collections of curious objects that were put together by aristocrats, rich merchants and travellers. Over the ...

Reducere. Dogs have a cherished role as close companions, and their sometimes startling abilities have been a never-ending source of fascination for their ob...

The 2nd book in the fantasy duology from the internationally bestselling author. Part of Brooks's popular Shannara series. 5 centuries ago, a demon...

Reducere. In this book of amazing oddities, Jan Bondeson explores unexpected, gruesome, and bizarre aspects of the history of medicine. He regales us with st...

Weird, decadent, degenerate, racially mixed, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate, and even hyper-literate, Byzantium has long been regarded by ma...

Quoting hundreds of passages from Greek and Roman authors, this light-hearted book gives a vividly direct picture of the origins of modern medicine...

A book of mathematical oddities, including games, puzzles, facts, numbers and delightful maths-based nibbles for the curious mind. Features how to ...

What does it mean to wonder in awe or terror about the world? How do you philosophically understand Judaism? In How to Measure a World?: A Philosop...

DescriptionA collector's edition of the classic, illustrated, and comprehensive history of magic and the occult - Written by renowned Surrealist an...

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Reducere. Knowing that the most exciting math is not taught in school, Professor Ian Stewart has spent years filling his cabinet with intriguing mathematical...

Reducere. First published in 1959, "The Measure of a Man" is a collection of two influential sermons given by Martin Luther King, Jr. at the first National C...

Come home to 59 Memory Lane with a new novel from the top Kindle and USA Today bestselling author Celia Anderson!

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Reducere. The keyword of this book is simplicity. It is intended for those who want to practice magic but do not have the time or patience to read long theor...

Reducere. Charlie is gone, and Lincoln finds that Lichfield Towers offers no sanctuary. With reminders of her at every turn, and employees threatening to mut...

Reducere. In many ways, Arbatel is unique among texts on magic. Unlike the vast majority of writings, it is clear, concise, and elegantly written. The practi...

Reducere. The Art And Craft Of Cabinet-Making: A Practical Handbook To The Construction Of Cabinet Furniture; The Use Of Tools, Formation Of Joints, Hints On...

Reducere. A complete beginner's guide to understanding and harnessing the mysterious forces of nature. - Provides tools for self-initiation into the ancient ...

Reducere. Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"Edwards combines the well-known (Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers) with the obscure (former ac...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Magical Unicorn Society has released from its top-secret case files an entire book full of tales of unicorn encounters from througho...

Reducere. October 1493. Florence is still mourning the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Columbus' ships have only recently reached the New World. The modern...

A great many theorists have argued that the defining feature of modernity is that people no longer believe in spirits, myths, or magic. Jason Ā. Jo...

DescriptionNo island is more deeply steeped in ancient history than Britain. The megalithic monuments are mute testimony to the mysterious foundati...

In the Pulitzer prize-winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time. The Last Full Measure tells...

How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? In TechGnosis--a cult classic now updated and reissued with a ne...

Fill your year with flavour. The official The Kitchen Cabinet compendium is here at last, with over 100 hours of dinner table talk distilled into t...

Reducere. Thirteen points of entry. Locked gateways to magical realms of immense power--and danger, for the uninitiated. Within these pages are thirteen keys...

Reducere. Eighteen-year-old Serenity Ashdown has a brilliant mind: she counts, calculates, and analyzes everything, even when she doesn't want to. Her memory...

DescriptionA classic initiatic primer for the serious magical aspirant, available now for the first time in English - Details occult purification a...

DescriptionA goblin with no body and a monster with no face.A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter.A spirit of the moon and a dragon king. T...

Reducere. An innovative and appealing way for the layperson to develop math skills--while actually enjoying it Most people agree that math is important, but ...

Young Alex Winchester woke up in a grey metal hospital bed surrounded by the peering eyes of strange malformed creatures. A giant oblong pink and b...

Reducere. The most detailed analysis of the techniques of Solomonic magic from the seventh to the nineteenth century ever published. This volume explores the...

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