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Where is Mount Sinai?Did the Exodus really take place?Is the Bible a work of history, or simply literature?These are some of the perplexing questions that are answered in The Gold of Exodus, the gripping true story of two adventurers who enter forbidden territory to explore the mountain in Saudi Arabia known as Jabal al Lawz. And their amazing discoveries at that remarkable site will shape our view of the Bible forever."This is an intriguing thriller and adventure that has everything—and best of all, it is a true tale. Blum knows how to make the action flow. You can't help but be swept up by it." ～～ Clive Cussler, author of flood tide and the sea hunters"The visible evidence found in Howard Blum's The Gold of Exodus is remarkable and quite overwhelming. It appears that the location of the true Mount Sinai has at last been discovered." ～～ Dr. Roy Knuteson, former professor of Biblical Archaeology and New Testament Greek, Northwestern College, Minneapolis"The Gold of Exodus is compulsive

The critics have been effusive in their praise for Richard Bausch's Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. America and All the Ships at Sea.His hardover sales have also never been higher. Taking its title from Wal

A breakthrough of enormous proportions, this multidisciplinary study examines evidence of a great catastrophe that occurred 11,500 years ago.

Poor Big Al! He just wants to make friends. And in the whole wide blue sea you can't find a nicer fish. But because Big Al is large and scary-looking, the little fish are afraid to get to know him. Wh

The bestselling book that became the blockbuster film starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Diane Lane.

Even as a teenager, John Beattie felt drawn to the ocean, but it was 25 years before his dreams of sailing the globe in his 35-foot yacht Warrior Queen could begin to come true. His voyage began in En

Complemented by Dr. Seuss's rhyming text and familiar creature illustrations, a sturdy, hand-sized introduction to the alphabet makes learning as simple as A, B, C. For children under three.

Ranching on the vast scale that Texas is famous for actually happened at King Ranch, a sea of grass that ultimately spread its pastures to countries around the globe under the fifty-year leadership o

A classic work of travel literature relates the author's 1897 journey to Calabria and the wild Italian coast south of Naples

Some fathers and sons go fishing together. Some play ball. David Hays and Daniel Hays sailed 17,000 miles through the world's most feared and fabled waters in a little boat they built together. This i

With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading. In 1915, Lawrence's frank representation of sexuality in The Rainbow caused a furore and the novel was seized by the police and b

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), a man of extreme passions and a playwright of immense talent, is the most important of Shakespeare's contemporaries. This edition offers his five major plays, which sh

Shadowed by her tortured past, Dawn has a bright new life of glimmering hopes... Dawn can hardly believe she's a student at one of New York City's best music schools. Now her most precious wish, to b

根據衛生署的統計，肝癌已經好幾年高居十大死因之首，預後最差；而肝炎感染率之高也是世界有名。究竟A、B、C、D、E型肝炎代表什麼意義？那些會傳染？那些會演變成猛暴性肝炎，使人突然死亡？那些會變成肝硬化和肝癌？有的人做過身體健康檢查後，被告知有「慢性肝炎」，非常緊張，又不知如何是好；究竟慢性肝炎代表脂肪肝、B型肝炎還是其他怪病？有沒有生命危險？那些令人眼花繚亂的名詞到底代表什麼意義？最重要的是，我們要

次一手５００的問題挑戰，各問題之解答，以A、B、C等記號表示，請從他們之中選出正解。 這５００的問題是從最新著作的３０００題中精選出來的。布局１０００個問題，手筋及死活各２００的問題可作為自己棋力之認定。

Based on the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, this unique and comprehensive resource--the first in a series of three volumes--provides resources for an entire year of sermons and offers prac

A groundbreaking anthology that demolishes the myths -- and reveals the true significance -- of the greatest archaeological discovery of our time.Ever since their initial discovery in 1947, the Dead S

少年 Jim Hawkins 在海盜 Captain Flint 留下的箱子裡，意外發現一張神祕藏寶圖。地圖指向一座藏有驚人財寶的小島，也讓原本平凡的 Jim 踏上一場難以預料的海上冒險。他以船艙服務員的身分登上 Hispaniola 號，與 Squire Trelawney、Captain Smollett、Dr Livesey 一同啟航，同行的還有行蹤難測的 Long John Silver，以及一群令人不安的船員。當船隻逐漸接近 Treasure Island，叛變、謀殺與爭奪寶藏的衝突接連發生。Robert Louis Stevenson 以海盜、藏寶圖、荒島與沉船等元素，寫下流傳世代的經典冒險小說。Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!' Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck, and is perhaps the best adventure story ever written. When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint's sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unimaginable treasure. Shipping as cabin boy on the Hispaniola, he sails with Squire Trelawney, Captain Smollett, Dr Livesey, the sinister Long John Silver and a frightening crew to Treasure Island.There, mutiny, murder and mayhem lead to a thrilling climax.

After stowing away on a pirate ship manned by nasty sea dogs, mice Charles and Oliver become involved in their plot to attack a ship of cats and steal a load of sunken treasure belonging to the Queen

Challenging the formidable tradition that places early New England Puritanism at the center of the American religious experience. Yale historian Jon Butler offers a new interpretation of three hundre

NEW EDITION 2008 - including lots of photos!Chasing the Horizon is a delightfully demented Celebration of A Way of Life. It is an outrageously funny, often touching, and continuously shocking tale of

These commentaries are based almost entirely on the formal and informal documentation of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III, 1973-1982), coupled, where necessary, wi

Burt goes fishing, takes refuge from a storm in a whale's stomach, and decorates a whole school of whales' tails with striped band-aids.

A young man tells of his experiences as a common sailor and provides a realistic portrait of the brutal life of nineteenth-century seamen

A young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.

小時候，愛麗絲許下心願：長大後要旅行、住在海邊，還要為這個世界增添美麗。這本經典繪本講述她如何用行動實現承諾，把魯冰花的種子撒滿沿岸，讓世界因她而不同。細膩插圖與溫暖故事，代代流傳。Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan. This beloved classic and celebration of nature—written by a beloved Caldecott winner—is lovelier than ever!Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.The illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College

小時候，愛麗絲許下心願：長大後要旅行、住在海邊，還要為這個世界增添美麗。這本經典繪本講述她如何用行動實現承諾，把魯冰花的種子撒滿沿岸，讓世界因她而不同。細膩插圖與溫暖故事，代代流傳。Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan. This beloved classic and celebration of nature—written by a beloved Caldecott winner—is lovelier than ever!Barbara Cooney''s story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.The illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney''s exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin Colle

Haydn's last major work before his death is the Mass in B-flat Major, The "Harmoniemesse," written in 1802. It features large-scale scoring of the wind section of the orchestra and a classical symphon

The title of the book, T-I-P-P-Sis formed by the initial letters of the words tone, intonation, phrasing, precision, and style. It is usable with individuals, class lessons, or a full band. Players ca

A loosely formed autobiography by Andy Warhol, told with his trademark blend of irony and detachment? In The Philosophy of Andy Warhol—which, with the subtitle "(From A to B and Back Again)," is less a memoir than a collection of riffs and reflections—he talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, and success; about New York, America, and his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania; about his good times and bad in New York, the explosion of his career in the sixties, and his life among celebrities.