C.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history and scholarship, and this book, a chronicle of man's search for his past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the ancient city of Troy. We share the excitement of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter as they first glimpse the riches of Tutankhamen's tomb, of George Smith when he found the ancient clay tablets that contained the records of the Biblical Flood. We rediscover the ruined splendors of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient wold; of Chichen Itza, the abandoned pyramids of the Maya: and the legendary Labyrinth of tile Minotaur in Crete. Here is much of the history of civilization and the stories of the men who rediscovered it. Illustrated with drawings, maps, and photographs

Before Mother Left, In A Long-Ago Time, We Had Been Very Rich&. My Grandmother Had Been A Great Singer, A Kothewali Whose Voice Was More Liquid And Beautiful Than Lata Mangeshkar S. Eleven Nawabs And Two Englishmen Were Besotted With Love Of Her&. From These Great Heights Gudiya S World Plunges Into The Depths Of Almost Complete Penury When She Arrives In Delhi With Her Ancient Grandmother, Ammi, Fleeing Small-Town Scandal And Disgrace. Just When All Seems Lost, Ammi Works A Miracle: A Slab Of Green Marble Stolen From A Building Site, And Five Rounded Pebbles From A Sahib'S Garden, Are Transformed By The Power Of Her Singing Voice Into An Inviolable Place Of Worship. From Here On, Gudiya S Life Takes On An Extraordinary Momentum Of Its Own. Ammi Dies A Small-Time Saint, Pandit Kailash Nath Shastri Predicts A Future Of Impossible Luck, The Irrepressible Phoolwati Becomes An Unlikely Guardian, And The Inhumanly Handsome Kalki Rides In On His White Horse And Steals Her Heart. As We Follow The Twists And Turns Of Gudiya S Story, We See Unfold Before Us The Peculiar Dance Of Chance And Will That Is Human Existence.

An accessible anthology of the greatest ancient Greek myths and legends for readers of all ages by the celebrated classicist and historical novelist. According to the myths, gods and goddesses of ancient Greece lived on Mount Olympus and ruled the world of mortals. Famous heroes shaped the course of history, beautiful women drew the gazes of gods and men alike, and the gods were both fickle in their favors and breathtakingly generous to those they smiled upon. From Midas’s tragic gift to the exploits of Hercules and the curse of Pandora, Robert Graves brings the legends of ancient Greece to life in a way that’s sure to appeal to everyone; from children to adults, and from casual readers to serious scholars. “Directly told, with no attempt to oversimplify them, a good deal of the symbolism and the association with the pattern of ancient Greece survives.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review).

"The artistic expression of religion and myth, the core and center of Greek civilization, is the focus of the book." -book jacket.

"A Wall Street Journal columnist for "Weekend Confidential" explores the hubris and ambition of Silicon Valley innovators who are changing the world, tracing the stories of three upstarts who left promising college educations in favor of developing billion-dollar ideas"--NoveList.

The White Goddess is perhaps the finest of Robert Graves's works on the psychological and mythological sources of poetry. In this tapestry of poetic and religious scholarship, Graves explores the stories behind the earliest of European deities—the White Goddess of Birth, Love, and Death—who was worshipped under countless titles. He also uncovers the obscure and mysterious power of "pure poetry" and its peculiar and mythic language.