A illustrated collection of tales selected from many cultures and from many times.

The story that follows is the most dangerous kind; a construction of facts and fiction. An archaeological adventure is told through three parallel stories that will be brought together at the end. The book takes the reader across the eastern European continent from Österlen in Sweden to Larnaca in Cyprus. It follows the development of the main character Ivan's journey from being a promising archaeological doctoral student to becoming an illegal antique dealer on the dark sides of the Internet. The reader also meets the archaeologists Magda and Niklas, the IT consultant James, and the two police officers Camilla and Martin, who hunt for the stolen objects online and in real life. The story of the bronze cauldron; brings all three stories together and gives the reader snapshots of history as the reader follows the archaeological adventure through time and space. By following the story of the bronze cauldron, one understands that history is not beautiful, but if sweeping it under the rug or altering it in any way, we will be doomed to repeat it.

Bronze Medalist, 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the US Northeast -Best Regional Non-Fiction Category Honorable Mention, 2015 Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards in the Religion Category From 1776 to 1914, an amazing collection of prophets, mediums, sects, cults, utopian communities, and spiritual leaders arose in Upstate New York. Along with the best known of these, such as the Shakers, Mormons, and Spiritualists, this book explores more than forty other spiritual leaders or groups, some of them virtually unknown, but all of them fascinating. The author uncovers common threads that characterize these homegrown spiritualities, including roots in Western esoteric traditions, liberation from the psychological pressures of dogmatic Christianity, a preoccupation with sex, and involvement in the radical reform movements of the day. In addition to maps and photographs of surviving buildings and monuments, the book also features a gazetteer of sites listing 150 locations connected to these groups, which may be used as a helpful travel guide to the region.