For nearly five decades, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country’s own military. Civilians in Colombia have to make their lives despite the threat of torture, kidnapping, and large-scale massacres—and more than four million have had to flee their homes. The oral histories in Throwing Stones at the Moon describe the most widespread of Colombia’s human rights crises: forced displacement. Speakers recount life before displacement, the reasons for their flight, and their struggle to rebuild their lives. Among the narrators: JULIA, a hospital union leader whose fight against corruption led to a brutal attempt on her life. In 2009, assassins tracked her to her home and stabbed her seven times in the face and chest. Since the attack, Julia has undergone eight facial reconstructive surgeries, and continues to live in hiding. DANNY, who at eighteen joined a right-wing paramilitary’s enormous training camp in the Eastern Plains of Colombia. Initially lured by the promise of quick money, Danny soon realized his mistake and escaped to Ecuador. He describes his harrowing escape and his struggle to survive as a refugee with two young children to support.

The Stones of Time presents one of the most dramatic archaeological detective stories of our time. Predating Stonehenge by at least a thousand years, the stone complexes of ancient Ireland have been extensively studied, yet have refused to give up their mystery. The most complete record of Irish megalithic art ever published.

In a high-stakes tale of secrecy and intrigue, a covert Indian rogue agent, Agent Agastya, also known as K1 2520, embarks on a perilous mission to find and protect a long-hidden otherworldly treasure: the Submarine Ganduberunda. Deep beneath the unfathomable depths of the Indian Ocean, this enigmatic submarine safeguards the secrets of UFOs and the Moonstone, a stone brought to Earth. This submarine, powered by Uranium energy, has remained submerged and disconnected from the world to ensure the safety of its classified research. Simultaneously, the Jugari tribe, guardians of the deep and known as the Water People, observe the emergence of unknown forces on the surface, torn between preserving their hidden sanctuary and intervening in surface dwellers' affairs. Meanwhile, EC George, the ISRO scientist, deciphers hidden messages within ancient myths and modern technology, aided by the Ramsetu stone, in a race against time to unlock the Moonstone's secrets. Deep within the Earth, EC George sends a cryptic message to the military headquarters, urgently requesting help to repair the broken submarine's machinery. Agastya, the Indian agent, joined by the Japanese scientist Koushitaki, races against time to save and protect the extraordinary powers from the conspiracies of other Chinese and American agents, all while possessing an artifact with the potential to reshape the destiny of the world

Gem and Stone celebrates 50 different gems ranging from timeless classics like diamond and emerald to exotic beauties such as lapis lazuli, peridot, and even petrified wood. Altman's photographs capture the splendor of each gem alongside brief text highlighting the stones' chemical makeups, metaphysical properties, and associated folklore throughout human history. Hand-drawn illustrations by Heather Smith Jones and an insightful foreword by mineralogist Thomas W. Overton round out this lustrous volume. Rock hounds, new age practitioners, and contemporary decorators and fashionistas will all delight in this treasure of a book.

From the temples of Egypt to the stone circles of Britain, Michell traces the development of the science of astro-archaeology.

This is volume two of a two-volume study of a war and moon god religion that was based on the Mideast moon god religion of Sin.