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Vor mehr als 4500 Jahren krönte ein goldener Schlussstein die größte der Pyramiden von Giseh. Er war nicht nur Zierde, sondern auch ein mächtiger Schutzapparat.
Doch der Stein ging verloren.
In unserer Gegenwart entbrennt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Zwei verfeindete Parteien wollen den Stein für ihre eigenen Zwecke nutzen, während sich das Ende der Welt in Form einer solaren Katastrophe ankündigt.
Der geheimnisvolle Ex-Soldat Jack West erkennt...
42) Pinetop-Lakeside
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In 1984, the White Mountain communities of Pinetop and Lakeside in east-central Arizona undertook a "marriage of convenience" and incorporated. Historically, they could not be more different. Like rival sisters, one was pious and churchgoing while the other was wayward and fun loving. But in the best of American traditions, they formed a town government to provide services for their combined residents. Pinetop-Lakeside's history is as rough-and-tumble...
43) The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History
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Combat Team 28, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. The unit, 4,500 men strong, plunged immediately into ferocious combat, and by the time the battled ended, 70 percent of the men in the team's three assault battalions were killed or seriously wounded. The stories told here, many for the first time, will seem too cruel, too heartbreaking to be believed. As...
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What should you do if you encounter a Qivittoq? Can you outrun the fabled Ikusik? And what is a Tupilak made of?
About 4500 years ago, the first Inuit landed in Greenland via North America, bringing with them stories about the mythical beings that lived alongside them. These creatures and monsters have survived the ravages of time and tide, although they have sometimes had to re-invent themselves to fit the modern world.
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Prior editions of this trusted medical reference guide have sold more than 1.5 million copies. And with 38 chapters and almost 1,400 pages, this new, updated edition will provide the information people need to check symptoms; understand prevention and treatment options, and so much more.
The information is easy-to-understand and is organized into convenient sections: Injuries and Symptoms, Pregnancy and Healthy Children, Healthy Adults, Diseases...
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A one-of-a-kind picture dictionary, Lexicarry offers a fun, active, conversational approach to learning over 4500 essential words and expressions in American English. It is a book of wordless pictures designed to help learners build vocabulary and conversation skills. Each beautiful, full-color illustration has a link that reveals the suggested words and phrases. This feature allows students to discuss the pictures with each other before clicking...
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In 1617, Lord Falkland's colonists in Newfoundland were instructed to bring, among other things, 20 barrels of caske (ale), 90 bushels of malt, a malt mill, 4500 pounds of hops, 1 firkin of Aqua vitae, 1 firkin of canarie wine, and 1 firkin of methaglyne (mead). And so began the time-honoured tradition of countering the rugged Newfoundland environment with a nip of something stronger. Now, four hundred years later, from our famous kitchen parties...
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Carmine Appice has enjoyed a jaw-dropping rock-and-roll life-and now he is telling his scarcely believable story. Appice ran with teenage gangs in Brooklyn before becoming a global rock star in the Summer of Love, managed by the Mob. He hung with Hendrix, unwittingly paid for an unknown Led Zeppelin to support him on tour, taught John Bonham to play drums (and helped Fred Astaire too), and took part in Zeppelin's infamous deflowering of a groupie...
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The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to outgun and outperform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panther. It was one of the most successful tanks ever produced, and this volume in the TankCraft series by Robert Jackson is the ideal introduction to it.
The Centurion came into service too late to test its ability in action with German armor, but in the postwar...
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Elsie MacGill achieved many firsts in science and engineering at a time when women were considered to be inferior in the sciences. In 1923, at the age of nineteen, she became the first woman to attend engineering classes at the University of Toronto. She was the first woman in North America to hold a degree in aeronautical engineering and the first woman aircraft designer in the world.
As chief engineer for the Canadian Car and Foundry Company she...
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Look up words quickly and easily with this great little Japanese dictionary. Intended for use by tourists, students, and businesspeople traveling to Japan, Pocket Japanese Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in Japanese and a great way to learn Japanese. It features all the essential Japanese vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format and eay-to-read type will make any future trip to Japan...
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#1 The first signs of civilization, with all the classical symptoms, appeared around 4500 B. C. In the third millennium B., a great Semitic king named Sargon I conquered the Sumerians and formed the Sumerian-Akkadian kingdom.
#2 The first people to be called Hebrews were the descendants of Terah, who emigrated from the cosmopolitan city of Ur in Babylonia to the land...
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Using good manners and doing the right thing never go out of style. And in An Ancient African Wisdom Book, author Angela Chamblee analyzes The Instruction of Ptahhotep, one of the oldest textbooks on earth; a self-help book, it teaches good manners and ethics and provides advice about how to be successful in life. Aided by illustrations, An Ancient African Wisdom Book dissects this eighteen page book of maxims that was written 4,500 years ago and...
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It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great travel-sized Japanese dictionary. Intended for use by tourists, students, and businesspeople traveling to Japan, Pocket Japanese Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in Japanese and a great way to learn Japanese. It's handy pocket format and easy-to-read type will make any future trip to Japan much easier. In addition...
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According to statistics, more than 1.5 million people per year claim bankruptcy. Author Johnny E. Lynum looks at this stark reality and, with this book, offers a change that can impact your life.
Lynum went off to college like his peers but it just wasn't enough. He lacked the necessary financial literacy to invest and to build strong wealth. Millionaire Real Estate Success Strategies shares Lynum's journey as well as those of other successful real...
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Since January 2004, a Malay-Muslim-based insurgency has engulfed the three southernmost provinces in Thailand. More than 4,500 people have been killed and over 9,000 wounded, making it the most lethal conflict in Southeast Asia. Now in its 8th year, the insurgency has settled into a low-level stalemate. Violence is down significantly from its mid-2007 peak, but it has been steadily climbing since 2008. On average, 32 people are being killed and 58...
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The Limey Project is an incredible adventure into the heart of America and into the self. Two young Brits cast off their youthful anxieties by cycling across the country twice, traveling from Seattle to Miami, via San Diego. With paper maps, free from phones, wearing baggy shorts and old tennis shoes, astride overloaded bikes and heading into winter, they naively but eagerly set off.
They journey through deserts, mountains and forests, pausing to...
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"Spread across post-apocalyptic North America, the nine great cities ruled by the alien-human hybrid barons have crumbled…ushering in not defeat, but a new epoch of alien rule of Earth. But their assault is threatened by a force of extraordinary humans, the Cerberus rebels, dedicated to freeing humanity from the aeons of slavery that the alien Annunaki race have placed upon it.
In Louisiana, a salvaged piece of sentient spaceship signals the beginning...
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The Ultimate Bible Fact & Quiz Book is a new and exciting way to discover the Bible. It can be used in community and church groups, Sunday School classes, family games and devotions, or simply for entertaining reading. What's unique about this collection of quizzes and facts is its variety. Topics covered included include Jesus Christ, important Bible characters, significant events, geography, music, food, love, war, money, gardening, animals, crime,...
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#1 The astronomers estimate that there are about 4,500 stars that can be seen with the naked eye. The telescope of a small observatory makes nearly two million stars visible, and a modern reflecting telescope brings the light from thousands of millions more to the viewer. But in the colossal dimensions of the cosmos, our stellar system is only a tiny part of an incomparably...