Ancient Places

What if the world around you was not empty, ordinary, or silent—but alive with sacred meaning? Celtic Spirituality for Beginners opens the door to a tradition where rivers bless, trees teach, stories carry wisdom, and the turning seasons reveal the deeper rhythm of life. This clear and engaging guide introduces readers to the beauty, mystery, and spiritual power of Celtic wisdom without confusion, academic heaviness, or romantic exaggeration. Inside, you’ll discover: How the ancient Celtic worldview saw nature as sacred, alive, and full of presence Why trees, rivers, wells, mountains, ...

★A heart-pounding sequel, entwining ancient myths and a relentless quest...★ Lydia del Biondo is catapulted once more into a maelstrom of secrets, symbols, and an ageless enigma. Dear Valued Readers, I hope you are enjoying the journey through The Flower of Life Trilogy. As we delve deeper into this adventure, I wanted to share a crucial aspect of the series with you. Please note that Book 2 and Book 3 are not standalone novels. They are part of a continuous story that began in Book 1. To fully appreciate the depth of the characters and the unfolding of the plot, it's essential to start...

Tag along on this New York Times bestselling “witty, entertaining romp” (The New York Times Book Review) as Eric Weiner travels the world, from Athens to Silicon Valley—and back through history, too—to show how creative genius flourishes in specific places at specific times. In this...

Drawing from decades of prophetic preaching and fearless research, bestselling author Larry Ragland exposes the chilling connections between Genesis 6 and today’s breaking headlines. Whether through genetic manipulation, artificial intelligence, counterfeit signs and wonders, or the erasure of God’s image, Larry exposes how the ancient rebellion is reemerging with terrifying precision.

The Place of All Possibility taps into a deep current interest about how creativity and imagination can help us build a better world. Drawing on the Torah, and the subversive interpretive strategies of ancient rabbis, The Place of All Possibility offers new creative strategies for building a meaningful life—and for responding to our current crises of climate change, racial injustice, and more.

History of Israel Israel is a unique country, and its history is a mere testament to that. This book’s aim is to track the history of Israel back to ancient times, the patriarchs, the exodus, the most influential Kings, as well as other critical events that inevitably marked its development. This is the story of a nation that fought hard to establish a country. It is the story of a nation that went through a rebirth process after living in diaspora for centuries. We are confident that you will find this book appealing if you want to expand your understanding of Israel and its history! Buy...

From New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & Wilson, Minotaur is a high-concept take on an ancient story perfect for fans of A Quiet Place and Bird Box. The Minotaur never died. His “death” was a myth—a lie told to comfort the world. Asterion, the beast of legend, still walks among us...

A fortune in Inca gold, hidden for five centuries at the bottom of the sea. A tiny golden hummingbird that should not exist. And a secret about the human story that someone will kill to keep buried. When a chance discovery off the coast of Florida places a pre-Columbian artifact of pure red gold in the hands of archaeology professor Carter Devereux, it raises a question no textbook can answer: How did a treasure of the Inca come to rest in the hold of a Viking longship, thousands of miles and an ocean away from where either belonged? Drawn together with molecular biologist Dr. Mackenzie ...

In the mountains, there are places people forget. And there are places that remember. When Virginia Stapp and her documentary crew travel to the remote Appalachian community of Cold Branch, West Virginia, they expect to film stories about mountain culture, fading traditions, and the stubborn people who still call the hollers home. Instead, they find a town that seems trapped between past and present. Hidden beyond a mile-long tunnel cut through the mountain, Cold Branch is isolated from the modern world in ways that have little to do with geography. The locals speak carefully about certain ...

Some ancient sites don’t just feel mysterious. They feel… unresolved. At places like Puma Punku, the stone looks less carved than produced. At Sacsayhuamán, the walls fit too precisely to ignore. At Baalbek, the scale raises a quieter question: not how—but why. At the Great Pyramid of Giza, consistency replaces the imperfections we expect from human work. Across the world, from Göbekli Tepe and Çatalhöyük to Stonehenge, Chichén Itzá, and Angkor Wat, the same pattern appears: The explanations exist. But something about the result doesn’t fully settle. In Easter Island’s Moai...

A long time ago, in a suburban high school not so far away, a closeted nerd (me) and a closeted soccer star (Hutch) fell in love and planned to make their public debut at prom. Until Hutch bailed at the last minute, leaving me with a broken heart and unworn tuxedo. Tale as old as time, right? I spent the past ten years working to forget Hutch, returning to our old high school to teach and make new memories that could erase ones of him. I thought Hutch was ancient history, off living his professional athlete life. 

CIPA Award Finalist, 2025! “It all started with the banishment.” Kayin lives in the shadow of his parents’ expulsion from the Garden of Eden and its lingering cloud of shame. His belief in the Creator battles with his struggle for affirmation. When suffering comes and sibling rivalry threatens, Kayin wrestles with God, grasping at shards of faith. The noise of his doubts and fears compound, until his youthful trust lies shattered, replaced by a dance of pride and jealousy. As Kayin spirals, misunderstandings within the family dynamic dominate, and whispers of temptation slither ...

Feeling overwhelmed, drained, or stuck? Discover the ancient secrets to clarity, vitality, and inner calm—all made simple and practical. In today’s fast-paced world, confusion, fatigue, and stress can easily take over. But what if there was an easy, natural way to regain balance and feel your best, without complicated routines or endless trial and error? The Power of the Five Elements shows you how to transform your well-being using the time-tested wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine.

Some places are famous because they are beautiful. Others are famous because somebody swears the chair kills people, the highway is cursed, the hotel has permanent guests, or the island should absolutely not be visited after dark. Welcome to WEIRD TRAVEL: CURSED PLACES, a funny, strange, and surprisingly useful journey through haunted castles, forbidden islands, deadly roads, ancient curses, ghost towns, mysterious objects, bizarre legends, and destinations where history and folklore have spent centuries arguing over who gets top billing. From the Hope Diamond and the burning town of ...

When a folklore PhD student begins researching Britain's ancient stone circles, she doesn't expect them to research her in return. Twenty-eight-year-old researcher arrives at Stonehenge before dawn, camera ready, academic theories prepared. What she isn't prepared for are the handprints that appear on her chest when she touches the stones, or the way time begins to slip, or the realisation that she's been marked for this moment since childhood. The stones are counting, and she's being added to their tally. Across twenty-three days, she visits twelve ancient monuments—from Stonehenge to ...

Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures. The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyse not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures key to the history and...

You who read this, whoever you are, however far off the day of your reading falls from the day of my writing: know first that Iteru was real, and that it was loved. So begins the last honest record of a kingdom that doesn't exist anymore; not in any history, not on any map, not even in its own name. Paser is a young scribe in a golden city of lighter-than-air barges and pyramid-light, sworn like every scribe before him to a covenant older than the throne itself: serve, and prosper; refuse, and be destroyed. It has held for generations. It ends the morning King Senmose stands before his own ...

Small warriors. Big problems. Good pay. The Low Company survived its first campaign—but survival came at a terrible price. Reduced to thirty-one battered halflings, Captain William Aldbourne and his mercenaries could finally collect their wages and march home. Unfortunately, a colossal Stone Mother is advancing through the Hill Marches, thousands of Stoneborn are gathering around her, and King Osric has offered thirty-five crowns a halfling for the Company to remain. Then six wagons of desperately needed salt vanish. The trail leads beneath the frontier, into a forgotten world of ancient ...

Journeying across Britain, from West Penwith and Avebury to the Lake District and Orkney, Stone Lands uncovers the magic and rich history of Britain's incredible prehistoric standing stones. It conveys the delight that lies in tracking them down, as well as the solace these ancient places offer in times of darkness.

A thorough reference to the many deities, magical beings, mythical places, and ancient customs of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe Explores the legends and origins of well-known gods and figures such as Odin, Thor, Krampus, and the Valkyries, as well as a broad range of magical...