Timpson travels through Britain exploring the history and folklore surrounding sites as varied as Stonehenge, Hadrian's Wall, and the Long Man of Wilmington. In his witty style, he shows us the fascinating places and intriguing items that he discovered on his quest. There are a considerable number of ancient and unusual sites that are connected by straight lines. ...a delightfully quirky exploration of Britain's ancient leylines, with all 65 lines mapped and beautifully photographed. Timpsons Leylines: A Layman Tracking the Leys A monumental study of comparative magic, folklore, and religion, the beliefs and customs of ancient European civilizations and primitive cultures throughout the world. Perhaps no book has had so decisive an effect upon modern literature as Frazer's. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion In Egyptian times, it was believed that the womb was an entity unto itself capable of "wandering" in the body. This fascinating, amusing, and sometimes infuriating romp through the bedrooms and birthing rooms of time illustrates why women have been sexually "enslaved." Through medical ignorance and religious superstition, women have often labeled as incomplete, inferior, imperfect, and even inherently evil. ...a provocative tour through four thousand years of Western civilization and its outrageous beliefs about women....a spare, elegant biography that also illuminates the aristocratic culture she rebelled against. The Wandering Womb: A Cultural History of Outrageous Beliefs about Women Drawing from Burton's own published works and from the few manuscripts that managed to escape destruction by Lady Burton, Fawn Brodie creates a fascinating portrait of a brilliant explorer. The Devil Drives: A Life of Sir Richard Burton A reader writes: "Steve Thomas is a modern day hero. A man that would not give up and would not back down. I saw him on Larry King Live and he looked Patsy Ramsey right in the eye and told her he thinks she did it. It was the first time I saw the always composed Mrs. Ramsey - Blink!! So - I bought the book - and I could not put it down. -- I highly recommend this book." Of course, other books give a totally opposite view. JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation Crop Circles; The Greatest Mystery of Modern Times A new copy is not available at this time. Only TWO used copies are still available. This book is a cornucopia of new ideas on Atlantis. ...the most arousing and provocative work and could have a revolutionary impact on man's concept of traditional archaeology and the existence of cultures thousands of years before Christ. Atlantis in America: Navigators of the Ancient World Lucifer Rising: A Book of Sin, Devil-Worship, and Rock 'n' Roll This elaborately researched look at the nature of evil sheds light on, and makes light of, popular culture's darkest secret... history of occult- influenced rock music ...interviews with modern- day Satanists and controversial rock stars. They have appeared in rice paddies and cornfields, in pine forests and mountain snow. They are complex works of art on a grand scale, yet these mysterious circles are thought to be a hoax. But who could have created 3,000 complicated designs all over the world without leaving behind even one careless footprint? This book explores what is known about crop circles and provides a compelling argument for taking them seriously. Crop Circles: Hoax or Happening? This sidesplitting collection features blunders from college students who didn't quite study as hard as they should have. From the "Yikes of March" to the subtleties of "Judyism," this book takes readers on a hilarious tour of what students are not learning in the hallowed halls of America's universities. "The funniest book I have read in years!!!! ...shows “the ingenious and often comic ways we all attempt to make sense of information we can’t understand because we have no context or frame of reference for it.” The entire history of humanity as we understand it is covered, from the Garden of Eden to prehistoric times to the world of the 1990s." DID YOU KNOW: Cesar was assassinated on the Yikes of March when he is reported to have said, "Me too, Brutus!" Stalin, Rosevelt, Churchill, and Truman were known as the "Big Three". Rasputin was a pheasant by birth. Judyism had one big God named "Yahoo". Westward expansion ended at Custard's Last Stand. Marie Curie won the Noel Prize for inventing the radiator. The Civil Rights movement turned around the corner with Martin Luther Junior's famous "If I Had a Hammer" speech. ( No wonder the world is in such a mess.- EB, Ages Past) Non Campus Mentis: World History According to College Students What Happened on the Moon: Hoax, Lies and Videotape: NASA has many critics, including those who actually believe that the Apollo moon landing footage was a fraud. Did Neil Armstrong actually walk on the lunar surface? Or was that breathtaking telecast back in 1969 just a hoax? Could the government have conspired to mislead the world, and why would it have been so important to do so? A variety of unusual "experts" try to answer these questions, and give explanations as to where the U.S. government may actually be using designated space funds. ( I began to question the moon landing when I saw the shadows were misaligned and the background rocks were identical, even though the astronauts were in two "different" areas.- E.B., Ages Past ) 709629922136 :Product Link on Barnes & Noble.com.

"Mad scientists rejoice!... Abrahams stitches together fragments of the scientifically real, the unreal, and the really kooky, zaps them with attitude and sends them out to scare the villagers." Editor-in-Chief, Scientifica America (Refreshingly, they lack any scientific value whatsoever.) Also includes the 'Ignoble Awards' for great scientific underachievements. Great gift for real or amateur scientists. The Best of Annals of Improbable Research The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection This hilarious book is packed with more than 100 new stories of foolhardy fatalities, plus a few honorable mentions to pay tribute those who didn't quite make it to pass on their genes to posterity. A reader says, "...this book will make you laugh so hard it hurts ".."funniest thing you'll ever read in your entire life, I SWEAR." ..."unbelievably intelligent". Red Meat; From the Secret Files of Max Cannon The Human Atmosphere or the Aura Made Visible by the Aid of Chemical Screens Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games Gladiatorial combats to beast fights to stylized executions, the ancient Romans killed human beings and animals in the arena with efficiency, ingenuity, and delectation--and in astonishing numbers. Who were these victims, why were they killed in such brutal and spectacular ways, and how did the Romans dispose of the corpses and carcasses? Combining ancient evidence, current scholarship, and cross-cultural comparisons, this insightful study examines Rome's blood-stained legacy, discussing such issues as attitudes toward life, death, and afterlife, and raising fundamental questions about the role of ritualized violence in society. For this pioneering collection, the author has selected ten complete narratives that span two hundred years (1682-1892) and show literary as well as geographical diversity. From Mary Rowlandson's famous account and Hannah Dustan's infamous escape (after she scalped her captors), to Sarah Wakefield's passionate critique of white society and Mary Jemison's permanent transculturation to Indian life, a variety of experiences is represented here. Women's Indian Captivity Narratives Read the first full-length documented report on a chilling unsolved mystery that's been discussed for years. Now, official documents and first-hand stories have been revealed in a true report so shattering it is difficult to believe it's NOT fiction. Philadelphia Experiment: Project Invisibility Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed This unique book gives a detailed genealogical account of the authentic line of succession of the Blood Royal from the sons of Jesus and his brother James down to the present day. It casts penetrating new light on the Bible story and onto the enigmatic figures of Joseph of Arimathea and Mary Magdalene, and on the real truth behind the Arthurian legends and the Holy Grail. There is also a fascinating history of the Knights Templars of Jerusalem. Worlds in Collision A new copy is not available at this time. There are 59 used copies still available. by Immanuel Velikovsky. A great read with some old, but maybe correct, theories about the history of our earth. For strong stomachs--"The most horrific-The most bigotted-The most cruel-The most un-intelligent-The most dangerous despotism, the most heinous and misguided literature ever printed. To think that this was the textbook for the Inquisition, and was written because of a papal bull, makes it all the more heinous." A "how-to manual" for inquisitors. The Malleus Maleficarum of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger Brilliant expose of ESP, levitation, UFOlogy, dowsing, psychic detectives, psychic surgery, psychokinesis, and other so-called paranormal phenomena. From New York Times Book Review ...a healthy and often hilarious book. Flim-Flam!: Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions If in Doubt, Blame the Aliens!: A New Scientific Analysis of UFO Sightings, Alleged Alien Abductions, Animal Mutilations and Crop Circles ... theorizes here that the North Pole was once situated in the Hudson Bay, that the Antarctic climate was then temperate, and that Atlantis flourished there until catastrophic movements occurred in the Earth's crust around 9600 b.c. ... proposes a single, geo-historical theory that links the Egyptian, Chinese and South American pyramids and other sacred sites. According to this argument, these civilizations received templates from Atlantis that contained crucial geological and geometric information. Furthermore, Atlantean mariners, based in Antarctica, sailed the globe over 100,000 years ago and established more than 60 sacred sites worldwide. The Atlantis Blueprint: Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-Lost Civilization Rare and Out of Print Books Click here to search for used and old books.