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Los invasores extranjeros del antiguo Egipto: la historia de los hicsos, los pueblos del mar, los nubios, los babilonios y los asirios
Desde aproximadamente el año 3100 AEC hasta alrededor del 1075 AEC, el antiguo Egipto fue gobernado por veinte dinastías diferentes. La duración de las dinastías varió: algunas, como aquellas durante el Primer y Segundo períodos intermedios fueron bastante cortas, mientras...
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Los Libros Perdidos del Antiguo Testamento y Otros Apócrifos Judíos
El estudio de los evangelios apócrifos —relatos de la vida o dichos de Jesús que no entraron al Nuevo Testamento— es una disciplina popular entre los académicos que llena ya varios estantes de cualquier biblioteca respetable. A pesar de la...
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Los Neandertales: La Historia de los Humanos Extintos que Fueron Contemporáneos del Homo Sapiens en Europa
En la cultura popular, el término “neandertal” es usado como un insulto coloquial para un degenerado o alguien que es percibido como estúpido. Este parece haber sido el caso incluso desde el primer reconocimiento de los neandertales como una especie....
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Los masones: Historia de la Masonería, la más famosa de las sociedades secretas
Durante décadas, las parodias sobre los cultos siniestros y misteriosos han sido parte de los chistes favoritos de la cultura pop. Las fraternidades han sido ubicadas con frecuencia en ciertas guaridas subterráneas, vestidos con extravagantes hábitos ceremoniales y con la...
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Los Rosacruces: La historia de una de las sociedades secretas más notorias del mundo
Para muchos, la búsqueda de los secretos y las verdades del universo es una tarea casi imposible de llevar a cabo. Más importante aún, este tema tan amplio propone una variedad interminable de respuestas. Para algunos, el secreto de la...
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Los Pueblos del Mar: Los misteriosos nómadas que marcaron el comienzo de la Edad del Hierro
“Los aurigas [egipcios] eran guerreros (…) y todos buenos oficiales, de mano pronta. Sus caballos estaban temblando en cada miembro, listos para aplastar los países [extranjeros] bajo sus patas (…) Aquellos que llegaron a mi frontera, su semilla ya no...
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Lost Books of The Bible: The New Testament Apocrypha
The Bible is the most famous book in the world, read by a countless number of Christians and others over the centuries. Even those who aren't Christian or remotely religious can rattle off Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as the...
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Louis Pasteur: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary French Scientist Recognized as the Father of Microbiology
*Includes pictures *Includes quotes about Pasteur's life and work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.” – Louis Pasteur While it would be impossible to name every individual...
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Lourdes: The History and Legacy of France's Most Famous Christian Pilgrimage Site
They say that judgment does not exist in Lourdes. Once one sets foot on this hallowed soil, all barriers of race, social status, background, and religious differences cease to exist. One is no more than a humble soul in search...
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Lourdes: La Historia y Legado del Lugar de Peregrinación Cristiano más Famoso de Francia
Dicen que el juicio no existe en Lourdes. Una vez que uno pone un pie en este suelo sagrado, todas las barreras de raza, condición social, antecedentes y diferencias de religión dejan de existir. No es uno más que un...
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Lucky Lindy and Lady Lindy: The Lives and Legacies of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart
*Includes pictures of Lindbergh, Earhart, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Discusses their historic flights, including their most famous quotes and their own words. *Analyzes the controversies surrounding Lindbergh's life and politics and the enduring mystery over...
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Machine Gun Kelly: A Notória Vida E Morte Do Gângster Da Era Da Depressão
Contrabandista veterano. Ladrão de banco prolífico. Sequestrador extraordinário. Mente criminosa implacável. Com um apelido tão pesado quanto o de George “Machine Gun” Kelly, não surpreende que tais termos sejam frequentemente associados a ele.Oitenta e seis anos podem ter passado desde...
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Ludwig van Beethoven: The Life and Music of the Great Composer
*Analyzes the themes and progression of Beethoven's most famous works, comparing and contrasting them to each other and other composers' great works.*Includes pictures of important people and places in Beethoven's life.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a list of Beethoven's...
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Machine Gun Kelly: The Notorious Life and Crimes of the Depression Era Gangster
Veteran bootlegger. Prolific bank robber. Kidnapper extraordinaire. Ruthless criminal mastermind. With a nickname as hardcore as George “Machine Gun” Kelly's, it should come as no surprise that such terms are frequently associated with him. Eighty-six years may have come and...
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Machine Gun Kelly: La Vida Y Crímenes del Notorio Gánster de la Era de la Depresión
Contrabandista de licores veterano. Prolífico asaltante de bancos. Secuestrador sin igual. Una despiadada mente maestra criminal. Con un apodo tan recio como el de George “Machine Gun (Metralleta)” Kelly, no debería sorprender que se le asocie con frecuencia a tales...
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Machine Learning: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning, in its broadest sense, is a series of methods to recognize and exploit patterns in data. The name comes from the goal of trying to automate (via machines) the process that humans have used to observe the world...
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Machu Picchu: The History and Mystery of the Incan City
In 1911, American historian Hiram Bingham publicized the finding of what at the time was considered a "lost city" of the Inca. Though local inhabitants had known about it for century, Bingham documented and photographed the ruins of a 15th...
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Machu Picchu: La historia y misterio de la ciudad inca
En 1911, el historiador estadounidense Hiram Bingham publicó el hallazgo de lo que en aquel momento era considerado una "ciudad perdida" inca. Aunque los habitantes locales ya la conocían desde hacía un siglo, Bingham documentó y fotografió las ruinas de...
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Mad Anthony Wayne: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Revolutionary War General
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Issue the orders Sir, and I will storm Hell.” – Mad Anthony WayneThe American Revolution is replete with seminal moments that every American learns in school,...
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Madison Square Garden: The History of New York City's Most Famous Arena
*Includes pictures *Includes descriptions of all the different Madison Square Gardens over the past 130 years *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “To think that a once scrawny boy from Austria could...
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Madame de Pompadour: The Life and Legacy of French King Louis XV's Chief Mistress
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“After us, the deluge. I care not what happens when I am dead and gone.” – Madame de PompadourJean Antoinette Poussin, the woman who would become known as Madame...
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Magic in Ancient Greece: The History and Legacy of the Religious Rituals Practiced by the Greeks
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Magic in Ancient Greece: The History and Legacy of the Religious Rituals Practiced by the Greeks
Magic today is the stuff of fairy tales and illusionists, something to titillate and perplex perhaps. But the prospect of taking magic seriously - despite the best efforts of occult movements in recent years, from the O.T.O. to the Chaos...
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Maimonides and St. Thomas Aquinas: The Lives and Works of the Middle Ages' Most Influential Religious Philosophers
One should accept the truth from whatever source it proceeds.” (Maimonides) Moses Ben Maimon, frequently called Maimonides, was a medieval philosopher who revolutionized thinking about ethics, reason, and the Jewish Torah through his emphasis on reason and evidence. His works...
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Mahatma Gandhi: The Life and Legacy of the Father of India
*Includes pictures*Includes Gandhi's own quotes about his life and career*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“In judging myself I shall try to be as harsh as truth, as I want others also to be.” –...
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Maimonides: The Life and Legacy of the Medieval Jewish Philosopher
“One should accept the truth from whatever source it proceeds.” (Maimonides) Moses Ben Maimon, frequently called Maimonides, was a medieval philosopher who revolutionized thinking about ethics, reason, and the Jewish Torah through his emphasis on reason and evidence. His works...
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Mansa Musa and Timbuktu: The History of the West African Emperor and Medieval Africa's Most Fabled City
“From the far reaches of the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River, the faithful approached the city of Mecca. All had the same objective: to worship together at the most sacred shrine of Islam, the Kaaba in Mecca. One such...
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Major John André: The Life and Death of the Famous British Spymaster during the Revolutionary War
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Major John André: The Life and Death of the Famous British Spymaster during the Revolutionary War
Spying and treachery are as much a part of warfare as weapons and death. This has always been the case since the earliest battles and is not likely to change in the future. And yet, even within this irregular system,...
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Marie Curie: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Scientist Who Became the First Woman to Win a Nobel Prize
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”...
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Marcus Garvey: The Life and Legacy of the Jamaican Political Leader Who Championed Pan-Africanism
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Marcus Garvey: The Life and Legacy of the Jamaican Political Leader Who Championed Pan-Africanism
After the Civil War, the fight for civil rights spawned a multitude of heroic African American activists, but it is remembered in large part for the work of a few iconic African American men of stature. Much like their later...
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Marquis de Lafayette and Baron de Kalb: The Lives of the Legendary Foreign Soldiers Who Sailed to America Together to Fight in the Revolutionary War
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading By the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a...
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