Could a three-thousand-year-old calendar of appointed days provide a secret to the most dramatic year of our lives? Could an ancient pagan temple lie behind the event that overtook Capitol Hill and shook the nation? Is America heading for calamity? What do you need to know to survive, to stand, and to prevail in the days ahead? Cahn takes readers on a prophetic journey around the world to uncover a tapestry of stunning mysteries that lie behind the...

Profiles sixty men and women who shaped the ancient civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, China, Asia Minor, and other places.

Introduces young readers to some of the most fascinating ancient civilizations in the world's history and the legacies they left behind, from the intriguing world of pharaohs in Ancient Egypt, to the arts of Greece and Rome, to the amazing culture of the Mayans.

"An exciting, action-packed introduction to prehistory, from first life on Earth to the beginning of recorded history." -- back cover.

"Ancient Worlds is a tour through history's most influential civilizations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE, capturing moments that reveal the culture and technology that made them great. From Sumer, the world's earliest civilization, to the heyday of the Mayan Empire, the tour crosses every continent, taking in developments in urban planning, art and architecture, religion, warfare, trade, and cultural exchange. Discover how deep knowledge of the Sun,...

What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley...