The Devil's Picnic
10 best books like The Devil's Picnic (Taras Grescoe): The Hiram Key, In God's Name: An Investigation Into the Murder of Pope John Paul I, The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family and the Birth of Christianity, The Book of Tea, The Vorrh, The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind, Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface, The Medici Giraffe and Other Tales of Exotic Animals and Power, The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism, The Xenophobe's Guide to the Germans
| Author | Christopher Knight |
| ISBN | 1931412758 |
s/t: Pharaohs, Freemasonry & the Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus
When the authors, both Masons, set out to find the origins of the Freemasonry they had no idea they would find themselves unraveling the true story of Jesus Christ and the original Jerusalem Church. Their startling and...
In God's Name: An Investigation Into the Murder of Pope John Paul I
| Author | David A. Yallop |
| ISBN | 0786719842 |
I haven't been paying attention. At almost 50, I've lived so far through five popes, and all this time, I've perceived the Holy See, as indeed holy. That even if it's in itself a sovereign state, it is exempt from the plague of corruption that infests most countries in the world. On this account, was I so...
The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family and the Birth of Christianity
| Author | James D. Tabor |
| ISBN | 0743287231 |
The Jesus Dynasty offers a startling new interpretation of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christianity that is grounded in careful analysis of the earliest Christian documents and recent archaeological discoveries, including the much-discussed "Jesus family tomb."In The Jesus Dynasty,...
| Author | Kakuzō Okakura |
| ISBN | 0804800693 |
Now available in a gorgeous hardcover slipcase edition, this "object d'art" will be sure to add grace and elegance to tea shelves, coffee tables and bookshelves. A keepsake enjoyed by tea lovers for over a hundred years, The Book of Tea Classic Edition will enhance your enjoyment and understanding...
| Author | Brian Catling |
| ISBN | 0957142714 |
Prepare to lose yourself in the heady, mythical expanse of The Vorrh, a daring debut that Alan Moore has called “a phosphorescent masterpiece” and “the current century's first landmark work of fantasy.”
Next to the colonial town of Essenwald sits the Vorrh, a vast—perhaps...
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind
| Author | Justin Pollard |
| ISBN | 0670037974 |
The astonishing story of the ancient city that invented the modern world
Founded by Alexander the Great and built by Greek pharaohs, the city of Alexandria at its height dwarfed both Athens and Rome. It was the marvel of its age—legendary for its vast palaces, safe harbors, and magnificent...
Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface
| Author | David Standish |
| ISBN | 0306813734 |
Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1691 by Sir Edmond Halley (of comet fame), who also suggested that there might be life down there as well. Hollow Earth traces the many surprising, marvelous,...
| Author | Marina Belozerskaya |
| ISBN | 0316525650 |
Exotic animals as tools of diplomacy did not start with giant pandas. Belozerskaya delves back into the days of Alexander the Great to look at the various ways highly valued species (war elephants) or individual animals of particular charm (the titular giraffe) have influenced history. This was an...
| Author | David I. Kertzer |
| ISBN | 0375706054 |
In this meticulously researched, unflinching, and reasoned study, National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer presents shocking revelations about the role played by the Vatican in the development of modern anti-Semitism. Working in long-sealed Vatican archives, Kertzer unearths startling...
The Xenophobe's Guide to the Germans
| Author | Stefan Zeidenitz |
| ISBN | 1902825292 |
Quite a hilarious read... yes, it sterotypes Germany and Germans but so what, there's a lot of truth and reality in it, and I think the authors really hit a nerve here and there. Made me laugh out loud quite a few times, here are some tidbits:
About obsesssions... "The Germans love their cars more...
| Author | Mario Puzo |
| ISBN | 0091904099 |
Puzo was born in a poor family of Neapolitan immigrants living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York. Many of his books draw heavily on this heritage. After graduating from the City College of New York, he joined the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. Due to his poor eyesight, the military...
Murder by the Book: A Sensational Chapter in Victorian Crime
A gripping investigation into the crime that scandalized literary London, from Dickens to Thackeray.
On a spring morning in 1840, on an ultra-respectable Mayfair street, a household of servants awoke to discover that their unobtrusive master, Lord William Russell, was lying in bed with...
Blasphemy: How the Religious Right is Hijacking Our Declaration of Independence
| Author | Alan M. Dershowitz |
| ISBN | 0470084553 |
In Blasphemy: How the Religious Right is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence, author Alan Dershowitz proves that no relation exists between the Declaration of Independence’s “Creator and “Nature’s God,” on the one hand, and the Judeo-Christian God of the Old and New Testaments,...
The Day the Laughter Stopped
| Author | David A. Yallop |
| ISBN | 0312184107 |
In The Day The Laughter Stopped David Yallop uncovers the incredible true story behind the Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle scandal of 1921, when the fat film comedian stood accused of the rape and murder of a pretty screen actress.
Arbuckle's is the story of a man born in extreme poverty who was destined...
| Author | David A. Yallop |
| ISBN | 0552134546 |
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Tutankhamun: The Untold Story
| Author | Thomas Hoving |
| ISBN | 0815411863 |
The discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure-filled tomb is one of the greatest events in modern archeology. It is also a story so filled with intrigues, accusations, international imbroglios, and lasting scandals that it forever altered the way archaeological expeditions were organized and conducted....
