Ergebnis für "The Tomb" in Politik & Sozialwissenschaften

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times From the editor of The New Yorker: a riveting account of the collapse of the Soviet Union, which has become the standard book on the subject. Lenin’s Tomb combines the global vision of the best historical...

Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.

It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and put on display. But there is far more to the story. Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World explores the 100 years of research on Tutankhamun that have taken place since the tomb's discovery, from the several objects in the tomb made of meteoritic iron that came from outer space to new evidence that shows that Tutankhamun may actually have been a warrior who went into battle.

In 1939, a team of workers beneath the Vatican unearthed an early Christian grave. This surprising discovery launched a secret quest that would last decades a quest to discover the long-lost burial place of the Apostle Peter. From earliest times, Christian tradition held that Peter, a lowly fisherman from Galilee, whom Christ made leader of his church was executed in Rome by Emperor Nero and buried on Vatican Hill. But his tomb had been lost to history. Now, funded anonymously by a wealthy American, a small army of workers embarked on the dig of a lifetime.

*A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK, FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2025, SCOTSMAN BOOKS OF 2025, COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025* 'Packed with anecdote and colour, it's a surprisingly touching portrait of the countries' - Financial Times, Best Books of 2025 'An insightful and engaging reflection on...

Tomb Raider: The Next Ascension is a three-part analytical journey through one of gaming's most enduring franchises. Hosted by Max, a systems-minded AI analyst with infectious enthusiasm for game design and cultural evolution, the series examines why Lara Croft has remained relevant across nearly three decades of technological and cultural transformation. From the grid-based mechanics of 1996 to the Unreal Engine 5 capabilities powering 2026's Legacy of Atlantis and 2027's Catalyst, the series decodes the patterns of reinvention, the design DNA that made the franchise iconic, and the ...

Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous “Lost City of the Monkey God” tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past.

Une violente tempête de neige s’abat sur les sommets de Haute-Corse. Dans cet enfer blanc, un jeune homme marche seul. Derrière son apparence imperturbable, silhouette athlétique, regard franc et assuré, Guillaume, jeune commercial de 28 ans, dissimule une douleur indicible qui le pousse à flirter avec la mort. Ce jour-là, un guide lui a fermement déconseillé de s’aventurer dans la montagne à cause des conditions météos extrêmes. Pourtant, il s’engage sur le GR20, le sentier le plus dangereux d’Europe. L’expérience qu’il s’apprête à vivre là-haut va changer sa vie...

Pourquoi l’amour ça finit souvent mal dans le rap et le R'n'B ? Qu’on en ait peur, que ça arrive tous les quatre matins ou que le coup de foudre ait duré 20 ans, l’amour est une source de discussion mais aussi d’inspiration inépuisable pour les artistes rap, R'n'B, afro... Derrière les punchlines de Damso (« J’me ramollis, j’suis tombé love ») ou celles d’Aya Nakamura (« J’suis tombée love d’un voyou »), les artistes du monde du hip-hop, du rap, du R’n'B, ou qui s'inspirent des musiques afro, caribéennes ou du Maghreb, déclinent toute une palette de l’amour. ...

Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as award-winning journalist Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of Britain's best graveyards. Who are London's outcast dead and why is David Bowie their guardian angel? How did a thousand skulls come to be stacked beneath a church in Kent? Why is the music hall star who sang "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside" buried on a hillside in Glasgow far from the sound of the silvery sea?

The Tomb of the Mili Mongga tells the story of Samuel Turvey's expeditions to the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia. While there, he discovers an entire recently extinct mammal fauna from the island’s fossil record, revealing how islands support some of the world’s most remarkable biodiversity, and why many of these unique endemic species are threatened with extinction or have already been lost. But as the story unfolds, an unexpected narrative emerges – Sumba’s Indigenous communities tell of a mysterious wildman called the 'mili mongga', a giant yeti-like beast.

The crowning work of the bestselling Earth Chronicles series Reveals the existence of physical evidence of alien presence on Earth in the distant past Identifies and describes the demigods, such as Gilgamesh, descended from these visitors Outlines the tests of this physical evidence...

Geography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental plains. The United Kingdom is a European country, but not the same kind of European country as Germany, Poland or Hungary. For most of the 150 centuries during which Britain has been inhabited it has been on the edge, culturally and literally, of mainland Europe.

A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy and golden riches beyond imagination. The lost tomb of Tutankhamun ignited a media frenzy, propelled into overdrive by rumours of a deadly ancient curse. But amid the hysteria, many stories—including that of Tutankhamun himself—were distorted or forgotten. Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma takes a familiar tale and turns on its head.

The final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the victorious general in the Civil War and the 18th president of the United States, is a colossal neoclassical tomb located in the most dynamic city in the country. It is larger than the final resting place of any other president or any other person in America. Since its creation, the popularity and condition of this monument have reflected not only Grant's legacy in the public mind but also the state of New York City and of the Union. In this deeply researched book, presidential historian Louis L. Picone recounts the full story.

To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artifacts over the course of many millennia—and also one that has drawn thieves and tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity. Drawing on modern scholarship, reportage, and period sources, this book tracks the history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout time.

A Locked Tomb reread podcast where we unpack wtf is going on in The Locked Tomb series including Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, and Nona the Ninth. We unapologetically obsess over Gideon, Harrow, and every other beloved and dreadful character. This podcast is FILLED with spoilers. Listen to our trailer episode before listening to the reread! First time readers beware!

A Tesla became a tomb. A fifteen-year-old girl disappeared — and what was found inside that car left a nation searching for answers. Tesla Tomb is a deeply investigative true-crime series from Tony Brueski, examining the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez and the questions surrounding her connection to musician D4vd. What began as a missing-person case unraveled into a heartbreaking study of trust, control, and the systems that look away until it’s too late. Through verified records, exclusive interviews, and expert insight, Tesla Tomb separates fact from rumor — tracing the final days...

Podcast simple pour exprimer la beauté de Tomber en Amour. Ces mini capsules ouvrent une courte fenêtre sur l’intimité de personnes nous racontant le jour où iels sont Tomber en Amour.

Dive into the thrilling journey of Dorothy as she attempts to unravel the mystery of In Robore Fortuna, all while navigating the challenges of raising orphan boys. Prepare yourself for a ride filled with hidden riches, unexpected betrayals, and chilling confrontations with death. - Synopsis by Campbell Schelp.