The Riddle Of The Labyrinth
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The Riddle Of The Labyrinth
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Author : Margalit Fox
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2013-05-14
The Riddle Of The Labyrinth written by Margalit Fox and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-14 with History categories.
In the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully blending history, linguistics, and cryptology with an elegantly wrought narrative. When famed archaeologist Arthur Evans unearthed the ruins of a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization that flowered on Crete 1,000 years before Greece’s Classical Age, he discovered a cache of ancient tablets, Europe’s earliest written records. For half a century, the meaning of the inscriptions, and even the language in which they were written, would remain a mystery. Award-winning New York Times journalist Margalit Fox's riveting real-life intellectual detective story travels from the Bronze Age Aegean—the era of Odysseus, Agamemnon, and Helen—to the turn of the 20th century and the work of charismatic English archeologist Arthur Evans, to the colorful personal stories of the decipherers. These include Michael Ventris, the brilliant amateur who deciphered the script but met with a sudden, mysterious death that may have been a direct consequence of the deipherment; and Alice Kober, the unsung heroine of the story whose painstaking work allowed Ventris to crack the code.
Riddle Of The Labyrinth
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Author : Margalit Fox
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2013-07-11
Riddle Of The Labyrinth written by Margalit Fox and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-11 with History categories.
The decoding of Linear B is one of the world's greatest stories: from the discovery of a cache of ancient tablets recording a lost prehistoric language to the dramatic solution of the riddle nearly seventy years later, it exerts a mesmerising pull on the imagination. But this captivating story is missing a crucial piece. Two men have dominated Linear B in popular history: Arthur Evans, the intrepid Victorian archaeologist who unearthed Linear B at Knossos and Michael Ventris, the dashing young amateur who produced a solution. But there was a third figure: Alice Kober, without whose painstaking work, recorded on pieces of paper clipped from hymn-sheets and magazines and stored in cigarette boxes in her Brooklyn loft, Linear B might still remain a mystery. Drawing on Kober's own papers - only made available recently - Margalit Fox provides the final piece of the enigma, and along the way reveals how you decipher a language when you know neither its grammar nor its alphabet as well as the stories behind other ancient languages, like the dancing-man Rongorongo of Easter Island.
The Paper Labyrinth
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Author : Charlie Wheeler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-07
The Paper Labyrinth written by Charlie Wheeler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-07 with categories.
Gather all your wits for this book-wide riddle solving, puzzle completing adventure. Can you solve it? To solve The Paper Labyrinth, you will need to flick from page to page solving a maze of interconnected riddles and puzzles. Each puzzle will either send you to another page, or give you a component for a puzzle that you are already solving. The Paper Labyrinth is suitable for all ages - adults and kids alike, but recommended for ages 11+. The puzzles and riddles within are of a range of difficulties to hopefully cater for most audiences. If you ever get stuck on a puzzle, there are hints and solutions pages within the book.
Labyrinth
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Author : Adrian Fisher
language : en
Publisher: Harmony
Release Date : 1990
Labyrinth written by Adrian Fisher and has been published by Harmony this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Labyrinths categories.
Author Adrian Fisher explores the maze in history, describing puzzles created byt he Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. He probes ancient and modern methods of design and the psychology of maze-solving. 100 full-color and 25 black-and-white photographs; 25 line drawings.
The Rose Labyrinth
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Author : Titania Hardie
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-05-09
The Rose Labyrinth written by Titania Hardie and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-09 with Fiction categories.
Before his death in 1609, the brilliant Elizabethan spy and astrologer John Dee hid his most astonishing secrets, trusting his descendants would one day bring them to light. That time has come. In 2003, Will Stafford inherits a strange legacy from his mother: a key and an ancient script with an enigmatic note. Intrigued, he travels Europe seeking answers to Dee's riddles, unaware that someone is following every move. Back in London, Lucy King becomes entangled in Will's cryptic labyrinth. As its mysterious twists take her from France to New York, and from literature to myth, in search of its hidden treasure, she has never been closer to the truth, nor in graver danger.
Walking A Sacred Path
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Author : Lauren Artress
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1996-06-01
Walking A Sacred Path written by Lauren Artress and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06-01 with Religion categories.
Lauren Artress reintroduces the ancient labyrinth, a walking meditation that trancends the limits of still meditation, and shows us the possibilities it brings for renewal and change. 'Walking the Labyrinth' has reemerged today as a metaphor for the spiritual journey and a powerful tool for transformation. This walking meditation is an archetype, a mystical ritual found in all religious traditions. It quiets the mind and opens the soul. Walking a Sacred Path explores the historical origins of this divine imprint and shares the discoveries of modern day seekers. It shows us the potential of the Labyrinth to inspire change and renewal, and serves as a guide to help us develop the higher level of human awareness we need to survive in the twenty-first century.
Maze
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Author : Christopher Manson
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1985-11-15
Maze written by Christopher Manson and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-11-15 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
This is not really a book. This is a building in the shape of a book...a maze. Each numbered page depicts a room in the maze. Tempted? Test your wits against mine. I guarantee that my maze will challenge you to think in ways you've never thought before. But beware. One wrong turn and you may never escape!
The Paper Labyrinth
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Author : Charlie Wheeler
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-10-15
The Paper Labyrinth written by Charlie Wheeler and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-15 with categories.
Can you navigate The Paper Labyrinth? The Paper Labyrinth is an interconnected journey of puzzles and riddles. Every page solved will reveal either where to turn next or a component for a more complex puzzle you are already working on. The puzzles within are a mix of difficulties including riddles, word, number and logic puzzles which are all connected to one another as part of the greater challenge! You can solve the entire book without the need for an internet connection too, everything you need is right here - perfect for taking with you on a long journey! Originally published as three separate titles, this complete edition contains; The Paper Labyrinth - the original 'Part One' first published in late 2019. Return to the Paper Labyrinth - the new 'Part Two' published autumn 2021, a direct continuation from the first part, containing more puzzles and an even more labyrinthine journey. The Paper Labyrinth: The Power of Four - created in the lockdowns of 2020, The Power of Four is a four-player game (though you can play alone if you wish!) where you must solve seven puzzles that have each been split into four constituent parts and confer with the others in order to make sense of them - all in the familar Paper Labyrinth style. The book contains hints, solutions and route trackers for the first two titles, plus solutions for 'The Power of Four', as well as a few extra puzzles too! Behind the Pages The author was inspired by 'choose your own path' style novels and created a puzzle book which contains interconnected puzzles and challenges that are all entirely self contained within the book. You do not need to use the internet, so the book is perfect for travelling, or just relaxing away from screens. You can dive into the whole journey in one go, or equally do a few pages at a time! About The Author Charlie Wheeler is a freelance game and puzzle designer who has worked on various well known attractions within the UK and overseas, from indoor game attractions to theme parks. He published his first puzzle book in 2019, after failing to find something interesting enough to captivate him on a long train journey - spending the entire journey instead planning out his own book. While they remain a passion project for him, he strives to create the most captivating puzzle books possible and created Ultimate Quest as a home for all of his puzzle books and other activities.
Maze
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Author : Christopher Manson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Maze written by Christopher Manson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Literary recreations categories.
The Man Who Deciphered Linear B
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Author : Andrew Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2012-01-02
The Man Who Deciphered Linear B written by Andrew Robinson and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-02 with History categories.
First discovered in 1900, on clay tablets among the ruins of the Palace of Minos at Knossos, Crete, Linear B script remained a mystery for over fifty years until 1952, when Michael Ventris discovered that its signs did not represent an unknown language as previously believed, but an archaic dialect of Greek, more than 500 years older than the Greek of Homer. This book tells the life story of Michael Ventris, an intriguing and contradictory man, a gifted linguist but a divided soul, together with that of his remarkable decipherment of Linear B. Dubbed the Everest of archaeology, the decipherment was all the more remarkable because Ventris was not a trained classical scholar but an architect who had first heard of Linear B as a schoolboy. An initial fascination became a lifelong obsession.