Author: Margalit Fox
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062228889
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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The discovery and deciphering of Europe’s earliest known written language is recounted with “almost nail-biting suspense” in this prize-winning account (Booklist, starred review). In 1900, famed archaeologist Arthur Evans uncovered the ruins of Knossos, a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization that flowered on Crete 1,000 years before Greece’s Classical Age. The massive discovery included 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 an enigma. Award–winning New York Times journalist Margalit Fox follows this intellectual mystery from the Bronze Age Aegean to a legendary archeological dig at the turn of the twentieth century, and on to the brilliant decipherers who finally cracked the code in the 1950s. These include Michael Ventris, the amateur linguist who deciphered the script but met with a sudden, mysterious death that may have been a direct consequence of his findings; and Alice Kober, the unsung heroine of the story whose painstaking work allowed Ventris to crack the code. Winner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
Author: Titania Hardie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416584609
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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A SINGLE SHEET OF PARCHMENT AND A SILVER KEYA SECRET PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONSA MYSTERY WAITING TO BE UNLOCKEDThe Rose Labyrinth
Author: Charlie Wheeler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781700250292
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 171
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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.
Author: Christopher Manson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805010886
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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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!
Author: Margalit Fox
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743247132
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 371
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Documents life in a remote Bedouin village in Israel whose residents communicate through a unique method of sign language used by both hearing and non-hearing citizens, in an account that offers insight into the relationship between language and the human mind. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1423131983
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 365
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Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to diabolical. In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Author: Lauren Artress
Publisher: Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks)
ISBN: 9781573225472
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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The author explores the history and significance of the image of the labyrinth and explains how readers can use the ancient imprint in the art of meditation, leading them to new sources of wisdom, change, and renewal. Reprint.
Author: Jorge Luis Borges
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811200127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Forty short stories and essays have been selected as representative of the Argentine writer's metaphysical narratives.
Author: Charlie Wheeler
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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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.
Author: V. K. Finnish
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985220235
Category : Labyrinths
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Book Description
Twelve-year-old Arthur Grey gets more than he bargained for when he discovers the truth about the legendary Labyrinth and what it holds.
