We tend to think of ancient stories of visits to the Underworld - by, for example, Odysseus, Orpheus and Aeneas - as being poetic fictions, but in fact in the ancient world the Underworld was believed to be real place that actually existed. Unfortunately, this entrance to the Underworld was lost in the Dark Ages, and hasn't been rediscovered since - or at least until the 1960s. Recently Robert Temple heard a rumour that an archaeological expedition in 1962 HAD actually rediscovered the entrance near Baiia in Italy, but that the Italian authorities had forbidden exploration. While lobbying to be allowed to excavate, he researched all the classical sources relating to the Underworld and began to piece together what actually happened on these visits to the underworld - how waters in the ritual bathing that preceded entry would be full of hallucinogenic drugs, how a system of trap doors would be used to fake supernatural happenings and how the priests would quiz you as to what you'd experienced when you re-emerged - and if you didn't believe in it, they'd kill you! Netherworld is the extraordinary story of what Temple discovered when he did eventually get permission to make his own descent into the Underworld - including the river Styx, the false doors, the snake pit and carved invocations to the Goddess of the Underworld, all seen here for the first time since ancient civilization.

Netherworld

Robert Temple

Random House of Canada Ltd.

#1 International Bestseller “Kennedy tells his epic tale with a keen eye and brisk pace.... a winningly sincere love story.” —Publishers Weekly Manhattan, Thanksgiving eve, 1945. The war is over, and Eric Smythe’s party was in full swing. All his clever Greenwich Village friends were there. So too was his sister Sara, an independent, outspoken young woman, starting to make her way in the big city. And then in walked Jack Malone, a U.S. Army journalist just back from a defeated Germany, a man whose world view was vastly different than that of Eric and his friends. This chance meeting between Sara and Jack and the choices they both made in the wake of it would eventually have profound consequences, both for themselves and for those closest to them for decades afterwards. Set amidst the dynamic optimism of postwar New York and the subsequent nightmare of the McCarthy era, The Pursuit of Happiness is a great, tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices and the random workings of destiny.

The Pursuit of Happiness

Romance

KENNEDY, Douglas

Historical

50 Years Glyndebourne

Arts & Photography

NORWICH,John Julius

Music

In this book the author addresses the problem of growing old and the "warts of the soul" which, if gouged out, ruin the flesh. We must wait, he says, for the evil in us to die naturally. Presenting a peeled potato, a dance in the kitchen and a visit to the aged mother of a childhood friend, he considers our struggle, our efforts to achieve aesthetic perfection and suggests some resolutions. Patrick White is a Nobel Prize-winning author. His novels include "The Tree of Man", "Voss", "The Vivisector", "A Fringe of Leaves", "The Twyborn Affair" and "Memoirs of Many in One".

Three Uneasy Pieces

Literature & Fiction

WHITE, PATRICK

World Literature

This volume includes practically all the drawings which have any interest for the student of Leonardo da Vinci as a painter or sculptor, which have an aesthetic and not a purely scientific or mechanical interest, as well as a small selection of drawings of the latter sort. The manuscripts are full of sketches, the greater part of them diagrammatic but occasionally of positive interest and beauty, apart from the text which they explain. This book was originally planned, and about two-thirds of the photographs collected, by Sir Kenneth Clark. With his approval, the work was completed by Mr. A. E. Popham, formerly Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum. It is the most comprehensive collection of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings to be published to date.

The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci

History & Criticism

Rick Gallop’s phenomenally successful G.I. Diet series has proven to be the healthy way to permanent weight loss for millions of people worldwide. Now, Rick has taken his bestselling formula and adapted it for today’s hectic lifestyle. Based on the simple traffic-light system for which foods you should and shouldn’t eat, Rick Gallop’s G.I. Diet Express contains over 50 super-quick recipes as well as loads of time-saving cooking tips and shopping shortcuts to make this the perfect plan for anyone who doesn’t have the time to manage their weight. Being too busy to diet is no longer an excuse!

The G.I. Diet Express: Express for Busy People

Health, Fitness & Dieting

GALLOP, RICK

Diets & Weight Loss

Sam Acquillo is getting to be a lot more sociable. People are constantly dropping by, including guys in black outfits with .45 automatics breaking into his cottage in the middle of the night.

Hard Stop (Sam Acquillo Mysteries)

Chris Knopf

The Brass Ring: Power, Influence & the Brascan Empire

Canada

Contemporary

Language: English Publisher: McClelland &amp; Stewart Ltd A WHOLE NEW LIGHT. A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF FLAVORNew from Canadas favorite cookbook author. a stunning and sumptuous collection of more than 200 delicious and unique light recipes-packed with nutrients and low fat. but big on taste and easy to prepare.With over 1.5 million copies of her cookbook sold in Canada. Anne Lindsay has literally changed the way we eat.Now. in co-operation with the Canadian Medical Association and Denise Beatty. RD. she has produced her most comprehensive work to date. more than 200 new. fully tested recipes. each complete with nutrient analysis.Canadian Diabetes Associations Food Choice Values ??and Canadas food Guide serving analysis tips throughout on healthy eating. cooking techniques. make ahead instructions and ingredient substitutions creative ideas for everyday and entertaining menus informat...

Anne Lindsay's New Light Cooking

ANNE LINDSAY

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

A little boy explains what it means to be adopted.

I AM ADOPTED

Politics & Social Sciences

Susan Lapsley

Sociology

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