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Before science, there were myths. Today, we see them as fiction, but in the past, myths were a way to explain all the natural phenomena that surrounded mankind. History Academy’s brand-new book will tell you all about ancient Greek, Egypt, Norse, and Japanese mythologies. By listening to this book, you will enter a world that is neither legend nor history. You might consider this book a sort of "hybrid" between reality and fantasy. The text is based on folk tales, beliefs, and sightings, but also on old official documents that are often more disturbing than horror stories.

The fascinating biography of the man who laid the foundation for the CIA. One of the most celebrated and highly decorated heroes of World War I, a noted trial lawyer, presidential adviser and emissary, and chief of America’s Office of Strategic Services during World War II, William J. Donovan was a legendary figure. Donovan, originally published in 1982, penetrates the cloak of secrecy surrounding this remarkable man. The result is the definitive biography that Donovan himself had always expected Dunlop would write.

The myths of ancient Egypt have survived in fragments of ancient hymns and paintings on the walls of tombs and temples, spells inked across coffins, and stories scrawled upon scrolls. Illustrations throughout bring to life the creation of the world and the nebulous netherworld; the complicated relationships between fickle gods, powerful magicians, and pharaohs; and eternal battles on a cosmic scale.

Greek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. Chaos was the origin of everything, the beginning of time. From Chaos sprang forth three primordial deities, Gaea, Tartarus, and Eros. Greek mythology is a comprehensive and engrossing guide to Greek and Roman mythology.