<p><em>"Charles Higham - rugby player, talented excavator and one of the great archaeologists of his generation - is an engaging raconteur. His fast-moving autobiography tells of the life well lived, of a world authority on Southeast Asia¿s past. This is a fascinating and adventurous journey complete with academic debates, serious archaeology, its triumphs and minor disasters galore. Read this book if you aspire to be an archaeologist. It will inspire you to great deeds."</em> - Brian Fagan, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Archaeology, University of California, Santa Barbara.</p><p><em>"Higham charts an archaeological Odyssey from Roman Britain via the Bronze Age stock-breeders of central Europe to prehistoric Thailand and the origins of Angkor. This complements a personal journey equally eventful, from a double first and rugby blue at Cambridge to building a university department in New Zealand. Here is a life laden with academic honours and the thrill of discovery on a series of
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A short history of the ancient civilization of Angkor, home to the spectacular temple of Angkor Wat.
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A poor self-image. Chronic depression. A bitter divorce. The trauma of sexual abuse. Why do some wounds fester and refuse to heal, even after we seek help from those who specialize in treating deep emotional pain? Kraft believes that in order to experience...
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<p><b>''The who, what, where, when and how of human evolution, from one of the world''s experts on the dating of prehistoric fossils'' </b>Steve Brusatte, author of <i>The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs</i><br><br><b>''Fascinating...
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<P><I>Formula 1: Car by Car 1960-69</I> is the first in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and cars. This volume covers the 1960s, when the British came to predominate after...
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