Laura Foreman Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Verslag van een archeologische (onderwater)speurtocht naar het paleis van Cleopatra (69-30 v. Chr.).

On August 1, 1798, thirteen French ships anchored in Aboukir Bay, Egypt, in support of Napoleon, who was ashore with his troops. As night fell, the British fleet, led by Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, launched a surprise attack on the unsuspecting French. By the end of the battle, nearly all French ships were sunk or captured, including the flagship Orient, which exploded, resulting in 1,700 French casualties and crippling Bonaparte's ambitions in the region. Nelson emerged as a national hero in Britain. This spirited chronicle details Nelson's relentless pursuit of Napoleon during his campaign to capture Egypt. Authors Laura Foreman and Ellen Blue Phillips vividly recount the audacity and bravery that characterized the Battle of the Nile. They portray both Bonaparte and Nelson as complex military leaders whose destinies were intertwined. Despite facing a poorly equipped and financially strained navy, Napoleon had amassed a formidable fleet of battleships and troops, with his plans nearly succeeding had Nelson not anticipated his move. The narrative also explores underwater discoveries at the battle site, led by French explorer Franck Goddio, revealing artifacts that illuminate life at sea during this era. With over 200 full-color photographs, maps, and illustrations, this work combines military history with marine archaeology, appealing to enthusiasts of discovery and adventure.

Discovery Books presents" Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend" - a dramatic look at Cleopatra's world based on ancient accounts and modern scholarship. Laura Foreman brings Cleopatra's legendary tale to life, from the founding of Alexandria by Alexander the Great, to Cleopatra's ascent to the Egyptian throne amid treachery and betrayal, to her passionate alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony and her doomed battle against Octavian. But the legend doesn't end there. "Cleopatra's Palace" also presents the astounding recent findings of world-renowned underwater explorer Franck Goddio, who, with his team of underwater archaeologists, has succeeded in mapping the Royal Quarter of Ancient Alexandria, long submerged beneath the Mediterranean by cataclysmic earthquakes early in the millennium. In a narrative illustrated by exclusive underwater images, the expedition's successes are presented, including the discovery of such artifacts as jewelry, statues, sphinxes, rare pottery, and an ancient shipwreck, as well as architectural remains that were found on the site of this magnificent drama.

Záhada života a smrti vždy přitahovala pozornost laiků i odborníků věd společenských i přírodních. Tato kniha se zabývá fenomény putování duší, opouštění těla, mimotělesnými prožitky ve stavech domnělé smrti, hledání minulých životů a dalšími jevy za hranicemi života.

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