Friar Bringas Reports to the King

Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries of ancient Egypt in this illustrated collection of 70 brief essays. Answers to age-old questions about Egyptian burial rituals, architecture, and royalty are provided, and recent discoveries are discussed—evidence that Tutankhamen was murdered, boats buried intact deep in the desert beside the tombs of the earliest kings, unexplained shafts inside the Great Pyramids aligned with the stars, and a massive mausoleum built for the many sons of Ramses II. The essays are supplemented with evocative photographs,...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Julian Baggini examina los términos y conceptos filosóficos y analiza lo que subyace detrás de los titulares de las noticias en los periódicos. En ellos leemos lo que sucede en el mundo, pero, ¿cómo sabemos lo que es verdad, o sabemos incluso, si hay alguna verdad? Los asuntos sexuales de un presidente son discutidos y analizados por todo el mundo, pero ¿es la vida privada de alguien asunto que desde el punto de vista moral concierna a los demás? Se declara una guerra contra el terrorismo, pero ¿qué justifica el uso de fuerzas armadas cuya consecuencia es la inevitable pérdida de...