"The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British Museum every year, and yet most people don't really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries. Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message in different languages-in Greek using Greek letters, and...

"Let luxurious lacework knitting bring you on a mindful journey as you cast on this collection of gorgeous knitwear! For anyone who has ever been intimidated by the intricacies of knitting lace, allow designer Gabrielle V̌zina to teach you all you need to know to successfully tackle this timeless technique. With Gabrielle's extensive knowledge at your disposal, including essential wisdom for choosing the ideal yarn and needles, correcting mistakes...

Teaches readers how to evaluate threats, remain cognizant of surroundings, trust their instincts, and tailor their behavior to be safer in new situations.

With The Best of Birds & Blooms 2022 in hand, you'll have instant access to all the year's best problem solvers from Birds & Blooms magazine. Inside you'll find 200+ helpful gardening and bird-attracting solutions that will help you create the "backyard oasis" of your dreams. Plus, you'll enjoy, how-to garden plans, up-close bird and butterfly photos and common-sense advice for attracting more birds and growing bigger blooms.

With The Best of Birds & Blooms 2024 in hand, you'll have instant access to all the year's best problem solvers from Birds & Blooms magazine.

Inspired by the tales of Homer and his own ambitions of empire, Alexander the Great sketched the idea of a city onto the sparsely populated Egyptian coastline. He did not live to see Alexandria built, but his vision of a sparkling metropolis that celebrated learning and diversity was swiftly realised and still stands today. Situated on the cusp of Africa, Europe and Asia, great civilisations met in Alexandria. Together, Greeks and Egyptians, Romans...

When most people--financial advisors and consumers alike--think about personal financial planning, the first thing that comes to mind is money. Numbers. Dollar signs. Budgets. Investments. Those are certainly key components, but Larry Sprung stresses the importance of focusing on joy first, money second. He explains the benefits of focusing first on whatever brings you joy in life and then on using your money and other assets to manifest that joy....

Filled with tweaks, tips and troubleshooting tricks, this must-have resource to Windows 11 shows you, through step-by-step instructions, how to dig through Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system and get the most out of the latest version.

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often experience an overwhelming cycle of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Free Yourself from OCD is your guide to simple, effective, therapy-based techniques that help you find relief and take back your life. Explore user-friendly strategies that have been clinically proven to help people dealing with OCD. This book will teach you how to better understand and manage your OCD through exercises...

"From the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge to fill the empty halls of New York's struggling American Museum of Natural History: socialite Henry Fairfield Osborn and intrepid fossil hunter Barnum Brown. When Brown unearths the first Tyrannosaurus rex fossils, Osborn sees a path to save his museum from irrelevancy. As the public turns out in droves to cower before this bone-chilling giant of the past and wonder at the...