favorite ancient culture books
Explore the best ancient culture books with our curated list of favorites. Discover timeless classics and hidden gems that delve into the rich heritage of ancient civilizations.
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The Harmless People
by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
“A study of primitive people which, for beauty of . . . style and concept, would be hard to match.” —The New York Times Book …
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Flight of the Goose
by Lesley Thomas
"Flight of the Goose" is an award-winning novel set in a remote village of the Alaskan Arctic, in a time of great cultural and ecological …
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The Thrall's Tale
by Judith Lindbergh
Set in Viking Greenland in 895 AD, this dramatic novel focuses on the intertwined lives of three women straddling the pagan past and Christian future: …
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The Greenlanders
by Jane Smiley
Here is the compelling story of a family--the proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarson, his son, Gunnar, and his daughter, Margret. Echoing the simple power of the …
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The Painted Drum
by Louise Erdrich
When a woman named Faye Travers is called upon to appraise the estate of a family in her small New Hampshire town, she isn't surprised …
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Confessions of a Pagan Nun
by Kate Horsley
A druid-turned-nun writes of faith, love, and loss in this “beautifully written and thought-provoking book” set at the dawn of Ireland’s Christian era (Library Journal) …
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Gudrun's Tapestry
by Joan Schweighardt
Gudrun?s Tapestry is a powerful, enchanting and vivid tale of one woman?s quest to eliminate Fifth Century Europe?s greatest threat: Attila and his Huns. Along …
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Sky Burial
by Xinran
It was 1994 when Xinran, a journalist and the internationally acclaimed author of The Good Women of China, received a telephone call asking her to …
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In Search of the Drum
by Ailo Gaup
Fictional story of Jon's adventures to locate one remaining Sami (Lapp) shamanic drum, based on dreams directing him to make the "roots" search through northern …
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The Tale of Genji
by Murasaki Shikibu
The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady of the Heian court. It is universally recognized as the …
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The Bone People
by Keri Hulme
Kerewin, a part-Maori painter living in self-exile, is drawn out of her isolation by a mute boy who is cast up on a beach, the …
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