The Babylon Boat


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The taming of British legal eagle Athelstan Costerlyme QC in the tropical jurisdiction of Santa Iguana. A light hearted but lusty romance set against a legal- maritime backdrop of sabotage; seamanship; kidnapping, foul play; missionary girls, secret initiation rites and tropical passions in the recently Independent Republic of Santa Iguana to the near North East of Australia The story unfolds variously in the High Court; in the dense jungles of Santa Iguana's mountainous interior; and with raunchy goings on in the bedrooms and bars of Port Ranulf's Grand Hotel as mid western missionary girl Dorcas rescues Athelstan from kidnapping, and Barristers Amy Fernandez and YoYo Balls Bender-formerly of Melbourne Australia- do battle before Mr. Justice Krill over the salvage of the Babylon Boat.




The Babylon Blog


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Book Sketch Whats it like for a former elementary school principal and seminary student to suddenly end up on the mean streets of Haditha? Volunteering for reserve duty in Iraq, Glen Morris assured his wife that, as a colonel, he would be safe behind the walls of a large base and concerned only about the number of emails in his in-box. But soon he found himself outside the wire and getting a firsthand look at the insurgency in volatile al Anbar province. The Babylon Blog is the published form of the internet journal he wrote for his friends and family. Whether patrolling through back alleys with the Grunts, wandering the halls of Saddams palace, or commenting on the chow at Camp Fallujah, he offers an intimate, thoughtful and often humorous look at what its like for an Average Joe to go off to war. Read The Babylon Blog and get a glimpse of life in Iraq for those who serve there. No Endorsements Bio Sketch Glen Morris is more than just a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve. While serving as a principal in an inner-city elementary school in San Francisco, he followed the call to a seminary education in preparation for mission work in Asia. Days after graduating, that plan was sidetracked with back-to-back military deployments to Africa and Iraq. An avid traveler, runner and budding surfer, he loves to take photos of the world around him. Glen, his wife Irene, and two young children are now enjoying the suburbs of San Diego while eagerly awaiting Gods next adventure for their lives.




Alas, Babylon


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The classic apocalyptic novel that stunned the world.




The American Angler


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The Museum Journal


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The Priest and the Great King


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The wars that periodically engulfed the Levant in the fourth century temporarily pulled the ruling governors and satraps away from Judah, and during these times, the Judaean priesthood may have capitalized on the brief absence of Persian officials to mint coins, but they achieved their longed-for independence only much later, under the Maccabees."--BOOK JACKET.




The Ark Before Noah


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The recent translation of a Babylonian tablet launches a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most famous stories in the world, challenging the way we look at ancient history. Since the Victorian period, it has been understood that the story of Noah, iconic in the Book of Genesis, and a central motif in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, derives from a much older story that existed centuries before in ancient Babylon. But the relationship between the Babylonian and biblical traditions was shrouded in mystery. Then, in 2009, Irving Finkel, a curator at the British Museum and a world authority on ancient Mesopotamia, found himself playing detective when a member of the public arrived at the museum with an intriguing cuneiform tablet from a family collection. Not only did the tablet reveal a new version of the Babylonian Flood Story; the ancient poet described the size and completely unexpected shape of the ark, and gave detailed boat building specifications. Decoding this ancient message wedge by cuneiform wedge, Dr. Finkel discovered where the Babylonians believed the ark came to rest and developed a new explanation of how the old story ultimately found its way into the Bible. In The Ark Before Noah, Dr. Finkel takes us on an adventurous voyage of discovery, opening the door to an enthralling world of ancient voices and new meanings.







Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters


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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters" by C. H. W. Johns. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.