Empires of the Plain: Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon

Empires of the Plain

Henry Rawlinson and the Lost Languages of Babylon

By
Lesley Adkins
Lesley Adkins
2003 • 424 pages

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64 books

Iraq

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The Real "Bravo Two Zero"
Soldier Five: The Real Truth about the Bravo Two Zero Mission
Travels in American Iraq
The Marsh Arabs
Bagpipes in Babylon: A Lifetime in the Arab World and Beyond
Husky Be My Guide
First Overland

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1,366 books

Uk Author

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Real "Bravo Two Zero"
City of Djinns
In Xanadu: A Quest
The Age of Kali
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
The Baker's Boy

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1,497 books

Travel

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City of Djinns
The Age of Kali
Red Dust: A Path Through China
Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador
Travelling: An Entertainment
The Wrong Way Home
On The Road To Damascus

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473 books

Bio Memoir

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Soldier Five: The Real Truth about the Bravo Two Zero Mission
Paddy O'Brien: Whistle While You Work
Legs On Everest : The Full Story Of His Most Remarkable Adventure Yet
Red Dust: A Path Through China
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
My Life
Autobiography of a geisha

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1,233 books

Own To Read

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The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth
27,000 Miles Through Australia
For Love and a Beetle: A Tale of Two Journeys
The World at Their Feet; the story of New Zealand mountaineers in the great ranges of the world
Camps and Climbs in Arctic Norway
A Single Swallow: Following An Epic Journey From South Africa To South Wales
Beyond the Last Oasis: A Solo Walk in the Western Sahara

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2,134 books

Non Fiction

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Days and Nights in Calcutta
The Real "Bravo Two Zero"
Soldier Five: The Real Truth about the Bravo Two Zero Mission
In Xanadu: A Quest
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Infiltrators: Guns Drugs Deception And Murder Duty Calls
Paddy O'Brien: Whistle While You Work

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99 books

Afghanistan

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Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
The Sleeping Buddha
THE SEWING CIRCLES OF HERAT. My Afghan Years.
Afghanistan: A Companion and Guide
Taliban
Where the Wild Things Were: Travels of a Conservationist
The Underground Girls Of Kabul: The Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys

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338 books

India

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Days and Nights in Calcutta
City of Djinns
The Age of Kali
Losing Gemma
Sea of Poppies
The Vine Of Desire
Travels Through Sacred India

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419 books

Multi Continent

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In Xanadu: A Quest
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador
The Wrong Way Home
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Bonesetter's Daughter
On The Road To Damascus

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130 books

Turkey

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Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Prince Borghese's Trail: 10,000 Miles over Two Continents, Four Deserts, and the Roof of the World in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge
Life on the Golden Horn
Journey Round Turkey
Corner Seat
Riding to the Tigris
Husky Be My Guide

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68 books

Syria

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Wanderings in Arabia
Revolt in the Desert
The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth
Middle East Journey
Husky Be My Guide
First Overland
Dust in the Lion's Paw

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525 books

History

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In Xanadu: A Quest
The Age of Kali
Autobiography of a geisha
The Meaning of Everything
Guests of Ayatollah : The First Battle in the West's War on Militant Islam
Fragmentation of the Middle East: The Last Thirty Years
Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and its People

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110 books

Pakistan

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Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Broken Bangles
The Age of Kali
Prince Borghese's Trail: 10,000 Miles over Two Continents, Four Deserts, and the Roof of the World in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge
Quest for Kim: In Search of Kipling's Great Game
Return Ticket
First Overland

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100 books

Iran

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Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Guests of Ayatollah : The First Battle in the West's War on Militant Islam
Lifting the Veil: Life in Revolutionary Iran
Unveiled: Love and Death among the Ayatollahs
The Shah's Last Ride
Two Wings of a Nightingale: Persian Soul, Islamic Heart
Prince Borghese's Trail: 10,000 Miles over Two Continents, Four Deserts, and the Roof of the World in the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge

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47 books

Sri Lanka

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The Age of Kali
With My Back to the East
Song of India
Return Ticket
Husky Be My Guide
Tiger for Breakfast
A Season in Heaven: True Tales from the Road to Kathmandu

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2,732 books

Owned

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Whirlwind
The Angel
The Snow Leopard
White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves
Exit A
Inside Sahara
Crumpy's Campfire Companion

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118 books

Egypt

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To the Holy Shrines
Revolt in the Desert
Return Ticket
The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth
Middle East Journey
Egypt Painted & Described
The Phoenix in the Desert