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The Road to Ubar
The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands | Nicholas Clapp
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No one thought that Ubar, the most fabled city of ancient Arabia, would ever be found-if it even existed. Buried in the desert without a trace, it had become known as "the Altantis of the Sands." Many had searched for Ubar, including Lawrence of Arabia. Then in the 1980s, Nicholas Clapp, a documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, stumbled on the legend of the lost city while poring over historical manuscripts. Filled with overwhelming curiosity, he led two expeditions to Arabia with a team that included space scientists and geologists. The discovery of Ubar was front-page news across the world and was heralded by Time as one of three major scientific events of the year.
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Search for a lost city in the middle of the desert is a very interesting and exciting content, even more interesting than just a physical search was for me the author‘s research of myths, legends, traditions ... and how he linked them with the reality. This nonfiction book is a nice story about human curiosity, archeology, anthropology and interesting window to the unknown (for me) Arabian ancient history. Between 3 and 4 ⭐️

Cathythoughts Sounds good ! I‘m stacking for my husband.. a future birthday present.. I think he would love this 5y
Simona @Cathythoughts If he likes adventure/history nonfiction this is a good gift, but I have to warn you that the first part of the book, Myths, is quite ‘heavy‘ and detailed. 5y
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Cathythoughts Thanks !! He‘d be in heaven 🙄( not for me though ) 😉😊 5y
BookwormM Sounds interesting have you got anything lined up for Swaziland 5y
Simona @BookwormM Yes, When Hoopoes Go to Heaven by Gaile Parkin and Teaching English in Swaziland by Sarah Mkhonza. I found both of them on Scribd. When I was searching for some Swaziland authors I also found this https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43821512 5y
BookwormM Thanks 👍😃 5y
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My new companions for this sunny weekend. Happy reading Littens❣️

Leftcoastzen Love the Frida mug!👏 5y
RealLifeReading What are you eating? It looks good! 5y
Simona This is Pohorska omleta (Pohorje omelette) and is traditional dish from my region. Original recipe is with cranberry jam and whipped cream, but I like to do it with seasonal fruits. Simply and delicious 🤤 😋 https://www.slovenia.info/en/places-to-go/regions/alpine-slovenia/maribor-pohorj... 5y
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Simona @Leftcoastzen I like it to, it‘s last year birthday gift from my friend and made by local artists. She have quite a funny collection of mugs. https://polonapolona.com/ 5y
mreads Thanks for the links that artist is great "coffee is good for my eyebrows " ?? and that omelette ? 5y
Kalalalatja 😍😍😍 5y
LeahBergen That mug is great! I just went and looked at the website and I want so many of them! 😆😆 5y
chapter_fifty2017 Although 2 weeks ago !! This looks delicious!😋 5y
Simona It was! Light and fresh, perfect for summer days. @chapter_fifty2017 5y
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