Category: Books
Derveni Papyrus.
Charred remains of an ancient book believed to be a missing link in the shaping of monotheistic religions has been decoded with modern imaging technology. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 1st, 2006.
Trojan War hero.
Archaeologists have unearthed the palace of the Homeric warrior-king Ajax.
Post date: Thursday, March 30th, 2006.
Rukhnama.
Turkmenistan’s president assures passage to heaven for those who read his book three times.
Post date: Monday, March 20th, 2006.
Escapology 101.
British prison bans an inmate from reading books about magic. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, March 7th, 2006.
Mikulicz’s syndrome.
Shakespeare apparently died from a rare eye cancer. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, March 1st, 2006.
Gospel of Judas.
Apocryphal manuscript to be published around Easter in which Jesus forgives Judas.
Post date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2006.
To serve man.
Man who has lived off roadkill for 30 years is authoring a cookbook. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2006.
Novel idea.
California college bookstores offering students textbook rental service. (via)
Post date: Thursday, January 5th, 2006.
Sir Henry Neville.
Book claims that Shakespeare’s plays and verse were written by another person.
Post date: Thursday, October 6th, 2005.
In da Bginnin.
The Bible has been translated into the abbreviated text message language of cell phone users.
Post date: Thursday, October 6th, 2005.
Revelations.
Catholic Church: Parts of the Bible are not actually true. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, October 5th, 2005.
Esquivalience.
Investigator exposes a made-up word in the New Oxford English Dictionary. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, September 27th, 2005.
Let us pray quickly.
Book publisher releases ‘summarized‘ version of the Bible that can be read in 100 minutes. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, September 21st, 2005.
Power publishing.
How to write a novel in 100 days or less. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, September 20th, 2005.
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