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New books on the bedside table – March 13, 2009

Lives of the Ancient Egyptians: Pharaohs, Queens, Courtiers and Commoners by Toby Wilkinson (Thames & Hudson, 2007) 100 biographies – Many Pharaohs, but there are others, including Imhotep the...

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The Egyptian News, The Greek News, The Roman News

Just published this week – three new reference works for children on Egypt, Greece, & Rome. Each is built around a clever premise, very well executed. These three full-color glossy paperbacks are...

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A book you don’t need to buy (and one you already have)

When Cyndy started homeschooling our children in 1985, we talked (a lot) about what we wanted to teach them, and how. For the first few years, the basics of Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic were fairly...

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Marius, Sulla, & Obama

Marius The end of the Roman Republic was signaled by the transformation of political disputes into criminal prosecutions. The Romans had always dabbled with a dangerous brew of political trials and...

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Pharaoh’s Boat

The importance of understanding Egyptian history and culture can hardly be over-estimated. Egypt is the country mentioned most often in the Old Testament. Israel’s prophets foretell the future not just...

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The Sayings of Mrs. Solomon

Several weeks ago, we drove over to Knoxville to watch our oldest daughter receive her Masters Degree in History. Chinese history to be more precise. All my fault, actually. I took her with me when she...

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Greenleaf Press History Scope & Sequence

With the imminent publication of Famous Men of the 16th & 17th Century, I decided to review, revise, & update the Greenleaf scope and sequence for the study of history. After 20 years of...

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New 2010 Greenleaf Catalog

It will be some time before we are able to get these printed, but in the meantime we wanted to make them available to anyone who is interested. You can browse online here or download a .pdf to your own...

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Famous Figures of Ancient Times and Ancient Rome

Greetings! A few more new books worth adding to your library. Figures in Motion is a neat concept to add to your study of the ancient world. DK continues to add well-designed titles to their Eyewitness...

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The Birth of Liberty in Europe

a speech given by Rob Shearer at Lipscomb University on Dec 3rd, 2011 part of a Limited Government Seminar sponsored by the Lipscomb University College Republicans My topic today is the birth of...

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