Book of Marvels: The Orient

by Richard Halliburton

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Written for students but loved by all ages, Marvels of the Orient takes you on a journey to some of the marvels of our world. Visit wonders both natural and man-made, places you've heard about, and others you won't believe you didn't know about before.In this book you will- - Climb the Great Pyramid - Search for the Ark of the Covenant beneath Jerusalem - Fly a Prince over Iraq - Hide in the Taj Mahal for the night - Climb Mount Fuji - Explore lost cities ...and so much more

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As a young boy, Halliburton's books on the Seven Wonders put me on the track of reading-for-life. What a vicarious series of adventures for a lad of ten young years! Alas, the books are long gone, but the memories endure.

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