Science Fiction
A wild, amazonian tourist from 2109 AD drags a young present-day archaeologist on a chase through time. From 1776 to ancient Atlantis to the golden age of Hollywood, she's trying to stop her psycho ex-lover, whose thefts of legendary objects are rewriting history.
Axis of Time series, John Birmingham
The Dancer From Atlantis, Poul Anderson
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams