Choose a Region
Polar Regions
North America
Middle America
South America
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Mediterranean
Middle East
Africa
Central & East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia & The Pacific
Advanced
Search
Best of 2008
Globes
Mysteries
Favorites
For the Whole Family
ABOUT US
The Business
The People
SMALL PRINT
Ordering
Shipping
Customer
Service
Visiting
Egypt & Jordan
|
READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
These
6
items are available for
$95
, including
U.S. shipping, a
15%
discount (Item no. EXEGY42)
E-mail
Print
Select
Item
Eyewitness Guide Egypt
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 352 PAGES
BEST SELLER
A visually rich guide to the history, culture and monuments of Egypt. With 1,000 color photographs, maps and innovative site diagrams.
(EGY90, $25.00)
Spectrum Guide to Jordan
Camerapix
GUIDEBOOK 1999 PAPER 347 PAGES
This handsome guidebook features in-depth essays and hundreds of color photographs introducing the culture, history and archaeology of Jordan. With travel information, maps, wildlife checklists and information on politics and the economy.
(JRD09, $22.95)
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt
Bill Manley
HISTORY 1996 PAPER 144 PAGES
BEST SELLER
Organized chronologically, this book is a concise survey of the economic and political development of ancient Egypt as shown through ingenious color maps, site plans, photographs and accompanying essays. If you love maps, this is an indispensable reference.
(EGY54, $18.00)
Petra, Lost City of the Ancient World
Christian Auge Jean-Marie Dentzer
ART & ARCHITECTURE 2000 PAPER 144 PAGES
A pocket guide to the art, history and culture of Petra with hundreds of archival and color illustrations, maps, site plans and a section of original documents. It includes a detailed overview of individual buildings and sectors within the desert city. Occupied by the Nabataeans from the 4th-century BC, conquered by the Romans, and overrun by the Crusaders, the city was long lost to the west; only the local people knew of this desert stronghold until its rediscovery by the Swiss explorer Burckhardt in 1812.
(JRD13, $12.95)
Jordan Map
Cartographia
MAP
A folded, colorful map of Jordan at a scale of 1:700,000.
(JRD18, $12.00)
Egypt Map
Freytag & Berndt
2008 MAP
BEST SELLER
At a 1:1,000,000 scale, this map covers all of Egypt as well as much of Israel, including Jerusalem. It shows roads and shaded relief, and includes detailed renderings of archaeological sites. With a map of the Nile on the reverse showing Thebes, Alexandria, and the location of some important archaeological sites.
(EGY03, $12.95)
Say It in Arabic
Farouk El-Baz
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A guide to common words and phrases in the widely spoken Cairo dialect.
(ARB54, $4.95)
Think Like an Egyptian, 100 Hieroglyphs
Barry Kemp
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
This short book will help you understand the ancient Egyptian language.
(EGY25, $15.00)
A History of Jordan
Philip Robins
HISTORY
An informative, brief history of Jordan and its king from the 1920s to the present by a professor of politics at Oxford. Robins was previously a Jordan-based correspondent for the BBC and Guardian.
(JRD17, $27.99)
A Traveller's History of Egypt
Harry Ades
HISTORY
This effectively condensed, brief chronological history takes in the full sweep from the earliest inhabitants to 21st century politics.
(EGY180, $14.95)
Cairo, The City Victorious
Max Rodenbeck
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Rodenbeck presents his hometown in all its chaotic, marvelous glory, combining a lively history of the 5,000-year-old metropolis with description, anecdote and political commentary.
(EGY38, $14.95)
Islam, A Short History
Karen Armstrong
RELIGION
Armstrong brings authority and experience to this clear-headed, vivid survey of the history and impact of Islam from the birth of Muhammad to present day challenges. A Modern Library Chronicles book.
(ISL15, $14.95)
Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women
Geraldine Brooks
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society, drawn from the author's many interviews with women throughout the Arab World.
(ARB06, $14.95)
Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans
Jane Taylor
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
COMING IN NOVEMBER
Petra's history from the Stone Age to the Nabataeans (who constructed the city) through the Crusades is documented with 150 full-color photographs.
(JRD11, $24.95)
Jordan, Past and Present
E. Borgia
ARCHAEOLOGY
Ingenious overlay illustrations really set this book apart from the rest. It shows the ruins at Petra, Jerash and Amman as they look today and as they looked in their heydays via overlaid acetate illustrations. Recommended for any archaeologically inclined traveler to Jordan.
(JRD15, $24.95)
The Art of Ancient Egypt
Gay Robins
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Organized chronologically, this authoritative survey of the tombs, temples and sanctuaries of ancient Egypt features 300 illustrations.
(EGY52, $27.95)
The Search for Ancient Egypt
Jean Vercoutter
ARCHAEOLOGY
BEST SELLER
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A pocketsize encyclopedia of archaeology and history, packed with illustrations, maps and archival photographs. It's a tale of Greek travelers, buried treasure, international intrigue and dedicated scholarship, documenting our rediscovery and understanding of ancient Egypt.
(EGY02, $12.95)
Down the Nile, Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
Rosemary Mahoney
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Mahoney weaves the tale of her quest to row the Nile with deft portraits of the people she meets in this marvelously engaging chronicle.
(EGY207, $14.99)
Leap of Faith, Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Queen Noor
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The absorbing, personal story of Jordan's American-born Queen Noor touches upon her husband's efforts at peacemaking, his death and contemporary Arab-Israeli relations.
(JRD21, $14.95)
Seven Pillars of Wisdom, A Triumph
T.E. Lawrence
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The monumental story of Lawrence of Arabia, as colorful and long as the famous movie which it inspired. Some of the action is set around Wadi Rum in Jordan.
(MDE20, $21.00)
The White Nile
Alan Moorehead
EXPLORATION
A lively history of the Victorian search for the source of the Nile including the extraordinary tales of Burton and Speke, not to mention the famous meeting of Livingstone and Stanley.
(EGY79, $14.95)
Appointment with Death
Agatha Christie
MYSTERY
First published in 1938, this is Christie's story of an American family on a grand tour of the Holy Land. Hercule Poirot steps into the story when the contentious wife is found murdered in Petra.
(JRD02, $6.99)
Death on the Nile
Agatha Christie
MYSTERY
How could we resist? Christie wrote Egypt's most famous murder mystery on the terrace of the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan.
(EGY09, $6.99)
Palace Walk
Naguib Mahfouz
LITERATURE
The first volume in the monumental "Cairo Trilogy," a family saga set in post-WWI Egypt. Nobel Prize-winning Mahfouz provides insight into life in Egypt and the revolution against the British.
(EGY04, $15.95)
The Yacoubian Building
Alaa Al Aswany
LITERATURE
Hugely popular in Egypt, this short novel reflects contemporary society through the lives and fortunes of the inhabitants of a once elegant Art Deco building in Cairo.
(EGY175, $13.95)
Birds of the Middle East
R.F. Porter
P. Schiermacker-Hansen
S. Christensen
FIELD GUIDE
An outstanding guide to 700 species of the birds in the region from the Arabian peninsula to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Cyprus.
(MDE17, $40.00)
Here are some other groups of books that might interest you. Click to view a listing:
More Books
For Kids
home map
|
book bag
|
advanced search
|
contact us
(800) 342-2164 (212) 904-1144 115 West 30th St., Suite 1206 New York, NY 10001 USA
Choose a Region
Polar Regions
North America
Middle America
South America
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Mediterranean
Middle East
Africa
Central & East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia & The Pacific
Copyright 2009 Geographica, Inc.
site created by
bitflip interactive group
powered by
metarhythm