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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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SPIRIT OF THE PHARAOHS

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The Black Nile

The Black Nile


by Dan Morrison

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Abandoned by his childhood friend mid-trip, intrepid Dan Morrison persists with his plan to paddle 4,000-miles from Uganda across the Sudan to Cairo on a hand-built plank boat. (AFR271, $16.00)

The Blue Nile

The Blue Nile


by Alan Moorehead

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Moorehead's grand history of exploration and events on the great river from 1798 to 1869. (EGY67, $14.99)

Egypt and the Egyptians

Egypt and the Egyptians


by Emily Teeter | Douglas J. Brewer

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES

An authoritative, illustrated introduction to 3,000 years of Egyptian civilization, geared for both students and the general reader. (EGY329, $40.00)

Egypt on the Brink

Egypt on the Brink


by Tarek Osman

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

With a lengthy new introduction, Osman brings his thoroughly readable history of increasingly divided, complex modern Egypt since the rise of Nassar up to date through the fall of Mubarak. (EGY371, $15.00)

National Geographic Egypt

National Geographic Egypt


by Andrew Humphreys

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

This detailed guide to Egypt, published in National Geo-graphic's attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, 30 full-color maps, and good information history, culture, archaeology and travel in Egypt (EGY97, $27.95)

A Peace to End All Peace

A Peace to End All Peace


by David Fromkin

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 688 PAGES

Indispensable to understanding current tensions, alliances and the colonial legacy of the region, Fromkin's vivid tale of the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the making of the modern Middle East is out in a 20th anniversary edition. (ARB13, $22.00)

The Pharaoh's Kitchen, Recipes from Ancient Egypt's Enduring Food Traditions

The Pharaoh's Kitchen, Recipes from Ancient Egypt's Enduring Food Traditions


by Amr Hussein | Magda Mehdawy

  • FOOD
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 161 PAGES

Adventurous cooks and Egyptophiles will enjoy this illustrated guide to the culinary traditions of the ancient Egyptians, which includes recipes, cooking methods, ingredients, commentary on the ancient home and kitchen. (EGY352, $24.95)

 

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