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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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Apricots on the Nile, A Memoir with Recipes

Apricots on the Nile, A Memoir with Recipes


by Colette Rossant

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Rossant's zesty tale of waiting out WWII on the Nile in Cairo's Garden City with her father's extended Egyptian-Jewish family. With recipes. (EGY213, $12.00)

Death on the Nile


by John Guillermin

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • DVD

Filmed on location in Luxor, Aswan and Kom Ombo in 1977, the all-star cast (Bette Davis, David Niven, Mia Farrow, Maggie Smith) get into all sorts of trouble at significant sites. (EGY338, $14.98)

A History of Egypt, From Earliest Times to the Present

A History of Egypt, From Earliest Times to the Present


by Jason Thompson

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

From the birth of Egyptian civilization though the Pharaohs, Ptolemaic, Roman and Coptic Egypt, the advent of Islam, the Mamluks, Ottoman empire, British occupation, Nassar, Sadat, Murabak and beyond, this succinct book traces the arc of Egyptian history and culture in just under 400 pages. (EGY275, $17.00)

Karnak Cafe

Karnak Cafe


by Naguib Mahfouz

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

In this gripping and suspenseful novella from the Egyptian Nobel Prize-winner, three young friends survive interrogation by the secret police, only to find their lives poisoned by suspicion, fear and betrayal. (EGY245, $13.00)

Out of Egypt, A Memoir

Out of Egypt, A Memoir


by Andre Aciman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 339 PAGES

Aciman transports us to Alexandria and the richly imagined world of his eccentric, polyglot Jewish family in this dazzling memoir. (EGY19, $17.00)

The Search for Ancient Egypt

The Search for Ancient Egypt


by Jean Vercoutter

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 207 PAGES

This pocket encyclopedia, packed with illustrations, tells the tale of Greek travelers, buried treasure, international intrigue and scholarship in understanding Egypt. (EGY02, $15.95)

Secrets from the Sand

Secrets from the Sand


by Zahi Hawass

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

An illustrated celebration of a career in archaeology by Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Director of the Giza Pyramids Excavation. This book combines the author's memories and insights with his descriptions of archaeological finds, many of which are shown in color photographs. (EGY112, $45.00)

The White Nile

The White Nile


by Alan Moorehead

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 431 PAGES

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. With vivid descriptions of Zanzibar, the last days of Khartoum and the building of the Suez Canal. (EGY79, $14.99)

 

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