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JORDAN, EGYPT AND THE RED SEA
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Alexandria Illustrated
• Michael Haag
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
PAPER
• 80 PAGES
A warm, richly illustrated portrait of the city, featuring 125 color photographs of the people, monuments and attractions of Alexandria alongside Michael Haag's insightful commentary. A London-based writer and photographer, Haag is also the author of Alexandria: City of Memory.
(EGY142, $22.95) |
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Apricots on the Nile, A Memoir with Recipes
• Colette Rossant
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2004 •
PAPER
• 160 PAGES
Rossant enlivens her warm tale of an extended Egyptian-Jewish family waiting out WWII in Cairo's Garden City with family photographs and recipes.
(EGY213, $12.00) |
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The Art of Ancient Egypt
• Gay Robins
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
A beautifully illustrated survey of 3,000 years of history as told through sculpture, reliefs and other artifacts of the ancient Egyptians. Organized chronologically, the book features 300 illustrations in color and black and white of wall paintings, sculpture, coffins, funeral papyri and amulets.
(EGY52, $30.50) |
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Fishwatcher's Field Guide Red Sea
• Jerry Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE •
PLASTIC CARD
This double-sided plastic card shows 64 of the most commonly encountered reef fish of the Red Sea in full-color illustrations, convenient for the boat or beach. It's even got a hole punched in it to hang around your neck while snorkeling.
(DIV13, $7.50) |
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A History of the Arab Peoples
• Albert Hourani
HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 624 PAGES
Hourani's acclaimed survey ranges over 13 centuries, chronicling the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples. Noted Islamic scholar Malise Ruthven brings the story up to date, including momentous events from the mid-80s through aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001.This book has been called a landmark and a masterpiece -- and it's essential to understanding the Middle East.
(MDE11, $18.95) |
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Islam, The Straight Path
• John L. Esposito
RELIGION •
2010 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tone intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader.
(MDE22, $47.95) |
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Parting the Desert
• Zachary Karabell
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A compelling account of the politics, intrigue and engineering challenges of the Suez Canal. It's in part a portrait of Franco-Egyptian relations and the making of the modern Middle East. The Canal was inaugurated to great fanfare on November 17, 1869.
(EGY125, $18.00) |
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Death on the Nile
• Agatha Christie
MYSTERY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 333 PAGES
How could we resist? Christie wrote this book on the terrace of the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan. Starring Hercule Poirot, it's Egypt's most famous murder mystery.
(EGY09, $12.99) |
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