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Chronicle of the Pharaohs, The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt

Chronicle of the Pharaohs, The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt


by Peter A. Clayton

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

This book will help you to sort out who's who in ancient Egypt, what they built, what they did and what they looked like. It contains 350 illustrations, many in color. (EGY32, $24.95)

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)

Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs, A Popular History of Ancient Egypt

Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs, A Popular History of Ancient Egypt


by Barbara Mertz

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

Mertz's great enthusiasm and formidable scholarship brings ancient Egypt to life for the general reader in this updated classic. She's also the author, writing as Elizabeth Peters, of the best-selling Amelia Peabody mysteries. (EGY27, $15.99)

 

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