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Alexandria Illustrated

Alexandria Illustrated


by 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. (EGY142, $22.95)

Cairo, The Practical Guide

Cairo, The Practical Guide


by Claire E. Francy | Lesley Lababidi

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 230 PAGES

The 17th edition of this in-depth traveler's companion, published by the American University in Cairo Press, includes an indispensable overview of the city with chapters on getting around, money, health, sightseeing, manners, morals and customs, leisure, nightlife and living in Cairo. (EGY178, $18.95)

The Complete Pyramids

The Complete Pyramids


by Mark Lehner

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A fully illustrated compendium of every major pyramid in Egypt by the director of the Giza mapping project. With 450 maps, photographs, reconstructions and site diagrams. (EGY33, $26.95)

The Egyptians

The Egyptians


by Sergio Donadoni

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A vivid collection of essays by renowned Egyptologists on daily life in ancient Egypt. Each essay focuses on one role in Egyptian society (peasants, scribes, slaves, priests, etc.). (EGY20, $25.00)

The Egyptians

The Egyptians


by Barbara Watterson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A comprehensive overview of the politics, society and culture of the Egyptian people, from 5000 BC through the present day. (EGY121, $41.95)

The Egyptologist, A Novel

The Egyptologist, A Novel


by Arthur Phillips

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A playful and clever novel convincingly set in the milieu of 1920s Egyptian archaeology. Phillips deftly combines historical personages and events with wild invention. (EGY128, $15.00)

A History of Jordan

A History of Jordan


by Philip Robins

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

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 The Guardian. (JRD17, $31.99)

Islam, The Straight Path

Islam, The Straight Path


by 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)

Jordan with Amman Map

Jordan with Amman Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A detailed map of Jordan with a good street plan of Amman. (JRD08, $14.95)

Lawrence of Arabia


by Liddell Hart

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 405 PAGES

A lively biography of T. E. Shaw (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia), long the standard. With 17 photos and ten maps. (JRD07, $18.95)

Lebanon Map

Lebanon Map


by ITMB

  • 2011
  • MAP

A map of Lebanon at a scale of 1:220,000 with a detailed city map of Beirut on the reverse. (MDE66, $12.95)

Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist

Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist


by Dorothy Gilman

  • MYSTERY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Mrs. Pollifax must smuggle a manuscript out of Jordan, a document that encodes the shocking truth of Saddam Hussein's reign. (JRD32, $7.99)

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)

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)

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)

Petra, A Traveller's Guide

Petra, A Traveller's Guide


by Rosalyn Maqsood | Ann Jousiffe

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 236 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This excellent compact guide features 10 walking tours and practical details for getting the most out of visiting Petra. Please take the history chapter with a grain of salt; the biblical information is peculiar at best -- and unneeded. (MDE02, $19.95)

Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses

Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses


by Bruce Feiler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An account of a 10,000-mile trek through the Biblical lands of the Middle East in the company of an Israeli archaeologist. It's part travelogue, part pilgrimage, and part quest for religious meaning. (MDE50, $14.99)

Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses


by Bruce S. Feiler

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

An illuminating account of a 10,000-mile odyssey with Israeli archaeologist Avner Goren across the Middle East. It's part travelogue, part pilgrimage, and part quest for religious meaning. (MDE99, $14.95)

Jordan Map

Jordan Map


by Cartographia

  • MAP

A folded, colorful map of Jordan at a scale of 1:700,000. (JRD18, $12.00)

The Great Pyramids

The Great Pyramids


by Jean-Pierre Corteggiani

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

The newest addition to the acclaimed Discoveries series, this lavishly illustrated pocket encyclopedia illuminates the archaeology, history and splendor of Giza, last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. (EGY221, $12.95)

 

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