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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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Cairo, The Practical Guide
• Claire E. Francy
• Lesley Lababidi
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
This handy traveler's companion covers plenty of practical information and a neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to Cairo's attractions. 17th edition.
(EGY178, $19.95) |
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The Complete Pyramids
• 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) |
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The Egyptians
• Sergio Donadoni
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 360 PAGES
A vivid collection of essays by renowned Egyptologists on life in ancient Egypt. Each of the 11 chapters is devoted to a specific role in Egyptian society (Peasants, Slaves, Scribes, Priests, the Pharaoh, Women, etc.). Together, the essays provide an intriguing look at daily life in ancient Egypt.
(EGY20, $25.00) |
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The Egyptians
• Barbara Watterson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1998 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
A comprehensive overview of the politics, society and culture of the Egyptian people, from the earliest settlers on the Nile in 5000 BC through the present day. A volume in the Peoples of Africa series.
(EGY121, $43.95) |
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The Egyptologist, A Novel
• Arthur Phillips
LITERATURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
This colorful novel by the author of Prague, set in the milieu of 1920s Egyptian archaeology, stars the engagingly odd (and probably lunatic), obscure egyptologist of the title, Ralph M. Trilipush. The name is a hint that this is a playful novel. Phillips deftly combines story lines, historical personages and events with wild invention. Trilipush does battle with Howard Carter, discoverer of Tut.
(EGY128, $15.00) |
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A History of Jordan
• 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) |
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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, $49.95) |
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Jordan with Amman Map
• Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A detailed map of Jordan at a scale of 1:800,000, with a good street plan of Amman and index on the reverse. Two Sides. 27x30 inches.
(JRD08, $14.95) |
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Lawrence of Arabia
• 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) |
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Lebanon Map
• ITMB
2011 •
MAP
A map of Lebanon at a scale of 1:220,000 with an inset map of Beirut. One Side. 34x27 inches.
(MDE66, $12.95) |
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Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist
• Dorothy Gilman
MYSTERY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
Unlikely secret agent Mrs. Pollifax must smuggle a manuscript out of Jordan, a document that encodes the shocking truth of Saddam Hussein's reign.
(JRD32, $7.99) |
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National Geographic Egypt
• Andrew Humphreys
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
This guide to Egypt, published in the National Geographic attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, 30 full color maps, and good information history, nature, culture and travel in Egypt.
(EGY97, $27.95) |
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Out of Egypt, A Memoir
• Andre Aciman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2007 •
PAPER
• 339 PAGES
This wonderful memoir, originally published in 1996, chronicles the flamboyant, cosmopolitan history of the author's family in Alexandria over three generations. It's a detailed portrait of a now lost Jewish community.
(EGY19, $17.00) |
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A Peace to End All Peace
• David Fromkin
HISTORY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 688 PAGES
The 20th anniversary edition of David Fromkin's vivid tale of the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the making of the modern Middle East -- indispensable to understanding current tensions, shifting alliances and the colonial legacy of the region. Frompkin illuminates the personalities, politics and, above all, the decisions by Britain, France and allies that divvied up the scraps of the Ottoman Empire into modern nations in the wake of WWI. This book has been called the best survey of the early 20th-century background to modern day realities in the region. A new edition.
(ARB13, $22.00) |
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Petra, A Traveller's Guide
• Rosalyn Maqsood
• Ann Jousiffe
GUIDEBOOK •
2002 •
PAPER
• 236 PAGES
• COMING IN
This third edition of Maqsood's excellent compact guide to exploring the capitol of the Nabateans includes an overview of the city's history and highlights, and a variety of terrific walking tours along with suggestions of the best use of your time. With numerous maps and color photos. Please take the history chapter with a grain of salt; the biblical information is peculiar at best -- and unneeded.
(MDE02, $19.95) |
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Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses
• Bruce Feiler
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
This illuminating account of a 10,000-mile odyssey across the Biblical lands of the Middle East is part travelogue, part pilgrimage, and part quest for religious meaning. Feiler is accompanied by Israeli archaeologist Avner Goren.
(MDE50, $14.99) |
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Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
• Bruce S. Feiler
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
AUDIO CD
An illuminating account of a 10,000-mile odyssey with Israeli archaeologist Avner Goren across the Biblical lands of the Middle East. It's part travelogue, part pilgrimage, and part quest for religious meaning.
(MDE99, $14.95) |
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Jordan Map
• Cartographia
MAP
A folded, colorful map of Jordan at a scale of 1:700,000, with a detailed city map of Amman on the reverse. Two Sides. 35x26 inches.
(JRD18, $12.00) |
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The Great Pyramids
• Jean-Pierre Corteggiani
ARCHAEOLOGY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
A gorgeous pocket primer on the Giza Necropolis, its construction, archaeology, mythology and legacy.
(EGY221, $12.95) |
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