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	Africa • Michael Lewis • John Reader • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader; organized geographically. (AFR111, $50.00)
	African Wildlife • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket. (AFR109, $5.95)
	Aida in Full Score • Giuseppe Verdi • MUSIC • The full orchestral score of the great opera. (ITL153, $24.95)
	Aida Libretto • Antonio Ghislanzoni • Giuseppe Verdi • MUSIC • The libretto to the great grand opera, in Italian and English. (ITL154, $5.95)
	Alexandria Illustrated • Micahel Haag • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	Alexandria Rediscovered • Stephane Compoint • Jean-Yves Empereur • ARCHAEOLOGY • A photographic record of ancient Alexandria, with text by the archaeologist who excavated the ruins in the 1990s, discussing the findings and what they reveal about this great Hellenistic city. (EGY86, $60.00)
	Alexandria, City of Memory • Michael Haag • HISTORY • This richly atmospheric portrait of the ancient city, port and modern metropolis evokes the Alexandria of history and legend. (EGY143, $39.00)
	The Ancient Economy, Evidence and Models • Joseph G. Manning • Ian Morris • HISTORY • (EGY176, $63.00)
	Ancient Egypt • David P. Silverman • HISTORY • A lavishly illustrated book featuring the latest scholarship on Egyptian archaeology. With essays on topics including language, ritual and economy and 200 color photographs, maps and charts, it's an excellent reference book for the traveler's library. (EGY37, $24.99)
	Ancient Egypt, A Social History • Bruce Trigger • HISTORY • (EGY124, $47.00)
	Ancient Egypt, A Very Short Introduction • Ian Shaw • HISTORY • A strikingly brief, authortitative overview. (EGY223, $11.95)
	The Ancient Mediterranean • Michael Grant • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization. (MED10, $20.00)
	Appointment with Death • Agatha Christie • MYSTERY • Hercule Poirot steps into the story when an American tourist is found murdered in Petra. (JRD02, $6.99)
	Apricots on the Nile, A Memoir with Recipes • Colette Rossant • FOOD • 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)
	Arabic, a Language Map • Kristine K. Kershul • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (ARB70, $7.95)
	The Arabs, A Short History • Philip K. Hitti • HISTORY • An overview by the influential historian of the Arab world. (ARB63, $14.95)
	The Arabs: Journeys Beyond the Mirage • David Lamb • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Lamb's thoughtful essays paint a vivid portrait of Arab culture and history. (MDE05, $16.95)
	The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt • William Stevenson Smith • William Kelly Simpson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Over 400 illustrations accompany the text of this book, which covers Egyptian tombs, jewelry, temples, palaces, portraits, and other artforms. (EGY118, $40.00)
	The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800 • Sheila Blair • Jonathan Bloom • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A survey of the monuments and art produced by Muslims from the 13th to 19th centuries. (ISL27, $40.00)
	The Atlas of Ancient Egypt • Delia Pemberton • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A strikingly clear and concise introduction to Egypt, its cultures, history, geography and archaeology, featuring color photographs, maps and drawings from the the British Museum. (EGY167, $19.95)
	The Beggar, The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • A trio of novels by Nobel Prize-winning Mahfouz set in post-independence Egypt. (EGY73, $16.00)
	Beirut Map • Geoprojects • A street map of Beirut at a scale of 1:10,000. (MDE101, $18.95)
	Birds of Europe • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Killian Mullarney • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, this second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)
	The Blue Nile • Alan Moorehead • HISTORY • In this grand history of exploration and events on the great river from 1798 to 1869, Moorehead follows the course of the Blue Nile from the Ethiopian highlands through Sudan and Egypt to the Mediterranean. (EGY67, $14.00)
	A Brief History of Egypt • Arthur, Jr. Goldschmidt • HISTORY • This book is a reliable introduction to the rich and fascinating history of Egypt and provides a solid background to this country. (EGY233, $19.95)
	The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt • Stephen Quirke • Jeffrey Spencer • HISTORY • A handsome survey of ancient Egyptian civilization from the staff of the British Museum. (EGY104, $29.95)
	Cadogan Guide Cairo Luxor Aswan • Micahel Haag • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the respected series, featuring good information on attractions, practical travel advice, and plenty of color illustrations and photography. (EGY172, $21.95)
	Cairo • Andre Raymond • HISTORY • An authoritative, scholarly history, chronicling the political and cultural transformations witnessed in Cairo from 642 AD to the present day. Includes descriptive analysis of foreign influences, particularly those from the West. (EGY101, $24.50)
	Cairo Maps, The Practical Guide Maps • American University in Cairo Press • LITERATURE • With over 44 full-color street maps for Cairo, with clear indexes for streets, cultural centers, embassies, hotels and other points of interest. (EGY239, $12.95)
	Cairo, A Cultural History • Andrew Beattie • HISTORY • A refined exploration of Egypt's metropolis, covering the cultural influences of the ancient pharaohs, the Romans, the Coptic church, British colonization and Islamic rule. (EGY151, $30.00)
	Cairo, City of Sand • Maria Golia • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Golia brings insight, perspective and soul to this scholary portrait of Cairo. (EGY214, $27.00)
	Cairo, The Practical Guide • Claire E. Francy • Lesley Lababidi • GUIDEBOOK • The 16th 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, $19.95)
	Cavafy's Alexandria • Edmund Keeley • LITERATURE • Keeley looks with depth and subtlety at the imagined Alexandria of the great Greek poet Cavafy, who was born and lived much of his life in the cosmopolitan city. (EGY144, $30.95)
	Children of the Alley • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • Providing great insight into a modern Muslim's view of the world, Mahfouz turns the history of an alley in Cairo into a rich parable, retelling the stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. (EGY248, $16.00)
	Cleopatra, The Life and Death of a Pharaoh • Edith Flamarion • Alexandra Bonfante-Warren • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Part of the "Discoveries" series, this illustrated, pocket-size biography of Cleopatra follows the life, the empire and the noteworthy loves of Egypt's most famous queen. (EGY82, $12.95)
	The Code Book, The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography • Simon Singh • HISTORY • The constant struggle between codemaker and codebreaker is the subject of this highly-readable history of cryptography. (SPY05, $16.00)
	The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt • Richard H. Wilkinson • HISTORY • An authoritative, illustrated guide to the deities that lay at the heart of Egyptian religion and society. (EGY219, $39.95)
	The Complete Pyramids • Mark Lehner • ARCHAEOLOGY • 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 Complete Tutankhamun, The King, The Tomb, The Royal Treasure • Nicholas Reeves • C.N. Reeves • HISTORY • An informative and accessible book that reveals Howard Carter's quest for the tomb of King Tutankhamun. (EGY63, $19.95)
	The Complete Valley of the Kings • Nicholas Reeves • Richard Wilkinson • ARCHAEOLOGY • A thorough and intriguing look at the burial place of the New Kingdom pharaohs, this book brings together the art, architecture and history of the valley; contains profiles of archaeologists, diagrams and detailed site descriptions. (EGY14, $26.95)
	Coptic Egypt • Christian Cannuyer • HISTORY • A portable, profusely illustrated book about the Copts. (EGY95, $12.95)
	Coptic Monasteries, Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture • Gabra Gowdat • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Former director of the Coptic Museum in Cairo, Gabra introduces the monateries of Wadi al-Natrun, al-Faiyum, Sohag and Aswan, including the remarkable monasteries of St. Antony and St. Paul in the Eastern Desert. With site plans, black-and-white plates and a 16-page section of color photographs. (EGY235, $29.95)
	Coral Reef Guide Red Sea • Ewald Lieske • Robert Myers • FIELD GUIDE • This definitive Collins Guide featured color photographs of 1,200 species of fish, coral, shells and other invertebrates. (EGY127, $39.95)
	Cradle & Crucible, History and Faith in the Middle East • David Fromkin • Zahi Hawass • Sandra MacKey • Milton Viorst • HISTORY • An illustrated portrait of the history and religion of the Middle East, with contributions by leading scholars. (MDE67, $30.00)
	Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt • Jon Baines • Jaromir Malek • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • OUT OF PRINT • This wide-ranging survey of the culture, society and archaeology of Egypt features a series of excellent essays accompanied by full-color maps and photographs. (EGY137, $49.95)
	The Culture of Ancient Egypt • John Albert Wilson • HISTORY • A classic history of ancient Egypt from the pharaohs to the Greco-Roman period, first published in the 1950s and still noteworthy for its graceful, clear presentation and vivid prose. Wilson includes brief biographies of the famous and not-so-famous rulers. (EGY40, $16.00)
	Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt • John H. Taylor • HISTORY • A visual history of the funerary rites of Ancient Egypt. (EGY106, $27.50)
	Death Comes as the End • Agatha Christie • MYSTERY • The only one of Christie's murder mysteries set in the ancient past, in 2000 BC, and based on an actual ancient Egyptian family archive. (EGY184, $6.99)
	Democracy and Terrorism, Volume I: The Roots of Terrorism • Louise Richardson • HISTORY • This in-depth study takes in psychological and political factors to provide an analysis of terrorism and it origins. (GEN361, $39.95)
	The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen • Howard Carter • Arthur C. Mace • ARCHAEOLOGY • An eyewitness account of Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen. (EGY68, $12.95)
	Dive the Red Sea, Complete Guide to Diving and Snorkeling • Guy Buckles • GUIDEBOOK • A fully illustrated guide to dive and snorkel sites, highlighting the finest reefs, wrecks, troughs and walls to explore. (ARB94, $20.00)
	Early Christian Lives • Carolinne White • LITERATURE • These pioneering Lives are central sources for Christian monastic figures from St Antony, who died in 356, to St Benedict (c. 480-547). (REL49, $15.00)
	Egypt from Alexander to the Early Christians, An Archaeological and Historical Guide • Roger Bagnall • Dominic Rathbone • HISTORY • Essays by leading experts populate this historical compilation, which attempts to shift focus away from the architecture of the pharaohs and toward the Egyptian cities, tombs and religious buildings created in the later Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Antique periods. With site plans, museum guides, and building information. (EGY185, $65.00)
	Egypt of the Pharaohs, An Introduction • Alan Gardiner • HISTORY • An authoritative general history of Egypt from the earliest settlement through the conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. (EGY170, $34.99)
	Egypt Pocket Guide Coptic Egypt • Alberto Siliotti • GUIDEBOOK • This illustrated pocket guide covers the remarkable monasteries of Wadi Al-Natrun and the Red Sea along with Coptic sites in Cairo. (EGY241, $9.95)
	Egypt Pocket Guide the Oases • Alberto Siliotti • GUIDEBOOK • A pocket guide to the oases of Ancient Egypt, including Bahariya and Dakhla, with more than 170 photographs, maps and drawings. (EGY236, $9.95)
	Egypt, 4000 Years of Art • Jaromir Malek • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This handsome books chronologically presents a wide-ranging selection of Egyptian art, from the period of 4000 BC to AD 200. (EGY119, $39.95)
	Egypt, Beyond The Pyramids • The History Channel • HISTORY • These four programs, originally presented on The History Channel, interweave footage of tombs and monuments, interviews, computer animation and archival footage. Narrated by Peter Woodward. (EGY135, $39.95)
	Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times • Donald B. Redford • HISTORY • A study of interactions between Egypt and Israel in the Biblical age. (MDE33, $39.95)
	Egypt, How a Lost Civilization Was Rediscovered • Joyce A. Tyldesley • ARCHAEOLOGY • A history of archaeological exploration and discovery, featuring tombs, monuments and artifacts. (EGY181, $24.95)
	Egyptian Art in the Days of the Pharaohs, 3100-320 BC • Cyril Aldred • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Three thousand years of Egyptian architecture, painting, and sculpture. (EGY62, $18.95)
	The Egyptian Book of Life • Ramses Seleem • RELIGION • Subtitled: A True Translation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani ), featuring Original Texts and Hieroglyphs. (EGY168, $16.95)
	The Egyptians • Sergio Donadoni • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $22.00)
	The Egyptians • Barbara Watterson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A comprehensive overview of the politics, society and culture of the Egyptian people, from 5000 BC through the present day. (EGY121, $39.95)
	Eternal Egypt, Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum • Edna R. Russmann • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A beautiful catalogue designed to accompany the British Museum's traveling Egyptian exhibit. (EGY105, $45.00)
	Fishwatcher's Field Guide Red Sea • Jerry Greenberg • FIELD GUIDE • 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. (DIV13, $7.50)
	Flaubert in Egypt • Francis Steegmuller • Gustave Flaubert • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Among the romantic European travelers in Egypt, Flaubert, via his letters and journal entries, stands out. The place inspired him, and his observations are still delightful reading. (EGY12, $15.00)
	Footprint Diving the World • Beth Tierney • Shaun Tierney • GUIDEBOOK • This beautifully illustrated guide covers 220 favorite dive sites in Australia and the Pacific, Central America, the Red Sea, East Africa, Thailand, Indonesia and the South Pacific. (OCE102, $29.95)
	Footprint Egypt Handbook • Cherine Badawi • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the Biritsh series. (EGY162, $24.95)
	From Beirut to Jerusalem • Thomas Friedman • HISTORY • An illuminating and heartfelt exploration of the complex Middle East. Pulitzer Prize winner Friedman provides a personal and a scholarly perspective on the roots of the conflict. (MDE03, $17.00)
	From Beirut to Jerusalem • Thomas L. Friedman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A illuminating, and heartfelt exploration of the complexity of the Middle East conflict. Pulitzer Prize-winner Friedman provides a personal and a scholarly perspective on the roots of conflict. (MDE98, $22.95)
	From Slave to Pharaoh, The Black Experience of Ancient Egypt • Donald B. Redford • HISTORY • In a lively and engaging style, Redford examines the once powerful Nubian kingdom of southern Egypt and the Sudan and the racial and cultural tensions with the ancent Egyptians. (EGY188, $22.95)
	The Future of the Past • Alexander Stille • HISTORY • Far-flung travels in search what to save and how to do it in the information age. (CON23, $19.00)
	Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk • Susan T. Hitchcock • John Esposito • Desmond Tutu • Mpho Tutu • RELIGION • A handsomely photgraphed tour of the five major world religions and the places that each one holds most sacred. (REL05, $24.00)
	Gifts from the Pharaohs, How Ancient Egyptian Civilization Shaped the Modern World • Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt • HISTORY • Desroches-Noblecourt traces the origins of the calendar, aspects of religion, architecture, customs and symbols of western civilization back to Ancient Egypt in this lavishly illustrated, lively scholarly overview of Egyptian culture. (EGY227, $39.95)
	The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa • Alexander McCall Smith • LITERATURE • McCall Smith brings together folktales, often hilarious or bizarre, which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. (AFR141, $22.00)
	Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East • Clement M. Henry • Robert Springborg • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An analysis of the Middle East's responses to the prospect of globalization at the turn of the twenty-first century. (MDE76, $29.99)
	The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt, An Illustrated Dictionary • Manfred Lurker • ARCHAEOLOGY • A compact overview of the sipritual and symbolic world of the Ancient Egyptian. (EGY21, $19.95)
	Gods, Graves and Scholars, The Story of Archaeology • C.W. Ceram • ARCHAEOLOGY • An entertaining popular history of archaeology. (EGY28, $15.85)
	Guide to the Giza Plateau and Some Mysteries of Original Egyptian Culture • Sun Ship • A beautiful full-color archeological site plan of the famous pyramids at Giza, featuring insets with photographs and line drawings and information on artifacts, methods of construction, and dynasties. (EGY193, $18.95)
	Hatchepsut, The Female Pharaoh • Joyce Tyldesley • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A scholarly biography of the female pharaoh Hatchepsut and the controversy surrounding her life and her place in history. (EGY120, $16.00)
	He Shall Thunder in the Sky • Elizabeth Peters • MYSTERY • This riveting mystery novel by Egyptologist Elizabeth Peters finds Amelia Peabody and her family hard at work at an Egyptian archaeological site on the brink of WWI. (EGY75, $9.99)
	Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt, Unearthing the Masterpieces of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo • Zahi Hawass • ARCHAEOLOGY • This a well-photographed history of the Cairo Museum and of archaeology in Egypt, published in conjunction with a new permanent exhibit, features 120 color photographs and incisive text by the head of Egypt's antiquities council. (EGY201, $35.00)
	A History of Egypt • Afaf Lutfi al-Sayyid Marsot • HISTORY • A brief history, beginning with the Arab conquest of Egypt in 639 and continuing through the present day. (EGY122, $25.99)
	A History of the Arab Peoples • Albert Hourani • HISTORY • A grand history of the Arab world by the distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani, this is a readable and much acclaimed survey that ranges over 13 centuries, chronicling the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples in 26 lucidly written chapters. (MDE11, $16.99)
	A History of the Middle East • Peter Mansfield • Nicolas Pelham • HISTORY • (MDE84, $16.00)
	A History of the Modern Middle East • William L. Cleveland • HISTORY • A remarkably clear and engaging scholarly acount of the hisory of the Middle East. (MDE124, $45.00)
	How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs • Mark Collier • Bill Manley • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • Museum-goers and armchair travelers alike can gain a basic knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Egypt with this step-by-step guide to decoding tomb scenes and inscriptions. (EGY34, $25.95)
	I Know Many Songs, but I Cannot Sing • Brian Kiteley • LITERATURE • Set in Cairo during Ramadan, this strange, dreamy novel tells of an American expatriate and an Armenian-born theater critic exploring the cultural and political complexities of modern Egypt. (EGY205, $14.95)
	Imagining Egypt, A Living Portrait of the Time of the Pharaohs • Mark Millmore • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Millmore animates the history, culture and daily life of the people of ancient Egypt in this lively illustrated overview. The book is filled with original drawings and diagrams, color photographs, essays and stunning 3-D computer renderings. (EGY202, $24.95)
	An Imperfect Lens, a Novel • Anne Roiphe • LITERATURE • This historical novel -- a science thriller, romance and travelogue -- takes off from actual events: a cholera epidemic in Alexandria in 1883. (EGY169, $25.00)
	In An Antique Land • Amitav Ghosh • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • In this heady book, the author-historian recreates the life of a slave who lived along the ancient Nile. Not exactly historical fiction, this book artfully interweaves personal history, travel writing and philosophical meditation. (EGY18, $15.95)
	In Ruins: A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature • Christopher Woodward • ART & ARCHITECTURE • In this infectiously compelling book, art historian Woodward meditates on the allure, majesty and history of our fascination with antiquities, mixing his own observations with those of writers, painters, and architects. (TVL37, $14.00)
	In the Shadow of the Prophet, The Struggle for the Soul of Islam • Milton Viorst • HISTORY • A wideranging analysis based on interviews with key figures in Iran and the Arab world. (ISL18, $17.50)
	The Innocents Abroad • Mark Twain • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Mark Twain's witty and classic account of his 1867 grand tour of Europe. (MDE08, $14.95)
	Islam and the West • Bernard Lewis • RELIGION • In this illuminating collection of essays, one of the great authorities on the Middle East explores the common ground shared by Islam and the West. (ARB12, $19.99)
	Islam Without Fear, Egypt and the New Islamists • Raymond William Baker • RELIGION • Baker intertwines rich narrative observation with his provocative and groundbreaking study of the New Islamists in Egyptian politics and society. (EGY228, $20.00)
	Islam, A Short History • Karen Armstrong • RELIGION • Armstrong brings authority and experience to this vivid, clear-headed survey of the history and impact of Islam from the birth of Muhammad to present-day challenges. A Modern Library Chronicles book. (ISL15, $14.95)
	Islam, The Straight Path • John L. Esposito • RELIGION • A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tome intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader. (MDE22, $39.95)
	Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250 • Richard Ettinghausen • Oleg Grabar • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated survey of the great monuments and art produced by Muslim peoples during medieval times, including the Dome of the Rock, as well as many small aritfacts. (ISL26, $40.00)
	Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History and Literature • Stephen O. Murray • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A scholarly overview of homosexuality in medieval Egypt, Ottoman Turkey and beyond. (ARB26, $23.00)
	Islamic Monuments in Cairo, A Practical Guide • Caroline Williams • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A popular guide to 200 Islamic monuments, indispensable for anyone interested in Cairo's medieval treasures and architectural heritage. With walking tours, local maps and building-by-building detail. (EGY45, $24.95)
	Islamic Society in Practice • Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban • RELIGION • An introduction to the influence of Islam on the structuring of Arab societies. (ISL12, $29.95)
	Islamism and Secularism in North Africa • John Ruedy • RELIGION • A discussion of Islamic movements in North Africa. (ISL13, $42.00)
	Justine • Lawrence Durrell • LITERATURE • A richly atmospheric novel set in Alexandria on the brink of World War II. (EGY87, $15.00)
	Karnak Cafe • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • 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)
	The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empires • Derek Welsby • HISTORY • A schoalrly survey of the ancient African empire of Kush, which once flourished along the Nile. (AFR101, $19.95)
	Land and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt, The Structure of Land Tenure • Joseph G. Manning • HISTORY • (EGY177, $116.00)
	Land of Enchanters: Egyptian Short Stories from the Earliest Times to the Present Day • Stanley Burstein • Bernard Lewis • ANTHOLOGY • Spanning 4000 years of Egyptian history -- the Middle Kingdom through the Greco-Roman and Christian eras and up to the present day -- this anthology reveals a national history varied in its events, yet unified by a continuity of themes and spirit. (EGY189, $18.95)
	Leo Africanus • Amin Maalouf • LITERATURE • A fictional memoir of the first 40 years in the life of Leo Africanus, a Muslim whose travels led him throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. (MED55, $16.95)
	The Library of Alexandria, Rediscovering the Cradle of Western Civilization • Roy Macleod • HISTORY • A scholarly discussion of the origins and significance of the library at Alexandria. (EGY88, $59.50)
	Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C. • Daniel C. Snell • HISTORY • From the dawn of the written word to conquest by Alexander the Great, the history of the ancient Middle East is traced in this readable, thoroughly researched overview of economic, social and cultural development in the world of the Bible. (MDE56, $22.00)
	Life of the Ancient Egyptians • Eugene Strouhal • HISTORY • An illustrated account of day to day life in Ancient Egypt. Featuring 219 color plates, it covers art, agriculture, diet, recreation, religion, medicine and many other subjects. (EGY152, $24.95)
	The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry • William Kelly Simpson • ANTHOLOGY • A collection of translated texts from Ancient Egypt, updated in 2003 with 25 new selections. (EGY153, $26.00)
	Lonely Planet Egypt • Andrew Humphreys • Siona Jenkins • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, comprehensive guide to Egypt. (EGY60, $24.99)
	Lonely Planet Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook • Siona Jenkins • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A convenient, palm-sized phrasebook and min-dictionary geared for travelers to Egypt. (EGY138, $9.99)
	Lost Civilizations: Egypt • Time Life Books • HISTORY • A lively overview of the ancient history, people and culture of Egypt in the Time Life "Lost Civilizations" series. (EGY55, $12.00)
	The Map of Love • Ahdaf Soueif • LITERATURE • A family saga and tale of romance and politics, looking back from present day Egypt to the turn of the century. (EGY93, $16.00)
	Midaq Alley • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • Nobel laureate Mahfouz, author of The Cairo Trilogy, depicts the lives of residents of a bustling, impoverished Cairo neighborhood in this absorbing early novel, first published in the 1940s. (EGY220, $15.00)
	Middle East Map • Freytag & Berndt • Showing the region from Turkey and the Caucuses to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iran at a scale of 1:2,000,000. It includes the north of Saudi Arabia. (MDE19, $14.95)
	The Middle East, A Brief History of the Last 2000 Years • Bernard Lewis • HISTORY • A sweeping history of the Middle East of the last 2,000 years. Princeton historian Lewis concentrates on the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place, and concludes with a note of pessimism about the future. (MDE26, $17.00)
	The Middle Sea • John Julius Norwich • HISTORY • A marvelous writer who has already tackled Byzantium, the Normans in Sicily and Venice, Norwich spins his magic in this story of culture, trade and politics, royalty and rulers, wars and religion in the Mediterranean. (MED98, $20.00)
	Miles from Nowhere, A Round the World Bicycle Adventure • Barbara Savage • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The funny, poignant account of the husban-and-wife duo's 23,000-mile, 25-country, two-year bicycle odyssey. (BCY02, $18.95)
	The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of Pharoahs • Jan Assmann • Andrew Jenkins • HISTORY • Egyptologist Jan Assmann combs through ancient texts, hieroglyphs and other archaeological remnants for this scholarly study of how the Ancient Egyptians recorded and viewed their own history. (EGY195, $24.50)
	Miramar • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • A novel set in late 1960s Alexandria from the Nobel prize-winning Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. (EGY123, $15.00)
	Modern Egypt, The Formation of a Nation-State • Arthur, Jr. Goldschmidt • HISTORY • This concise, scholarly overview covers politics, social history, economics, military history and religion. (EGY226, $35.00)
	Mountains of the Pharaohs, A History of the Pyramids of Egypt • Zahi A. Hawass • HISTORY • An overview of ancient Egypt by a leading archaeologist. Hawass is Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Director of the Giza Pyramids Excavation. (EGY173, $24.95)
	Muhammad, A Prophet for Our Time • Karen Armstrong • RELIGION • In this extended essay, a volume in the Eminent Lives series, Armstrong looks at the significance of Mohammed's life and teachings. (ISL60, $14.99)
	Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead • Heather Pringle • ARCHAEOLOGY • A surprisingly lively informative account of an arcane but fascinating area of research. (SCI77, $13.95)
	The Mummy in Ancient Egypt, Equipping the Dead for Eternity • Salima Ikram • Aidan Dodson • HISTORY • Ikram, an Egyptologist, and Dodson, an archaeologist, examine the preservation of bodies for the afterlife in this detailed account of ancient Egyptian funerary practices. (EGY186, $45.00)
	The Mysteries of Abu Simbel • Zahi Hawass • Farouk Hosni • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A short overview of the temples of Abu Simbel by a noted Egyptologist. With 78 color illustrations. (EGY111, $15.95)
	The Mysterious Death of Tutankhamun • Paul Doherty • ARCHAEOLOGY • In this well-told, illustrated murder mystery, Doherty considers "Why did King Tut die at 18?" Interestingly, he rejects intrigue or foul play and postulates a degenerative disease as the culprit. (EGY150, $14.00)
	Mystery of the Nile • Pasquale Scaturro • Richard Bangs • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A gripping account of the first complete decent of the Nile from Ethiopia to Alexandria, written in conjunction with Richard Bangs. (EGY126, $16.00)
	The Myth of the Goddess, Evolution of an Image • Anne Baring • Jules Cashford • Laurens van der Post • HISTORY • A study of the role of goddesses in world mythology and their changing meanings in society. (REL10, $27.00)
	The Nag Hammadi Library in English • James M. Robinson • Richard Smith • HISTORY • The complete translated collection of 45 philosophical and religious manuscripts attributed to 4th-century Gnostic Christians and rediscovered in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi in 1945. (EGY156, $22.95)
	National Geographic Egypt • Andrew Humphreys • GUIDEBOOK • This guide to Egypt, published in the National Geographic attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, 30 full color maps, and good information history, culture, archaeology and travel in Egypt. (EGY97, $27.95)
	The Nile • Robert O. Collins • HISTORY • Collins draws on a lifetime of study and travel in this authoritative overview of the geography and history of the 4,000-mile-long river. (AFR129, $52.00)
	Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women • Geraldine Brooks • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society, drawn from the author's many interviews with women throughout the Arab World. (ARB06, $15.00)
	No god but God, The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam • Reza Aslan • RELIGION • Geared for a popular audience, this provocative book is both a call for reform and a history of early Muslim life and practice. (ISL50, $16.00)
	Odyssey Guide Egypt, Land of the Pharaohs • Robert Morkot • GUIDEBOOK • An authoritative, illustrated guide to Egypt, and especially its ancient monuments, with color photographs and maps, literary excerpts, and suggested excursions. (EGY78, $24.95)
	The Olive, Tree of Civilization • John Train • Mark E. Smith • HISTORY • This history of the celebrated olive brings to life its glorious past, mythology and global impact. (NAT72, $25.00)
	Omm Sety's Abydos • Dorothy Louise Eady • ARCHAEOLOGY • Dorothy Eady's (AKA Omm Sety) brief tribute to her adopted home on the Upper Nile is the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities Publication three. (EGY240, $18.00)
	Out of Place • Edward W. Said • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • With acute attention to detail, Said recalls growing up in the privileged, cosmopolitan world of the Middle East in the 1930s and 40s. (MDE32, $16.00)
	The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt • Ian Shaw • HISTORY • A wide-ranging overview of Egyptian society, culture, art and literature, from 700,000 BC to AD 311 by a team of scholars. (EGY117, $27.95)
	Pagan Holiday, On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists • Tony Perrottet • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An inventive account of travels in the Mediterannean in the footsteps of the Romans. (MED72, $13.95)
	Palace and Mosque, Islamic Art from the Middle East • Tim Stanley • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A wide-ranging survey of the architecture and art of the Islamic Middle East. (MDE78, $50.00)
	Palace of Desire • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • The second novel in the Cairo Trilogy, set during the 20s in Egypt, finds patriarch Al-Sayyid Ahmad more mellow than before. (EGY16, $15.95)
	Palace Walk • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • The first volume in the monumental "Cairo Trilogy," a family saga set in post-WWI Egypt. Nobel Prize-winning Mahfouz provides insight into life in Egypt and the revolution against the British. (EGY04, $16.00)
	Parting the Desert, the Creation of the Suez Canal • Zachary Karabell • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • 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. (EGY125, $15.00)
	A Peace to End all Peace • David Fromkin • HISTORY • 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. (ARB13, $20.00)
	The Peopling of Africa, A Geographic Interpretation • James L. Newman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An anthropological study of Africa, which considers, among other factors, genetics, religion, language and technology. (AFR140, $26.00)
	Petra • Maria G. A. Guzzo • E. Equini Schneider • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An illustrated overview of the history and culture of the Nabateans and guide to the city of Petra, its art and architecture by two Italian archaeologists. With 97 color plates, archival drawings and maps. (MDE68, $48.00)
	Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans • Jane Taylor • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • OUT OF PRINT • Petra's history from the Stone Age to the Nabataeans (who constructed the city) through the Crusades is documented with 150 full-color photographs. (JRD11, $24.95)
	Petra, The Rose-Red City • Christian Auge • Jean-Marie Dentzer • ART & ARCHITECTURE • BEST SELLER • A pocket guide to the art, history and culture of Petra, the ancient city that was occupied by the Nabataeans, conquered by the Romans, and overrun by the Crusaders, only to be lost to the West until 1812. Includes hundreds of archival and color illustrations, maps, site plans and a section of original documents. (JRD13, $15.95)
	The Pharaohs • Christiane Ziegler • Francesco Tiradritti • ARCHAEOLOGY • A catalogue from an exhibition at Venice's Palazzo Grassi showcasing 275 diverse objects along with authoritative, popular essays on the life and culture of pharoahs in ancient Egypt. (EGY146, $75.00)
	Pimsleur Quick & Simple Arabic (Eastern) • Pimsleur Language Method • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • An audio CD with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Eastern Arabic, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (ARB69, $19.95)
	Pimsleur Quick & Simple Arabic (Egyptian) • Pimsleur Language Method • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • An audio CD with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Egyptian Arabic, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (EGY157, $19.95)
	Pyramid • David MacAulay • ARCHAEOLOGY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Master draughtsman David MacAulay tackles the building of the pyramids with his incomparable illustrations. Intended for young people, but Egyptologists of all ages will enjoy it. (EGY29, $9.95)
	The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments • Miroslav Verner • Steven Rendall • ARCHAEOLOGY • An authoritative, chronological history of the construction and significance of Egypt's pyramids, geared for the general public and with a focus on recent archaeology. (EGY147, $17.95)
	The Quest • Wilbur A. Smith • LITERATURE • The gripping sequel to Warlock (EGY206), set in ancient Egypt, is a tale of adventure and magic. When the Nile dries up, the wise magus Taita must journey towards its source--in the unexplored depths of Africa. (EGY211, $9.99)
	Ramses, The Battle of Kadesh • Christian Jacq • LITERATURE • Volume three in the series of entertaining, bestselling novels by French egyptologist Christian Jacq. The five-volume account of the life and adventures of the Pharaoh Ramses mix history and speculation. (EGY132, $21.99)
	Ramses, The Eternal Temple • Christian Jacq • LITERATURE • Volume two in the series of entertaining, bestselling novels by French egyptologist Christian Jacq. The five-volume account of the life and adventures of the Pharaoh Ramses mix history and speculation. (EGY131, $21.99)
	Ramses, The Lady of Abu Simbel • Christian Jacq • LITERATURE • Volume four in the series of entertaining, bestselling novels by French egyptologist Christian Jacq. The five-volume account of the life and adventures of the Pharaoh Ramses mix history and speculation. (EGY133, $21.99)
	Ramses, The Son of Light • Christian Jacq • LITERATURE • Volume one in the series of entertaining, popular novels about the Pharaoh Ramses, written by a French Egyptologist. The five-volume account of the life and adventures of the Pharaoh Ramses mixes history and speculation. (EGY130, $21.99)
	Ramses, Under the Western Acacia • Christian Jacq • LITERATURE • The concluding novel in the five-volume series by French egyptologist Christian Jacq. (EGY134, $21.99)
	Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture • Richard Wilkinson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A guide to making sense of the symbols and hieroglyphic images of Egyptian art., filled with 350 illustrations. You'll want to take this book along. (EGY39, $19.95)
	Red Sea Dive Guide • Alessandro Carletti • Andrea Ghisotti • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to dive sites throughout the Red Sea with maps and beautiful color photographs. (DIV43, $27.50)
	Religion in Ancient Egypt, Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice • John Baines • RELIGION • A scholarly overview of the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Egyptians. (EGY204, $21.00)
	Religion in Roman Egypt: Assimilation and Resistance • David Frankfurter • HISTORY • A scholarly history of the influence of Christianity in Egypt from its first appearance in approximately 100 A.D. to its dominance in the region by 600 A.D. (EGY155, $30.95)
	The Rise And Fall of Alexandria, Birthplace of the Modern Mind • Justin Pollard • HISTORY • A readable narrative that brings to life one of history's most fascinating and prolific cities. (EGY210, $27.95)
	The Rise of Christianity • Rodney Stark • RELIGION • The subtitle to this book says it all: "How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries." (MED64, $14.99)
	Roman Arabia • G.W. Bowerstock • HISTORY • A remarkable history of the Romans in the Arab world. For the traveler with scholarly inclinations, this lucid book provides essential background to the Roman archeological sites in the Middle East. (MDE12, $26.50)
	Rough Guide Egypt • Dan Richardson • Daniel Jacobs • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to travel in Egypt with dozens of excellent sketch maps and detailed practical information. It concludes with a concise, 40-page survey of the history and culture of Egypt. (EGY43, $22.99)
	Rough Guide Mediterranean Cafe Music • Various Artists • MUSIC • A carefully chosen sampling of the diverse sounds of the cafe culture along the Mediterranean coasts, including music of Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. (MED100, $14.98)
	The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses • George Hart • RELIGION • The second, expanded edition of Hart's comprehensive, illustrated dictionary. It's an excellent introduction to the many different gods, their role, mythic associations and attributes. (EGY61, $28.95)
	Secrets from the Sand • Zahi Hawass • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	Secrets of the Sands • Harry Thurston • ARCHAEOLOGY • An archaeological history of the Dakhla Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert, taking in the times of the Romans, the pharaohs, and early African peoples. (EGY183, $25.95)
	The Secrets of the Sphinx: Restoration Past and Present • Zahi Hawass • GUIDEBOOK • A slim guide to the Sphinx and its architectural history, with 47 color photographs and text in both English and Arabic. (EGY46, $14.95)
	Silent Desert 1, Bahariya and Farafra Oases • Farid Atiya • Jenny Jobbins • NATURAL HISTORY • A beautiful photographic portrait of the Egyptian desert oases of Bahariya and Farafra. (EGY182, $34.95)
	The Spirit of Mediterranean Places • Michel Butor • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • In this remarkable short book, the celebrated French novelist chronicles his travels to Cairo, Luxor, Crete, Istanbul and other Mediterranean sites in absorbing, appreciative painterly detail. (MED03, $13.95)
	Stairways to the Stars, Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures • Anthony Aveni • ARCHAEOLOGY • A wide-ranging study of the influence of astronomy on the design of ancient monuments and cities, focusing on Stonehenge, the Incas and the Maya. (GEN314, $18.95)
	Sugar Street • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • In the concluding volume to the Cairo Trilogy, Mahfouz wraps up the sprawling tale of the Abdal-Jawad clan. (EGY17, $16.00)
	The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems, 1940-1640 BC • R.B. Parkinson • LITERATURE • Parkinson brings the wondrous tales of ancient Egypt's "Middle Kingdom" to life in this new translation. The classic Tale of Sinuhe relates the magnificent adventures of a courtier who flees Egypt only to encounter new obstacles in different countries. (EGY190, $15.95)
	Thebes in Egypt: A Guide to the Tombs and Temples of Ancient Luxor • Nigel Strudwick • Helen Strudwick • ARCHAEOLOGY • An illustrated, scholarly overview of ancient Thebes, its monuments, geography and daily life. With photographs, maps and illustrations, the book is an outstanding guide to the enormous archaeological site centered on modern-day Luxor. (EGY41, $29.95)
	Three Novels of Ancient Egypt Khufu's Wisdom, Rhadopis of Nubia, Thebes at War • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • (EGY198, $26.95)
	The Tomb of Tutankhamen • Howard Carter • Lisa Thomas • EXPLORATION • A condensed, readable version of Carter's classic tale of discovery. (EGY103, $14.00)
	The Tragedy of the Korosko • Arthur Conan Doyle • LITERATURE • Conan Doyle's 1890s desert drama of a Nile cruise gone awry, based on actual events and originally published in 1898 in the Strand Magazine. (EGY107, $13.95)
	Travels in the East • Donald Richie • Stephen Mansfield • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The unmatchable, exuberant Richie (who winningly writes "New countries are like new clothes") muses on Egypt, India, Bhutan, Mongolia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Thailand, Yap, Korea, and Japan in this kaleidoscope of travel essays. (ASA63, $14.95)
	Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, Official Companion Book to the Exhibition Sponsored by National Geographic • Zahi Hawass • ARCHAEOLOGY • The lavishly illustrated exhibition catalogue for the comprehensive Tut exhibit now touring the U.S. Written by the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. (EGY148, $35.00)
	Tutankhamun, The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs • Zahi Hawass • HISTORY • The official companion to the international exhibition, featuring 180 color photographs. (EGY244, $40.00)
	Tutankhamun: The Untold Story • Thomas Hoving • HISTORY • A look at Howard Carter's famous discovery and excavation of King Tut's tomb by the former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (EGY149, $18.95)
	Valley of the Golden Mummies • Zahi Hawass • ARCHAEOLOGY • The recent discovery of hundreds of 2,000-year-old golden mummies at the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt is the subject of this book by Zahi Hawass, the director of excavation. (EGY74, $39.95)
	Valley of the Kings • John Romer • HISTORY • This reprint of Romer's 1981 overview of the Egyptian royalty entombed in the valley includes a good history of archaeology at the site. (EGY229, $12.99)
	Vintage Egypt, Travels on the Nile 1917-1952 • Alain Blottiere • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A visual celebration of early 20th-century travel in Egypt and the Nile, featuring archival photographs (20 in color, 124 black-and-white) and excerpts from famous European travelers. (EGY145, $50.00)
	Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses • Bruce S. Feiler • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	The War for Muslim Minds, Islam and the West • Gilles Kepel • RELIGION • A provocative analysis of the impact of the war on terrorism and U.S. military activity on the Middle East. (ISL47, $23.95)
	The Western Desert of Egypt • Cassandra Vivian • GUIDEBOOK • This comprehensive guide to the little-traveled regions of Western Egypt includes the Bahariya Oasis, site of the recently discovered Valley of the Golden Mummies. (EGY166, $29.95)
	What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East • Bernard Lewis • HISTORY • An examination of the changes that have taken place in the history of Middle Eastern civilization by the prolific scholar Bernard Lewis. (ISL44, $12.95)
	Woman at Point Zero • Sherif Hetata • Nawal El Saadawi • LITERATURE • This powerful novel of a woman condemned to death for the murder of her pimp serves a scathing critique of the society that never allowed her to live. (EGY102, $8.50)
	A Woman of Egypt • Jehan Sadat • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The widow of Anwar Sadat reviews her life, from her middle-class childhood in Cairo to her experiences after the assassination of her husband. (EGY159, $30.95)
	Workers and Peasants in the Modern Middle East • Joel Beinin • HISTORY • A study of the working class in the Middle East, beginning with the period of the Ottoman Empire. (MDE77, $30.99)
	The World of Islam • Don Belt • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Collecting more than twenty five National Geographic articles from the last one hundred years, this glimpse into the Islamic world is a fascinating examination of the evolving relationship between East and West. (ISL30, $22.00)

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