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Frommer's Egypt (Paperback)
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Experience a place the way the
locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Our expert take on Egypt covers
everything from the Pyramids in Giza and Luxor's temples to diving the Red Sea
and navigating the streets of Cairo. Outspoken opinions on what's worth your
time and what's not. Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever
your budget. Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new
takes on top attractions.
Egypt Travel
Guide
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by (Rough Guide Travel Guides
S.) Dan Richardson
the ultimate guide to this fascinating country. The
guide opens with a 24-page, full-colour section introducing Egypt's highlights,
including in-depth accounts of all the top sites, from the pyramids at Giza to
the incredible tombs in the Valley of the Kings. The main heart of the guide
includes detailed, insider listings on where to find the tastiest food and the
best places to stay, whether you're on a budget or travelling in
style.
Lonely Planet Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Find a Cairo coffeehouse to suit
your own style; unwind, chat and inhale deeply over a sheesha Forget hot
springs: try a hot sand bath in the middle of the desert Take belly-dancing
lessons from the most famous teacher in Egypt Relax in the soft light of early
morning on a Nile cruise
Travel Egypt Nile Cruise
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Janet Wood
tells you how
it really is! Given from an experienced perspective that does not shy away from
confronting the issues, it provides a valuable insight into what you can expect
from a Nile Cruise by letting you know the scams, as well as the pleasures
awaiting you on your Egyptian vacation. Our Travel Egypt books offer straight
answers, with sound and practical holiday advice.
Cairo Insight Guide (Egypt) Edition 2002
(Maps Worldwide) (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Includes a section detailing
Cairo's history, eight features covering aspects of the country's life and
culture, ranging from the Tentmaker's Bazaar to the treasures of Tutankhamun, a
region by region visitor's guide to the sights and a Travel Tips section packed
with contact addresses and numbers.
Nile Insight
Guide (Egypt) - 2002
(Maps Worldwide)
During 1995, visitor figures for Egypt
increased by 18 per cent to 2.6 million, and cruising down the Nile is now a
popular tourist attraction. This revised edition is a travel companion and a
souvenir of a Nile cruise.; Egypt only exists because of the Nile. It rises
deep in the heart of Africa from long-disputed sources. It was along this river
that the world's most advanced culture blossomed and died, leaving a legacy of
now legendary pyramids, temples and tombs.; This guide contains up-to-date
maps, along with tips on travel, excursions, accommodation and restaurants.
Egypt Globetrotter Travel Pack - Edition
2001
(Maps Worldwide)
This pack comprises a "Globetrotter
Travel Guide" of Egypt and a folded, full-size Globetrotter Travel Map of the
area, in a pocket-sized plastic wallet.
Fodor's
Exploring Egypt (2nd Edition)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Anthony Sattin, Fodor Travel
Staff (Editor), Sylvie Franquet
Exploring Egypt is the perfect companion
for independent travelers who want to discover Egypt on their own. It's an
ideal blend of practical information, vivid photos, and honest, insightful
writing, with detailed maps and plans.
Egypt:
Fourth Edition (Odyssey Illustrated Guides) Nov 2000
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Robert Morkot shares the basics
of Egyptian food, etiquette and customs, shopping and sports. He illuminates
chapters on specific regions with more than 50 full-color photographs that
highlight archeological wonders like Elephantine Island of Aswan. Detailed
Maps, hotel and airline information, and an introduction to the hieroglyphic
alphabet make this book an essential guide to a fascinating country
Blue Guide Egypt (Blue Guides)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Veronica Seton-Williams, Peter
Stocks (Contributor), M. V. Seton-Williams
The
Dive Sites of the Red Sea ('Dive Sites Of...' Series)
(amazon.com) - USA
by Guy Buckles
Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the Red Sea
(amazon.com) - USA
Rough
Guide - Egypt
(Maps Worldwide) (amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Published by Rough Guides
Series The Rough Guide Paperback
This practical guide to Egypt includes
tips on where to find the best hotels, restaurants and bars, advice on how and
where to book a diving course and accounts of the Pharonic sites and Islamic
monuments.
Egypt Handbook
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Footprint Handbooks
Series Footprint Handbooks
this handbook encourages travellers to look
wider. Areas covered include the small palm-sheltered settlements in the oases
of the western desert and the expanses of Sinai where the coasts are fringed
with coral reefs. It provides travellers with detailed and comprehensive
background information plus practical travel information..
Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
(Phrasebooks) Siona Jenkins
This phrasebook incorporates a pronunciation guide and a two-way dictionary
as well as useful key words and phrases in Egyptian Arabic. There is also a
section on understanding hieroglyphics, and the cuisine and culture - including
how to haggle and shop - are also dealt with.
Lonely Planet: Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Siona Jenkins
This
phrasebook incorporates a pronunciation guide and a two-way dictionary as well
as useful key words and phrases in Egyptian Arabic. There is also a section on
understanding hieroglyphics, and the cuisine and culture - including how to
haggle and shop - are also dealt with.
Essential
Egypt
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by AA Publishing Series AA
Essential Travel Series Paperback
Essential travel guides are one of the
world's best selling travel guide series. Includes details of all the sites to
visit, superb maps and tips on fitting into the local scene. The section on
food and drink gives you some great places to eat. Best of all they really do
fit into your pocket. Ideal for a weekend city break
Egypt
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Everyman's Travel Guides
Series Everyman Travel Guides
Paperback, Colour illustrations, gatefold
Cairo-Luxor-Aswan (Ancient Cities Along the
Nile)
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Cadogan Guides
Cadogan
guides achieve excellent reviews across the travel press. Their style is
somewhat more literary than for example the Eyewitness Guides from DK, but they
contain a lot of very useful information. Our personal view is that they are
best used in planning what to do in a place rather than guiding your way around
it. For planning they are probably the best on the market.
Nile Insight Pocket Guide with Map
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Insight Guides
This
guide provides 13 itineraries grouped around the three key bases of Cairo,
Luxor and Aswan. Suggested excursions to the Valley of Kings and a rail trip to
Alexandria are amongst the highlights, while the book also features numerous
colour photographs and a full-size, separate pull-out map.
Maps & Atlases
Egypt
Holiday Map
(Maps Worldwide)
HarperCollins Folded Map
This
topographic map includes road, rail and ferry networks, cities and towns as
well as hotel listings and indexes to places of interest. It covers Egypt from
the Mediterranean coast to the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, and from the Libyan
border to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.
Cairo
Maps: The Practical Guide - by AUC Press
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
Over 44 full-color street maps
for Cairo, with clear indexes for streets, cultural centers, embassies, hotels
and other points of interest. Includes the principal areas of metropolitan
Cairo and Giza. This work is presented in an easy-to-use format.
Cairo
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Geoprojects (UK) Series
Arab World Maps Sheet map,
contain the latest information on border,
transport and population centres. With a colour index they include details of
tourist and cultural centres. There is a very useful business guide with
addresses of airlines, hotels, ministries, banks, travel tips, customs and visa
regulations, health requirements, tipping and taxi rates, business hours,
public and religious holidays and social customs
Egypt
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Nelles Guides & Maps
Series Nelles Maps Sheet map
This travel map of Egypt indicates tourist
attractions and hotel information. It also presents public transport systems
and inset maps of all the major cities.
Egypt
(Maps
Worldwide)
Published by Marco Polo Series Shell Maps Sheet map 1996
Luxor City map including Karnak and Western
Thebes (Maps Worldwide)
Published by Geoprojects (UK) Series
Arab World Maps Sheet map
contain the latest information on border,
transport and population centres. With a colour index they include details of
tourist and cultural centres. There is a very useful business guide with
addresses of airlines, hotels, ministries, banks, travel tips, customs and visa
regulations, health requirements, tipping and taxi rates, business hours,
public and religious holidays and social customs.
Israel and Sinai
(Maps Worldwide)
Published by Freytag & Berndt Maps
Series International Road Maps
The Pyramids
Guide to the
Pyramids of Egypt
(amazon.co.uk) - Europe
explains the purpose of each
section of the pyramid complexes, using diagrams, large colour photos and
information on museum relics. There are some interesting sections written buy
Zawi Hawass (the director of the Giza site) where he completley denies any
suggestion of 'hidden chambers' etc. This is a historical look at Egypt that
captures the wonder of the Seventh Wonder of the World! (A reader from Bath,
Europe )
The Complete Pyramids
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Mark Lehner
Mark
Lehner, a leading Egyptologist, surveys the history, building, and use of the
pyramids in unprecedented detail. 450 illus. 100 in color
The Complete Valley of the Kings : Tombs and
Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by C. N. Reeves, Richard H.
Wilkinson (Contributor), Nicholas Reeves
Here is the definitive account of
the Valley of the Kings, visited by millions of tourists and famous throughout
the world as the burial place of the great New Kingdom pharaohs. Some eighty
tombs were dug in the valley at the height of Egyptian power more than 3,000
years ago, their chambers stocked with incredible treasures and decorated with
magnificent wall paintings.
Chronicle of the
Pharaohs - The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of
Ancient Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Peter A. Clayton
The Complete Tutankhamun : The King, the Tomb, the
Royal Treasure
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by C. N. Reeves, Nicholas
Reeves
From the day in 1922 when King Tut's tomb was discovered, the legacy
of the boy-king has exerted a unique hold on people's imaginations. This
fascinating new book reveals the whole story behind Howard Carter's quest for
the tomb and includes extracts from Carter's notes and diaries, first-time
publication of many of his drawings and reconstructions, and much more.
The Discovery of the Tomb of
Tutankhamen
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Howard, Carter, Arthur C.
Mace
Written by Carter only one year after his discovery, this book
captures the overwhelming exhilaration of the find, the painstaking, step by
step process of excavation, and the wonder of opening a treasure-filled inner
chamber whose regal inhabitant had been dead for 3,000 years. 105 photos.
Temples of Ancient Egypt
by Dieter
Arnold (Editor), Lanny Bell, Ragnhild Bjerre Finnestad (Editor), Byron E.
Shafer (Editor)
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
People & Culture
Daughters of Isis : Women of Ancient Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Joyce Tyldesley
A
wonderful view of ancient Egypt in the female perspective! "Daughters of Isis,"
is a must from those who want to know the ins and outs of Egyptian
civilization, which includes the often over-looked role of women. This book
covers the life of women from birth to death and contains a wonderful chapter
on female kings, including Maatkare Hatchepsut and Neferuaten Nefertiti along
with other, lesser known great women. Changes in styles and beliefs through the
history of Ancient Egypt are noted with wonderful detail. The plates are superb
and portray a variety of household implements and portrayals the Egyptians,
themselves, made of their women. (Little
Egypt(littleegypt13@netscape.net) from Chadron, NE , April 27, 1999)
Women in Ancient Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Gay Robins
Excellent for
Assignments This is a very detailed book that I found invaluable when doing a
research task on Women in New Kingdom Egypt. The information is organised into
the Old, Middle and New Kingdom periods, and is backed up with numerous
pictures and references to tombs. (A reader from Australia , June
10, 1999)
Mistress of the House, Mistress of
Heaven : Women in Ancient Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Anne K. Capel (Editor),
Glenn E. Markoe (Editor), Betsy Bryan, Janet H. Johnson (Contributor), Barbara
Switalski (Contributor)
masterpieces of Egyptian art dating from 3000 to
300 BC have been brought together from more than 25 American museum and private
collections to illuminate the role of women in ancient Egyptian society.
Mistress Of The House, Mistress Of Heaven explores the full spectrum of women's
lives and pursuits in both historical and artistic milieus through Pharaonic
Egypt's 3000 year history. More than one hundred objects are reproduced in full
color, and all are accompanied by brief and informative essays.
Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by R. T. Rundle Clark
the
best philosophical view of ancient egyptian religion of all the books i've read
on the religion of ancient egypt (and there have been quite a few), this is the
only book i've read that offers explanations to why these myths
originated--what needs they fulfilled in us, and how the myths of the gods were
actually symbols of the development of the soul. one of the best things about
this book is that the author actually respects these ingenious people, and does
not dismiss their religion as foolish superstitions, but rather deep
philosophical ideas (A reader from wheaton, il , April 24, 1999)
The Egyptians
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Sergio A Donadoni (Editor),
Sergio Donadoni, Robert Bianchi (Translator)
Ancient Egypt : The Land and Its Legacy
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by T. G. H. James
Ancient Medicine
Ancient Egyptian Medicine
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by John F. Nunn
Scholarly,yet easy to read and enjoy. As a physician and Egyptian ,I have long
history of interest in ancient Egyptian medicine.Most books on the subject are
either incomplete or confusing. DR Nunn`s book fills a void long felt by
students of the subject. (Fikry B. Salib MD. Connecticut, U.S.A ,
April 25, 1999)
An Ancient Egyptian
Herbal
(amazon.com) - USA
by Lise Manniche
Drawing on
texts written by the Egyptians and their neighbors, and on works by classical
authors and the Copts, Manniche, a Danish Egyptologist, has reconstructed an
herbal of 94 species of plants and trees used from before the pharaohs to the
Coptic period. (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
)
The Secret Medicine of the Pharaohs :
Ancient Egyptian Healing
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Cornelius Stetter
The Divine Origin of the Craft of the
Herbalist
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by E. A. Wallis Budge
This
remarkable book traces the history of herbs far back into antiquity, and shows
that the gods themselves were believed to be the original healers, not only by
revealing the knowledge of their healing properties to mankind but by creating
the sustaining herbs out of their own bodies.
History & Politics
Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs - (Odyssey Illustrated
Guide) by Robert Morkot
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
This well-researched guide
leads the reader on a journey through the ages from the tombs of the Pharoahs
to the modern engineering feats of the Suez Canal and the mighty Aswan Dam. An
excellent introduction to the most endlessly fascinating civilization in the
world.
Vintage Egypt: Cruising the Nile in the
Golden Age of Travel
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
offer us a rare glimpse of
Egypt before the era of mass tourism. Extraordinary period photographs also
survive; unearthed in Cairo or Beirut, in museums or private homes, and
published here for the first time, they reconstitute the fragile yet
effervescent glamour of Egypt under the last kings.
Egypt Country Review 1999/2000
(amazon.com) - USA
by Robert C. Kelly (Editor), Debra
Ewing (Editor), Stanton Doyle (Editor), Denise Youngblood (Editor)
up-to-date source for political and economic information
The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea :
A Historical Review
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by N. N. Ambraseys, N. N.
Ambrasseys, R. D. Adams (Editor), C. P. Melville (Editor)
Egypt : Yesterday and Today
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by David Roberts, Fabio
Bourbon, Antonio Attini (Photographer), Antonio Athni (Photographer)
A
fascinating look at the the wonders of Egyptian ruins As a lover of Egyptian
history and of the works of the 19th century artist, David Roberts, this book
shows the before and after of these ancient sites after excavation as never
seen before. The wonderful and romantic images from Roberts as were first seen
when he travelled to Egypt, are contrasted with current photographs of the same
sites. (Dan@DS2BUD1@aol.com from New York City , December 7,
1998)
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs : A
Popular History of Ancient Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA
by Barbara Mertz
Akhenaten : King of Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Cyril Aldred
Two Great
Leaders, Akhenaten and Cyril!! Very informative!! Thoroughly written and
researched!! If a person is inexperienced in Egyptology, this book commences
from day one of the life of Akhenaten and Nefertiti to the end, and aftermath
of this great pharoah. Well written. The way it (the writing) is constructed,
makes one feel like they are following history, just after it has occurred. I
commend Mr. Aldred, whom is no longer among us, and recommend this reading to
anyone who is interested in two uniquely and innovative leaders, Akhenaten and
Cyril!! (A reader , April 28, 1997)
The Lost Tomb
(amazon.com) - USA
by Kent R. Weeks
Dr. Weeks, an
Egyptologist with the American University in Cairo, draws on his own diaries,
as well as those of his wife and foreman, to describe the excitement and risks
that surrounded the most significant archaeological discovery of our time: the
burial site of the Son of Ramesses II. Photos & line drawings throughout,
many in color.
The Murder of Tutankhamen
: A True Story
(amazon.com) - USA
by Bob Brier
Excellent! I gem
of history!!` When I first saw this book, I thought that it was going to be a
boring history book. IT turned out to be an awesome piece of history. Don't
pass this one up (A reader from sacramento, ca , June 3, 1999)
Egyptian Mummies : Unraveling the Secrets of
an Ancient Art
(amazon.com) - USA
by Bob Brier Illuminating their
mysteries, myths, sacred rituals, and hieroglyphic writings, this book brings
the ancients to life. In an easily accessible and lively style, noted
Egyptologist Bob Brier gives the complete historical context of ancient
Egyptian culture and a contemporary interpretation of it. Photos throughout.
The Encyclopedia of Mummies
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Bob Brier
Hatchepsut : The Female Pharaoh
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Joyce Tyldesley
A
biography drawing on archaeological and historical evidence tells of the
brilliant female pharaoh who ruled Egypt for more than twenty years, but whose
name and image were viciously attacked after her reign came to an end. 12,000
first printing.
A History of Ancient
Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Nicolas Grimal, Ian Shaw
(Translator)
Very concise and matter-of fact style writing This text goes
into previously unknown and unwritten detail concerning the history of Egypt. I
particularly enjoyed the chronological progression and the minute attention to
detailed facts about the various pharaohs. The information regarding the
Candaces of Meroe(Sudan) in relationship to Egypt was informative. The final
phase of Egyptian history is well written in easy to understand.
(wbats2@pop.uky.edu from Lexington, Kentucky , February 9, 1999)
Ancient Egypt : A Social History
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Bruse Trigger, Barry Kemp,
Bruce G. Trigger (Photographer)
The processes of political, social and
economic change are traced in an original survey of the ancient societies that
flourished in the Nile Valley from the predynastic period to the conquest by
Alexander the Great.
Ancient Egypt : Anatomy of
a Civilization
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Barry J. Kemp
The Discovery of the Nile
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Gianni Guadalupi, Giovanni
Guadalupi
Explorers have sought the sources of the Nile River since the
days of the pharaohs. This superbly illustrated, oversized book details the
quests of those ancients, but concentrates more on the 19th-century efforts of
men who were well known in their day: Sir Richard Francis Burton, Sir Benjamin
Baker, John Hanning Speke, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, David Livingstone.
Egypt : Splendors of an Ancient
Civilization
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Alberto Siliotti, Alerto
Siliotti
Capitalism and Nationalism at the End
of Empire : State and Business in Decolonizing Egypt, Nigeria, and
Kenya, 1945-1963
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Robert L. Tignor
Robert
Tignor's new study of the decolonization experiences of Egypt, Nigeria, and
Kenya elucidates the major factors that led to the transfer of power from
British to African hands in these three territories.
Other Books and Novels
Mummy in Ancient Egypt : Equipping the Dead for Eternity
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Salima Ikram (Preface),
Aidan Dodson (Preface)
Ancient Egyptian
Magic : Spells, Incantations, Potions, Stories, and Rituals
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Bob Brier
Excellent!
This book is a must read for anyone interested in learning a different
interpretation of the practices of the ancient Egyptians. Truth? We don't know.
Compelling argument and evidence? Most definately. (A reader from
Knoxville, Tennessee , March 11, 1999)
Magic in
Ancient Egypt
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Geraldine Pinch
Great
pictures, good writing, easy to understand Pinch delivers a solid book
explaining the practical aspects of Ancient Egyptian magic. The book is written
so that both an academic and a "normal" ;-) person can easily understand the
thought behind the magic. Check out the terrifying love spell!
(BellaLun@phoenix-alliance.com from San Jose, California , December
29, 1997)
Moses Crosses the Red Sea : A
Story of Faith and Courage
(amazon.com) - USA (amazon.co.uk) - Europe
by Mary Manz Simon, Mary Manz
Simon
Childrens book - ages 4-8
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