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Alexandria : City of the Western Mindby Theodore VrettosISBN 0743205693 (0-7432-0569-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alexandria : City of the Western Mind'Book summary:Classicist Theodore Vrettos's Alexandria is a cultural, political, and intellectual biography of the Egyptian metropolis that he deems more influential than any other in world history. Vrettos, between short bookcase chapters on Alexandria's founding and effective demise (and the obscene and vindictive destruction of the city's enormous library), divides his history into chronologically overlapping chapters. "The Mind" is a series of brief profiles of the many scholars and scientists, renowned and obscure, who gathered in what amounted to a huge municipal salon cum laboratory, including Euclid, Aristarchus, Herophilus, Ptolemy, and Archimedes. "The Soul" catalogs the religious philosophers who lived in the city, which, born of Greek wisdom, became in Vrettos's opinion the "intellectual birthplace of Christianity." The longest section, "The Power," is a refreshingly concise retelling of the delicious and intricate saga of Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and scores of lesser political and martial personalities. For the avid reader, Alexandria is a jewel box hefty with sparkling stones. --H. O'Billovitch [via]
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Altaby Mercedes LackeyISBN 0756402573 (0-7564-0257-3)
Softcover, Daw Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alta'Book summary:[via]In the second novel in national best-selling legend Mercedes Lackey's richly-conceived new Joust series, the dragonrider Vetch escapes to Alta, the subjugated land of his birth. There, he hopes to teach his people to raise and train dragons-and build an army that will liberate his homeland.
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Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Powerby Marvin Meyer, Richard SmithISBN 0691004587 (0-691-00458-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power'Book summary:This thought-provoking collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and supernatural dimensions that flowered in early Christianity. These remarkable Christian magical texts include curses, spells of protection from "headless powers" and evil spirits, spells invoking thunderous powers, descriptions of fire baptism, and even recipes from a magical "cookbook." Virtually all the texts are by Coptic Christians, and they date from about the 1st-12th centuries of the common era, with the majority from late antiquity. By placing these rarely seen texts in historical context and discussing their significance, the authors explore the place of healing, prayer, miracles, and magic in the early Christian experience, and expand our understanding of Christianity and Gnosticism as a vital folk religion.
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Ancient Egyptby George HartISBN 0783547633 (0-7835-4763-3)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ancient Egypt'Book summary:Eyewitness Books' Ancient Egypt continues the tradition of excellent, accurate, and beautiful reference works for kids 9 to 12 years old. Ancient Egyptian civilization holds a special fascination for many, with its mummies, pyramids, and highly stylized artworks. Kids can explore a Pharaoh's tomb, see a mummy up close, and find out about Egyptian gods. Lots of archaeological relics show what life was like for the ancient Egyptians, from how they dressed to the games they played. [via]
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Ancient Egyptby Judith CrosherISBN 0670847550 (0-670-84755-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ancient Egypt'Book summary:Colorful illustrations on acetate, which can be peeled back to show the interiors of structures, and an informative text help readers discover the mysteries of ancient Egypt, from the pyramids and temples to palaces and village homes. [via]
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Ancient Egypt: More than 60 Reusable Full-Color Stickersby DkISBN 0756605784 (0-7566-0578-4)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introductionby Antonio LoprienoISBN 0521448492 (0-521-44849-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book of Readings The Late Periodby Miriam Lichtheim, Joseph Gilbert ManningISBN 0520248449 (0-520-24844-9)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book of Readings The Late Period'Book summary:First published in 1973 - and followed by Volume II in 1976 and Volume III in 1980 - this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and portrays the remarkable evolution of the literary forms of one of the world's earliest civilizations.[via]
Volume I outlines the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian literary genres, including biographical and historical inscriptions carved on stone, the various classes of literary works written with pen on papyrus, and the mortuary literature that focuses on life after death. Introduced with a new foreword by Antonio Loprieno.
Volume II shows the culmination of these literary genres within the single period known as the New Kingdom (1550-1080 B.C.). With a new foreword by Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert.
Volume III spans the last millennium of Pharaonic civilization, from the tenth century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. With a new foreword by Joseph G. Manning.More editions of Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book of Readings The Late Period:
Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book Of Readings The Old And Middle Kingdomsby Miriam LichtheimISBN 0520248422 (0-520-24842-2)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Ancient Egyptiansby Jane ShuterISBN 073981351X (0-7398-1351-X)
Hardcover, Heinemann/Raintree
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Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egyptby John H. Taylor, Paul Roberts, Susan Walker, British Museum, M. L. BierbrierISBN 0714109894 (0-7141-0989-4)
Softcover, Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by the British Museum Press
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Asterix and Cleopatraby Albert Uderzo, Anthea Bell, Derek HockridgeISBN 0752866079 (0-7528-6607-9)
Softcover, Orion Pub Co
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Asterix and Cleopatraby Rene Goscinny, Albert UderzoISBN 0752866060 (0-7528-6606-0)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Asterix and Cleopatra'Book summary:To impress Julius Caesar, Queen Cleopatra promises to build the Roman Emperor a magnificent palace in just three months. Of course, Asterix has to get involved. By the time his feisty group from Gaul have finished, theyve outwitted the Roman army, too.[via]More editions of Asterix and Cleopatra:
Bill and Peteby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0698114000 (0-698-11400-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egyptby British Museum, Ian Shaw, Paul T. NicholsonISBN 0714119539 (0-7141-1953-9)
Hardcover, British Museum
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British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egyptby Ian Shaw, Paul NicholsonISBN 0714109827 (0-7141-0982-7)
Hardcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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Cairo: An Illustrated Historyby Andre Raymond, Willard WoodISBN 0674009967 (0-674-00996-7)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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The Cat in Ancient Egyptby Jaromir MalekISBN 071410969X (0-7141-0969-X)
Hardcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Cleopatra And Romeby Diana E. E. KleinerISBN 0674019059 (0-674-01905-9)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Mythby Susan Walker, Peter HiggsISBN 0691088357 (0-691-08835-7)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Day of the False King : A Novel of Murder in Ancient Babylonby Brad GeagleyISBN 0743250818 (0-7432-5081-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egyptby John H. TaylorISBN 0714119172 (0-7141-1917-2)
Hardcover, British Museum Press
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Discovery of Ancient Egyptby Alberto SiliottiISBN 0785813608 (0-7858-1360-8)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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Eagle and the Ravenby Pauline GedgeISBN 0770517145 (0-7705-1714-5)
Hardcover, Macmillan of Canada
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Egypt in Late Antiquityby Roger S. BagnallISBN 069101096X (0-691-01096-X)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Egypt in Late Antiquity'Book summary:This book brings together a vast amount of information pertaining to the society, economy, and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later Roman Empire. Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century, Roger Bagnall draws his evidence mainly from documentary and archaeological sources, including the papyri that have been published over the last thirty years.This book brings together a vast amount of information pertaining to the society, economy, and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later Roman Empire. Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century, Roger Bagnall draws his evidence mainly from documentary and archaeological sources, including the papyri that have been published over the last thirty years. [via]
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The Egyptian Newsby Scott SteedmanISBN 0763604232 (0-7636-0423-2)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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Egyptian Artby Jaromir MalekISBN 0714836273 (0-7148-3627-3)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Egyptian Art'Book summary:Ancient Egyptian art has an enduring fascination. From the geometrical precision of the great pyramids at Giza to the golden treasures found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, the products of the Egyptian civilization attract and intrigue. Far from being art work in the modern sense, they represent the concrete expression of a profound belief in the primacy of the Egyptian way of life and the continuation of the spirit in the afterlife. This comprehensive book traces Egyptian art from its origins in prehistoric times through the supreme achievements of the pharaohs to the Roman period. Placing the works of art in their historical, geographical and spiritual context, Jaromir Malek seeks to create a more complete and realistic view of this fascinating culture. Beyond the period of ancient Egyptian art itself, Malek traces the history of Egyptology and looks at the influence of Egypt on modern art, a topic which has so far been almost completely ignored. Through its wealth of illustrations, this book reveals the immense variety and superb quality of the objects and buildings that have survived from ancient Egypt. [via]
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Egyptian Hieroglyphic Reading Book for Beginners 1896by E.A. Wallis BudgeISBN 0766141845 (0-7661-4184-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Egyptian Paganism for Beginners : Bring the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt into Daily Lifeby Jocelyn Almond, Andrea Neff, Keith SeddonISBN 0738704385 (0-7387-0438-5)
Softcover, Llewellyn Publications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Egyptian Paganism for Beginners : Bring the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt into Daily Life'Book summary:Bring the sacred rites and rituals of ancient Egypt into your Pagan practice today. This beautifully written guide, by noted scholars Jocelyn Almond and Keith Seddon, presents a compelling overview of ancient Egyptian religious and magical beliefs.
Egyptian Paganism for Beginners is unique in its focus on specific rituals for individual gods and goddesses. For solitary practitioners who want to perform daily devotions, it offers genuine invocations and prayers for each of the main Egyptian deities. There are translations of authentic religious texts, along with insightful commentary on relevant Egyptian history, myth, and lore.
Also included in this comprehensive guidebook are practical instructions on how to cast a circle, make a shrine, consecrate statues, and channel oracles. The reader will learn how to safely evoke entities, invoke deities, and "assume the Godform"-a major tenet of ancient Egyptian religion.
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Egyptian Sculptureby T.G. James, W.V. DaviesISBN 0674241614 (0-674-24161-4)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Egyptian Sculptureby W.V. Davies, British Museum, T.G.H. JamesISBN 0674241606 (0-674-24160-6)
Softcover, Harvard University Press
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The Egyptiansby Rachel WrightISBN 0531142094 (0-531-14209-4)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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Egyptology: Search For The Tomb of Osirisby Nick Harris, Helen Ward, Ian AndrewISBN 0763626384 (0-7636-2638-4)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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Egyptomania: The Egyptian Revival A Recurring Theme in the History of Tasteby James Stevens CurlISBN 0719041279 (0-7190-4127-9)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The Flaming Sword: A Novel of Ancient Egyptby Christian Jacq, Sue DysonISBN 0743480503 (0-7434-8050-3)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Flaming Sword: A Novel of Ancient Egypt'Book summary:In the north, the barbaric Hyksos still rule with unimaginable brutality. Queen Ahhotep, meanwhile, has recaptured much of the south -- but at a terrible price: her husband has been killed in combat and her elder son, Kames, was mysteriously poisoned. Ahhotep refuses to be crowned pharaoh and prepares her second son, young Amose, to take power instead. Thanks to her, the Egyptians are now ready for the final battle. They lay siege to Avaris, the Hyksos capital -- and once the city is taken, nothing can stop them. After 100 years of occupation and thousands of violent deaths, it looks as though the Egyptian empire may at last rise from the ashes. [via]
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For the Love of Philaeby Christian Jacq, Marcia de BritoISBN 0671028588 (0-671-02858-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster, Limited
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From Alexander to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic Worldby Michael GrantISBN 0684178192 (0-684-17819-2)
Softcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Alexander to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic World'Book summary:Beginning with the death in 323 BC of Alexander the Great, the archetypal hero, and ending with Cleopatra, the supreme product of a society that devoted novel attention to women, Grant covers developments in politics, science, medicine, philosophy, literature, the fine arts, and the role of women [via]
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Gods of the Dawn: The Message of the Pyramids and the True Stargate Mysteryby Peter LemesurierISBN 0722536992 (0-7225-3699-2)
Softcover, Thorsons Element
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A Grammar of Eastern Pomoby Sally McLendonISBN 0520094433 (0-520-09443-3)
Hardcover, University of California Press
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The Green Stickby Malcolm MuggeridgeISBN 0688001912 (0-688-00191-2)
Hardcover, Morrow
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The Handbook of Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Study of the Ancient Languageby Samuel A. Mercer, Janice KamrinISBN 0781806259 (0-7818-0625-9)
Softcover, Hippocrene Books
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I Wonder Why Pyramids Were Builtby Philip SteeleISBN 0753459639 (0-7534-5963-9)
Softcover, Kingfisher Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Wonder Why Pyramids Were Built'Book summary:Could a woman be a pharaoh? Who was the crocodile god? Did Egyptians like parties? With stimulating answers to these questions and many more, I Wonder Why Pyramids Were Built is a perfect way to learn about the mysteries of ancient Egypt, now in a handy paperback format at an affordable price! [via]
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Illustrated Book of Mythsby Neil Philip, Nilesh MistryISBN 0756622239 (0-7566-2223-9)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Illustrated Book of Myths'Book summary:Every culture in history has had its own myths to help explain the world through the power of story. This engaging book offers a delightful, sweeping view of world mythology--not just the famous stories of the Greeks and Romans, but also the stories of Native Americans and legends from South America, Africa, Scandinavia, Asia, and Australia. Young readers will learn about Zeus and Pandora from Greece, King Arthur from England, Maui-of-a-Thousand-Tricks from Polynesia, the Rainbow Serpent from West Africa, and dozens of other colorful, larger-than-life characters from around the world.
Myth-master Neil Philip has taken a thematic approach, organizing the legends around themes such as creation myths, fertility and cultivation, gods and animals, and visions of the end. Within each theme, eight to twelve myths from different cultures are retold, enhanced by abundant full-color illustrations and photographs of related sites or artifacts. At the side of each page are further explanations of characters or situations in the stories. The appendix includes a section called "Who's Who in Mythology," with the pronunciation for each name and charts of both the Greek and Norse Pantheons. Philip's retellings are clear and powerful, retaining the flavor and message of each story. This fascinating book of myths belongs on every young scholar's bookshelf. (Ages 9 to 13) [via]
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In the Days of the Pharaohs: A Look at Ancient Egyptby Milton MeltzerISBN 053111791X (0-531-11791-X)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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The Innocents Abroadby Mark TwainISBN 0712619828 (0-7126-1982-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Judgement of the Pharoahby Joyce A. TyldesleyISBN 0753812789 (0-7538-1278-9)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Khai Of Khemby Brian LumleyISBN 0765310481 (0-7653-1048-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Knopf Guide Egyptby Wendy AllatsonISBN 0679755667 (0-679-75566-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greeceby Three InitiatesISBN 0766100804 (0-7661-0080-4)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Land of the Pharaohsby L. CottrellISBN 0529036126 (0-529-03612-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Laughing Tomatoes/Jitomates Riseunos: And Other Spring Poems/Y Otros Poemas De Primaveraby Francisco Alarcon, Maya Christina GonzalezISBN 0613070100 (0-613-07010-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Lift the Lid on Mummies: Unravel the Mysteries of Egyptian Tombs and Make Your Own Mummy!by Jacqueline DineenISBN 0762402083 (0-7624-0208-3)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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This kit introduces curious kids to the mummies of many different cultures, such as those of ancient Egypt and South America, and to all the types of mummies, including shrunken heads, bog mummies, and ice mummies. Slightly creepy good fun. [via]
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Look What Came from Egyptby Miles HarveyISBN 053115937X (0-531-15937-X)
Softcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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Moses the Egyptian: The Memory of Egypt in Western Monotheismby Jan AssmanISBN 0674587391 (0-674-58739-1)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Nefertiti: Egypt's Sun Queenby Joyce TyldesleyISBN 0670869988 (0-670-86998-8)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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The October Horse : A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatraby Colleen McCulloughISBN 0671024205 (0-671-02420-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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As "The October Horse" begins, Gaius Julius Caesar is at the height of his stupendous career. When he becomes embroiled in a civil war between Egypt's King Ptolemy and Queen Cleopatra, he finds himself torn between the fascinations of a remarkable woman and his duty as a Roman. Though he must leave Cleopatra, she remains a force in his life as a lover and as the mother of his only son, who can never inherit Caesar's Roman mantle, and therefore cannot solve his father's greatest dilemma -- who will be Caesar's Roman heir?
A hero to all of Rome except to those among his colleagues who see his dictatorial powers as threats to the democratic system they prize so highly, Caesar is determined not to be worshiped as a god or crowned king, but his unique situation conspires to make it seem otherwise. Swearing to bring him down, Caesar's enemies masquerade as friends and loyal supporters while they plot to destroy him. Among them are his cousin and Master of the Horse, Mark Antony, feral and avaricious, priapic and impulsive; Gaius Trebonius, the nobody, who owes him everything; Gaius Cassius, eaten by jealousy; and the two Brutuses, his cousin Decimus, and Marcus, the son of his mistress Servilia, sad victim of his mother and of his uncle Cato, whose daughter he marries. All are in Caesar's debt, all have been raised to high positions, all are outraged by Caesar's autocracy.
Caesar must die, they decide, for only when he is dead will Rome return to herold ways, her old republican self.
With her extraordinary knowledge of Roman history, Colleen McCullough brings Caesar to life as no one has ever done before and surrounds him with an enormous and vivid cast of historical characters, characters like Cleopatra who call to us from beyond the centuries, for McCullough's genius is to make them live again without losing any of the grandeur that was Rome.
Packed with battles on land and sea, with intrigue, love affairs, and murders, the novel moves with amazing speed toward the assassination itself, and then into the ever more complex and dangerous consequences of that act, in which the very fate of Rome is at stake.
"The October Horse" is about one of the world's pivotal eras, relating as it does events that have continued to echo even into our own times. [via]
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Oedipus and Akhnatonby Immanuel VelikovskyISBN 0671831933 (0-671-83193-3)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Offering To Isis: Knowing The Goddess Through Her Sacred Symbolsby Isidora M. ForrestISBN 0738707058 (0-7387-0705-8)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Offering To Isis: Knowing The Goddess Through Her Sacred Symbols'Book summary:M. Isidora Forrest, an ordained priestess of the Fellowship of Isis, guides magical practitioners down a modern, devotional path to this popular Egyptian goddess. She discusses the practice of ancient offering rites and shows how they can be applied today for spiritual growth and sacred magic. Readers can choose from over seventy scripted offerings to Isis. Also included are the sacred hieroglyphs associated with Isis and how these powerful, magical symbols can aid in forging a strong connection with the goddess. [via]
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Paneb the Ardentby Christian JacqISBN 0743403487 (0-7434-0348-7)
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Pharaohsby Aude Gros De Beler, Aly Maher El SayedISBN 0785814647 (0-7858-1464-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pharaohs'Book summary:The word Pharaoh originally meant "the great house" or "palace of the King." Gradually it came to represent the king himself. This full-color, illustrated history of the Pharaoh explores three thousand years of ancient Egyptian civilization, including information about their gods and religious rituals; their tombs, temples, and treasures; the role of the Pharaohs and their palaces; and the importance of the river Nile. Detailed maps spotlight ancient religious sites and modern cities, and an examination of hieroglyphics provides a complete chronology of the Book of the Dead. [via]
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Pharaohs and Pyramidsby Tony Allan, Philippa WingateISBN 074603069X (0-7460-3069-X)
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-- Imaginary characters help recreate daily events [via]
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Plutarch: Moraliaby PlutarchISBN 0674993373 (0-674-99337-3)
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The Poetics of Military Occupation: Mzeina Allegories of Bedouin Identity Under Israeli and Egyptian Ruleby Smadar LavieISBN 0520075528 (0-520-07552-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr on Demand
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Politics Of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subjectby Saba MahmoodISBN 0691086958 (0-691-08695-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Politics Of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject'Book summary:Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement whose orthodox practices are commonly viewed as inconsequential to Egypt's political landscape. Saba Mahmood's compelling exposition of these practices challenges this assumption by showing how the ethical and the political are indelibly linked within the context of such movements. Not only is this book a sensitive ethnography of a critical but largely ignored dimension of the Islamic revival, it is also an unflinching critique of the secular-liberal principles by which some people hold such movements to account. The book addresses three central questions: How do movements of moral reform help us rethink the normative liberal account of politics? How does the adherence of women to the patriarchal norms at the core of such movements parochialize key assumptions within feminist theory about freedom, agency, authority, and the human subject? How does a consideration of debates about embodied religious rituals among Islamists and their secular critics help us understand the conceptual relationship between bodily form and political imaginaries? Politics of Piety is essential reading for anyone interested in issues at the nexus of ethics and politics, embodiment and gender, and liberalism and postcolonialism. [via]
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Pyramidsby Fred SaberhagenISBN 0671656090 (0-671-65609-0)
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Religion in Roman Egypt: Assimilation and Resistanceby David FrankfurterISBN 0691070547 (0-691-07054-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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River in the Desert : Modern Travels in Ancient Egyptby Paul W. RobertsISBN 0679421041 (0-679-42104-1)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Scroll of Saqqaraby Pauline GedgeISBN 0670835498 (0-670-83549-8)
Hardcover, Viking
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The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale of Hieroglyphsby Tamara BowerISBN 0689830467 (0-689-83046-7)
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Sightseers - Ancient Egypt: A Guide to Egypt in the Time of the Pharaohsby Sally TagholmISBN 0753451824 (0-7534-5182-4)
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Sign and the Sealby HancockISBN 0671865412 (0-671-86541-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sign and the Seal'Book summary:The fact of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the grant historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vesel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, and lay waste to cities. The Ark itself, however, mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon.
After ten years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, as well as braving the real-life dangers of a bloody civil war in Ethiopia, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends -- revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden.
Part fascinating scholarship and part entertaining adventure yarn, tying together some of the most intriguing tales of all time -- from the Knights Templar and Prester John to Parsival and the Holy Grail -- this book will appeal to anyone fascinated by the revelation of hidden truths, the discovery of secret mysteries. [via]
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Soldier of Sidonby Gene WolfeISBN 0765316706 (0-7653-1670-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Soldier of Sidon'Book summary:[via]Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed. The two previous novels, combined in Latro in the Mist (Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete) are generally considered classics of contemporary fantasy. Latro now finds himself in Egypt, a land of singing girls, of spiteful and conniving deities. Without his memory, he is unsure of everything, except for his desire to be free of the curse that causes him to forget.More editions of Soldier of Sidon:
Tales Mummies Tellby Patricia LauberISBN 0690043899 (0-690-04389-9)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Tomb of Tutankhamenby Howard CarterISBN 0722121490 (0-7221-2149-0)
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The Tomb of TutAnkhAmen Vol. 2 : The Burial Chamberby Howard CarterISBN 071563075X (0-7156-3075-X)
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Usborne Time Travelerby Judy Hindley, Philippa Wingage, Toni Goffe, Stephen CartwrightISBN 0746033656 (0-7460-3365-6)
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The War of the Crowns: A Novel of Ancient Egyptby Christian Jacq, Sue DysonISBN 074348049X (0-7434-8049-X)
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The Western Landsby William S. BurroughsISBN 0670813524 (0-670-81352-4)
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When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatraby Colin FalconerISBN 0609808893 (0-609-80889-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra'Book summary:"The most complete woman ever to have existed, the most womanly woman and the most queenly queen, a person to be wondered at . . . whom dreamers find always at the end of their dreams."
-- Theophile Gautier, 1845
Arrestingly beautiful and fiercely intelligent, Cleopatra VII of Egypt was barely more than a teenager when she inherited the richest empire in the world--one that stretched from the scorching deserts of lower Egypt to the shining Mediterranean metropolis of Alexandria, with its famed libraries, storehouses, and treasuries. Imperiled at every turn by court conspiracies and Roman treachery, the young queen was forced to flee Alexandria and live in exile while a foreign army overran her city and her own siblings plotted her downfall. With nothing to lose, Cleopatra brazenly sought a partnership with the only man who could secure Egypt's safety: Julius Caesar, a wily politician and battle-hardened general with a weakness for women. The result was a passionate love affair that scandalized Rome and thrust Cleopatra into the glittering but deadly world of imperial intrigue and warfare-- a world that she would mesmerize and manipulate even after Caesar was gone.
At the height of her power and fame, Cleopatra fell in love with Caesar's protégé and successor, Marc Antony, a handsome general known as much for his drunken hedonism as for his victories in battle. Brash, irresistible, and fatally unreliable, Antony's once-strong hold on the Roman Empire was slipping fast, and with it slipped Cleopatra's fortunes. When the tide had finally, irrevocably turned against her, the proud queen plotted a last, spectacular maneuver that was to save her children, her empire, and her place in the pantheon of gods.
Colin Falconer's bold, sensuous prose takes the reader inside the walls of Alexandria's great palaces and into Cleopatra's very heart, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman who thrived and triumphed in a world ruled by men. This is the story of a legendary woman's most glorious time, a story that blazes through thousands of years of history to capture the imagination of readers today. [via]More editions of When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra:
A Wind in Cairoby Judith TarrISBN 0553276093 (0-553-27609-3)
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The Wise Womanby Christian JacqISBN 0743403479 (0-7434-0347-9)
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Worlds in Collisionby Immanuel VelikovskyISBN 0671554646 (0-671-55464-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Worlds in Collision'Book summary:With this book Immanuel Velikovsky first presented the revolutionary results of his 10-year-long interdisciplinary research to the public, founded modern catastrophism - based on eyewitness reports by our ancestors - shook the doctrine of uniformity of geology as well as Darwin's theory of evolution, put our view of the history of our solar system, of the Earth and of humanity on a completely new basis - and caused an uproar that is still going on today. Worlds in Collision - written in a brilliant, easily understandable and entertaining style and full to the brim with precise information - can be considered one of the most important and most challenging books in the history of science. Not without reason was this book found open on Einstein's desk after his death. For all those who have ever wondered about the evolution of the earth, the history of mankind, traditions, religions, mythology or just the world as it is today, Worlds in Collision is an absolute MUST-READ! [via]
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Year Of The Hyenas: A Novel Of Murder In Ancient Egyptby Brad GeagleyISBN 074325080X (0-7432-5080-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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