Cultural Region/North Africa
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The Sheltering Sky
$14.99 Add to cartThis 50th anniversary edition of The Sheltering Sky, one of the great novels of the 20th century, features an original review of the book by Tennessee Williams. Stands head and shoulders above most ot… [more below]
- Author: Bowles, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: September 20 2005
- ISBN10: 006083482X
- Language: English
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The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt
$11.95 Add to cartChebron, the young son of an Egyptian high priest, and Amuba, a young slave in the boy’s household, are close friends; but their lives are greatly altered when Chebron accidentally kills a cat, an ani… [more below]
- Series: Dover Children’s Classics
- Author: Henty, G. A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 22 2002
- ISBN10: 0486423638
- Language: English
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Mummies and Pyramids: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning
$7.99 Add to cartThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the … [more below]
- Series: Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker #3
- Author: Osborne, Mary Pope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 27 2001
- ISBN10: 0375802983
- Language: English
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From Light Into Darkness: The Evolution of Religion in Ancient Egypt
$16.95 Add to cartHave popular modern religions developed out of practices in ancient Egypt? Did religion in Egypt represent only a shadow of the spiritual practices of prehistoric people? This work explores the teachi… [more below]
- Author: Mehler, Stephen S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 229
- Publish Date: August 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1931882495
- Language: English
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Prisse d’Avennes. Egyptian Art
$25.00 Add to cartA lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholar Achille-Constant-Th?dore-?mile Prisse d’Avennes (1807-1879) is famed as one of the most influential
- Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
- Author: Ikram, Salima
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: January 30 2018
- ISBN10: 3836565005
- Language: English
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NKJV, Journal the Word Reference Bible, Imitation Leather, Brown, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Let Scripture Explain Scripture. Reflect on What
$59.99 Add to cartEngage with Scripture on a deeper level with this Bible that contains line margins for reflecting and extensive cross-references to expand your knowledge and love of God’s Word.
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- Author: Thomas Nelson
- Binding:
- Page Count: 1760
- Publish Date: September 25 2018
- ISBN10: 0785220259
- Language: English
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Origins of the Sphinx: Celestial Guardian of Pre-Pharaonic Civilization
$24.99 Read moreNew research and evidence that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than previously thought
– Contrasts what Egyptologists claim about the Sphinx with historical accounts and new research including- Author: Schoch, Robert M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: April 18 2017
- ISBN10: 1620555255
- Language: English
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The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
$32.99 Add to cartConnecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this… [more below]
- Author: Abulafia, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 816
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 019931599X
- Language: English
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The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C.
$15.95 Add to cartDrawing on recent advances in Egyptology, R. B. Parkinson’s new translations bring to life for the modern reader the golden age of Egyptian fictional literature, the Middle Kingdom (c. 1940-1640 BC). … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Parkinson, R. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199555621
- Language: English
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Egyptian Mythology: A Traveler’s Guide from Aswan to Alexandria
$24.95 Add to cartJoin Egyptologist Garry J. Shaw on an entertaining tour up the Nile, through a beautiful and fascinating landscape populated with a rich mythology: the stories of Horus, Isis, Osiris, and their enemie
- Author: Shaw, Garry J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 0500252289
- Language: English
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The Histories
$10.95 Add to cart“The father of history,” as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well-versed in… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Herodotus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 840
- Publish Date: May 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199535663
- Language: English
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Gavin at War: The World War II Diary of Lieutenant General James M. Gavin
$34.95 Read more“Gavin at War provides a lively self-portrait. His diary is especially notable for its skeptical assessments of his comrades and his Army.” — The New York Times
Winner, 2022 Army Historical Foundation… [more below]
- Author: Sorley, Lewis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1636240240
- Language: English
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The Finest Thief in the Kingdom: Libyan Tales from Sadeq Naihoum
$14.95 Read moreThe collection’s title, Min Qisas Alatfal, literally means Children’s Tales, however these stories are far from your average bedtime read. They are socio-political tales told from a satirical and crit… [more below]
- Author: Naihoum, Sadeq
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1850773424
- Language: English
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The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids
$20.00 Add to cartA revolutionary book that explains the most enigmatic and fascinating wonder of the ancient world: the Pyramids of Egypt.
In 1993, German robotics engineer Rudolf Gatenbrink discovered a sealed door w- Author: Bauval, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 22 1995
- ISBN10: 0517884542
- Language: English
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Women Artisans of Morocco: Their Stories, Their Lives
$34.95 Read moreMorocco: Ancient cities, adobe fortresses of centuries past, fertile plains of wheat and olives, carpets of wildflowers, endless deserts, wild mountains, and isolated rural villages. And of course, th… [more below]
- Author: Coca, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 15 2018
- ISBN10: 0999051717
- Language: English
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Follow the Pipelines: Uncovering the Mystery of a Lost Spy and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil
$19.95 Read more“Charlotte Dennett has written an excellent book summarizing the geopolitics of the Middle East historically through to current events. . . . This is an amazing piece of historical writing. . . . Stud
- Author: Dennett, Charlotte
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1645021475
- Language: English
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War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East
$18.99 Read moreIn this World War II military history, Rommel’s army is a day from Cairo, a week from Tel Aviv, and the SS is ready for action. Espionage brought the Nazis this far, but espionage can stop them–if Wa… [more below]
- Author: Gorenberg, Gershom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1541702670
- Language: English
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Nubia: Lost Civilizations
$29.00 Read moreDrawing on the latest archaeological and textual discoveries, a revealing look at the rich and dynamic civilization of Nubia.
Nubia, the often-overlooked southern neighbor of Egypt, has been home to- Series: Lost Civilizations
- Author: Schellinger, Sarah M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1789146593
- Language: English
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The Gods of the Egyptians, Volume 1: Volume 1
$24.95 Read moreThoth, the ibis-headed god of wisdom, inventor of the art of writing; Osiris, the dead god who arose and set the pattern for death-and-resurrection gods ever since; Isis, the great mother, wandering t… [more below]
- Series: Egypt #1
- Author: Budge, E. A. Wallis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: June 01 1969
- ISBN10: 0486220559
- Language: English
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In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler’s Tale
$20.00 Read moreOnce upon a time, an Indian writer named Amitav Ghosh set out as an Indian slave, name unknown, who some seven hundred years before had traveled to the Middle East. The journey took him to a small vil… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures #0000
- Author: Ghosh, Amitav
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 29 1994
- ISBN10: 0679727833
- Language: English
