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  • Gods of Ancient Egypt

    by Barbara Watterson ...
    Illustrated in colour, this is an introduction for the general reader to Egyptian mythology and its mysteries. It includes a concise introduction to general aspects of Egyptian religion, followed by specific sections devoted to the most important of the gods. With sections on personal religion and temple ceremony, there are also accounts of mythological stories associated with the gods, and a map ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women in Ancient Egypt

    by Barbara Watterson ...
    Series series Women in ...
    The lives of Egyptian women were free of the restraints normally placed upon women in the rest of the ancient world, allowing them to exercise a full part in society, recognised as equal with men under the law. Using evidence gleaned from written records, monuments, sculpture, tombpaintings and the material found in tombs, including objects and human remains, Barbara Watterson has built up a ... Read more

    $8.59 USD

  • Cleopatra

    Fact and Fiction

    by Barbara Watterson ...
    Cleopatra is one of the greatest romantic figures in history, the queen of Egypt whose beauty and allure is legendary. We think we know her story, but our image of her is largely gleaned from the film starring Elizabeth Taylor or from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Shakespeare himself was inspired by Plutarch, who was only sixteen years old when Cleopatra died. So her story was never based ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Cleopatra

    Last Queen of Egypt

    by Joyce Tyldesley ...
    The Romans regarded her as "fatale monstrum" -- a fatal omen. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare portrayed her as an icon of tragic love. But who was Cleopatra, really?We almost feel that we know Cleopatra, but our distorted image of a self-destructive beauty does no justice to Cleopatra's true genius. In Cleopatra, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Ancient Egypt: History in an Hour

    by Anthony Holmes ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Learn about the Egyptian gods, mummification and how the Egyptians built the only wonder of the ancient world still standing – the Pyramids of Giza.Exploring the historic rise of Egyptian civilizationand its continued influence on the world today, Ancient Egypt in an Hour is an excellent companion to a mysterious and enthralling period of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Into Africa

    The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone

    by Martin Dugard ...
    What really happened to Dr. David Livingstone? The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Survivor: The Ultimate Game investigates in this thrilling account.With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Primary Accounts of African Civilization: The Meroe, Kush, and Axum

    by Herodotus, Ezana, Strabo, Dio Cassius & Procopius ...
    Primary Accounts of African Civilization: The Meroe, Kush, and Axum is a collection of accounts about African civilizations written by some of the oldest and most prominent historians of antiquity, including Herodotus, also known as the Father of History, who lived in the 5th century B.C. (c.484 BC c.425 BC) and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their ... Read more

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  • The Light of Egypt

    Volume Two, the Science of the Soul and the Stars

    by Thomas H. Burgoyne ...
    Thomas Burgoyne’s The Light of Egypt: The Science of the Soul and the Stars takes an occultist and astrological view of creation and humanity. In Volume II of this work (included here), the author provides a valuable continuation and deepening of these themes. Volume I of The Light of Egypt (not included here) explores the nature of man and creation, reincarnation, and the invisible universe. It ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Primary Accounts of the Ancient Civilizations of North Africa

    by Herodotus, Procopius & Strabo ...
    Primary Accounts of the Ancient Civilizations of North Africa is a collection of accounts about African civilizations written by some of the oldest and most prominent historians of antiquity, including Herodotus, also known as the Father of History, who lived in the 5th century B.C. (c.484 BC c.425 BC) and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy ... Read more

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  • Pyramid Quest

    Secrets of the Great Pyramid and the Dawn of Civilization

    by Robert M. Schoch, Robert Aquinas McNally ...
    The Egyptologist acclaimed for re-dating the Great Sphinx at Giza sets his sights on one of the true mysteries of antiquity: the Great Pyramid of Giza.What is the Great Pyramid of Giza? Ask that basic question of a traditional Egyptologist, and you get the basic, traditional answer: a fancy tombstone for a self-important pharaoh of the Old Kingdom. This, Egyptologists argue, is the sole finding ... Read more

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  • Temples, Tombs, & Hieroglyphs

    A Popular History of Ancient Egypt

    by Barbara Mertz ...
    The world-renowned Egyptologist explores the reality behind her bestselling historical fiction in this "stunning" look at a remarkable civilization ( Publishers Weekly ).From the author of the Amelia Peabody novels written under the name Elizabeth Peters, this is a fascinating chronicle of an extraordinary people—from the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman ... Read more

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  • How To Read The Egyptian Book Of The Dead

    by Barry Kemp ...
    The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to ... Read more

    $12.79 USD