This book lets you travel to ancient Egypt & meet the people who lived & worked in the towns, temples, farms, deserts & oases through an exploration of significant places & artifacts. Find out how the flooding of the Nile from its sources deep in Africa created a fertile land in the midst of the desert, allowing a powerful & rich civilization to flourish. This book helps you to explore some of the important sites along the Nile: the temples & tombs, the quarries & the pyramids, the cities & the farms. It examines the objects the Egyptians left behind to tell us about their lives. At the end of the book is a fold-out pictorial map showing in entertaining detail Egypt & the Nile Valley. ...

In this book 30 awesome topics for pharaoh fanatics explained in half a minute. Meet the charismatic Ancient Egyptians in this informative title for history buffs aged 8-12. Covering more than just mummies & pyramids, this book introduces life by the Nile, including the jobs people had, the clothes they wore, the toys they played with, & the religion they followed. ...

More reliable than Herodotus & more upbeat than The Book of the Dead, this is the essential guide for the discerning time-traveller. This new addition to Thames & Hudsons successful ” Time Travel” series takes the reader to Ancient Egypt in the time of Ramesses II (1250BC). Egyptologist Donald Ryan guides the time-travelling tourist on a journey up the Nile, & en route he offers useful advice on everything from deciphering hieroglyphics to mummifying household pets. So leave the protective amulets at home & banish all fear of being sold as a galley slave, this imaginative guide is all you need to survive & enjoy your visit to Egypt in its golden age. ...

Delve into the past with this sopisticated sticker book, packed with over 120 stickers of monuments, objects & artefacts from Ancient Egypt.

Includes:: some of the most famous artefacts from the British & Cairo Museums, as well as intriguing items that might be less familiar. An interactive introducton to archaeology & Egyptology.

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A detailed history with fascinating insights & a gorgeous visual reference, this book tours the sacred Egyptian sites, from theimpressive mortuary temples of the pharaohs to those dedicated to the many gods & goddesses. It

Includes:: an in-depth examination of the crucial role that religious belief & mythology played during this intriguing period of ancient history. The allure of ancient Egypt has endured over many centuries
- & this authoritative volume offers further intriguing insights. It delves into the tombs, devoting chapters to the most famous burial sites: Giza, Saqqara & the Valley of the Kings, where the resting place of the boy-king Tutankhamun was discovered. The book also describes Egypt`s temples, religions & myths, from the impressive mortuary temples of the pharaohs, such as Ramesses II, to elaborate funerary rituals, offerings & superstitions. With maps, chronologies & artwork supplementing more than 750 photographs, this book captures the essence of a fascinating epoch.


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This attractively designed & colourfully illustrated book offers a brief overview of the history of Egyptian mummification. With clear pictures & short, informative text entries, the book describes a range of Egyptian mummies, from early people whose bodies were accidentally dried out in the desert s&, to the amazing mummies of the New Kingdom, whose every fingernail & hair has been perfectly preserved. Last of all come the mummies of Roman Egypt, with their beautiful & realistically detailed portrait masks. The book also shows the range of coffins, masks & grave goods which were found with these mummies, & builds up a fascinating picture of mummification in ancient Egypt. Published to accompany Mummy: the inside story, a major exhibition at the British Museum which uses the latest electronic scanning techniques to uncover the secrets of a mummy called Nesperennub. ...

Following the success of the Cavemen Sticker Book, this title features a cast of Ancient Egyptian characters. It offers big, double-page spread scenes that wait to be populated with over three hundred stickers. Scenes to complete include ` On the Nile`, ` Enbalming` & ` Gods & Goddesses`, with stickers of everything from hippos basking in the Nile to servants dressing a rich family in their finery for a feast. With over 450 stickers to add to the Ancient Egyptian scenes, children will have hours of fun with this humourously illustrated sticker book. ...

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Bristling with inspired observations & wild anecdotes, this collection offers unique insight into the voice & mind of the inimitable Hunter S. Thompson, as recorded over the decades in the pages of Playboy, the Paris Review, Esquire, in various lectures, & in television appearances, many in print for the first time. Fearless & unsparing, the interviews detail some of the most storied episodes of Thompson`s life: his savage beating at the hands of the Hell`s Angels, his talking football with Nixon on the 1972 Campaign Trail (`the only time in twenty years of listening to the treacherous bastard that I knew he wasn`t lying`); his razor-sharp insight into the Bush--Cheney administration, his unlikely run for Sheriff of Aspen, & his successful public battle, during the last years of his life, to free an innocent woman from prison. In addition, Hunter Thompson`s passionate tirades about journalism, culture, drugs, guns, & the law showcase his singular voice at its fiercest. Complete with an exclusive introduction by author, journalist, & cultural critic Christopher Hitchens, Ancient Gonzo Wisdom genuinely embraces the brilliance of Hunter S. Thompson -- his life, his voice, & his legacy -- to provide an enduring portrait of the great gonzo journalist. ` Four years after his death, the rapid-fire wit & venom of Thompson`s writing is undiminished. Ancient Gonzo Wisdom features classic HST interviews` GQ ...

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