READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

For other suggestions or for hard-to-find books, please visit www.Amazon.com, www.Alibris.com, or www.longitudebooks.com Eyewitness Guide Egypt Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK 2005 PAPER 352 PAGES BEST SELLER A visually rich guide to the history, culture and monuments of Egypt. With 1,000 color photographs, maps and innovative site diagrams. ($25.00) Egypt, Splendors of an Ancient Civilization Alberto Siliotti ARCHAEOLOGY 1996 HARD COVER 292 PAGES The ultimate Egypt coffee table book. Sumptuous full-color illustrations, including close-up photographs of important treasures, sketches of locations of major finds, and colorful drawings that reconstruct many sites. The text provides a lucid accompaniment to the pictures. Beautifully designed. ($50.00) The Search for Ancient Egypt Jean Vercoutter ARCHAEOLOGY 1992 PAPER 207 PAGES BEST SELLER HARD TO FIND A pocket-size encyclopedia of archaeology and history, packed with illustrations, maps and archival photographs. An entry in the acclaimed "Discoveries" series, this slim paperback is a tale of Greek travelers, buried treasure, international intrigue and dedicated scholarship. It documents our rediscovery and changing understanding of ancient Egypt. ($12.95) The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt Bill Manley HISTORY 1996 PAPER 144 PAGES BEST SELLER Organized chronologically, this book is a concise survey of the economic and political development of ancient Egypt as shown through ingenious color maps, site plans, photographs and accompanying essays. If you love maps, this is an indispensable reference. ($16.95) Egypt Map Freytag & Berndt MAP BEST SELLER At a 1:1,000,000 scale, this map covers all of Egypt as well as much of Israel, including Jerusalem. It shows roads and shaded relief, and includes detailed renderings of archaeological sites. With a map of the Nile on the reverse showing Thebes, Alexandria, and the location of some important archaeological sites. ($12.95)

Egypt:

Say It in Arabic Farouk El-Baz LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS Intended for use throughout the Arab World, this handy phrasebook gives pronunciation for 1,400 words and phrases for the traveler in the widely spoken, easily understood Cairo dialect. ($4.95) Think Like an Egyptian, 100 Hieroglyphs Barry Kemp LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS Here's a short book that will help you understand the ancient Egyptian language. ($14.00) Cairo Map Insight Maps A handy laminated map of Cairo. ($8.95)

A Peace to End all Peace, The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East David Fromkin HISTORY With its focus on the creation of the modern nations of the Middle East, this fascinating book reveals the historical foundations of the present-day conflicts in the region. Fromkin weaves a panoramic tale spanning from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to independence after WWI. ($20.00)

2 Ancient Egypt David P. Silverman HISTORY A lavishly illustrated book featuring the latest scholarship on Egyptian archaeology. With essays on topics including language, ritual and economy and 200 color photographs, maps and charts, it's an excellent reference book for the traveler's library. ($22.95) Cairo: The City Victorious Max Rodenbeck CULTURAL PORTRAIT Rodenbeck presents his hometown in all its chaotic, marvelous glory, combining a lively history of the 5,000-year-old metropolis with description, anecdote and modern political commentary. The author's love and appreciation of the city is infectious. ($14.95) Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women Geraldine Brooks CULTURAL PORTRAIT A highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society, drawn from the author's many interviews with women throughout the Arab World. ($14.00) The Egyptians Cyril Aldred HISTORY A volume in the "Ancient Peoples and Places" series, this classic book is an outstanding account of the history and culture of ancient Egypt. With hundreds of illustrations and maps. ($18.95) The Art of Ancient Egypt Gay Robins ART & ARCHITECTURE An overview of 3,000 years of Egyptian art. Organized chronologically, the book features 300 illustrations in color and black and white of sculptures, reliefs and other artifacts. ($24.95) The White Nile Alan Moorehead EXPLORATION A lively history of the Victorian search for the source of the Nile including the extraordinary tales of Burton and Speke, not to mention the famous meeting of Livingstone and Stanley. ($14.95) Fountain and Tomb Naguib Mahfouz LITERATURE This is a very short and interesting collection of very short stories about the neighborhood in Old Cairo, in which Nobel Prize-winner Mahfouz lived as a child and young adult. He provides insight into life in Egypt of the 1920s and 30s. (Available at McDaniels Book Store for $12.95) Palace Walk Naguib Mahfouz LITERATURE The first volume in the monumental "Cairo Trilogy," a family saga set in post-WWI Egypt. Nobel Prize-winning Mahfouz provides insight into life in Egypt and the revolution against the British. ($15.00) The Egyptologist, A Novel Arthur Phillips LITERATURE A playful and clever novel convincingly set in the milieu of 1920's Egyptian archaeology. Phillips deftly combines historical personages and events with wild invention. ($13.95) The Yacoubian Building, A Novel Alaa Al Aswany LITERATURE The lives and fortunes of the inhabitants of a once elegant apartment building in the heart of downtown Cairo. ($13.95) Death Comes as the End Agatha Christie MYSTERY The only one of Christie's murder mysteries set in the ancient past, in 2000 BC, and based on an actual ancient Egyptian family archive. ($6.50) Death on the Nile Agatha Christie MYSTERY How could we resist? Christie wrote Egypt's most famous murder mystery on the terrace of the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan. ($5.99)

Books on Hieroglyphs
The ABC of Hieroglyphs: Ancient Egyptian Writing Jaromir Malek / Paperback / Published 1995 Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian Raymond Faulkner / Hardcover / Published 1976 Egyptian Grammar : Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs Alan Gardiner / 1978

3 Egyptian Hieroglyphics : How to Read and Write Them Stephane Rossini / Paperback / Published 1989 An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary : With an Index of English Words, King List, and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic Characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets (Vol 2) Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis, Sir, Budge, E. A. Wallis Budge / Paperback / Published 1978 English-Egyptian Index of Faulkner's Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian (AIDS and Research Tools in Ancient Near Eastern Studies : Vol 1) David Shennum / Paperback / Published 1977 Fascinating Hieroglyphics : Discovering, Decoding & Understanding the Ancient Art Christian Jacq / 1998 Fun With Hieroglyphs Catharine Roehrig, Catherine H. Roehrig / Hardcover / Published 1990 The Handbook of Egyptian Hieroglyphs : A Study of the Ancient Language Samuel A. Mercer / 1998 Hieroglyphs : The Writings of Ancient Egypt Norma Jean Katan, Barbara Mintz / School & Library Binding / Published 1981 Hieroglyphs and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt Werner Forman, et al / Hardcover / Published 1996 Hieroglyphs for Travelers Thomas F. Mudloff, et al / Spiral-bound / Published 1999 Hieroglyphs Without Mystery : An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing Karl-Theodor Zauzich, Ann Macy Roth / Paperback / Published 1992 Hieroglyphics : The Writings of Ancient Egypt Maria Carmela Betro / Hardcover / Published 1996 How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs; A Step-By-Step Guide to Teach Yourself ~ Mark Collier, et al / 1998 Legends of the Egyptian Gods : Hieroglyphic Texts and Translations E. A. Wallis Budge / 1994 Middle Egyptian : An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs ~ James P. Allen / 2000 Middle Egyptian : An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs ~ James P. Allen / 2000 The Mystery of the Hieroglyphs : The Story of the Rosetta Stone and the Race to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs Carol Donoughue / Library Binding / Published 1999 The Mystery of the Hieroglyphs : The Story of the Rosetta Stone and the Race to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs \ Carol Donoughue / Hardcover / Published 1999 Reading Egyptian Art : A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture Richard H. Wilkinson / Paperback / Published 1994 Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs : A Popular History of Ancient Egypt Barbara Mertz / 1990 Understanding Hieroglyphs : A Complete Introductory Guide Hilary Wilson / Paperback / Published 1995