Travel

24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)

Ever pondered what it may have been like to work and live in Egypt?  They were the most powerful kingdom in antiquity. See Egypt through the eyes of 24 Egyptians by spending a day with them. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom...

Ancient Egypt (Sacred Symbols)

The whole observable world was, for the Ancient Egyptians, a symbolic representation. From the sun and the river Nile, to the animal kingdom and even architecture, different phenomena were seen to have hidden meaningsOne of a series of volumes that...

Ancient Egyptian Magic

Takes readers through the fundamentals of Egyptian magic, its techniques, rituals, magical formulas.Ancient Egyptian Magic takes readers step by step through the Egyptian philosophy and practice of magic. The author, Eleanor L. Harris, is a...

Egyptian Myths (The World's Greatest Myths and Legends)

The Myths of Ancient Egypt are tied intimately to the presence and natural rhythms of the Nile. With their inventive mythology, the Egyptians explained the effects of famine, harvest, floods and death by creating a pantheon of gods that still holds our...

How to Read the Egyptian Book of the Dead

Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading classic authors, the How to Read series will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to the canon. The ancient Egyptians created a...

Pocket Museum: Ancient Egypt

This illustrated guide explores 200 significant Ancient Egyptian objects from museums worldwide. Spanning 5,000 years, Ancient Egyptian art reflected complex beliefs and practices. This book examines objects from around 4000 BCE, including iconic...

Tutankhamun and the Puzzles of Ancient Egypt

Mind-bending puzzles, with a narrative twist! Join archeologist Howard Carter as he solves mysteries and logic puzzles to discover ancient Egyptian tombs. Riddles, puzzles, hieroglyphs, and more await! (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or...

The Journey Memoirs of an Egyptian Woman Student in America

This translation is an homage to a great literary figure and to those movements which carry on her legacy in her work. Never neutral and deeply engaged in politics, literature, people’s struggles, and what she calls the “most urgent...

War in the Land of Egypt

Egypt on the eve of the 1973 October war. A young man has been drafted into the army. His father, the village elder, persuades a poor night-watchman to send his own son as a stand-in. But the impersonation plan goes horribly wrong, with tragicomic...

Faces of Egypt

A lavish celebration of the lives of a wonderful people. For ten years, photographer Deborah Shea Doyle traveled throughout Egypt—from bustling Cairo to remote parts of the Sinai region—to explore the landscape and learn about the lives of...

My Turkish Travels

In 1882, a young Hungarian artist named László travels to Constantinople (now Istanbul), then the capital of the Ottoman Empire. The time he spends in Turkey changes his life forever. In this book, the readers can admire...

I Want to Repent, But...

One might say, “I want to repent, but who can guarantee that Allah will forgive me if I do so? I want to follow the Straight Path, but I feel very hesitant. If I know for sure that Allah would forgive me, I would definitely repent.” Shaykh...

Your Passport to Saudi Arabia

What is it like to live in or visit Saudi Arabia? What makes Saudi Arabia’s culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Saudi Arabian people.

Your Passport to Egypt

What is it like to live in or visit Egypt? What makes Egypt's culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Egyptian people.

From Britain to Bukhara

A chronicle of Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada’s journey to Samarqand and Bukhara (Uzbekistan) on the occasion of him completing his commentary of Sahih al-Bukhari, Imdad al-Bukhari fi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari (Available in English titled...

Zaatar Days, Henna Nights: Adventures, Dreams, and Destinations Across the Middle East

When twenty-eight-year-old Maliha Masood, a burned-out dot-commer from Seattle, bought a one-way ticket to adventure and rejuvenation, she found it in the most unlikely of places: the Middle East.With an infectious love of adventure, a zany sense of...

Once Upon A Revolution: An Egyptian Story

Award-winning journalist Thanassis Cambanis tells the “wonderfully readable and insightful” (Booklist, starred review) inside story of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Cambanis brings to life the noble dreamers who brought Egypt to the brink of...

Moon Egypt

From the breathtaking traces of the ancient world to the colorful corals of the Red Sea, experience a land of treasures with Moon Egypt. Inside you'll find: Strategic, flexible itineraries including a two-week Best of Egypt The top historic...

Mysteries of the Egyptian Pyramids

Massive pyramids tower over the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt. Built in the Bronze Age, these immense stone structures were engineered with remarkable precision. How did the ancient Egyptians construct them without the use of modern tools? Why were they...

Egypt (Cadogan Guides)

Eminent Egypt chronicler, Michael Haag, takes you on a journey down the Nile, past Cairo’s fine medieval architecture and gleaming skyscrapers to the extraordinary temples of Luxor and Karnak and the breathtaking tombs at the Valley of the Kings...