Egypt in the Culture Smart range of pocket-sized guide books; providing detailed information on local customs, culture, etiquette & manners & ensuring that visitors are prepared for a diverse range of social environments. The series covers an extensive number of countries worldwide & are designed both for those working & living abroad, as well as for visitors who do not want to offend, either intentionally or inadvertently. Their aim is to prevent readers from making embarrassing mistakes & feel confident in unfamiliar situations, while preparing them before arrival on what to expect & how to behave. Each guide is arranged thematically, with dedicated individual chapters on land & people, values & attitudes, customs & traditions, making friends, people at home, ‘time-out’, travelling & communicating. There is also a separate chapter for business travelers, with important information on subjects such as business culture, meetings & making appointments. A Further Reading section also offers a list of recommended other history, travel literature & language titles available on the country. ...

Photographed from the sky, riding above the few clouds that cross the country, Egypt shows the best of itself. The course of the Nile, which cuts the desert in two from north to south, & the enormous delta provide glorious, lush vegetation sliced by a deep blue b&. The white sails that slide over its waters & the spectacular monuments that line its banks, the human ants-nest of Cairo, the pyramids & the sphinx, palm groves & fertile fields, geometrical patterns created by dry walls, & the ever-changing waves of the dunes in the desert: all of Egypt's magical panoramas & incomparable light are offered here, seen in the unaltered beauty of their millenary existence. This volume in the series Flying High presents the undisguised beauty of a country through the works of a photographer who specializes in aerial photography, either taken through the windows of a Piper or acrobatically hanging out the door of a helicopter. These books offer extraordinary reportage of the patterns, light, & colors of entire regions, which can be taken in at a single glance. Short texts introduce chapters dedicated to particular aspects of the country in question. Brief captions aid the reader in identifying the subjects photographed. ...

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- Nile Valley & Red Sea in the Thematic Destinations series from Footprint; exploring a range of varied worldwide destinations,
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- Red Sea Coast in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive
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- through writers’ eyes continues Eland’s tradition of unearthing forgotten classics of world travel-writing, with a fantastic
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Egypt at 1:1, 250, 000 in a series of Adventure maps from the National Geographic Society with cartography provided by Reise Know-How. The map is double-sided, printed on light waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, & covers the whole country, including the whole of the Western Desert & the Sinai, with just the southernmost part of the Red Sea coast shown as an inset. Cartographic information provided by Reise Know-How has been adjusted to follow the house style of the NGS Adventure series with greater emphasis on the country’s topography. Altitude colouring in broader bands has been replaced here by contours at 100m intervals, enhanced by relief shading. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are very prominently highlighted. Road network

Includes:: desert tracks & gives driving distances on main routes. Railway lines are included & domestic airports are marked. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces; the map also shows oil pipelines. Symbols highlight numerous places of interest, including UNESCO World Heritage sites, ancient Egyptian & other archaeological remains, monasteries & religious sites, etc. Around El Alamein, often not included on maps which concentrate on covering the Nile Valley & Sinai, locations of war cemeteries & memorials are marked. The map has a latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 1° & an index of place names. Overall, the NGS map presents a more vivid picture of the country’s topography, whilst the original RK-H version provides clearer information for touring the country by road or rail.PLEASE NOTE: to ensure regular supplies & faster delivery to our customers we keep this title in regular stock in its Reise Know-How edition. The NGS versions can be ordered on request.

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Egypt & the Near East 1200-500 BCE on a large wall map, size 178 x 127cm, in a series published by Routledge & prepared by the Ancient World Mapping Center, University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill. The map has altitude colouring & shows the Nile Valley down to Aswan, extending north & east to include Asia Minor & Mesopotamia. Please names of regions, peoples, cities, etc. are given in their English versions. Each map has a panel indicating the areas covered by the different titles in this series with a base showing present day political boundaries. ...

Egypt & the Near East 3000-1200 BCE on a large wall map, size 178 x 127cm, in a series published by Routledge & prepared by the Ancient World Mapping Center, University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill. The map has altitude colouring & shows the Nile Valley down to Aswan, extending north & east to include Asia Minor & Mesopotamia. Please names of regions, peoples, cities, etc. are given in their English versions. Each map has a panel indicating the areas covered by the different titles in this series with a base showing present day political boundaries. ...

The culture of Egypt has thousands of years of recorded history. Ancient Egypt fascinates by its beautiful sculptures & paintings, spectacular buildings, complex & mysterious divinities & rituals. This compact volume is meant for travelers eager to know more about this civilization. ...

Egypt in Marshall Cavendish`s Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination’s culture, food & leisure, in addition to a specific section addressing the concerns of those travelling on business. ...