The art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, & yet we value the creations of these ...

Baedeker is proud to welcome this brand new, full-colour guide to Egypt. It features a wealth of detailed information, covering sights from A-Z with 3D illustrations, background texts on history, art, culture, religion & more, invaluable practical advic ...

The author's lively account of Egypt, its recent history, & myriad internal conflicts & frustrations, was published in November 2010 to immediate acclaim. Within months, the Egyptian people had risen in protest against the regime & President Mubarak was forced to resign. This book tells the extraordinary story of the February 2011 protests. ...

A guide to the diverse belief system of the ancient Egyptians. It traces the stages of life from conception to the existence beyond the tomb. It gives particular emphasis to the hazardous voyage of the soul. It focuses on key themes such as creation, magic, ritual & eternity. ...

Adopting a different approach to ancient Egypt, this book aims to illuminate the complex world of Egyptian myth. It explores the cultural & historical background behind a variety of sources & objects, from Cleopatra's Needle & Tutankhamun's golden s ...

Tutankhamen has been buried in his rocky tomb. But there is a plot to rob the grave of its vast wealth as soon as possible after the funeral. A motley gang of villains have all the skills they need to undertake the crime
- the key member of the team is young Paneb, who is small enough to slip through the tunnel & into the funeral chamber.
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This is a tale of Neria, who works in the House of Death, helping her father to make the mummies. Neria enjoys her work, but when the pharaoh dies, it all goes into overdrive mode. Everyone is so busy that Neria is given the responsibility of mummifying the pharaoh's cat, to accompany him to the Afterlife. ...

The Great Pyramid is a lively place to work. The only irritation is Antef, the fussy, bullisome supervisor who makes everyone feel more like slaves than free workers
- so much so that they end up going on strike to protest against him! When Antef disappears, the workers are blamed.
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This title provides things to make that include a pharaoh's headdress, an Egyptian god puppet with moveable arms & a mummy in a sarcophagus. Every activity is clearly & vividly illustrated in an appealing & colourful style, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. ...

Adam Sandler fans will find the animated movie 8 Crazy Nights to be another flowering of Sandler's absurdist goofiness; but people who find Sandler completely annoying will be triply annoyed by it, because Sandler does the voices for three different characters: Davey Stone, a boozing, belching, self-loathing loser who hates the holidays; Whitey, a tiny old man who tries to rehabilitate Davey; & Eleanor, Whitey's neurotic twin sister, who seems not to have left her house in years. Fans will find the slapdash musical numbers & scatological humour hilarious; foes will find them tiresome & banal. But even Sandler's advocates won't care about the by-the-numbers plot of holiday redemption; you see, Davey's parents died on the first night of Hanukkah, & he just needs to cry about it. Sandler's best when he's walking that line between stupid & smart-ass. When he gets sentimental, it's trouble. ...