The Book of the Dead" is a unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. Consisting of spells prayers & incantations each section contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. The papyruses were often left in sarcophagi for the dead to use as passports on their journey from burial & were full of advice about the ferrymen gods & kings they would meet on the way. Offering valuable insights into ancient Egypt " The Book of the Dead" has also inspired fascination with the occult & the afterlife in recent years." ...

Since its original publication twenty years ago Samia Abdennours Egyptian Cooking" has become a true classic
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Step back 3 000 years in time with the fascinating journal of Nakht a young scribe. The year is 1465 BC & Nakhts family is moving from their village to Memphis where his father has just become an important scribe. With Nakht we explore this bustling Egyptian city: visiting the craftsmens workshops & the shipyards; watching a burial ritual; & learning how the land is farmed how houses are built & how to fish & hunt. Most thrilling of all he & his sister Tamyt witness a tomb robbery in the pyramids & end up meeting the King of Egypt! This is an accessible informative insight into Egyptian culture & everyday life. ...

What could be more incredible than travelling through time? Doing it twice! Join Charlie & Bandit as they go back to 1906 make friends ith the grandchildren of eminent archaeologist Professor Honeycut then manage to get themselves & their new friends into even more trouble when they all go back to ancient Egypt on the run from the greedy Dr Bull & is sidekick Haru! Luckily the friend ssolve the mystery of the Eye of Pakhet & find a way for (almost) everyone to get back to their own times. Dr Bull & Haru are left in ancient Egypt to pay for their crimes. ...

This is a stunning colouring book that will appeal to budding artists. Beautiful watercolour artwork will inspire creativity. ...

If you enjoyed Templar's extraordinary Dragonology (New York Times Bestseller & Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week) then just wait till you see Egyptology. With a stunning gold foiled & embossed cover featuring three 'jewels' & with its creation overseen by TGH James ex keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum Egyptology is Emily Sands' lavish 1926 scrapbook journal of a lost expedition. Full of novelties & recreations such as a piece of mummy cloth a booklet on hieroglyphs & a working board game the book brims with beautiful art & fascinating facts about Ancient Egypt & a has a final magnificent novelty in the back case. ...

Hannah Arendts portrayal of the terrible consequences of blind obedience Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" contains an introduction by Amos Elon in " Penguin Classics". Sparking a flurry of heated debate Hannah Arendts authoritative & stunning report on the trial of German Nazi SS leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in " The New Yorker" in 1963. This revised edition

Includes:: material that came to light after the trial as well as Arendts postscript commenting on the controversy that arose over her book. A major journalistic triumph by an intellectual of singular influence " Eichmann in Jerusalem" is as shocking as it is informative
- a meticulous & unflinching look at one of the most unsettling (and unsettled) issues of the twentieth century. Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was for many years University Professor of Political Philosophy in the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research & a Visiting Fellow of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. She is also the author of " Eichmann in Jerusalem" " On Revolution" & " Between Past & Future". If you enjoyed " Eichmann in Jerusalem" you might like Elie Wiesels " Night" available in " Penguin Modern Classics". " Deals with the greatest problem of our time.. .the problem of the human being within a modern totalitarian system". (Bruno Bettelheim " The New Republic"). "A profound & documented analysis... Bound to stir our minds & trouble our consciences". (" Chicago Tribune")."


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With the possible exception of Oscar Wildes The Picture of Dorian Gray this book is the single most effective guide to surgery-free ageless beauty ever written. What is the secret elixir? No secret. It is a simple tried-&-true technique that you are probably already implementing in your weekly beauty regimen. Question Do you exercise your body to improve your appearance or to maintain your physique? Probably. But do you exercise your face? Probably not. Well you should. Think about itit just makes sense! If you want to maintain your youthful appearance it is imperative that you condition your facial musculature. The basic tenets of a bodily workout are the guiding principles for The Eigard Method: Work out your face just as you would work out your body. Through a series of controlled movements engineered to increase circulation & to isolate re-educate restructure & reshape an individual muscle or muscle group you can lift & revitalise your facial muscles thereby restoring your youthful facial architecture. Your muscles are the golden keys that will unlock the radiant you! Designed to be a reference tool The Eigard Method is the ideal workout instructor & partner guiding your progression from the basic exercises to the more intense advanced program. This book begins with a section that addresses not only your unanswered questions but also some of which youve never even thought: What is facial posture? Is there a right & wrong direction to stroke the facial muscles? Moreover The Eigard Method will rid you of a multitude of concerns: Are your facial expressions making a roadmap on your face? Will removing your eye make-up cause your eyes to become wrinkly or baggy? What is the correct way to wash your face? & do you know that there is a secret to facial toning gained only by the correct movement with which you apply your skin care regimen? Or that you can enjoy fuller lips without the use of injectables? Want higher cheekbones? Read on. As you journey through The Eigard Method you will be enlightened by these fun tips inserted throughout the text. Read learn & enjoy the process of natural restoration. ...

The globally bestselling thriller that paved the way for THE DA VINCI CODE & countless copycat conspiracy novels. In the 8th century AD Ibn al' Arabi the Moorish governor of Barcelona bestowed a magnificent gift upon Charlemagne Holy Emperor of half of the known world: a chess set with the power to transform the course of history. New York City 1970. Catherine ' Cat' Velis a computer expert working for one of the world's largest accountancy firms is sent on a dangerous assignment to retrieve an object of immeasurable value from somewhere in the remote reaches of Algeria. Montglane Abbey France 1790 Mireille de Remy & her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortress-like Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life
- & their means of escape is at h&. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the game a secret from those who would abuse it the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world...
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Eight captivating monologues that offer a group-portrait of diverse characters. From high-class hookers to 7/7 survivors these monologues paint a revelatory picture of Britain as it is today. After rave reviews at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival & in New York Eight" opened in Londons West End in July 2009." ...