| 1. |  | The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
from Ecco
Price: $18.43
Customer Review:
I enjoyed this book but wish the author had toned her Oedipal romanticism concerning her father and his playboy lifestyle during the years when they lived in Cairo. Glamorizing his adulterous and selfish behavior during the early years of his marriage was overdone. That part of the book would have... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | All the Shah's Men (Library Edition): An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
from Tantor Media
Price: $58.39
Customer Review:
All the Shah's Men is considered by many to be the 'standard' book covering the subject of the 1953 coup that ousted Prime Minister Mossedegh and it's easy to see why. The book is very well written and you'd never get the idea from reading the book that there's anything wrong with the author's... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
from Anchor
Price: $10.85
Customer Review:
As always Simon Singn takes the reader on a fantastic trip through History. Filled with entertaining stories, puzzles and heroic events, the author skillfully covers the history of secret writing. If you liked his coverage of Fermat's Enigma then you will definitely enjoy this book.
The prose... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris
from Templar Publishing
Customer Review:
This is a great book for kids who enjoy interactive creative reads. The extras are always nice to accompany these books. The Egyptology book was snapped up by my students and they loved it. It was quite enjoyable to them and they read more than they often do in books. The big eye was really... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Stairway to Heaven: Book II of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles)
from Harper
Price: $7.99
Customer Review:
This book primarily covers man's quest to achieve immortality from the "gods". Sitchin, as in Book I, compares and contrasts archaeological findings, the Bible, writings of historians throughout the ages and mythology to formulate his conclusions. It is hard to believe as coincidence that every... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Napoleon in Egypt
from Bantam
Price: $19.80
Customer Review:
I enjoyed every page of this superb history. In excellent, entertaining prose we are given the reasons and context for this strange expedition, the many personalities involved, and their adventures on the way to Egypt (where they miss being intercepted by the British navy by one day!) We are then... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale
from Vintage
Price: $10.85
Customer Review:
Dr. Ghosh is a social anthropologist by training, and a gentle one at that. He is also a gifted writer and a masterful storyteller. At least that is the impression I have formed from reading this book.
The book is part travelogue, part history and part anthropology. These three themes have been... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Ancient Egypt
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $16.49
Customer Review:
Silverman provides a basic introduction to all the Egyptian essential through thorough articles and lots and lots of vivid pictures and illustratrions. This book is an excellent way to be introduced into the world of the heyday of Egypt, with lots of information, seemlessly organized. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Yourself
from University of California Press
Customer Review:
I find this to be an excellent and helpful guide to translating hieroglyphics, but the methods used are a little bit complicated and sometimes tough to follow. I still recommend it, however.
It is very systematic in it's approach to teaching the reader, as it first teaches one letter symbols... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $17.99
Customer Review:
This has got to be one of the most boring history books that I have read in years, and I read a lot of them. While it competently covers the grand outlines of Egyptian history, it gets mired in the details of how archaeologists go about piecing together their clues, that is, the deductions behind... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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