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1	Gnostic Gospels more books like this by Elaine Pagels add to wishlist Pagels, a noted authority of religion, examines what impact Gnosticism could have had on Christianity had it not been labelled heretical by the early church fathers. THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS offers up insights from this obscure branch of Christianity, offering synopses of these documents that purport to reveal new insights into Jesus's life, his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society more books like this by Janet L Abu-Lughod add to wishlist A beautifully-written--almost poetic--ethnography of the Bedouins in Egypt as well as a study of gender relations through analysis of their oral lyric poetry. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.04! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Princess Sultana's Circle more books like this by Jean Sasson add to wishlist As with her two previous bestsellers "Princess" and "Princess Sultana's Daughters", the story of Sultana continues now with "Princess Sultana's Circle". It is a haunting look at the danger of Saudi male dominance and the desperate lives of the women they rule. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Out of Egypt: A Memoir more books like this by Andre Aciman add to wishlist Aciman has written a touching and affectionate portrait detailing the lives of his flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--his uncle, two grandmothers, and an aunt. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Egyptian Book of the Dead more books like this by Professor E A Wallis Budge (Translator) add to wishlist The collections of charms, formulas, hymns and spells designed to accompany the dead of Ancient Egypt on their journey to the afterlife have always exerted a powerful fascination on modern generations. Written on papyrus, inscribed on the walls of tombs and sarcophagi, or engraved on amulets, these texts with their vignette illustrations give us ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.09! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality more books like this by Cheikh Anta Diop add to wishlist Now in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization. see all copies from $5.43! new only from $9.59! \| SVS
7	The Message of the Sphinx: A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind more books like this by Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval add to wishlist The authors posit that the Sphinx and the other monuments of the necropolis at Giza are actually an analog of the constellations as they appeared in the year 10,500 B.C.E., thus making these structures three times as old as they are commonly believed to be. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Shah of Shahs more books like this by Ryszard Kapuscinski add to wishlist In this book, the author brings a mythographer's perspective and novelist's virtuosity to bear on the overthrow of the last Shah of Iran, one of the most infamous of the United States' client-dictators, who resolved to transform his country into 'a second America in a generation', only to be toppled virtually overnight. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia more books like this by Carmen Bin Ladin add to wishlist Immediately after September 11, 2001, Carmen bin Laden knew that her name would engender responses from others--for she knew in her heart that the person behind the events of that day was her brother-in-law, Osama bin Laden. In her revealing memoir, INSIDE THE KINGDOM, Carmen tells what it was like for a European woman to marry into a wealthy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.62! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Lost Keys of Freemasonry more books like this by Manly P Hall add to wishlist From the late author of "The Secret Teachings of All Ages" comes his classic work about history's most secretive brotherhood--reset and collected and now containing two additional Hall volumes on occult Masonry. see all copies from $4.35! new only from $4.35! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy more books like this by George G James add to wishlist An attempt to show that the true authors of Greek Philosophy were not the Greeks, but the peoples of Egypt see all copies from $4.14! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt more books like this by Ian Shaw, PH.D. (Editor) add to wishlist The essays and illustrations in this history portray the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their incorporation into the Roman Empire, covering the period from around 7000 BCE to 311. The authors outline the principal sequence of political events, including detailed ... see all copies from $10.50! new only from $12.47! \| first editions
13 view cover	Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt more books like this by Barbara Mertz add to wishlist The classic history of ancient Egypt--now back in print and fully revised and updated--is filled with archaeological reporting, fascinating gossip, and provocative historical speculation. Color and b&w photos throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Bible as History more books like this by Werner Keller add to wishlist This classic book grew out of the fascination that German journalist, Werner Keller, developed when he began to learn that the work of archaeologists and historians corroborated Biblical accounts which he had hitherto dismissed as mere "pious tales. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Ages in Chaos more books like this by Immanuel Velikovsky add to wishlist see all copies from $26.57! new only from $52.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Ancient Egypt more books like this by David P Silverman add to wishlist A fabulous collaboration of images and text encompassing all areas of Egypt's rich culture With a wonderful marriage of text and stunning design, Ancient Egypt takes us on a captivating journey exploring all the key themes of this extraordinary culture including the history, the religion, the art and the science as well as the myths and legends. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.60! \| first editions
17 view cover	Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt, the Penguin more books like this by Bill Manley add to wishlist From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC, through the territorial expansion and flourishing trade of ... see all copies from $4.14! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
18 view cover	In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale more books like this by Ghosh Amitav, Amitav Ghosh add to wishlist In an Antique Land is a brilliant hybrid, a subversive history in the guise of a traveller's tale. It tells the story of two Indians in Egypt. The first was a twelfth-century slave; the second is Amitav Ghosh, who stumbled upon the slave in the margins of letters that were written by the slave's master. His curiosity piqued - even ill-defined, the ... see all copies from $2.23! new only from $8.82! \| SVS
19 view cover	Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times more books like this by Donald B Redford add to wishlist Covering the time span from the Palaeolithic period to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, Egyptologist Donald Redford explores 3000 years of uninterrupted contact between Egypt and Western Asia across the Sinai land-bridge. He presents a sweeping narrative of the love-hate relationship between the peoples of ancient Israel/Palestine and Egypt ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Vol. 1 more books like this by Professor E A Wallis Budge add to wishlist Volume 1 of the monumental work containing about 25,000 words or terms that occur in texts ranging from 3000 B.C. to 600 A.D. Each entry consists of a transliteration of the word, the word in hieroglyphs, and the meaning in English. Indispensable to serious student. see all copies from $8.75! new only from $13.95! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs more books like this by Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy add to wishlist Credited to Hermes, an Egyptian sage who lived around 3000 BC, "The Hermetica" is the foundation of the western mystery tradition. This text contains historical background information and a selection of Hermes' writings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt more books like this by Barbara Mertz add to wishlist In this classic work, now revised for a new generation, Mertz gives readers a fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt. 16-page color photo insert and b&w photos throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The White Nile more books like this by Alan Moorehead add to wishlist The story of the Nile, from the Mountains of the Moon to the Mediterranean. The tale starts with Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke setting out to find the sources of the Nile. It continues with Baker of the Nile and his wife struggling with malaria, and of the famous greeting between Stanley and Livingstone. The book examines the results of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.84! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Who Was King Tut? more books like this by Roberta Edwards, True Kelley (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
25 view cover	Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: Official Companion Book to the Exhibition Sponsored by National Geographic more books like this by Zahi A Hawass, Zahi A Hawas, Kenneth Garrett (Photographer) add to wishlist The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun - the most spectacular royal tomb ever found - is one of the most famous events in the history of archaeology. The treasures of this tomb surpass all others and the 50 Tutankhamun artifacts featured in this book illustrate many uses of gold and other precious materials in ancient Egypt, providing us with a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| SVS

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