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1	Stranger more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist In this stylistically simple, first-person tale of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." Through Meursault, Camus portrays a man who rejects the beliefs and life styles imposed on him by society. The events that lead to his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II more books like this by Jeff Shaara add to wishlist A master of the historical novel, Shaara begins an ambitious trilogy about the conflict that defined the 20th century. With painstaking historical detail and all-inclusive points of view, Shaara portrays the momentous and increasingly dramatic events of World War II in brilliant detail. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris more books like this by Emily Sands, Dugald Steer (Editor), Helen Ward (Illustrator) add to wishlist Although she and her crew disappeared while on an expedition up the Nile to find the tomb of the god Osiris in 1926, Sands' keen observations live on in the form of a lovingly kept journal, full of drawings, photographs, booklets, foldout maps, postcards, and many other intriguing samples. (Archaeology/Anthropology) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.04! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble more books like this by Judith Byron Schachner add to wishlist "New York Times"-bestselling Skippyjon Jones takes ancient Egypt by storm in this fun adventure. When his doggy pals want to visit the underworld, they need El Skippito's brains to answer the riddle of the Finx and enter the mummy's tomb. Full color. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $3.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Seventh scroll more books like this by Wilbur Smith add to wishlist Within a fading papyrus, nearly four thousand years old, lie the clues to a fabulous treasure from an almost forgotten time ...a riddle that becomes a savage battle across the unforgiving terrain of North Africa. When her husband is brutally murdered, beautiful half-English, half-Egyptian Royan Al Simmu is forced to seek refuge in England. With ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 more books like this by Rick Atkinson add to wishlist In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Atkinson focuses on 1942 and 1943, showing how central the great drama that unfolded in North Africa was to the ultimate victory of the Allied powers and to America's understanding of itself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The October Horse: A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra more books like this by Colleen McCullough add to wishlist Colleen McCullough continues her fascination with Julius Caesar in THE OCTOBER HORSE, her sixth book in the series. Caesar is riding high: he is a widely respected leader whose power is invincible, and Cleopatra is his mistress. But Brutus is hatching his plot, and Octavian is working behind the scenes, and Mark Antony is beginning his charismatic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt more books like this by G A Henty add to wishlist Enslaved by a conquering army, the young prince Amuba finds friendship in the house of an Egyptian high priest, where he acts as a companion to the priest's son Chebron. The entire household plunges into peril when Chebron accidentally kills the sacred cat of the great temple at Bubastes--a riot ensues, and the boys are forced to flee. Set in 1250 ... see all copies from $2.86! new only from $3.81! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail more books like this by Malika Oufkir, Michele Fitoussi add to wishlist In 1972, Oufkir's father attempted to overthrow Morrocco's King Hussan II. Her father was executed, but she and the rest of her family--mother and five siblings-- were imprisoned for 20 years in a series of quarters that declined in comfort. Finally, on the verge of starvation, they dug an escape tunnel, only to be recaptured and imprisoned once ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Mara, Daughter of the Nile more books like this by Eloise McGraw add to wishlist The adventures of an ingenious Egyptian slave girl who undertakes a dangerous assignment as a spy in the royal palace of Thebes, in the days when Queen Hatshepsut ruled. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Plague more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist Camus uses the plague-stricken city of Oran as a metaphor for Occupied France. This novel illustrates the paradox that from evil may come happiness, as well as the idea that only when faced with dire circumstances is humanity capable of finding existential purpose, fraternal affection, and the capacity for courage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.42! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Ape Who Guards the Balance more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist Amelia Peabody and family are on a new expedition to the Valley of the Kings at the beginning of the 1907 archaeological season. Soon, Amelia will need all her remarkable skills of detection and deduction to untangle a web woven of criminals and cults, stolen treasures and fallen women--all the while under the unblinking eye of a ruthless, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Egypt Game more books like this by Zilpha Keatley Snyder add to wishlist The A-Z Antique Shop is a shabby store run by a taciturn older man known as the Professor. The shop's abandoned storage yard features a few curios and soon draws the attention of 11-year-old April Hall, her friend Melanie Ross, and Melanie's younger brother, Marshall. Inspired by their mutual love of Egypt, April and Melanie turn the storage yard ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival more books like this by Dean King add to wishlist At the end of the War of 1812, Captain James Riley and his ship the Commerce went aground on the coast of Africa, and he and his shipmates were captured as slaves. After two months, they managed to find a way out, but during that brief time they were subjected to almost unbearable abuse as they desperately tried to stay alive. Based on accounts ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	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 $6.23! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 more books like this by Richard Zacks add to wishlist In this national bestseller, now in paperback, acclaimed historian Zacks brings the true story of the unheralded American--William Eaton--who brought the Barbary pirates to their knees. 8-page photo section. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	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
18 view cover	White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves more books like this by Giles Milton add to wishlist The true story of white European slaves in 18th century Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco draws from unpublished letters and manuscripts written by slaves and by the padres and ambassadors sent to free them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	Killing Rommel more books like this by Steven Pressfield add to wishlist Hitler's legions have swept across Europe, leaving Churchill and the English isolated. In North Africa, Rommel and his Panzers have routed the British Eighth Army and stand poised to overrun Egypt, Suez, and the oil fields of the Middle East, in Pressfield's latest riveting historical novel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Golden Goblet more books like this by Eloise McGraw add to wishlist Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting tale of ancient Egyptian mystery and intrigue. Newbery Honor Book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.23! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Serpent on the Crown more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist In 1922, Amelia Peabody and her family are at an archaeological dig in the Valley of the Kings when writer Magda Petherick arrives and gives Amelia's Egyptologist husband Radcliffe Emerson a small gold statue. The statue, Magda says, bears a curse, a curse which she believes has already struck down her husband. While the Emersons attempt to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-By-Step Guide to Teach Yourself more books like this by Mark Collier, Bill Manley, Richard Parkinson (Illustrator) add to wishlist Egyptologists Collier and Manley use attractive drawings of actual inscriptions displayed in the British Museum to teach a basic course in reading hieroglyphs. Includes practical exercises. 200 illustrations. see all copies from $4.86! new only from $17.97! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece more books like this by "Three Initiates" add to wishlist We take great pleasure in presenting to the attention of students and investigators of the Secret Doctrines this little work based upon the world-old Hermetic Teachings. There has been so little written upon this subject, not withstanding the countless references to the Teachings in the many works upon occultism, that the many earnest searchers ... see all copies from $3.39! new only from $3.39! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Magdalen Manuscript: The Alchemies of Horus & the Sex Magic of Isis more books like this by Tom Kenyon, Judi Sion add to wishlist Mary Magdalen's personal story of her tantric relationship with Yeshua ben Joseph, known today as Jesus Christ--given by her and reprinted here, word-for-word as she gave it--describes the alchemy that she and Yeshua practiced. see all copies from $11.00! new only from $16.73!
25 view cover	The Mummy Case more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist The third in the popular series charting the adventures of Amelia Peabody, this novel follows the Victorian lady sleuth to the "pyramids" of Mazghunah. On her arrival, it seems that the barren area can be of no interest, but a murder in Cairo soon persuades her otherwise. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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