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1	Stranger more books like this by Albert Camus This handy guide places Albert Camus' The Stranger, one of the seminal texts of existentialism and twentieth-century literature in general, in the context of French and French-Algerian history and culture. In it, Patrick McCarthy examines the way the work undermines traditional concepts of fiction. In addition, he explores the parallels and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.22! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Plague more books like this by Albert Camus In 1940 a terrible plague descends on the Algerian town of Oran - carried by rats, it condemns its victims to a swift and hideous death...Whilst being in part an allegory for France's wartime traumas, the plague is also intensely real and frightening. It quickly establishes a stranglehold on the town of Oran, forcing the people that live there to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.96! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II more books like this by Jeff Shaara 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 $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 more books like this by Rick Atkinson The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is a story of miscalculation and incomparable courage, of calamity and enduring triumph. In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick 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 ... see all copies from $3.18! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Seventh scroll more books like this by Wilbur Smith The seventh scroll is nearly 4000 years old. Within it lies the clues to a treasure from an almost forgotten time. Duraid Al Simmu and his wife, Royan, were the first to discover the scrolls. When Duraid is murdered, Royan seeks refuge in England but she must find the courage to return to Ethiopia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Egypt Game more books like this by Zilpha Keatley Snyder Even to Melanie, who knew that you could never predict what a new kid would be like, April Hall was something of a surprise. One look at her stringy upswept hair, false eyelashes, and ragged fox fur collar, convinced Melanie that April was not going to be easy to integrate into the sixth grade at Wilson School. But April had other surprise to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail more books like this by Malika Oufkir, Michele Fitoussi 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 $2.19! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Killing Rommel more books like this by Steven Pressfield 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 $9.95! new only from $10.33! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris more books like this by Emily Sands, Dugald Steer, Helen Ward (Illustrator) 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 $4.89! new only from $12.87! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Sheltering Sky more books like this by Paul Bowles Tells the story of an American couple's fated attempt to regenerate their strange and troubled marriage as they journey through North Africa. The book is a portrayal of a man's physical and mental disintegration and is written by the author of "Midnight Mass". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Serpent on the Crown more books like this by Elizabeth Peters Once again the incomparable New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as exciting, mysterious, and powerful as ancient Egypt. A unique treasure obtained by unscrupulous means, the small gold statuette of an unidentified Egyptian king is a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Golden Goblet more books like this by Eloise McGraw 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 $3.44! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Last Camel Died at Noon more books like this by Elizabeth Peters This time Amelia and her dashing husband Emerson set off for a promising archaeological site in the Sudan, only to be unwillingly drawn into the search for an African explorer and his young bride who went missing twelve years back. They survive the rigours of the desert, the death of their camels, and the perfidy of their guides, only to find ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Ape Who Guards the Balance more books like this by Elizabeth Peters All hail the jubilant return of the redoubtable Amelia Peabody! Together with her sexy yet irascible husband, Radcliffe Emerson; their handsome but wily heir, Ramses; Ramses' inscrutably elegant friend David; and the elder Emersons' ward: beautiful, trouble-seeking Nefret Forth -- Edwardian Egypt may never be the same. The 1907 archaeological ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur more books like this by Halima Bashir, Damien Lewis In this first memoir of its kind from a woman affected by the war in Darfur, a female doctor in Sudan shares her harrowing tale of courage, hope, family, and survival. see all copies from $12.55! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World more books like this by Lucette Lagnado In vivid and graceful prose, Lucette Lagnado re-creates the majesty and cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years between World War II and Gamal Abdel Nasser's rise to power. Her father, Leon, was a boulevardier who conducted business on the elegant terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, and later, in the cozy, dark bar of the Nile Hilton, dressed in his ... see all copies from $8.64! new only from $8.64! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival more books like this by Dean King 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 $2.10! new only from $6.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt more books like this by G A Henty 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 $5.11! new only from $5.11! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 more books like this by Richard Zacks 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 $2.56! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble more books like this by Judith Byron Schachner "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 $4.00! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean more books like this by Charles Freeman This is a comprehensive, one-volume introduction to the three major civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world: Eygpt, Greece, and Rome. It covers over 4000 years of ancient history - from the earliest Egyptian civilizations to the fall of Rome and rise of the Byzantine Empire. Starting with the emergence of the earliest Eygptian ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $34.40! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Falcon at the Portal more books like this by Elizabeth Peters Amelia Peabody and her family travel to Egypt for their annual dig. Her niece's Egyptian husband is accused of selling ancient artefacts that are actually exquisite fakes, and then the body of an American is found at the botton of the family's excavation shaft. It becomes clear that the land of the pharoahs harbours many secrets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Message of the Sphinx: A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind more books like this by Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval 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 $2.24! new only from $4.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Mara: Daughter of the Nile more books like this by Eloise McGraw 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 $3.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Warlock: A Novel of Ancient Egypt more books like this by Wilbur Smith In this novel of ancient warfare and adventure, two factions battle for control of Egypt. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.43! \| first editions \| SVS

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