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1	Egypt more books like this by Jane Dunford (Editor), Joann Fletcher (Editor), Carole French (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $11.98! new only from $13.54! \| SVS
2	Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff more books like this by Rosemary Mahoney, M.A. add to wishlist When Rosemary Mahoney, in 1998, took a solo trip down the Nile in a seven-foot rowboat, she discovered modern Egypt for herself. As a rower, she faced crocodiles and testy river currents; as a female, she confronted deeply-held beliefs about foreign women while cautiously remaining open to genuine friendship; and, as a traveller, she experienced ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	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 $6.86! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Rough Guide to Egypt more books like this by Dan Richardson, Daniel Jacobs, Lizzie Williams (Contributions by) add to wishlist "The Rough Guide to Egypt" is your indispensable guide to the oldest tourist destination on earth. The full- colour introduction highlights 'what not to miss', from jeep or camel safaris in the Western desert to the pyramids and Sphinx at Giza. This fully-updated 7th edition includes expanded coverage of Nile cruises and diving in the Red Sea and ... see all copies from $11.71! new only from $11.71! \| SVS
5	Travels in Arabia deserta more books like this by Charles Montagu Doughty add to wishlist Rare masterpiece of travel literature and English prose, called by T. E. Lawrence "a great record of adventure and travel (perhaps the greatest in our language.)" Fold-out map. see all copies from $3.22! new only from $28.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Egypt more books like this by Jane Ewart (Editor), Dorling-Kindersley (Creator) add to wishlist A comprehensive guide to Egypt with over 1,000 full color photographs, of major sights, easy-to-use maps and plans. Plus advice on exploring the Pyramids and Ancient Tombs, boat tours on the Nile and diving in the Red Sea. Photos. see all copies from $7.18! new only from $90.82!
7	Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land more books like this by John Lloyd Stephens add to wishlist Classic 19th-century account by explorer who discovered Mayan ruins. Pyramids, temple of Karnak, Petra, other locales, also much of Middle Eastern life and culture. 38 illustrations. see all copies from $2.70! new only from $15.99! \| first editions
8	Egypt - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture more books like this by Jailan Zayan add to wishlist "Culture Smart! Egypt" explains how to avoid cultural gaffes when out and about in the country. Giving the historical, political and cultural background, the guide reveals how to read body language and be aware of potential pitfalls in communication, and at the same time provide the cultural essentials business travellers need to successfully ... see all copies from $5.24! new only from $5.29! \| SVS
9	The Traveler's Key to Ancient Egypt, Revised: A Guide to the Sacred Places of Ancient Egypt more books like this by John Anthony West add to wishlist To appreciate the extraordinary treasures of ancient Egypt, a traveler needs an extraordinary guidebook. The Traveler's Key explains the deeper meaning and spiritual significance of Egypt's art and architecture and includes West's startling evidence for redating the Sphinx. 100 illustrations. 75 photos. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $11.93! \| SVS
10	A Search in Secret Egypt more books like this by Paul Brunton add to wishlist This book offers an inward journey of initiation into the first great secret of spiritual awakening: our home is not the body, but the soul. The book presents the reader with a uniquely focused exploration of ancient and modern Egypt; Paul Brunton goes in search of the secret hinted at by the mysterious Sphinx and deepened by his visions during ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $54.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources more books like this by Sir Samuel White Baker add to wishlist The quantity of ivory in camp was so large that we required 700 porters to carry both tusks and provisions, for the five days' march through uninhabited country. Kamrasi came to see us before we parted; he had provided the requisite porters. We were to start on the following day; he arrived with the Blissett rifle that had been given him by Speke. ... see all copies from $16.87! new only from $16.87! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Kayaks Down the Nile more books like this by John Goddard add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Lonely Planet Egypt more books like this by Matthew D Firestone, Zora O'Neill, Anthony Sattin add to wishlist Includes colour chapters on Cruising the Nile and Diving the Red Sea. see all copies from $18.09! new only from $18.09!
14 view cover	Lonely Planet Egypt more books like this by Virginia Maxwell, Mary Et Al Fitzpatrick, Siona Jenkins add to wishlist Authors include novelist, critic and broadcaster Anthony Sattin. Special chapter on Pharaonic Egypt by world-renowned Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher. Packed with information for the tourist and tips on how to escape the crowds and enjoy the country's archaelogical heritage in peace. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
15 view cover	The Names of Things more books like this by Susan Brind Morrow add to wishlist A memoir about the author's life, from her memorable upstate New York childhood to her adventures in the Egyptian desert where she lived as an "honorary man" in Muslim society. Nominated for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.94! \| first editions
16 view cover	In an Antique Land more books like this by Amitav Ghosh add to wishlist In the 1980s Amitav Ghosh moved into a converted chicken coop. It was on the roof of a house in Lataifa, a tiny village in Egypt. During the day he pored over medieval letters sent to India from Cairo by Arab merchants. In the evenings he shut out the bellowing of his fat landlord by turning up the volume of his transistor radio and wrote stories ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $9.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Nile: The Life Story of a River more books like this by Emil Ludwig add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Lonely Planet Egypt more books like this by Andrew Humphreys, Siona Jenkins add to wishlist Gets among the most recent archaeological discoveries, including the Valley of the Golden Mummies and Cleopatra's Palace. Special section on Pharaonic Egypt, tomb paintings, dynastic art and a user's guide to hieroglyphs and visits to the oasis of Siwa and the Pharonic splendours of Nubia and new dive sites to be found in the Red Sea. see all copies from $1.99!
19 view cover	Thebes in Egypt: A Guide to the Tombs and Temples of Ancient Luxor more books like this by Professor Nigel Strudwick, Helen M Strudwick add to wishlist After reviewing the topography of the site, the Strudwicks recount the history of Thebes from the city's rise in the late Old Kingdom to the peak of its power in the New Kingdom and to its gradual decline in the Greco-Roman period. They discuss the central role played by the gods in the community's religious life, and take us on a tour of the ... see all copies from $4.70! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20	Flight Into Egypt more books like this by Professor Amos Elon add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| first editions
21 view cover	Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the Nile, 1849-1850 more books like this by Florence Nightingale add to wishlist Letters From Egypt is Florence's only publication not concerned with nursing. The letters reveal her as an energetic and sympathetic young woman with her life before her---but in places it is difficult not to read more into her observations, as when she described the hardships of the nun with whom she travelled to Alexandria. see all copies from $7.05! new only from $84.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Garden of the Brave in War: Recollections of Iran more books like this by Terence O'Donnell add to wishlist When Terence O'Donnell, an American who lived in Iran for fifteen years in the 1960s and 1970s, was asked what he was doing there, he replied, "The conviction of all Iranians, of most of my compatriots, and indeed of the Russians, was that I was engaged in intelligence work. I was, and what is more I filed a daily report. My employer was myself ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt more books like this by John Ray add to wishlist The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the stone's story, from its discovery by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt to its current status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum. see all copies from $4.31! new only from $6.19! \| first editions \| SVS
24	The Holy Land more books like this by David Roberts add to wishlist Beautiful lithographs and journal excerpts from an expedition to the Holy Land, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. see all copies from $4.05! new only from $32.88! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs more books like this by Sir Samuel White Baker add to wishlist This being a concise summary of the Nile system, I shall describe twelve months' exploration, during which I examined every individual river that is tributary to the Nile from Abyssinia, including the Atbara, Settite, Royan, Salaam, Angrab, Rahad, Dinder, and the Blue Nile. The interest attached to these portions of Africa differs entirely from ... see all copies from $14.43! new only from $14.43! \| first editions \| SVS

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