Powerful retelling of popular narratives of the British campaign in Mesopotamia
An up-to-date guide to the Abu Simbel and lower Nubian temples, illustrated with over a 150 original photographs, drawings, and maps.
A guide to Egypt's mammals. It describes various mammal species, with identification features, status, habitat, and habits, and with comparisons to similar species.... Læs mere
First published in 1836, this classic book of an English observer's impressions of a nineteenth-century Egypt has... Læs mere
Trying to evade intelligence agencies out to assassinate him, the Cerebellum, an Egyptian scientist with a past association with the Iraqi nuclear program, rents a room on the... Læs mere
Examines various aspects of Coptic civilization in Wadi al-Natrun. This book focuses on various aspects of the history and development of monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun, as well as the art, architecture, and archaeology of the numerous former monasteries of the region.
Christianity began in the large and fertile Fayoum oasis of Egypt's... Læs mere