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Robert L. Tignor is the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, Emeritus, at Princeton University, where he taught for forty-six years and served as chair of the History Department for fourteen years. He is the author of several previous books on Egyptian history.
A sweeping and colorful account of Egypt's 5000-year history
This is a sweeping, colorful, and concise narrative history of Egypt from the beginning of human settlement...
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A secret buried for centuries.
Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace's veil of prosperity, bitter rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King's most trusted advisors, and after only nine years, King Tut suddenly perished, his name purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in controversy.
The keys to an unsolved mystery.
Enchanted...
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This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today.
Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra controlled the totalitarian state as...
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In a breathtaking blend of scientific intrigue and historical mystery, #1 New York Times bestselling mastermind James Rollins reveals an ancient threat hidden within the pages of the Bible, one that threatens the modern world in The Seventh Plague.
If the biblical plagues of Egypt truly happened—could they happen again—on a global scale?
Two years after vanishing into the Sudanese desert, the leader of a British archeological
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W. W. Norton & Company
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2020.
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English
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"A thrilling history of the West's scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt's ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath the Sands, the acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson chronicles...
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HarperCollins
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IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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Acquiring an ancient medallion covered with indecipherable symbols, expatriate American Ethan Gage is forced to flee for his life when he is framed for murder and forced to accompany Napoleon Bonaparte on the emperor's quest to conquer Egypt.
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Classic goosebumps volume 6
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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
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Gabe loses track of his cousin Sari in a pyramid and begins to wonder if the curse of the mummy's tomb is real.
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Egypt, 1912. Amelia Peabody and her dashing archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson, are once again in danger as they search for a priceless, stolen bust of legendary Queen Nefertiti and Amelia finds herself the target of assassins in this long-awaited, eagerly anticipated final installment of Elizabeth Peters's bestselling, beloved mystery series--
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"[An] intense, multilayered story." —Jami Attenberg, New York Times Book Review
Software prodigy Josie Ashkenazi has invented an application that records everything its users do. When she visits the Library of Alexandria as a tech consultant, she is abducted in Egypt's postrevolutionary chaos with only a copy of the philosopher Maimonides' famous work to anchor her—leaving her jealous sister Judith free to take
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"For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a legendary Egyptian pharaoh and the path she must take to escape her own dangerous fate. There are many paths to power. They all come with a price. Neferura, princess and high priestess of Kemet, knows her duty is to her people. When your mother is the great Pharaoh, it is hard to forget. But Neferura's unique position at court comes with high stakes for...
14) Easy go
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Beneath the sands of the Egyptian desert lies treasure beyond imagining. And when a professor of archaeology finds clues to the location of a Pharaoh's lost tomb in ancient hieroglyphs, he hatches a plan to find the burial site--and plunder it. But can a five-man team of smugglers and thieves uncover what the centuries have hidden? And even if they find it, can they escape with it...and with their lives?--Publisher.
15) Egypt
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Children's Press
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2012
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IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
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144 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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Explores Egypt and its geography, wildlife, history, government, economy, religions, culture, food, and more.
16) Ancient Egypt
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National Geographic
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[2019]
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191 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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Presents strange but true facts about life in ancient Egypt, from the invention of the toothbrush and the burial of King Tut to the development of the world's first police force.
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Scholastic Press
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2004
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IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
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47 p. : col. ill., 1 col. map ; 29 cm.
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English
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Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.
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Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
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[2013]
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IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
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116 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Introduces ancient Egypt as the god Anubis takes readers on a tour of the Land of the Dead, describes how the sun god, Ra, and he fight forces of chaos and destruction, and discusses mummies, major deities, and famous pharaohs.
20) The Rosetta key
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Expatriate Ethan Gage, in the Holy Land to save his former lover Astiza and to search for the revered legendary Book of Thoth, is in danger again as Napoleon's army marches towards Jerusalem.
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