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Author: Prudence Jones
Publisher: the American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
ISBN: 9774249933
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Price: 55.00
Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh
Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) was the last monarch of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. Daughter of Ptolemy XII, she ruled with her two brother-husbands, Ptolemy XII and Ptolemy XIV, both of whom she had killed, and with her son Ptolemy XV or Caesarion (44-30 BC). This new biography illustrates in full color the fascinating aspect of Cleopatra's ever-shifting identity. Depending on the audience, she might present herself as a goddess, a political leader, or an alluring and exotic woman. Roman statesmen likewise manipulated Cleopatra's image for their own political ends. Author Prudence Jones, an assistant professor at Montclair State University, also wrote "Cleopatra: A Sourcebook."
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Author: Mohamed ElBaradei
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication Date: 2012-07-03
ISBN: 9992178906
Binding: paperback
Language: english
Price: 75.00
The Age of Deception
For twelve years Mohamed ElBaradei negotiated every key nuclear confrontation of our time. Dealing with the nuclear aspirations of Libya and North Korea, standing up to the Bush administration on Iraq, and managing the West's turbulent stand-off with Iran, the mild-mannered Egyptian lawyer emerged as the one independent, objective voice, unique in maintaining credibility in the Arab world and the West alike. Now, for the first time, he tells the story of what really happened behind the scenes, and assesses the threat that nuclear weapons continue to pose to our future.
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Author: Michael J. Fox
Publisher: Hyperion; First Edition edition
Publication Date: 2009-03-31
ISBN: 1401303382
Binding: hardcover
Language: english
Price: 75.00
Always Looking Up
There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But readers of Always Looking Up will soon add another to the list: Optimist. Michael writes about the hard-won perspective that helped him see challenges as opportunities. Instead of building walls around himself, he developed a personal policy of engagement and discovery: an emotional, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual outlook that has served him throughout his struggle with Parkinson's disease. Michael's exit from a very demanding, very public arena offered him the time-and the inspiration-to open up new doors leading to unexpected places. One door even led him to the center of his own family, the greatest destination of all.
The last ten years, which is really the stuff of this book, began with such a loss: my retirement from Spin City. I found myself struggling with a strange new dynamic: the shifting of public and private personas. I had been Mike the actor, then Mike the actor with PD. Now was I just Mike with PD Parkinson's had consumed my career and, in a sense, had become my career. But where did all of this leave Me? I had to build a new life when I was already pretty happy with the old one..
Always Looking Up is a memoir of this last decade, told through the critical themes of Michael's life: work, politics, faith, and family. The book is a journey of self-discovery and reinvention, and a testament to the consolations that protect him from the ravages of Parkinson's.
With the humor and wit that captivated fans of his first book, Lucky Man, Michael describes how he became a happier, more satisfied person by recognizing the gifts of everyday life.
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Author: Dale Carnegie
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication Date: 1990-02-15
ISBN: 0671723650
Binding: paperback
Language: English
Price: 35.00
How to Win Friends & Influence People
You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you!
For over 50 years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.
Now this phenomenal book has been revised and updated to help readers achieve their maximum potential in the complex and competitive 90s!
Learn:
The six ways to make people like you
The twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking
The nine ways to change people without arousing resentment
and much, much more!
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Author: Gyozo Vörös
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 2008-06-01
ISBN: 9636620849
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Price: 75.00
Egyptian Temple Architecture
This jubilee book celebrates a century of Hungarian excavations in Egypt, which began on 1 January 1907 with the first of nine archaeological missions over four academic generations. Through the beautifully illustrated pages of this centenary volume, the reader becomes acquainted with the archaeological work of L·szlû Alm·sy, F¸lˆp Back, L·szlû Castiglione, Gèza Fehèrv·ri, Gyula Hajnûczi, Gyula Istv·nfi, L·szlû K·kosy, and Imre Makovecz.
The Art & Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
Giorgio Agnese, Maurizio Re
Price: 75.00 L.E
Giorgio Agnese, Maurizio Re
Price: 75.00 L.E
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Author: Giorgio Agnese, Maurizio Re
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
ISBN: 9774248805
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Price: 75.00
The Art & Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
The treasures of Pharaonic Egypt from Alexandria to Aswan
The Art and Archeology of Ancient Egypt explores and reveals the treasures of ancient Egypt from one end of the country to the other. Fully illustrated with excellent color photographs and historic prints, this book covers it all: a historical introduction and chronological listing of the pharaohs, the gods of ancient Egypt, the cult of the dead, hieroglyphic writing, travelers and explorers, the birth of modern archaeology, Alexandria, Tanis, the Giza plateau, the Egyptian Museum, Memphis, Saqqara, Dahshur, the oases of the Western Desert, Tell al-Amarna, Abydos, Dendera, Luxor, the temples of Western Thebes, the Theban necropolis, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan, Philae, Abu Simbel and the Nubian temples, Serabit al-Khadem, and even a short section on the Monastery of St. Catherine. With captivating, concise text and hundreds of full-color illustrations, The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt is the perfect gift or memento from a visit to Egypt.
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Author: John K. McDonald
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 1996-01-01
ISBN: 9774243986
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Price: 55.00
THE TOMB OF NEFERTARI: HOUSE OF ETERNITY
Nefertari, the favorite queen of Rameses II, was buried about 3,200 years ago in the most exquisitely decorated tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. Discovered in 1904 by Italian explorer Ernesto Schiaparelli, the tomb had deteriorated to a disastrous extent when emergency consolidation began in 1986. The six-year conservation project of the GCI and the Egyptian Antiquities Organization was completed in 1992.
In this fascinating exploration of the tomb, John McDonald takes the reader through each chamber, describing the hieroglyphic messages depicted in the brilliant wall paintings and discussing the images within the context of Egyptian beliefs. He also offers insights into the life of Nefertari, the development and symbolism of royal tombs, and the construction and decoration of the tombs. House of Eternity is illustrated with historic black-and-white images and more recent color photographs that reveal the vibrant beauty of the wall paintings.
In November 1995 the tomb was reopened to the public. Because of the potential for damage and deterioration to the fragile wall paintings caused by increased humidity, carbon dioxide, and microbiological activity introduced by visitors to the tomb, the number permitted to enter daily is strictly controlled by the Egyptian authorities. This book results from a desire of the GCI to enrich visitors' experience by providing a detailed descriptive walk-through of the tomb while conveying a strong message regarding the need for conservation and continuous monitoring to ensure the long-term survival of the tomb's paintings.
Visitors to the tomb and the armchair traveler alike will find House of Eternity to be an excellent resource for understanding Nefertari's journey to the afterlife and for appreciating the extraordinary depictions of that journey on the walls of Nefertari's tomb.
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Author: Rebecca Hillauer
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 2006-02-02
ISBN: 9774249437
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Price: 75.00
Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmakers
Arab women filmmakers: Who are they? What drives them? What are their experiences in a male-dominated profession? How do they function within the contexts - and constraints - of patriarchal societies? The answers are complex and sometimes surprising, as complex and surprising as the vastly different films these women direct. In this unprecedented book, Rebecca Hillauer assembles a comprehensive and penetrating look into the history of Arab women’s filmmaking, as well as the political and social background of the countries - Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Algeria, among others - from which these artists emerged.
In addition to the biographies, filmographies, and discussions of their most important works, lively, in-depth interviews allow us to hear from the filmmakers themselves. Collectively, these women, who hail from a wide range of professional, religious, and social backgrounds, provide a varied and vivid picture of what it means to work in creative and journalistic fields in the modern Arab world. For Hillauer, the subject of a film, its genesis, and the personal story of the artist who created it reveal far more than a particular approach to cinematography. Arab women filmmakers and their main characters (who are often semi-autobiographical) not only afford us a look at seldom-seen facets of Arab societies, they personify an alternative women’s ‘model,’ one that is far removed from western clichés. Broad in scope, and rich in insight, Arab Women Filmmakers is a must read for cineastes as well as students of film, feminism, and the Middle East.
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Author: E.M. Forster
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
ISBN: 9774248503
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Price: 95.00
Alexandria: A History and Guide
The aim of the Abinger Editions is to provide a new, properly edited library of the literary works of E.M. Forster that does justice to his literary genius. The latest in the series is Alexandria, written while Forster was in Egypt during the First World War. This edition collates and compares all the existing editions of the work to provide the definitive version of the text. It also contains the subsequent work by Forster, Pharos and Pharillon.
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Author: Ola Seif
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 0000-00-00
ISBN: 9774242619
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Price: 100.00
Khan al-Khalili: Mapped Guide
This unique, comprehensive guide includes:
- A large fold-out map showing all the Khan's 930 shops.
- A shopper's alphabetical guide to 125 products and services --- what to buy, where to buy, how to buy.
- The history of the Khan, With guided walks through its fascinating alleyways
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Author: Robert A. Fernea
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 2006-03-01
ISBN: 9774249550
Binding: paperback
Language: english
Price: 60.00
Nubian Ceremonial Life
The building of Egypt's High Dam in the 1960s erased innumerable historic treasures, but it also forever obliterated the ancient land of a living people, the Nubians. In 1963-64, they were removed en masse from their traditional homelands in southern Egypt and resettled elsewhere. Much of the life of old Nubia revolved around ceremonialism, and in this remarkable study, John G. Kennedy and other leading anthropologists from around the world reveal and discuss some of the most important and distinctive aspects of Nubian culture.
Since its original publication, Nubian Ceremonial Life has become a standard text in the fields of anthropology and cultural psychology. In addition to basic ethnographic data, this groundbreaking study contains a number of theoretical discussions on topics of interest to students of comparative religions: the psychology of death ceremonies, the nature of 'taboo,' theories of circumcision rituals, and the importance of trance curing ceremonies. The book also presents information about a village of Nubians who had been resettled some thirty years earlier, thereby providing some clues regarding the possible patterns of future culture change among these recently relocated people. With a new foreword by Robert Fernea, this edition brings back into print a major work of scholarship on the unique ceremonial traditions of a changed and changing Nubian world.
Contributors: Hussein M. Fahim, Armgard Grauer, Fadwa al-Guindi, Samiha al-Katsha, John G. Kennedy, and Nawal al-Messiri.
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Author: Matt Taibbi
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Publication Date: 2008-05-06
ISBN: 0385520344
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Price: 55.00
The Great Derangement
A REVELATORY AND DARKLY COMIC ADVENTURE THROUGH A NATION ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN—FROM THE HALLS OF CONGRESS TO THE BASES OF BAGHDAD TO THE APOCALYPTIC CHURCHES OF THE HEARTLAND Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi set out to describe the nature of George Bush’s America in the post-9/11 era and ended up vomiting demons in an evangelical church in Texas, riding the streets of Baghdad in an American convoy to nowhere, searching for phantom fighter jets in Congress, and falling into the rabbit hole of the 9/11 Truth Movement. Matt discovered in his travels across the country that the resilient blue state/red state narrative of American politics had become irrelevant. A large and growing chunk of the American population was so turned off—or radicalized—by electoral chicanery, a spineless news media, and the increasingly blatant lies from our leaders (“they hate us for our freedom”) that they abandoned the political mainstream altogether. They joined what he calls The Great Derangement. Taibbi tells the story of this new American madness by inserting himself into four defining American subcultures: The Military, where he finds himself mired in the grotesque black comedy of the American occupation of Iraq; The System, where he follows the money-slicked path of legislation in Congress; The Resistance, where he doubles as chief public antagonist and undercover member of the passionately bonkers 9/11 Truth Movement; and The Church, where he infiltrates a politically influential apocalyptic mega-ministry in Texas and enters the lives of its desperate congregants. Together these four interwoven adventures paint a portrait of a nation dangerously out of touch with reality and desperately searching for answers in all the wrong places. Funny, smart, and a little bit heartbreaking, The Great Derangement is an audaciously reported, sobering, and illuminating portrait of America at the end of the Bush era.