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  • The A to Z of Ancient Egyptian Warfare

    by Robert G. Morkot ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    The A to Z of Ancient Egyptian Warfare covers the period from the emergence of the Egyptian state around 3000 BC to the Arab conquest in the mid-7th century AD. The book is divided into three main sections. An introductory section includes a chronology of Egypt, with all known military actions, and an essay highlighting the problems of the surviving evidence and its interpretation and the major ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • The Egyptians

    An Introduction

    by Robert Morkot ...
    Series series Peoples of the Ancient World
    A widely published author on the subject, Robert Morkot presents a clear introduction to the origins, history and culture of Ancient Egyptian civilization.This excellent addition to the popular family of books on ancient peoples offers a broad coverage of Egyptian life. Morkot also addresses a number of important questions dealing with race and colour, Egypt's relationship with Africa and Egypt's ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt

    Multidisciplinary essays for Rosalie David

    Edited by Roger Forshaw, Andrew Chamberlain, Paul Nicholson, Campbell Price ...
    This volume, published in honour of Egyptologist Professor Rosalie David OBE, presents the latest research on three of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation: mummies, magic and medical practice. Drawing on recent archaeological fieldwork, new research on human remains, reassessments of ancient texts and modern experimental archaeology, it attempts to answer some of Egyptology ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

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  • The Rise and Fall of the Assyrian Empire

    by Zenaide Ragozin ...
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  • The History of Herodotus

    by Herodotus ...
    Both volumes in a single file, translated by Macaulay. According to Wikipedia: "Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC (c. 484 BC–c. 425 BC) and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture. He was the first historian to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and ... Read more

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  • Get Me Out

    A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank

    by Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D. ...
    "[An] engrossing survey of the history of childbirth." —Stephen Lowman, Washington PostMaking and having babies—what it takes to get pregnant, stay pregnant, and deliver—have mystified women and men throughout human history. The insatiably curious Randi Hutter Epstein journeys through history, fads, and fables, and to the fringe of science. Here is an entertaining must-read—an enlightening ... Read more

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  • Fingerprints of the Gods

    The Quest for Earth's Lost Civilization

    by Graham Hancock ...
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  • The Land of the Pharaohs

    by Leonard Cottrell ...
    More than 3,000 years ago, a young man of seventeen named Tutankhamen became pharaoh of Egypt. His reign came toward the end of a vital period in Egypt's history when Thebes was the wealthiest and most splendid city in the world. Great temples soared into the sky, and in the temple workshops, hundreds of craftsmen labored to turn the riches of Egypt into magnificent garments, furniture and houses, ... Read more

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  • The Brain

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael O'Shea ...
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    How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind. Chapters tackle subjects ... Read more

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  • An Account of Egypt

    by By Herodotus ...
    Herodotus's Account of Egypt is the second book of the Histories, which contains descriptions of the marvels of the south: the size of the land, the wonders of the Nile, the religious ceremonies which will be as fascinating to the modern reader as it was to the ancient. From the priests at Memphis, Heliopolis, and the Egyptian Thebes he learned what he reports of the size of the country, the ... Read more

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  • A History of Egypt

    From Earliest Times to the Present

    by Jason Thompson ...
    In A History of Egypt*,* Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation.No country's past can match Egypt's in antiquity, richness, and variety. However, it is rarely presented as a comprehensive panorama because scholars ... Read more

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