Egypt Guidebooks
Recent and Bestselling Books
Egypt Pocket Guide
The Valley of the Kings and the Theban Tombs
Alberto SiliottiA new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt’s rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawings—all in just 48 pages.The necropolises on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor contain some of the world’s most stunning funerary art, and this small guide describes the best of it: the great royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the beautiful tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens, and the fascinating depictions of daily life in the Tombs of the Nobles.
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Paperback
48 pp.150 color illus.
12X21.5cm
6.95
Egypt Pocket Guide
Islamic Cairo
Alberto SiliottiA new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt’s rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawing—all in just 48 pages. Cairo has more medieval monuments than any other city in the world. This guide outlines the history and architecture of the city and describes the major mosques, madrasas, and mausoleums, the citadel, the famous bazaar of Khan al-Khalili, the Nilometer, and the Museum of Islamic Art.
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Paperback
48 pp.150 color illus.
12X21.5cm
6.95
Egypt Pocket Guide
Abu Simbel and the Nubian Temples
Alberto SiliottiA new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt’s rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawing—all in just 48 pages. Nubia, in the extreme south of Egypt, is the site of the most spectacular of all Egypt’s temples, Abu Simbel, but this guide reveals the other fascinating temples of the region too: Kalabsha, Beit al-Wali, Qertassi, Wadi al-Sebua, Dakka, Maharraqa, Amada, and Derr, as well as the tomb of Pennut and the rocky fortress of Qasr Ibrim.
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Paperback
48 pp.150 color illus.
12X21.5cm
6.95
Egypt Pocket Guide
Alexandria and the North Coast
Alberto SiliottiA new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt’s rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawing—all in just 48 pages. Alexandria has long been known as the Bride of the Mediterranean, and this new book can help you explore the city and make her your own. Packed full of helpful information and potential itineraries, it’s a must-have for any visit to Alexandria and the neighboring areas of the coast.
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Paperback
48 pp.150 color illus.
12X21.5cm
6.95
Egypt Pocket Guide
The Pyramids
Alberto SiliottiA new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt’s rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawing—all in just 48 pages. The pyramids of Egypt are an essential stop on virtually every traveler’s Egyptian itinerary. This new guide provides the essential historical facts as well as practical information about visiting each of the pyramids on the Giza plateau, while leaving your hands free for clambering in and out of these fascinating monuments.
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Paperback
48 pp.150 color illus.
12X21.5cm
6.95
Complete Backlist of Egypt Guidebooks
Abu Simbel
A Short Guide to the Temples
Nigel Fletcher-JonesAn indispensable companion and guide to one of the world’s great archaeological sites
The three-thousand-year-old rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel and the story of their rescue from the rising waters of Lake Nasser in the 1960s are almost as familiar worldwide as the tale of the gold funerary mask and brief life of the boy king Tutankhamun. Yet although they are among the most celebrated, visited, and photographed archaeological sites in the world, the two temples are among the least understood by the visitor.
In this lucidly written, beautifully illustrated guide, Nigel Fletcher-Jones explains the main features of both temples, discusses what they teach us about ancient Egypt during the reign of Rameses II (1265–1200 BC), and illustrates which gods and goddesses were worshipped here.
With over 50 new photographs, drawings, and diagrams, and packed with fascinating insights, Abu Simbel: A Short Guide to the Temples is an indispensable companion and souvenir to one of the world’s great archaeological sites.
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20 December 2021
Paperback
200 pp.46 color, 12 b/w
21x21cm
9.99
Abu Simbel
A Short Guide to the Temples
Nigel Fletcher-JonesAn indispensable companion and guide to one of the world’s great archaeological sites
The three-thousand-year-old rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel and the story of their rescue from the rising waters of Lake Nasser in the 1960s are almost as familiar worldwide as the tale of the gold funerary mask and brief life of the boy king Tutankhamun. Yet although they are among the most celebrated, visited, and photographed archaeological sites in the world, the two temples are among the least understood by the visitor.
In this lucidly written, beautifully illustrated guide, Nigel Fletcher-Jones explains the main features of both temples, discusses what they teach us about ancient Egypt during the reign of Rameses II (1265–1200 BC), and illustrates which gods and goddesses were worshipped here.
With over 50 new photographs, drawings, and diagrams, and packed with fascinating insights, Abu Simbel: A Short Guide to the Temples is an indispensable companion and souvenir to one of the world’s great archaeological sites.
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20 December 2021
Paperback
200 pp.46 color, 12 b/w
21x21cm
9.99
Abu Simbel
A Short Guide to the Temples
Nigel Fletcher-JonesAn indispensable companion and guide to one of the world’s great archaeological sites
The three-thousand-year-old rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel and the story of their rescue from the rising waters of Lake Nasser in the 1960s are almost as familiar worldwide as the tale of the gold funerary mask and brief life of the boy king Tutankhamun. Yet although they are among the most celebrated, visited, and photographed archaeological sites in the world, the two temples are among the least understood by the visitor.
In this lucidly written, beautifully illustrated guide, Nigel Fletcher-Jones explains the main features of both temples, discusses what they teach us about ancient Egypt during the reign of Rameses II (1265–1200 BC), and illustrates which gods and goddesses were worshipped here.
With over 50 new photographs, drawings, and diagrams, and packed with fascinating insights, Abu Simbel: A Short Guide to the Temples is an indispensable companion and souvenir to one of the world’s great archaeological sites.
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20 December 2021
Paperback
200 pp.46 color, 12 b/w
21x21cm
9.99
Egyptian Flavors
50 Recipes
Dyna EldaiefThe delights of Egypt’s flavor-filled cuisine come to life in this beautifully illustrated gift book, bringing quintessential Middle Eastern recipes within the reach of cooks everywhere
Egyptian cuisine is one of the world’s oldest and yet least known food traditions. This charming, pocket-sized collection of recipes is the perfect introduction to Egyptian cooking. From classic starters and breakfast dishes like ta‘miya (falafel) and fuul medammis (slow-cooked fava beans), to well-loved main meals such as stuffed cabbage leaves (mahshi cromb), and mouthwatering almond pudding and fritter balls soaked in syrup, Egyptian Flavors leads you on a wonderful discovery of this unique and delightful cuisine.
Celebrated chef Dyna Eldaief offers 50 easy-to-follow recipes that are rich with the vegetables, legumes, and meats that are central to Egyptian cooking, calling forth the sun-baked land of the Nile and inviting expert and novice alike to bring exciting new flavors to their home kitchen.
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20 December 2021
Hardbound
160 pp.25 color photographs
12X19cm
24.95
Islamic Cairo in Maps
Finding the Monuments
Yasser M. AyadA portable, easy-to-use map guide that locates over 700 hundred Islamic-era monuments in historic Cairo using the most sophisticated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology
This portable, easy-to-use map guide helps you locate over seven hundred Islamic-era monuments in Cairo’s historic core, stretching from the city’s northern walls all the way southward to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun and the Citadel, and beyond to Coptic Cairo, which includes monuments that pre-date Islamic rule. Clearly divided into six digestible main sections, the first five contain clusters of monuments, while the sixth covers structures scattered all around the old Cairene urban fabric.
The clear, uncluttered cartographic style makes finding where you want to go a pleasure, and the maps are accompanied by a comprehensive index of monuments that gives their dates where known, their location referenced to their corresponding map pages, and a timeline of key periods and dynasties.
Attractively designed in full color and including over twenty photographs of key monuments, this guide is conveniently packed into a slim 104 pages―handy enough to take anywhere and great for planning and remembering excursions. It is not only an ideal companion for the city’s visitors and residents but an invaluable resource for historians, writers, and students.
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15 December 2021
Paperback
104 pp.77 maps and 22 photos
15x21cm
16.95
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Egyptian Mythology
A Traveler's Guide from Aswan to Alexandria
Garry J. ShawA unique approach to Egyptian mythology that takes the reader on a tour up the Nile, stopping at the most famous monuments and vividly retelling the myths connected to each site
Garry J. Shaw guides us on an entertaining and inventive tour up the Nile, through a beautiful and fascinating landscape populated with a rich mythology: the stories of Horus, Isis, Osiris and their enemies and allies, stories of vengeance, tragedy and fantastic metamorphoses. This traveler’s guide to mythology not only retells these stories but reconnects them to the temples and monuments that still stand today, offering a fresh look at the most visited sites of Egypt.
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Hardbound
272 pp.59 illus.
The Birds of Egypt and the Middle East
Richard HoathThe essential field guide to the birds of Egypt and the Middle East by a leading naturalist, stunningly illustrated with full-color photography
This compact, incisive photographic identification guide to 280 bird species in Egypt and the Middle East shows the region’s most commonly seen, unique, and endemic species, and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. Each bird species is illustrated with a high-quality full-color photograph, accompanied by a detailed description, which includes nomenclature, size, distribution, habits, and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers biogeography, migration, bird topography, and a glossary. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of Egypt encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name as well as its status in each country and its global International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) status.
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Paperback
176 pp.300 color photos
13x18cm
12.99