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Books : History : Countries & Regions : Africa : Egypt
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In The Awesome Egyptians the persistent delving into the toilet of history by author Terry Deary and cohort Peter Hepplewhite leaves no stone - or rather, Pyramid - unturned in this hilariously vile Horrible History.How to make your own mummy, how to test the theory that pyramids have magical powers and, among all the handy hints and tips, a few tales of dodgy Pharaohs and their nasty habits.
Anyone who ever thought they knew all they needed to know about the Egyptians and their strange ways will be amazed at the gaps in their knowledge as they discover which king had the most blackheads, unusual ways Victorians displayed their mummies and how to become a true Egyptian peasant in ten easy (or, in fact, rather difficult) stages.
The Awesome Egyptians will tickle the fancy of readers young and old, giving hieroglyphics and bandages a whole new, never to be forgotten meaning. --Susan Harrison
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Describing the inner halls of the temple of Abu Simbel, Egyptologist Richard Wilkinson writes "In February and October, the sun's rays penetrated some 60m through its inner halls where they illuminated the statues of the deified Rameses and his companion gods". Such evocative detail brings an ancient culture to life and The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt is full of it. As it picks its way through a "complex and tangled" story of over 3,000 years of temple building, the monuments are reconstructed and "offer a unique view into the lives and minds of the ancient Egyptians". Revealing the fascinating depth of knowledge that now exists about the nature and symbolism of Egypt's eternal stone symbols, Wilkinson also indicates how much more there is to learn. Not a lightweight book, literally or metaphorically speaking, this is a volume that asks to be pored over--although the section of descriptions of individual temples, organised by geographical area, is a useful reference tool. Specialist vocabulary (for which there is no glossary) occasionally crops up in the text but informative diagrams and stimulating page design help to make this book attractive to a wide audience. Ending with useful advice for travellers, the combination of a highly illuminating text and superb photographs which is The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt will surely inspire and enrich many a visit to the monuments. --Karen Tiley
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Suspicion naturally arises when one reads a promo line on a back cover that says, "This is the most important book concerning the Great Pyramid written in the last 20 years". In this case, however, it may be fact. In writing The Giza Power Plant, mechanical engineer Christopher Dunn reverse-engineered the Great Pyramid at Giza to discover its use. His startling conclusions blow the heck out of traditional Eygptology's rather silly notions that it was built with copper tools by a society that lacked the wheel. While revisionist pyramid studies are rife with ridiculous theories that give the topic a bad name, The Giza Power Plant takes into account existing fact and artefact without having to rely on unprovable assertion to work. A must-read for truth seekers who aren't afraid to think outside the box and are willing to consider the idea that Western culture of the 21st century may not be the pinnacle of human evolution and achievement. --P Randall Cohan
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