Amelia Peabody’s Egypt: A Compendium
The Egypt that so enticed and enchanted intrepid archaeologist-sleuth Amelia Peabody in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a place of wonder, mystery, danger, […]
Egyptian Art
$16.21“His eloquent ability to weave facts, insights and interpretations into a compulsively readable account sets his book far above the clogged texts that too often pass […]
Israel/Palestine
What explains the peculiar intensity and evident intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Of all the “hot spots” in the world today, the apparently endless clash between […]
The Illustrated Guide to the Egyptian Museum
$21.39An immense reservoir of art history, Cairo’s Museum of Egyptian Antiquities contains fabulous collections of relics from the Mediterranean’s most mysterious and ancient civilization, the true […]
The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander: Anabasis Alexandrou
Arrian’s Campaigns of Alexander, widely considered the most authoritative history of the brilliant leader’s great conquests, is the latest addition to the acclaimed Landmark series. After […]
The Shah
$6.19Though his monarchy was toppled in 1979 and he died in 1980, the life of Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlevi, the last Shah of Iran, continues to resonate […]
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
$5.29ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW’ S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR_x000D_ _x000D_ A gripping day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, […]
