Cultural Region/North Africa
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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
$28.00 Add to cartThis riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra–women who ruled with real power–and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women… [more below]
- Author: Cooney, Kara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 30 2018
- ISBN10: 1426219776
- Language: English
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Eyewitness Ancient Egypt
$16.99 Add to cartBecome an eyewitness to the Great Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings, discovering all the secrets of this fascinating civilization.
Travel back in time with this picture-led guide and explore the ma- Series: DK Eyewitness
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: December 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0744028930
- Language: English
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Mirage: Napoleon’s Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt
$17.99 Add to cartTwo hundred years ago, only the most reckless or eccentric Europeans had dared to traverse the unmapped territory of the modern-day Middle East. But in 1798, more than 150 French engineers, artists, d
- Author: Burleigh, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 09, 2008
- ISBN10: 0060597682
- Language: English
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The Golden Goblet
$9.99 Add to cartA Newbery Honor Book
Winner of a Newbery Honor, an exciting ancient Egyptian mystery! Ranofer wants only one thing in the world: to be a master goldsmith like his beloved father was. But how can he wh- Series: Newbery Library, Puffin
- Author: McGraw, Eloise Jarvis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 06 1986
- ISBN10: 0140303359
- Language: English
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Leo Africanus
$25.43 Add to cartAn imaginary autobiography of the famous geographer, adventurer, and scholar Hasan al-Wazzan. He wrote the first trilingual dictionary and Description of Africa.
- Author: Maalouf, Amin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 370
- Publish Date: March 25 1998
- ISBN10: 1561310220
- Language: English
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Black Sands, the Seven Kingdoms, Volume 1
$19.99 Add to cartBlack Sands is the most popular independent book series in the black community and it is clear why.
This story is about a young boy named Ausar whose life goal is to rule Kemet. This leads him on a que
- Series: Black Sands #1
- Author: Godoy, Manuel P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 94
- Publish Date: June 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0999473484
- Language: English
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Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Visual History
$50.00 Add to cartTake a journey through Ancient Egypt and see how the pharaohs once lived!
An enticing and insightful guide that covers 3,000 years of life under the pharaohs (c. 3200-30 BCE) from the early kings of Eg… [more below]- Series: DK Classic History
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0744029244
- Language: English
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Awakening Osiris: The Spiritual Keys to the Egyptian Book of the Dead
$18.95 Add to cart“Awakening Osiris is a perennial, a classic in the combined realm of Egyptology, spirituality, and pure literary achievement.”
–Kathleen McGowan, New York Times bestselling author of The Expected On… [more below]- Author: Ellis, Normandi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1637480105
- Language: English
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The Oldest Book in the World: Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids
$39.95 Add to cartNoted author and Egyptologist Bill Manley renders into approachable modern English for the first time the oldest surviving statement of philosophy from the ancient world: the thirty-seven teachings an
- Author: Manley, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0500252327
- Language: English
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One Wish: Fatima Al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University
$18.99 Read moreA Horn Book selection for “Picture Book Biographies for Women’s History Month 2022”
Fatima had one wish . . .
Fatima al-Fihri loved to learn. She wanted to know everything, like how birds flew, why the
- Author: Yuksel, M. O.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 1, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063032910
- Language: English
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Daythe Complete Papyrus of Ani Featuring Integrated Text and Full-Color Images
$37.50 Add to cartFor the first time in 3,300 years, The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day: The Papyrus of Ani is showcased in its entirety in 74 magnificent color pages.
Upon death, it was the- Author: Faulkner, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 27 2015
- ISBN10: 1452144389
- Language: English
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Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals
$24.95 Add to cartThe new National Geographic Treasury of Egyptian Mythology is a stunning tableau of Egyptian myths, including those of pharaohs, queens, the boisterous Sun God Ra, and legendary creatures like the Sph… [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Kids
- Author: Napoli, Donna Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 22, 2013
- ISBN10: 1426313802
- Language: English
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The Giza Death Star Revisited: An Updated Revision of the Weapon Hypothesis of the Great Pyramid
$19.95 Add to cartJoin revisionist author Joseph P. Farrell for a summary, revision, and update of his original Giza Death Star trilogy in this one-volume compendium of the argument, the physics, and the all-important … [more below]
- Author: Farrell, Joseph P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1948803577
- Language: English
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History
$21.00 Add to cartWhen Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply in debt, with its economy and dignity under attack. Pirates from North Africa’s Barbary Coast routinely captured American merchant sh
- Author: Kilmeade, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 18, 2016
- ISBN10: 0143129430
- Language: English
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The North African Cookbook
$54.95 Add to cart‘This cookbook is a must for a deep dive into North African classic and regional dishes.’ – Warda Bouguettaya, James Beard award-winning pastry chef and owner of Warda Patisserie, Detroit
‘An unprecede
- Author: Koehler, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 468
- Publish Date: April 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1838666265
- Language: English
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The Sheltering Sky
$18.00 Add to cartA landmark of twentieth-century literature. Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans’ incomprehension of alien cultures leads to the ultimate destruction of those cultures.
A story about three
- Author: Bowles, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 09 2014
- ISBN10: 0062351486
- Language: English
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Antony and Cleopatra
$9.99 Add to cartThe authoritative edition of Antony and Cleopatra from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
Antony and Cleopatra dramatizes- Series: Folger Shakespeare Library
- Author: Shakespeare, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 7, 2020
- ISBN10: 1982157348
- Language: English
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The Egypt Game
$8.99 Add to cartThe first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a desert… [more below]
- Author: Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 7, 2009
- ISBN10: 1416990518
- Language: English
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The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid (Geronimo Stilton #2)
$8.99 Add to cartEnter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love
I’m off
- Series: Geronimo Stilton #2
- Author: Keys, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 01, 2004
- ISBN10: 0439559642
- Language: English
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The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality
$16.95 Add to cartNow in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization.
- Author: Diop, Cheikh Anta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 01 1989
- ISBN10: 1556520727
- Language: English
