Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
by:
Barbara Mertz (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061252761 (006125276X)
Publish date: November 6th 2007
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
History,
Reference,
Literature,
Cultural,
Science,
Anthropology,
Ancient,
Egypt,
Research,
World History
I'm an Elizabeth Peters fan, and relished the opportunity for a look into the history behind her fictional writing. I listened to the book on audio, and paged the book for the pictures. The writing is personal and dryly humorous: "Let no one believe that I am misled by personal animus against a man ...
A wonderful trip through parts of ancient Egypt. The author brings it to life well, and her attitude rings with humor, turning what to, for many, is a dry topic, into a rather amusing read.
Log in with Facebook 
