Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
By: Chris Naunton
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Tombs, mummies, and funerary items make up a significant portion of the archeological remains that …
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1. The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
By: Simon Singh
4.30
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
In his first book since the bestselling Fermat’s Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping hist… read more
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"Po první světové válce se Spojenci nebáli nikoho."-Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
"...říká se, že zkratka NSA ve skutečnosti znamená „Never Say Anything"-Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
"„Každý, kdo přemýšlí o kvantové mechanice, aniž by se mu zatočila hlava, jí nerozumí."-Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
"Polský úspěch v prolomení Enigmy byl dán třemi faktory: strachem, matematikou a špionáží."-Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
2. Tutankhamun: The Untold Story
By: Thomas Hoving
4.03
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
The discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure-filled tomb is one of the greatest events in modern archeol… read more
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3. The Story of Egypt: The Civilization that Shaped the World
By: Joann Fletcher
3.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The story of the world's greatest civilization spans 4,000 years of history that has shaped the wor… read more
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4. The Blood Card (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #3)
By: Elly Griffiths
3.11
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but the murder of their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright… read more
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- historical
5. Smoke and Mirrors (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #2)
By: Elly Griffiths
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Chilling murder in the world of 1950s theatre - another case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto. Brig… read more
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6. Once Upon a Time in the North (His Dark Materials, #0.5)
By: Philip Pullman , John Lawrence
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this prequel episode from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe, Lee Scoresby -- Texan ae… read more
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7. Ancient Egypt on 5 Deben a Day
By: Donald P. Ryan
4.00
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
It's 1225 BC, and one of the mightiest pharaohs of them all, Ramesses II, rules a land that is both… read more
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8. A History of Ancient Egypt: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid
By: John Romer
3.78
Format: None pages,
The ancient world comes to life in the first volume in a two book series on the history of Egypt, s… read more
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9. If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home
By: Lucy Worsley
4.50
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen, covering the architec… read more
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10. The Zig Zag Girl (Stephens & Mephisto, #1)
By: Elly Griffiths
3.65
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
Brighton, 1950. When the body of a girl is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Step… read more
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11. The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind #2)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.33
Format: 75 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In The Light Fantasticonly one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortuna… read more
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12. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
13. Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
By: Lynne Olson
4.26
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In the 1960s, the world’s attention was focused on a nail-biting race against the international ca… read more
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"He demonstrated a feminism very unusual for his time by encouraging her in all her undertakings and helping her overcome the obstacles that arose with her projects,"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"Above all, she talked about the great debt she owned her parents for encouraging her to do what she wanted and for providing her with unstinting support, not to mention stellar education, that enable…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"My parents were humanists,“ Desroches later told an interviewer. “They taught me humanist values such as respect for one another, for your neighbors, for people in general, respect for civilizations.…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
14. Certain Dark Things
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3.74
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street … read more
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"One moment he was flinching and the next there was a slow, sweet wave that dragged him down ... it was a haze. The haze you experience when your eyes are heavy and you are about to fall asleep, where…"-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Certain Dark Things
15. The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
By: Edward Dolnick
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Un apasionante thriller cultural. Un fascinante retrato de imperios antiguos y modernos, una mirada… read more
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"The cliché has it that an unknown subject is a closed book, but Egypt was different. Egypt was an open book, with illustrations on every page, that no one knew how to read."-Edward Dolnick, The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
16. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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17. The Rest is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast
By: Tom Holland
3.85
Format: 522 pages, Kindle Edition
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys... there's a new history book in town. Fro… read more
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18. Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.
By: Robert Hardman
3.92
Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition
The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller‘Fascinating . . . The book everyone is talking about’ – Daily Mai… read more
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"He's a very charming person - very warm and very friendly...I admire the way he interacts with people. That, to me, speaks to the measure of our King."-Robert Hardman, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.
19. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
By: Bettany Hughes
4.02
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Th… read more
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20. Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
By: Anthony Everitt
3.92
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--an… read more
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21. A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology
By: Toby Wilkinson
3.97
Format: 510 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling history of the West’s scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptolo… read more
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22. Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
By: Chris Naunton
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Tombs, mummies, and funerary items make up a significant portion of the archeological remains that … read more
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23. The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids
By: Mark Lehner
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The inside story, told by excavators of the extraordinary discovery of the world’s oldest papyri, r… read more
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24. Tutankhamun - Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma: Ten Tales of Egypt's Enduring King
By: Joyce A. Tyldesley
4.07
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discover… read more
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25. Ancient Egyptian Magic: A Hands-On Guide
By: Christina Riggs
3.94
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In the ancient world, if you needed a love charm, wanted to contact your dead wife, or needed the a… read more
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