A big part of the service that Near & Far Journeys provides is the pre-tour educational information, meetings and lectures.
During the next six months several postings will appear on this website with suggested books, online historical and cultural links, and more in-depth site specific information.
As I am sure that you are getting excited and are eager to learn, let's start with a listing of recommended books. Many of these books are recommended by Smithsonian Journeys. Please feel free to share your reading and viewing ideas with our group by posting a comment!
Books:
Travel Guides, Ancient History and Contemporary Culture
Egypt (DK Eyewitness Travel Guide)
I am a big fan of the DK Eyewitness Guides. I enjoy how they present the information, always with a lot of beautiful photos and down-to-earth descriptions.
The Search for Ancient Egypt (New Horizons)
A pocketsize encyclopedia of archaeology and history, packed with illustrations, maps and archival photographs. An entry in the acclaimed "New Horizons" series, this slim paperback is a tale of Greek travelers, buried treasure, international intrigue and dedicated scholarship. It documents the rediscovery and changing understanding of ancient Egypt.
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt
Organized chronologically, this book is a concise survey of the economic and political development of ancient Egypt as shown through color maps, site plans, photographs and accompanying essays. If you love maps, this is an indispensable reference.
A Traveller's History of Egypt
A condensed, brief chronological history takes in the full sweep from the earliest inhabitants to 21st century politics.
Ancient Egypt (David Silverman)
A lavishly illustrated book featuring the latest scholarship on Egyptian archaeology. With essays on topics including language, ritual and economy and 200 color photographs, maps and charts.
Chronicle of the Pharaohs:The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
This book will help you to sort out who's who in ancient Egypt, what they built, what they did and what they looked like. It contains 350 illustrations, many in color.
Imagining Egypt, A Living Portrait of the Time of the Pharaohs
The history, culture and daily life of the people of ancient Egypt filled with original drawings, diagrams, color photographs, essays and stunning 3-D computer renderings.
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs, A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
Author Barbara
Mertz's great enthusiasm and formidable scholarship brings ancient Egypt to life for the general reader in this updated classic. She's also the author, writing as Elizabeth Peters on the best-selling Amelia Peabody mysteries. (see below)The Egyptians
A volume in the "Ancient Peoples and Places" series, this classic book is an outstanding account of the history and culture of ancient Egypt. With hundreds of illustrations and maps.
Traveling Through Egypt, From 450 B.C. to the Twentieth Century
From Herodotus to Napoleon, Flaubert to Twain, Egypt has long enchanted travelers, as shown by this choice anthology of excerpts from centuries of travelogues, histories and memoirs of every part of Egypt.
The Art of Ancient Egypt
Organized chronologically, this authoritative survey of the tombs, temples and sanctuaries of ancient Egypt features 300 illustrations.
Secrets from the Sand (Zahi Hawass)
An illustrated celebration of a career in archaeology by Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Director of the Giza Pyramids Excavation. This book combines the author's memories and insights with his descriptions of archaeological finds, many of which are shown in color photographs.
The Great Pyramids
The newest addition to the acclaimed Discoveries series, this lavishly illustrated pocket encyclopedia illuminates the archaeology, history and splendor of Giza, last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Travel Narratives, Exploration, Fiction
Down the Nile, Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
Rosemary Mahoney weaves the tale of her quest to row the Nile with deft portraits of the people she meets in this marvelously engaging chronicle.Tales of Ancient Egypt
This is a book of short stories translated from Egyptian hieroglyphics. Some of the oldest stories in the world are told in the three different sections: Gods, Magic, and Adventures.The Traveler's Key to Ancient Egypt, Revised: A Guide to the Sacred Places of Ancient Egypt
An alternative account of the meaning of the monuments and antiquities to be seen in Egypt, more esoteric than that which is usually presented in guide books.
The White Nile
A lively history of the Victorian search for the source of the Nile including the extraordinary tales of Burton and Speke, not to mention the famous meeting of Livingstone and Stanley.
Karnak Cafe
In this gripping and suspenseful novella from the Egyptian Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz, three young friends survive interrogation by the secret police, only to find their lives poisoned by suspicion, fear and betrayal.
Palace Walk
The first volume in the monumental "Cairo Trilogy," a family saga set in post-WWI Egypt. Nobel Prize-winning Mahfouz provides insight into life in Egypt and the revolution against the British.
The Yacoubian Building
Hugely popular in Egypt, this short novel reflects contemporary society through the lives and fortunes of the inhabitants of a once elegant Art Deco building in Cairo.
Just for Fun
Death on the Nile
(Agatha Christie) Egypt's most famous murder mystery on the terrace of the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan.
The Egyptologist
, A Novel (Arthur Phillips)A playful and clever novel convincingly set in the milieu of 1920's Egyptian archaeology. Phillips deftly combines historical personages and events with wild invention.
Amelia Peabody Mysteries (Egyptologist Barbara
Mertz writing as Elizabeth Peters)Historical fiction series featuring 19th-century archaeologist Amelia Peabody.
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