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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The committee The committee St. Germain, Mary S.,Sun Allah Ibrahim,Ṣunʻ Allāh Ibrāhīm "Sun'allah Ibrahim has been called the Egyptian Kafka. And no wonder, this wry take on Kafka's The Trial revolves around its narrator's attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of hi… OL11171239W
The Egyptians (Peoples of the Past) The Egyptians (Peoples of the Past) Anne Millard Introduces the civilization of the ancient Egyptians. OL1804500W
Harvard Square Harvard Square André Aciman An Egyptian-Jewish Harvard graduate student trying to assimilate into American culture in 1977 befriends an impetuous, loud Arab cab driver and must choose between his dream or his friend. This is a… OL19671108W
The conspiracies of dreams The conspiracies of dreams Sandra Biber Didner Jews, Christians, Moslems, and Canaanites all share an ancient dream of possessing the land that lies between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea which they hold sacred. In 1956 an Egyptian sp… OL24446393W
Biblical Peoples And Ethnicity Biblical Peoples And Ethnicity Ann E. Killebrew Ancient Israel did not emerge within a vacuum but rather came to exist alongside various peoples, including Canaanites, Egyptians, and Philistines. Indeed, Israel's very proximity to these groups has… OL2576913W
The Egyptian News The Egyptian News Scott Steedman,James Putnam Uses a newspaper format to present articles about the history, politics, fashion, food, daily life, and afterlife of the ancient Egyptians. OL2625636W
An Egyptian Pyramid An Egyptian Pyramid David Salariya,Jacqueline Morley Text and illustrations depict the construction and uses of the pyramids in ancient Egypt and explore how people lived and worked in that time. OL486294W