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The golden one The golden one Elizabeth Peters PerfectBound e-book extras: "Egytian Diary: The Amelia Peabody Expedition"; "A Nice, Practical Career for a Woman": A Conversation with Elizabeth Peters; "The Amelia Peabody Mysteries"It is 1917, and… OL10507784W
The Red Pyramid The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Eg… OL15183119W
Zur Aktualität von Jan Assmann Zur Aktualität von Jan Assmann Jürgen Schraten This introduction into the work of the German Egyptologist Jan Assmann is divided into three parts. The first part contains biographical notes on Jan Assmann. The second part consists of an introduct… OL15492684W
Lord of the silent Lord of the silent Elizabeth Peters In the newest "Amelia Peabody Mystery", the intrepid Egyptologist risks life, limb, and her second-best hat in 1915 Cairo. Amelia and her handsome archeologist husband defy German submarines and warr… OL15843866W
Erased from memory Erased from memory Diana O'Hehir When her Alzheimer's-afflicted father, a famed Egyptologist, is accused of trying to kill a visitor to the museum housing an ancient coffin lid he had discovered, Carla Day looks for a connection bet… OL16025757W
The Red Pyramid The Red Pyramid Orpheus Collar The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy-adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in The Kane Chronicles series. The novel was first published in the United… OL16591739W
The Taming of a Scottish Princess (Hurst Amulet #4) The Taming of a Scottish Princess (Hurst Amulet #4) Karen Hawkins The mystery of the Hurst Amulet is revealed! New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins pits a world-renowned explorer against his strong-willed assistant as they pursue a long-lost treasure. … OL17561175W
Children of the storm Children of the storm Elizabeth Peters The Great War has ended -- no longer must archaeologist Amelia Peabody fear for her family. Until her son, Ramses, encounters a mysterious, veiled goddess, and a suspected thief dies a brutal death. … OL175829W
The serpent on the crown The serpent on the crown Elizabeth Peters Once again the incomparable New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as exciting, mysterious… OL175838W
The Pharaohs' curse The Pharaohs' curse Susan Dudley Gold Discusses the sometimes mysterious deaths of well-known archaeologists who have discovered the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs. OL1919114W
Reckless Reckless Heather Graham From elite London society to the golden sands of Egypt… and the sacred places of the heart…When Kat Adair plunges into the waves to rescue a drowning man, it is just the beginning of an odyssey that … OL1979151W
Visions d'Égypte Visions d'Égypte Sylvie Aubenas,Mathieu, Bernard,Marie-Laure Prévost,Elisabeth Delange,Mercedes Volait,Chloé Ragazzoli,Marie-Claire Saint-Germier Catalogue de l'exposition présentée à la BnF, Richelieu du 1e mars au 5 juin 2011. Ingénieur de formation, Émile Prisse d'Avennes devient tour à tour égyptologue, archéologue, ethnologue : il s'intér… OL22607160W
The ring of Remaliha The ring of Remaliha Melanie Mason "When Egyptologist April Tanner is asked to translate the hieroglyphs on an ancient ring, she is unwittingly drawn into a world of danger and intrigue. Her colleague, Dr. Peter Scherril, believes the… OL27689689W
Égypte Égypte Joyce Tyldesley Une histore de la redécouverte des trésors de l'Égypte ancienne, depuis la fin du 18e siècle. Quatre parties : Les explorateurs - Les collectionneurs - Les archéologues - Les scientifiques. [SDM]. OL27967854W
The Beetle The Beetle Richard Marsh > This celebrated Victorian horror story by Richard Marsh, was originally published in serialized form in 1897. *The Beetle* tells the tale of an evil Ancient Egyptian spirit seeking revenge on an up… OL5801453W
The Beetle The Beetle Richard Marsh The Beetle, written in 1897 by British author Richard Marsh, is a classic gothic horror story set in Victorian London. The book follows the characters of Paul Lessingham, Robert Holt, Sydney Atherton… OL827326W