Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs, Barbara Mertz
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs, Barbara Mertz
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Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs
A Popular History of Ancient Egypt

Author: Barbara Mertz

Narrator: Lorna Raver

Unabridged: 12 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/15/2007

Synopsis

In this updated version of the classic of popular Egyptology, Barbara Mertz combines a doctorate in Egyptology at the famed Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago with a life-long enthusiasm for ancient Egypt. Her love of the subject is contagious and makes her the perfect guide to ancient Egypt for the student, the layman, and those who plan to visit—or have visited—the Nile Valley.

About Barbara Mertz

Barbara Mertz studied at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, receiving an M.A. in 1950 and a Ph.D. in Egyptology in 1952. A former president of the American Crime Writers League, she presently serves on the editorial advisory board of KMT, A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt and the board of governors of the American Research Center in Egypt, as well as the editorial board of The Writer. She is also a member of the Egypt Exploration Society, the James Henry Breasted Circle of the Oriental Institute, and the National Organization for Women. Under her own name she is the author of Red Land, Black Land, Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. Under her pseudonym Barbara Michaels, she has written twenty-nine novels of suspense. As Elizabeth Peters, she has produced twenty-nine mystery-suspense novels, many of them set in Egypt and the Middle East. The Mystery Writers of America awarded Dr. Mertz the MWA Grandmaster in 1998.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marta

This was a perfect antidote to The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (see my review here.) Whereas Rise was dry, stuffy, and felt like was written by someone from 50 years ago, this 50 year old book had personality, style, enthusiasm, and felt fresh. Barbara Mertz used her fiction writing chops to crea......more

Goodreads review by Michelle

This is a very fun, absorbing, quick history of ancient Egypt. The author unapologetically tells us that she's going to cover what's interesting to her - and in my opinion that makes for a much more interesting book for the reader as well. Could be a great way to introduce Egyptian history to a chil......more

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