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Egypt: A History Kindle Edition

by Ian MacAlister (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
Here is the epic story of ancient Egypt and the pharaohs who made it great. Historian Ian MacAlister uses the pyramids and their mute, enigmatic sentinel, the Sphinx as the focal point for a sweeping yet human view of 3,000 years of Egyptian history.
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    108 pages
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  3. Publication date
    October 19, 2018
  4. File size
    21.9 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07JKRWF5Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Word City, Inc.; 1st edition (October 19, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 19, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 21.9 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 108 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customers find the book provides a good introduction to Egyptian history, with one review specifically mentioning detailed information about the pyramids. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability.

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Customers find the book provides a good introduction to Egyptian history, with one customer particularly appreciating the detailed information about the pyramids.

"...book moves across Egypt’s centuries and dynasties with ease and enough details to give us an understanding of the scope and power of ancient Egypt..." Read more

"...Obviously, Egyptian history covers a very long time, so, like most overviews, it doesn’t go into greatly detailed history." Read more

"If you want a quick, comprehensive history of Egypt this it. Very readable, and not so complicated to confound. I really enjoyed this book." Read more

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Customers find the book very readable.

"If you want a quick, comprehensive history of Egypt this it. Very readable, and not so complicated to confound. I really enjoyed this book." Read more

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  • Purveyor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended
    Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2018
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    Ian Macalister has written a first-rate history of ancient Egypt, and there was a lot here I didn’t know. He begins his book with the fascinating story of the pyramids, the immense stone-block structures that stand on the outskirts of modern-day Cairo.
    In the course of the centuries, the author writes, the land of the pharaohs rose and flourished, then declined and fell. He describes how Arabs, Christians, Greeks, Romans - all with their own culture - came to settle in Egypt. It’s quite a story.

    My favorite chapter in the book, though, is about the archeologists - Howard Carter primary among them - who ventured to Egypt in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and uncovered the magnificent treasures that are on display in museums today.

    This book moves across Egypt’s centuries and dynasties with ease and enough details to give us an understanding of the scope and power of ancient Egypt without overwhelming us.

    Highly recommended.
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  • Gerald R. Stein
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Overview
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019
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    This book is a good introduction to all of the Egyptian history. Obviously, Egyptian history covers a very long time, so, like most overviews, it doesn’t go into greatly detailed history.
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  • Me
    3.0 out of 5 stars The history should be better
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020
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    The book is not that interesting
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  • Bill Stoker
    5.0 out of 5 stars An easy read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2019
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    If you want a quick, comprehensive history of Egypt this it. Very readable, and not so complicated to confound. I really enjoyed this book.
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  • W.C.Eichler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of info about the Pyramids.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2018
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    The basic history of Egypt and the Kings who ruled. I would like to have read more about their lives and family and life in Egypt under their leadership.
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  • George Eyster VMD
    2.0 out of 5 stars Lite version of Egyp history.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019
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    This is about what you would expect in such a short book. If you are interested in the history, look elsewhere. You just can't do a good job of history over five thousand years in these few pages.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2018
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    I have this as a gift for a friend of mine. She says she loves the book.
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  • William S. Armfield
    5.0 out of 5 stars Its an easy to read book/.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019
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    I love history and I certainly got it with this book. highly recommended
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  • Nicole Normand
    3.0 out of 5 stars I could have lived without the details on the art of embalming.
    Reviewed in Canada on July 11, 2019
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    -First and foremost, it is well written. The author is well versed in the subject and he has a nice vocabulary. The editing needs another pass but nothing to breach the flow of words.
    -I have to say that if I had written the plan of the book, it would have been by range of years, not by theme because from one chapter to the other I was totally confused to which era I was reading. Even in the same paragraph you started in 19th century and finished in 525 BCE (AKA BC).
    -When writing history, an author should avoid putting in his beliefs. Sometimes, there are also no foundation in what he's saying, just his own perception: "legend of the Tower of Babel", "The Bible’s attitude to Egypt is mythic", he calls Jesus and his parents "invaders". He also calls it the "new religion" when in fact Moses and all the people in the Old Testament already believed in JC as their saviour. And of course, he's mixing-up Catholicism and Christianity, especially regarding Constantine. So he uses BCE vs BC, then thinks stories in the Bible are legends and yet he verbalizes "before the birth Christ".
    -At one point, Piazzi Smyth was praised "serious scientist of the order of Piazzi Smyth". Then, by reading more, you actually see that he's not so great. In particular, his discovery of the Pyramid Inch was totally wrong and he actually said in one of his papers that the pyramids were not even built by the Egyptians! Why say he's great?
    -Last but not least is that the author completely ignored the fact that the library of Alexandria was burned down. It was magnificent and he does talk about it but missed this point entirely.
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  • David Kerwin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Egypt a short history
    Reviewed in Australia on November 13, 2018
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    Covers a large period of time and all the significant rulers and dynasties and their places in the history of Egypt.
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  • Daniel M Cousineau
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant summary
    Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2018
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    For those looking a enjoyable overview this is for you. Given its length and the breadth of the subject, it is clear that it doesn't do a deep dive. But for an overview it is a fine read.
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