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Red Land, Black Land

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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Red Land, Black Land

By: Barbara Mertz
Narrated by: Lorna Raver
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Esteemed Egyptologist Barbara Mertz updates her widely praised social history of the people of ancient Egypt, which was originally published in 1968. Combining impeccable scholarship with a delightfully personal style, the author reconstructs the life of the Egyptians from birth to death, and beyond death, too.

She also presents much fascinating detail on the building of the pyramids and the intricate art of mummification. Students and laymen alike will enjoy the wealth of authentic material on every aspect of Egyptian life that Mertz provides.

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"One can only highly recommend the book." ( Natural History)
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Great book, very interesting for anyone not only geeks. I learned a lot of interesting facts, and authors views on things like magic are also interesting.

Interesting for anyone

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An excellent and most intertaining whilst well informed and accurate way of narrating Egyptian culture and tradition.

Story telling style ancient Egyptian culture

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This book is really a great find, especially if you enjoy learning about the life and lifestyles of average people throughout history.

Perfect Social History

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I really liked the impartial and sceptical views of the author, the reading of which was spot on shame it isn't longer

interesting and funny

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A lovely book, beautifully read. I'm the sort of Brit who hears an American narrator and tends to think "Oh, that's a shame" but really the author's engaging writing and the narrator's warnth and excellence combined perfectly.

Very good indeed

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