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Titans of war / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Chadbourn, Mark,author.;
For over fifty years Egypt has known nothing but war and devastation at the hands of the Hyksos, a bloodthirsty barbarian people from the distant east who continue to advance, crushing armies in their wake. Times are desperate, but throughout the conflict, a brave resistance fights on under the great Taita, a slave who has risen far beyond his ranks. Piay, entrusted into Taita's care by his parents at the age of just five, has been trained to become a great spy, unmatched by any other. Determined to prove his worth, he embarks on a dangerous mission to the lands in the north - to Mycenae and through the heart of Hyksos land and across the great sea - to find allies to help defend Egypt. As the situation becomes increasingly precarious, and the fate of the kingdom is hanging in the balance, can Piay succeed in his quest or will this mean the end of the glory that is Egypt once and for all?
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Epic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Hyksos; Imaginary wars and battles; Quests (Expeditions); Spies; Taita (Fictitious character : Smith);
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The eternal Nazi : from Mauthausen to Cairo, the relentless pursuit of SS doctor Aribert Heim / by Kulish, Nicholas.; Mekhennet, Souad.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The compelling story of the hunt for Aribert Heim, whose decades-long flight from justice turned a mid-level SS officer and concentration camp doctor into the most wanted Nazi war criminal in the world. Dr. Aribert Heim worked at the Mauthausen concentration camp for only a few months in 1941 but left a horrifying mark on the memories of survivors. According to their testimony, Heim euthanized patients with injections of gasoline into their hearts. He performed surgeries on otherwise healthy people. Some recalled prisoners' skulls set out on his desk to display perfect sets of teeth. In the chaos of the postwar period, Heim was able to slip away from his dark past and establish himself as a reputable doctor in the resort town of Baden-Baden. He was tall, handsome, a bit of a charmer, and quickly settled down with a wife and children in peace and comfort. But certain rare individuals in Germany were unwilling to let Nazi war criminals go unpunished. Among them was a police investigator named Alfred Aedtner, who turned finding Heim into an overriding obsession; his quest took him across Europe and across decades, and into a close alliance with legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. This is the incredible story of how Aribert Heim evaded capture, living in a working-class neighborhood of Cairo, praying in Arabic, beloved by an adopted Muslim family, while inspiring a manhunt that outlived him by many years. He became the "Eternal Nazi," a symbol of Germany's evolving attitude toward the sins of its past, which finally crested in a desire to see justice done at almost any cost"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Heim, Aribert, 1914-1982.; Mauthausen (Concentration camp); Fugitives from justice; Fugitives from justice; Human experimentation in medicine; Physicians; War criminals; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Royal Windsor secret : a novel / by Wells, Christine,author.;
Could she be the secret daughter of the Prince of Wales? In this dazzling novel, a young woman seeks to discover the truth about her mysterious past. Cleo Davenport has heard the whispers: the murmured conversations that end abruptly the second she walks into a room. Told she was an orphan, she knows the rumour - that her father is none other than the Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne. And at her childhood home at Cairo's Shepheard's Hotel, where royals, rulers, and the wealthy live, they even called her "The Princess.'' But her life is turned upside down when she turns 17. Sent to London under the chaperonage of her very proper aunt, she's told it's time to learn manners and make her debut. But Cleo's life can't be confined to a ballroom. She longs for independence and a career as a jewelry designer for Cartier, but she cannot move forward until she finds out about her past.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972; Debutantes; Family secrets; Illegitimate children of royalty;
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High time for heroes / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Murdocca, Sal.;
"Jack and Annie are on a mission for Merlin the magician! This time, the magic tree house whisks them off to Thebes, Egypt, to find Florence Nightingale, a world-famous nurse. But when they find her, the Florence Nightingale they meet is not a famous nurse at all--she's not even a regular nurse! Have they found the right person? Or did Merlin make a mistake? An easy mission turns dangerous when Jack and Annie try to solve the mystery!--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910; Merlin (Legendary character); Time travel; Magic; Tree houses; Brothers and sisters;
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Discovery atlas. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Harrison, Cassian.; Rossellini, Isabella.; Spader, James.; Ward, Sela.; Discovery Channel (Firm); Image Entertainment (Firm);
China revealed -- Italy revealed -- Brazil revealed -- Australia revealed -- South Africa revealed -- France revealed -- Japan revealed -- Mexico revealed -- Egypt revealed -- Russia revealed -- India revealed.Narrators: James Spader, Isabella Rossellini, Sela Ward, Russell Crowe, Edward James Olmos, Andre Braugher, Mira Nair, Candice Bergen, Masi Oka, Omar Metwally, Tatyana Yassukovich.Explores the people and landscapes of various countries worldwide.E.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs);
© c2009., Image Entertainment,
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The third gate : a novel / by Child, Lincoln.;
Professor Jeremy Logan is brought onto famed explorer Porter Stone's archaeological team to investigate a series of harrowing and inexplicable occurrences that are causing people on the expedition to fear a centuries-old curse behind Pharoah Narmer's elusive "double" crown of the two Egypts.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Americans; College teachers;
© c2012., Doubleday,
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The mummy's curse / by Chambers, Catherine,1954-author.;
The members of the time traveling club, SLIP, journey to ancient Egypt to uncover the truth about a mummy's curse.
Subjects: Mummies; Readers (Primary); Readers (Elementary);
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Mummies in the morning / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Murdocca, Sal.;
Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queen's mummy continue her voyage to the Next Life."RL: 2.0, 006-009"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Jack (Fictitious character from Osborne); Annie (Fictitious character from Osborne); Time travel; Mummies; Magic; Tree houses;
© c1993., Random House,
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The (mostly) true story of Cleopatra's needle / by Gutman, Dan.;
"Five kids across centuries recount the history of Cleopatra's Needle, from its construction in ancient Egypt to moving it across the ocean to New York city in the 19th century."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.); Obelisks;
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The mostly serious history of wine [videorecording] / by Ede, Bijou,on-screen participant.; Fisher, Rick,on-screen participant.; Garcia, Reese,on-screen participant.; Jason, Janeen,on-screen participant.; Hodgson, Jim,film director.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),production company.;
With Bijou Ede, Rick Fisher, Reese Garcia, Janeen Jason.Early humans may have discovered wine accidentally, but now it's grown and sold just about everywhere. Jim Hodgson stops in Egypt, ancient Rome, Spain, France and other locations to trace wine's delicious history.E.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Historical films.; Wine; Wine and wine making; Wine; Wine and wine making; Wine and wine making;
For private home use only.
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