The Curse of the Pharaohs : My Adventures with Mummies (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))

I choose this rating because I received the product in a timely manner and in excellent condition.Honestly I have always been intrigued by Archeology, History, etc... I have been watching all the documentaries by Dr. Zahii Hawass for years. When I received this book and opened it to the first page I had tingly feelings all through me and I read it all at once. Dr. Zahii Hawass is too cool! Just to think thousands of years ago and we are able to see and understand through others dedication and difficult work. I just wish people would leave ancient artifacts and buildings alone and leave them to the professionals. I wish I was able to read Cartophogrophy, Hieroglyphics.How do we know where we are going if we do not know where we have been?Awesome!

I originally borrowed this book from the local library to read to my 9 year old daughter but it proved to be so interesting I bought a copy to reread to her from time to time. This is a great introduction to modern Egyptology by Egypt's renowned archaeologist. I would recommend getting this book for anyone you know who is seriously interested in studying ancient Egypt.

I've been a fan of Dr. Zahi Hawass's for years which has only fueled my love of Egyptian history. This is a great book. Excellent condition! Couldn't believe how fast this company shipped it.

great

Hawass has a sense of humor indeed!! I feel like he's speaking directly to me, as he illustrates the events that have plagued people for decades, based on rumors of curses placed by Egyptian Pharaohs.

It has very good pictures and stories in it, I could only use is a few references out of it for my college paper, it would be more useful for a highschool student and below

Very pleased with the book-perfect condition, and it arrived quickly. Would recommend the bookseller to anyone interested in great customer service!

This is an excellent book on Egyptology. It has a more personal narration then most books on Egypt--partly due to the authors use of first person narrative and partly due to his passion and enthusiasm on the subject. The effect is the reader takes more then just a factual view of data surrounding stories of Curses in Egypt but rather a personalized look at Archaeology. This is an excellent book for any school aged child weather he is interested or not in Archeology. This book starts out with and introduction about Zahi Hawass and some of the sites he has worked on including the tombs of the pyramid builders. He then goes into talking about Tutankhamun and how the rumors of a curse began. He then describes some of the information known about ancient grave robbers as well as his own experiences with the curse. The Appendix in this book is amazing. It has 5 parts: *Tips for becoming and Archaeologist - This is a good guide for children who dream of following in Dr. Hawass's footsteps. *Tracing Egypt's glorious past--One of the best brief Chronologys of the periods and kingdoms of Ancent Egypt. *How mummies were made--this was one of the few spots that was a bit dry. *Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt--While this section is not compleate (there were I think thousands of different Gods and Goddesses) it does provide a brief description on 17 of the major ones. *Glossary--Basic glossary of terms used in the book.

The curse of the pharaohs is a truly an amazing book, this spine tingling legend also known as the mummys curse, warns that anyone who disturbs the resting place of the ancient egyptians will be haunted by their spirits their has been mysteries, illnesses and even death been blamed on the dreaded curse, egyptian archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass is the storyteller behind this captivating book he has lived through countless hair-raising adventures while he has been exploring the tombs of egypt, in this book he shares discoveries and recounts with what he calls the magic of ancient egypt,he is also intriged by the backround of the curse of King Tuts tomb in 1922,in this book it tells you about his adventures,and the truth about the curse and did the egyptians believe about curses and magic, it also shows you how a mummy was prepared and the egyptian always believed that there was life after death, but i have to say there is a story in this book that i did enjoy was the real egyptian curses,this book is 144 pages long and is truly and very interesting book if you are into reading about egypt and the history then i would recommend you read this book it is great history to read i loved it.