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River in the Desert : A Modern Traveller in Ancient Egypt

2006

Catherine in the Sinai desert, the burial chamber of the pyramid of Mycerinus (where he spends the night), and neon-and-Naugahyde Red Sea resorts, Roberts takes us to an eerie Sufi ceremony in the back streets of Cairo, to the crest of Mount Sinai (where bus loads of grumbling pilgrims await the dawn), and on a hot-air balloon flight over the Valley of the Kings … Roberts’s knowledge of and affect [...] Raincoast Books gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council and the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP). [...] ALSO BY PAUL WILLIAM ROBERTS Empire of the Soul: Some Journeys in India The Demonic Comedy: Some Detours in the Iraq of Saddam Hussein Smokescreen: One Man Against the Underworld (with Norman Snider) A War Against Truth: An Intimate Account of the Invasion of Iraq Journey of the Magi: In Search of the Birth of Jesus Paul William Rober ts river in THE desert a modern traveller in ancient egypt CONT [...] We all have the same hopes and dreams, whether in the alleys of Cairo or the malls of America, and they are generally modest ones involving the qual- ity of life and the future of our children. [...] CAIRO: TEA IN THE SAHARA WITH MICHAEL JACKSON Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West — and then seek.
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Authors

Paul William Roberts

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Library and Archives Canada
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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CaOOCEL
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
916.204/55
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
22
General Note
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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ISBN
1551929635 9781459318441
LCCN
DT56.2
LCCN Item number
R62 2006eb
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CaBNVSL
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CaOONL
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (xviii, 411 p.)
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CaOOCEL
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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(CaBNVSL)thg00602390 (OCoLC)431541909 (CaOOCEL)411185
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Mode of access: World Wide Web
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CaOONL

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