Beginning in the fifth millennium BC, the land that is now Egypt nurtured an extraordinary pioneering civilization whose art and architecture have never lost their power to amaze. This magnificent picture book presents a carefully chosen sequence of masterpiecesranging in date from c.4000 BC to c.200 AD, when Egypt was a province of the Roman Empire. All media are represented, from monumental architecture to exquisite jewellery and personal ornaments. At any scale, Egyptian art has an immediate appeal for its beauty and consummate craftsmanship, and the works illustrated in this book can all be enjoyed for their aesthetic qualities alone. But they are also products of a culture very different from ours, and in his concise introduction Jaromir Malek provides the essential background for understanding why Egyptian art and architecture took the forms they did. The explanations continue in the informative captions to each illustration, and the chronological chart, map, bibliography and index provide quick referen

Des Moines, Iowa born writer Bryson's first success was the travel book "The Lost Continent". After living in England for several years, he wanted to go back to the USA to find the perfect little US town of his past, he lovingly called Amalgam. More travel books followed, in the form of "Neither Here Nor There" (where he travels through Europe), "Notes From A Small Island" (where he travels around the United Kingdom, before returning back with his to the USA to live there for good) and "A Walk In The Woods" (where he walks the Appalachian trail). After moving back to the States, Bryson started to write a column for "The Mail on Sunday Night and Day" magazine. This is a collection of these column entries. Bryson writes about everything from everyday chores, to sueing people, the beach, TV, movies, air conditioners, college, Americana, injury dangers, wasting resources and holiday seasons.

This 420-page guide to Malaysia gives a highlighted tour of thewhole country, cross-referenced with detailed maps; plus, featurescovering aspects of the country's life and culture ranging fromhigh-rise Petronas Twin Towers to Sarawakian long houses. Acomprehensive travel tips section at the back of the book is packedwith essential contact addresses and numbers. The key featuresinclude: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with topattractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed localmaps; Essay Features - incisive essays on Malaysia's history,people and culture; and Travel Tips - practical listings section,including accommodation, entertainment, transport and essentialcontact addresses and numbers. It also includes hundreds offull-colour photographs and 19 maps. ——多元文化的调色板 古树参天的热带雨林，高耸入云的摩天大楼，椰风拂面的浪漫海滩，五彩斑斓的珊瑚礁群，橡胶园中殖民地时代的别墅，丛林中呼啸而过的猿猴和翩翩

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Hank’s dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into the car—along with Frankie and Katherine the iguana (Hank and Emily each get to bring a “friend”). When they reach their destination, they’ll get to spend the day at a roller-coaster park during Hank’s dad’s tournament! The only caveat is that Hank has a homework packet to finish before they get there . . . which he somehow manages to lose at a stop along the way. Suddenly, Hank doesn’t feel so good . . . Can Hank and Frankie rescue the lost packet and get Hank on a roller coaster?

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