Reviews by doudouce55

Written by one of the most prominent and eminent Egyptologists of the modern era, this book covers, amongst others, creation myths and relates in vivid and colourful detail the myths of Horus and Seth, Isis and Osiris, together with the ever-popular myth of kingship, the myth of cataclysm, and Isis and the scorpions. The book examines closely renowned Ancient Egyptian books, such as The Book of Am-Duat, the Book of Caverns, and The Book of Gates, with the express aim of providing the visual and textual backdrop to the myths. Imhotep, the architect of the Third Dynasty pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, features prominently in the mythology of ancient Egypt. Hart captures eloquently the life and history of Imhotep, as well as the construction and perpetuation of his divinity status in later times. These historical and mythological perspectives make, along with amusing stories such as *The Shipwrecked Sailor* and *The Tale of Two Brothers*, for absorbing and informative reading.

Some years ago I heard the song _We didn't start the fire_ and immediately fell in love with it. It was (and still is) brilliant. I adored the music (still do), and ever since then, I've been a Billy Joel fan.
Great voice, wonderful music.
My favorites on the album are tracks 1,2,3,4,7. All of them though are worth listening, and the entire album is beautiful, lyrically and musically.

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Tracklist:
1. That's not her style
2. We didn't start the fire
3. The downeaster "alexa"
4. I go to extremes
5. Shameless
6. Storm front
7. Leningrad
8. State of grace
9. When in Rome
10. And so it goes

I remember why my friends and I ended up going to see this movie. We had arrived too late to see another film we all really wanted to see, and the only tickets left were for The Mexican. Since we really wanted to see a movie, we went in, expecting some action.
We literally laughed throughout the film, it was SO stupid.
Everything that could be wrong with this film IS wrong. The plot is sketchy and full of flaws; the characters aren't right for each other AND they're not likeable. The only reasons why anyone would like to see this movie are Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, but there is no chemistry between them.
Five thumbs down.

This book contains articles on the literature from the Old, Middle and Late Kingdoms, demotic, coptic, and mediaeval times. The material is written in German, French and English - the three major languages of the field of Egyptology. The genres discussed include narrative, didactic, poetry and wisdom texts. This discussion of the language of the literature was produced in collaboration of scholarly authors : Lichtheim, Quirke, Loprieno, Parkinson, Assmann, Baines, Guglielmi, Vernus, Blumenthal, Derchain and many others. It is a contemporary, exhaustive scholarly research on Ancient Egyptian literature. 'Heavy' in material, it is recommended for scholars and motivated students.

What a title ! How promising ! The author may be ahead of modern thinking and mathematical inclinations and beliefs, but he sure has a clear view of what his own thinking process is. He says that many of the summation numbers and ratios he comes up with are present in the Great pyramid and in nature : i.e. in petal counts, in plant stems, in leaf arrangements and in pine cones. Whether the author discovered something new or only explained clearly something we simply never saw is irrelevant : His work remains exceptional and enlightening. This book may be small in size, but its contents follow an old law of nature explained to me by my own great-grandmother : 'Precious things often come in small containers and small doses.' Thank you, Joseph Turbeville, for your "receptivity of any little nudge that life may give you." And now, one question : Did the Egyptians know about quantum physics, and what they were doing while building the pyramids, or was it simply instinctive ?

Although the text is awkwardly laid out in three-column pages, the content of the book is excellent. The author focuses primarily on New Kingdom aspects of the Egyptian goddess Hathor, explaining her importance in history, religion, myth and art; and discusses Hathor's influence on Hatshepsut's reign. With black and white illustrations, the book is informative to those researching the role of women and Hathor.

In the first part of the book, David Silverman presents a brief history of the University of Pennsylvania Museum as well as fieldwork and excavations done in Egypt and Nubia; and Donald Redford gives a general overview of Ancient Egyptian history. The second part consists of a catalogue which provides a description of objects, along with a photograph and further reading. Featured objects are those of divine art (essay by Arielle Kozloff), royal art (Edna Russmann), private art (Rita Freed), architecture (David O'Connor), personal and domestic artifacts (Edward Brovarski), funerary arts (William K. Simpson) and Nubian art (Josef W. Wegner). Recommended, this book is for those needing to learn more on Ancient Egyptian art.

This book is as about as esoteric as can get on Ancient Egypt, as can be seen by one of the chapter headings 'The Philosophy of the Mysteries'. The various Ancient Egyptian texts are all used to varying degrees to support the author's interpretations. Magic, the ka and ba, and the extent of Ancient Egypt's influence on the eastern Mediterranean lands are among the subjects discussed. This book, with black and white illustrations, is definitely for the open-minded.

I was quite surprised when I received this book - it offers so much information on extra virgin olive oil.

The cover is interestingly different from all other cookbooks: it's white! with only the title on it - no pictures of the author.

I've bought a few copies for friends and family, and all have enjoyed the recipes and the story behind the making of olive oil. I visited the region of Lucca summer 2000 and that is THE one book I brought with me so I didn't miss out any olive oil farms. And it was very helpful to get around. It's not just your regular cookbook, it's a travelogue too.

Although I am not a fan, I admit that Patricia Kaas has the best lyrics and slow music to offer on this album - especially considering that they were written by the best French songwriters and musicians : 10 songs written by Pascal Obispo and 2 by Jean-Jacques Goldman. Both being my favorite French singers, I had to get my hands on "Le Mot de Passe."

Needless to say, I was not disappointed. Only 4 songs have a real beat to them, all others being slow yet beautiful to listen to, lyrically and musically speaking. My own favorite song of this album is "Mon chercheur d'or."