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The Mummy or Ramses the Damned

by Anne Rice

Anne Rice, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles, now delves into the mysterious legend of the mummy in this original and poetic tale of romance and horror. It begins in the early 1900's when archaeologist Lawrence Stratford discovers a perfectly preserved mummy in a tomb in Cairo. Little does he know that the mummy, one Ramses the Great, a.k.a. Ramses the Damned, has consumed an extraordinary potion that... (more)

Magic Tree House: Book 3

Mummies in the Morning

by Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie find themselves whisked away to ancient Egypt, where they come face to face with a dead queen--and her 1,000-year-old mummy! "This will be welcomed by beginning readers making the transition to chapter books."--Booklist.

The Mummy Congress : Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead

The Mummy Congress : Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead

by Heather Anne Pringle

When acclaimed science journalist Heather Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cover a little-known scientific conference, she found herself in the midst of the most passionate gathering of her working life -- dozens of mummy experts lodged in a rambling seaside hotel, battling over the implications of their latest discoveries. Infected with their mania, Pringle spent the next year circling... (more)

Mummies (All Aboard Reading)

by Joyce Milton

Beginning readers are sure to get wrapped up in this fascinating first look at Egypt's ancient mummies. Filled with unusual and up-to-date facts, this easy-to-read book uncovers the mysteries of how and why mummies were made and what they reveal today. Full-color illustrations.

Man In The Ice, The: The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Body Reveals the Secrets of the Stone Age

Man In The Ice, The: The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Body Reveals the Secrets of the Stone Age

by Konrad Spindler

This carefully documented scientific account reads like a mystery, is just as hard to put down....Spindler's knowledgeable and fascinating speculations about where the Iceman came from, what he was doing there, and how he died offer remarkable insights into the lives of the people who lived near the end of the Stone Age -- and about ourselves. This is a must read!" -- Jean Auel, author of the Earth's Children "TM"... (more)

Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity

Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity

by Aidan Dodson, Salima Ikram

Mummies have gripped the popular imagination through highly publicized discoveries and macabre horror movies. But for the ancient Egyptians, mummification and a full set of magical "machinery" including a tomb, a sarcophagus, masks, amulets and canopic jars was essential to secure eternal life. This work comprises a survey of the entire panoply of Egyptian burial equipment over 3,000 years. Part 1 provides an... (more)

The Murder of King Tut

The Plot to Kill the Child King

by James Patterson, Martin Dugard

A secret buried for centuries Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace's veil of prosperity, bitter rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King's most trusted advisors, and after only nine years, King Tut suddenly perished, his name purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in... (more)

House on Hackman's Hill

by Joan Lowery Nixon

A $10,000 reward for a missing mummy lures cousins Jeff and Debbie into an old mansion. But a raging snow storm forces them to spend the night and an evil ancient spirit might not let them see the dawn.

*OP YotS Heralds of the Storm 1 (World of Darkness (White Wolf Paperback))

*OP YotS Heralds of the Storm 1 (World of Darkness (White Wolf Paperback))

by Andrew Bates

The Mummies of Urumchi

by ELIZABETH WAYLAND BARBER

The Lost Diary of Tutankhamun's Mummy

by Clive Dickinson

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SCANDAL Nefertidy Tells All! Newly discovered diaries and postcards from Ancient Egypt reveal that King Tutankhamun was a bit of a mummy's boy -- but what can you expect from a nine-year-old ruler with a mother like Nefertidy! Astonishing details of life in Ancient Egypt are revealed from a completely different perspective. / Pharaohs and pyramids / Hieroglyphics and hairstyles / Scribes and... (more)

The Keepsake: A Novel

by Tess Gerritsen

New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly enthralling and relentlessly surprising, The Keepsake showcases an author at the peak of her storytelling powers. For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of Boston’s Crispin... (more)

Camp Creepy Time

by Gina Gershon

Einstein P. Fleet, a thirteen-year old computer whiz, is shipped off to camp in the middle of the Mojave Desert for a summer of fun and fresh air. The food sucks, the facilities are rotting, the camp is haunted, his fellow campers are turning into monsters, and his counselor are actually aliens that intend to abduct the kids and sell them to an intergalactic zoo. Einstein tries to relay his dire situation to his... (more)

The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved (New York Review Books Classics)

The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved (New York Review Books Classics)

by P. V. Glob

One spring morning two men cutting peat in a Danish bog uncovered a well-preserved body of a man with a noose around his neck. Thinking they had stumbled upon a murder victim, they reported their discovery to the police, who were baffled until they consulted the famous archaeologist P. V. Glob. He identified the body as that of a 2,000-year-old man, ritually murdered and thrown in the bog as a sacrifice to the... (more)

Mummies and Their Mysteries (Photo Book)

Mummies and Their Mysteries (Photo Book)

by Charlotte Wilcox

Discusses mummies found around the world, including Peru, Denmark, and the Italian Alps, and explains how studying them provides clues to past ways of life.

The Ancient Egyptians for Dummies (For Dummies)

The Ancient Egyptians for Dummies (For Dummies)

by Charlotte Booth

Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the everyday lives of the Egyptians, you’ll discover how they kept themselves entertained, the gory details of mummification, the amazing creation of the pyramids, the... (more)

The Mummy: Book 1

The Mummy

by Max Allan Collins

Based on the universal studios major motion picture starring brendan fraser! Rick O'Connell, dashing American and legionnaire, is in Egypt looking for a good time. His discovery of the Lost City of the Dead is a fluke--but to British librarian Evelyn Carnarvon it's the archaeological find of the century. The city contains all the treasures of Egypt and possibly the secrets of life and death. Leading Evelyn's... (more)

The Encyclopedia of Preserved People: Pickled, Frozed, and Mummified Corpses from Around the World

The Encyclopedia of Preserved People: Pickled, Frozed, and Mummified Corpses from Around the World

by Natalie Jane Prior

Preserved people can tell us things that skeletons can't-hairstyles and tattoos can tell us what people looked like, full stomachs can tell us what thev ate, and autopsies can reveal what diseases they suffered. With sections on Egyptian mummies, bog bodies, Einstein's brain, and the Ice Man, The Encyclopedia of Preserved People provides a fascinating look at those men, women, and children whose bodies have been... (more)

Valley of the Golden Mummies

by Zahi A. Hawass

"The tombs of ancient Egypt have by no means exhausted their power to astonish. Years may go by without an eye-popping discovery, but then archaeologists stumble on . . . one of the most spectacular Egyptian discoveries in decades."-New York Times It is being hailed as the most sensational find since King Tut's tomb: hundreds of 2,000-year-old mummies, in near-pristine condition and many with masks of gold,... (more)

Blood Lines: Victory Nelson Private Investigator: Otherworldly Crimes a Specialty (Victory Nelson)

Blood Books: Book 3

Blood Lines: Victory Nelson Private Investigator: Otherworldly Crimes a Specialty (Victory Nelson)

by Tanya Huff

Fearing for his sanity, 450-year-old vampire Henry Fitzroy calls upon his sometime-lover and comrade, ex-cop Vicki Nelson, whose friend and former partner is in the middle of a murder investigation involving a museum mummy. Original.

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