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Novel: Egyptian Dystopia.
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Hafiz » Thu Jul 05, 2018 4:27 pm
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Utopia by Towfik/Tawfik 2009
A partly witty, partly gruesome story about the near future in Egypt written by a popular Egyptian sci-fi, horror, fantasy writer who catered for the middle or mass...
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With a name like Towfik/Tawfik explains a lot, no more explanation necessary..... 8)
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Last post by Who2
Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:07 pm
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Amelia Peabody
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newcastle » Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:42 am
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Looking for post Christmas reading, I took up the suggestion of a friend and started to read the Amelia Peabody series - with some misgivings I have to say. But I thought a crime/mystery series based...
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Sorry, that should be Marcus.
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Last post by Winged Isis
Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:27 am
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The Pharaoh's Shadow - Anthony Sattin
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newcastle » Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:54 am
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I must thank Yildez for recommending this book, which recently reached my Kindle and gave me two days of enjoyable reading.
It's well researched. easy to read, and apart from the author's search for...
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Just finished this. A great read. The chapter on Luxor particularly interesting. :)
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Last post by Winged Isis
Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:41 pm
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Sherlock Holmes..King Tuts Curse.
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Who2 » Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:53 pm
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Now my favorite all time history is that of Sherlock Holmes and Joseph Bell and Conan Doyle and the Art of Detection.
So here's a competition: Below is a study in features & detection...
“You know...
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Having spoken to several people who have met him, he sounds 'interesting.
Can't wait to meet him & compare notes and knife collections.
Oh! and his 5 months in an Egyptian nick..... 8)
Ps: A...
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Last post by Who2
Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:50 am
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Enlightenment Now - Steven Pinker
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newcastle » Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:47 pm
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ENLIGHTENMENT NOW
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
By Steven Pinker
Just reading this and, for a dyed-in-the-wool pessimist like me it's a tonic. Fascinating to find that my...
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I'm neither competent, nor particularly interested, in debating Pinker's skills in his esoteric field of expertise.
The book is mainly concerned with debunking the idea that we're going to hell in...
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Last post by newcastle
Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:47 am
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A Brief history of Time
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carrie » Thu Mar 15, 2018 5:36 am
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Stephen Hawking the author has sadly just died and this announcement reminded me of his book. I bought it together with many millions of others, I had hoped that it would explain something of...
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A sad loss of a brilliant thought process. I enjoyed his book immensely, so much so that I reread it. :a39:
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Last post by Dusak
Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:26 am
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The Annunaki: The Fallen Ones
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Frater0082 » Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:13 pm
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The Annunaki are said to be the ancient Sumerian and Mesopotamian Gods. Their name means, They that Came from the Heavens. but what if I told you that these so-called Gods actually did come from the...
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Time to put an end to this nonesense, this thread is now locked
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Last post by Horus
Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:35 pm
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Mobile Libraries Roam Cairo Streets
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Winged Isis » Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:09 am
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A great idea.
Mobile Libraries Roam Cairo Streets To Achieve Cultural Equality Between Egyptians
EGYPTIAN STREETS
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
In a new step to achieve cultural equality between Egyptians...
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I also am cynical about this, but hopeful that at least some children will get the reading opportunities they've desired.
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Last post by Winged Isis
Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:41 pm
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Fire & Fury.....
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Who2 » Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:36 pm
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Now this sounds like a pretty revealing read, posted by my mate Gabriel on FB.
read on..... 8)
Author and columnist Michael Wolff was given extraordinary access to the Trump administration and now...
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I was thinking of using an external hard drive to transfer the recordings to my other lap top in my other room to save me disconnecting one lap top and transporting it through the house,...
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Last post by Dusak
Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:54 pm
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Possible Future
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Frater0082 » Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:46 pm
Everyone please welcome my latest work, Possible Future. It is the direct prequel to my book 2016 Again? The element is the same, but a little bit different. This book is to further paint a picture...
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Last post by Frater0082
Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:46 pm
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Taste's change
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carrie » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:38 am
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If anyone had asked me a few months ago which were the worst books I had ever read, Heart of Darkness (Conrad) Metamorphosis (Kafka) would have been high on the list. Couldn't get to grips with...
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Poetry Carrie thanks.
Dusak – you win a prize for identifying the only possible benefit of Alzheimers.
Rereading for me tells me how I’ve changed – or at least how my responses/tastes have...
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Last post by Dusak
Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:47 pm
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On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel
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newcastle » Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:08 pm
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On my recent visit to Luxor I purchased this book...worth every piastre of 400EGP.
For anyone who has been to Egypt or has dreamed of going there, the book is an excellent read. From the mid-19th...
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We always look out for the Sudan on our morning walks. Also, when crossing the Nile with our regular boatman, Azab, he makes a point of looking for her so we can motor past at close distance because...
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Last post by BBLUX
Mon Dec 18, 2017 4:59 pm
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Power Corrupts – Maybe.
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Hafiz » Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:19 pm
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LBJ Political Biography
Robert Caro the US author and journalist has written 4 volumes of his LBJ biography and is, unless he dies, about to finish his 5th. He has been at it for 42 years writing...
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Its impossible for me to know his actual UK sales but a 10 second search indicates few second hand Caro LBJ books available on the Internet from UK dealers – which suggests that few originally sold...
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Last post by FarleyFlavors
Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:43 am
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Heart of Darknesss
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carrie » Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:05 am
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I have no new books to read so turned to one I have tried to read many times before and never got on with. Well desperation drove me to continue this time and I really enjoyed it when I got into it....
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....maybe by then I had had enough of Taita.
Too much walking the taita ropa?
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Last post by Brian Yare
Mon Oct 30, 2017 8:11 pm
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The Return - Victoria Hislop
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HEPZIBAH » Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:47 pm
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One of the marks of a good novel for me is when I get to the end of it and I realise that I have learnt something along the way. This has been the case with The Return by Victoria Hislop.
When I...
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The Thread may or may not be in my pile of yet to be read books. Perhaps I need to check and if it's not in the pile I can keep my eye out for it at book sales.
I've discovered that I do have a...
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Last post by HEPZIBAH
Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:19 pm
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D-day Myths
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Hafiz » Sat Sep 30, 2017 5:23 pm
Military history is full of myths – ‘we were heroes’, ‘we did right’, ‘our enemies were no good’ – and there are lots of myths about the Second World War, which make us, feel ‘better’ about the past....
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Last post by Hafiz
Sat Sep 30, 2017 5:23 pm
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Interview with Mahfouz.
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Hafiz » Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:33 pm
The literary magazine most famous for interviews of great writers is The Paris Review and in 1992 they published one on Mahfouz. Its far from their best interview but contains the following...
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Last post by Hafiz
Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:33 pm
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Teddy Roosevelt visited Egypt twice
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Hafiz » Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:11 pm
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President Teddy Roosevelt visited Egypt twice.
First in 1872 with his family as a 14 year old child who was deeply interested in its nature and history. His family spent 2 months travelling on the...
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Ordering it physically on Amazon might be a cost problem - its very heavy - even in paperback.
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Last post by Hafiz
Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:08 am
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The murder of Giulio Regeni
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newcastle » Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:16 pm
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I put this New York Times article here because it reads like a thriller.
Sadly, it's based on real events.
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Now that's an animal that would of deserved a justifiable ''accidental death'' on a desert road. Hope he's a member on here and sees the vid.
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Last post by Dusak
Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:23 am
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Re: Famagusta
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HEPZIBAH » Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:51 pm
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In a thread about the subject of Cyprus came up and the Horus mentioned the seaside town of Famagusta. This was once a rising star in hot tourist spots on the island of Cyprus, but that swiftly...
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Re Victoria Hislop - an excellent writer, who does her research, married to Ian Hislop. The Island , mentioned by Hepzibah was her first novel, followed by The Return about the Spanish civil war,...
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Last post by Yildez
Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:11 pm
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