Baines, John.Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Rev. ed. Facts on File, 2000. A visual tour of over 90 significant sites and discoveries of ancient Egyptian culture.
Capel, Anne K., and Glenn E. Markoe.Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt. Hudson Hills, 1997. The roles of women in ancient Egypt and a profile of a civilization that conferred on women the legal right to own property and to barter their own goods.
Fisher, Leonard Everett.The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Holiday, 1997. Introduction to the origins and personalities of 13 Egyptian deities; for younger readers.
James, T. G. H.A Short History of Ancient Egypt: From Predynastic to Roman Times. Cassell, Reprint, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. 1998. The former curator of Egyptian antiquities at the British Museum provides a digestible overview of the political, social, and cultural history of ancient Egypt.
Reeves, Nicholas N.Ancient Egypt: The Great Discoveries. Thames & Hudson, 2000. Chronicles important events in Egyptian archaeology, from the Rosetta Stone's discovery in 1799 to present-day excavations.
Robins, Gay.The Art of Ancient Egypt. Harvard University Press, 2000. A beautifully illustrated history that offers an introduction to the art of ancient Egypt.
Silverman, David P., ed.Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press, 1997. Twelve scholars offer a look at the daily life of both royalty and commoner in ancient Egypt; illustrated.
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