Petrie: 93 books

When, in the end of 1880, I first started for Egypt, I had long been preparing for the expedition; during a couple of years before that measuring instruments, theodolites, rope-ladders, and all the impedimenta for scientific work, had been prepared and tested. To start work under circumstances so...

In considering the history of any people, one of the main elements is that of their status. What were their abilities and how were they shown? What permanent mark did they make on their period? How did they stand in reference to their neighbours, in the same country and in other countries? There are...

In this 1898 collection of lectures, the great Egyptologist explores the nature of religion, as well as popular ancient beliefs about the soul; spirit, animal, human, and cosmic gods; character and conscience; duties of parents and children; and more.

This 1909 work by the father of modern Egyptology begins by tracing theories of consciousness and religion, and applying them to Egyptian documents dating back to 500 B.C. The author examines what the ancients believed about the world, the gods, and how to live. He covers their organizations, dwellings, and marriage customs as well.

12 K.I.S.S. recipes for the culinary challenge is for anyone that is looking for healthier meals to fit into their busy schedules. It is not that you can't cook, but more about having the time or energy to cook. Lets face it, it is a lot easier to go without breakfast or throw a frozen pizza into...

This book carefully defines the technologies involved in web service composition and provides a formal basis for all of the composition approaches and shows the trade-offs among them. By considering web services as a deep formal topic, some surprising results emerge, such as the possibility of eliminating...

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This present handbook is intended to aid in the understanding of Egyptian art, and the illustrations and descriptions are selected for that purpose only. The history of the art would require a far greater range of examples, in order to illustrate the growth and decay of each of the great periods;...

This is a fictional inside look in answer to the question, What’s it like being married to an astronaut? I was an Apollo wife in the sixties, which gives me a unique perspective from which to write this book. This is the feminine view of the space race and has never been done before by an insider....