Robert M Brier (38 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The Secret of the Great Pyramid is a thrilling intellectual adventure story about the most exciting discovery in Egyptology in decades. Bob Brier, along with French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin, tells the remarkable true story of Houdin's obsession with Egypt's Great Pyramid, one of the Seven Wonders of the World: how, in an ancient agrarian society not long removed from the Stone Age, such a remarkable structure could have been envisioned and constructed. At once the story of Houdin's determined search for answers to the puzzle that have eluded scientist and Egyptologists for centuries and a fascinating history of the planning and building of the magnificent edifice, The Secret of the Great Pyramid is an extraordinary work that puts the mystery to rest, once and for all.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Explore the daily lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt (3000 to 30 B.C.E.) through reconstructions based on the hieroglyphic inscriptions, paintings from tombs, and scenes from the temple walls of the people themselves.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Egyptomania explores our three thousand year old fixation with recovering Egyptian culture and its meaning. Drawing on his personal collection - from Napoleon's twenty volume Egypt encyclopedia to Howard Carter's letters to an actual mummy - this is an inventive and mesmerizing tour of how an ancient civilization still endures today.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In 1922, when Tutankhamen's tomb was uncovered, it revealed such a dazzling array of treasure that it was easy to forget that almost nothing was known about the "Boy King" buried there. Following in the footsteps of those archaeologists who made the extraordinary discoveries in the Valley of the Kings, Bob Brier brings to life the dramatic story of Tutankhamen. He seeks to reveal what happened to the young king and uses forensic evidence to show that Tutankhamen was brutally murdered.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In 1922, when Tutankhamen's tomb was uncovered, it revealed such a dazzling array of treasure that it was easy to forget that almost nothing was known about the "Boy King" buried there. Following in the footsteps of those archaeologists who made the extraordinary discoveries in the Valley of the Kings, Bob Brier brings to life the dramatic story of Tutankhamen. He seeks to reveal what happened to the young king and uses forensic evidence to show that Tutankhamen was brutally murdered.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Explore the daily lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt (3000 to 30 B.C.E.) through reconstructions based on the hieroglyphic inscriptions, paintings from tombs, and scenes from the temple walls of the people themselves.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Egyptomania explores our three thousand year old fixation with recovering Egyptian culture and its meaning. Drawing on his personal collection - from Napoleon's twenty volume Egypt encyclopedia to Howard Carter's letters to an actual mummy - this is an inventive and mesmerizing tour of how an ancient civilization still endures today.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Egyptian Mummies: Unravelling the Secrets of an Ancient Art This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Condition: New. 1998. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. 1998. hardcover. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. 1999. UNABRIDGED VERSION. Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. . . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1999. UNABRIDGED VERSION. Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1998. 01st Edition. Hardcover. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket. . . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1998. 01st Edition. Hardcover. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Clean, bright pages. Minor wear to corner tips. Wrappers have light handling wear overall. Contents: Sklar, Oh! Althusser!: historiogrphy and the rise of cinema studies. Musser, Work, Ideology and Chaplin's tramp. Hirano, The Japanese tragedy: film censorship and the American occupation. Lopez, An "other" history: the new Latin American cinema. Brier, A history film without much history. Judt, Moving pictures. Higonnet, Art and politics in pre-revolutionary France. Gerstle, Solidarity forever? Noles, Capitalism in the countryside: the transformation of rural society in the United States. Brown, Adventures in the academic skin trade. Lambrose, The abusable past. 9.0" tall; 192 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Tear on spine part of cover. Some sunfading of spine of cover as well. See images.