The Awesome Egyptians
by Terry Deary
WahnsinnsWissen, Horrible Histories Blood-curdling Box of Books, Horrible Histories
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Want to know: Which king had the worst blackheads? Why some kings had to wear false beards? Why the peasants were revolting? Take a humorous look at ancient Egyptian history and civilization and those who helped to uncover it. Discover all the foul facts about the Awesome Egyptians - all the gore and more!Tags
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The Awesome Egyptians isn't as funny as later books in the series, but it's still fun. I learned several things I hadn't known (such as what became of one king's mummified heart, which seemed both unsanitary and disrespectful at the very least. The section on pyramid power wasn't at all convincing because I'd seen that debunked on Mythbusters, but the projects look interesting. The illustrations are amusing, the sections on gods, myths, and the supposed curses quite good. All in all, an easy introduction to keep one's interest.
I wish these books had been around when I was a child. They are fun, informative and suitably gory that even the least bookish child should enjoy them.
its history with the nasty bits left in!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dit boek bevat vele wetenswaardigheden over 3000 jaar Egyptische beschaving en geschiedenis.
Mar 8, 2018Dutch
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Terry Deary is an actor, TV presenter and author. He has written 315 books, both non-fiction and fiction, for children and adults. His famous Horrible Histories books have sold over 32 million copies in 40 languages since their launch in 1993 and have appeared as an award-winning television series, theatre tours and a movie. He has also written show more fifty professional plays, the TV series Terry Deary's Twisted Tales and has designed museum exhibitions based on themes from his books. He was born in Sunderland in 1946 and as a young lad helped out in his father's butcher's shop, which he credits as having imbued him with a sound work ethic. The Peasants' Revolting Lives is his second book for adults for Pen Sword, after The Peasants' Revolting Crimes (2019). show less
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- Canonical title
- The Awesome Egyptians
- Original title
- The Awesome Egyptians
- Original publication date
- 1993
- People/Characters
- Cleopatra VII; Tutankhamun; Howard Carter; George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon; Napoleon Bonaparte; The Sphinx (show all 7); Marcus Antonius
- Important places
- Egypt; Valley of the Kings, Egypt
- Important events
- Discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (1922)
- First words
- Maths lessons are full of problems...but English lessons are quite another story.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But that's another story and another Horrible History...
- Original language
- English
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- Members
- 1,169
- Popularity
- 21,436
- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (3.92)
- Languages
- 16 — Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 36
- ASINs
- 7