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This fascinating new look at life along the River Nile from the depths of time to the death of Cleopatra will appeal to every lover of ancient Egyptian history, architecture and art.Explore the awesome monuments lining the banks of the Nile from Lower to Upper Egypt, built to the glory of the pharaohs, and pore over tomb paintings that bring to life people who lived thousands of years ago, from the highest vizier to the lowliest beer brewer. Over 230 photographs illustrate the text, together with numerous full-colour maps and site plans. One for the home armchair or the deck of a boat cruising the Nile between attractions.Roger Michael Kean has been a film-maker and journalist, and editor of historical reference books for many years, including the Thalamus Historical Atlas series. Kean, who has traveled extensively in sub-Saharan Africa and in Egypt is author of The Complete Chronicle of the Emperors of Rome and Forgotten Power - Byzantium also by Thalamus Publishing. He lives in Ludlow,Shropshire, England.

Kathleen Gregory Klein traces female paid, professional private investigators in British, Canadian, and American novels, revealing that the detective novel is both a reflection of and potential barrier to social change for women. This edition adds sixty new female private eyes to the roster and includes an afterword that assesses the current state of the genre's new and old novels. A comprehensive bibliography and a character list update the field through mid-1994.

"The years have failed to dull the sheen of this slender volume. Its thick subject matters—regionalism, racial politics, democracy—have taken on different casts over the life of the book, yet they retain their relevance and timeliness."—Gary Y. Okihiro, author of Margins and Mainstreams "The insights offered by Roger Daniels almost four decades ago remain trenchant and incisive."—Sucheng Chan, author of This Bittersweet Soil