Noreen Doyle - Böcker

Elizabeth Hand, Stephen King, and Edgar Pangborn put Maine on the map as a place where otherworldly things happen. But they're not the only authors who see the state as a source of inspiration for fantasy and science fiction. Twenty-four writers from Mark Twain to Jack L. Chalker, Gardner Dozois — and, yes, Hand, King, and Pangborn — present everything from dark fantasies of the past to a utopian vision of the future.

The relationships between ancient Egypt and other cultures transcend time, so in this volume of the Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections the reader will find a sampling of the diverse ways in which these have manifested: a 19th century "multi-media" exhibition; the challenges of museum exhibits that place Egypt in a wider African context; interplay between Egyptology and opera; Eastern European travelers to Egypt; mummies as souvenirs; what is lost by the emphasis on the pharaonic period in archaeological excavation; excavation of Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1923) film set; the origin of the term "Egyptomania"; and two book reviews related to Egyptological history.

Volume One of Petra's Temple of the Winged Lions discusses the history of the archaeological projects at this important Nabatatean temple site; the geological aspects of the site; the architecture and architectural decoration and analysis of the marble. It also provides a catalogue of plaster and similar material.Petra's Temple of the Winged Lions, named for its distinctive column capitals, has been excavated and conserved for 40 years. These two volumes see a great deal of data and syntheses published for the first time; they bring to publication the results of two long-term archaeological projects in the ancient Nabataean heartland.