Probably the best 'hands on' working guide to touring Egypt.

Florence Nightingale's experiences in Egypt. Amelia Edwards experiences are also worth reading if you can obtain her book.

A challenging modern exposé about Amarna, Akhenaten, Smenkhkare, Nefertiti and Tutankhamun.

Dodson and Ikhram are acknowledged leaders in their field of Egyptology. After Pyramids come the rock cut tombs of Egypt and this is the book to read.

Nick Reeves has spent many years excavating in Egypt. Here he co-authors one of the better modern books on the Valley of the Kings.

One of the few affordable but comprehensive books on the amazing Karnak Temple in Luxor.

Next, the royal families of Egypt. Aidan Dodson is a leading egyptologist from Bristol university in the UK and eminently qualified to cover this vital subject.

The art of Egypt is both impressive and informative if you know how to read it. As an associate professor of art history, Gay Robins ( and the British Museum) act as helpful guides.

Relates the somewhat tragic story of the discovery of how to read Egyptian hieroglyphs by Jean-François Champollion. Well worth reading - then go and see the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum.

Millenium exhibition catalogue from Boston Fine Arts Museum. Most of the important Amarna art photographed in one place.