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Egypt: Gift of the Nile: An Aerial Portrait
Egypt Gift of the Nile An Aerial Portrait Author:Max Rodenbeck Twenty-five centuries ago Herodotus proclaimed Egypt "the Gift of the Nile." Imagine if he had enjoyed the perspective available in this outstanding book: the unparalleled view from the air. Here is Egypt as it is rarely seen, in 178 remarkable color images by Guido Alberto Rossi, an Italian photographer well known for his aerial pictures, an... more »d lively and informative text by Max Rodenbeck, an American writer who has lived in Egypt for more than 25 years. Together, they bring to light the heritage of a great ancient civilization-and the beauty of a modern land. Few places are as alive in the collective imagination as Egypt. Here is the valley of the Nile, with its temples and tombs of the pharaohs, the desert monasteries of the early Christians, the mosques and palaces of caliphs, sultans, kings, and presidents. Here too is modern Cairo, with its teeming throngs. Luminous colorplates display an extraordinary variety of desert landscapes, from sensuous dunes to ragged cliffs to gemlike oases, from the mountains of Sinai to the barren shore of the Red Sea. Only when seen from the air, as in the pages of this book, do Egypt's mystery and magic come completely to life. GUIDO ALBERTO ROSSI covered the Middle East and Indochina for Italian magazines and newspapers until 1973. Since then, his work has focused on sports and travel, and he has been acclaimed for his aerial photographs of Florence, Venice, Rome, Tuscany, Mauritius, and Malaysia. Rossi is a director of The Image Bank, Italy, a photographic cooperative. MAX RODENBECK moved from the United States to Egypt as a teenager. He has written short stories, feature articles, and guidebooks. Rodenbeck is Middle East correspondent for The Economist, and author of the recent well-reviewed Cairo: The City Victorious. 178 photographs in full color, 107/8 x 125/8"« less