3,600-year-old reliefs in Egyptian tombs and temples depict pharaohs and warriors proudly riding into battle on horse-drawn chariots. Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological and strategic revolution, and was the secret weapon behind Egypt's greatest era of conquest known as the New Kingdom. But was the Egyptian chariot really a revolutionary design? How decisive a role did it play in the bloody battles of the ancient world?...

History is larger than life, and twice as funny, in this monumental comedy sequel. Larry Daley is a former night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, where the exhibits come to life after dark. Now Larry's nocturnal friends are being retired to the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, luring him back for a hilarious, all-out battle against museum misfits who plan to take over the Smithsonian, and the world.

"Meet Anatiti: once chosen by the gods to rule ancient Egypt, this young pharaoh struggled to take help from her advisors. After all, she was the one chosen to rule, not them! But when tragedy strikes, and Anatiti realises she can't quite remember the path to the underworld, she is cursed as a mummy. Trapped inside a tomb for a millennia, found by an explorer and brought all the way back to the village of Dreadbury, will this mummy finally learn to...

Describes Egypt during the rules of Seti I and his son Ramesses II, with particular emphasis on the religious role of the pharaohs.

Now, a two and a half year long museum exhibit of Tut's treasures is touring major cities in the U.S., drawing record crowds. This Who Was . . . ? Is complete with 100 black and white illustrations and explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb's discovery, as well as myths and so called mummy curses.

"Born into a poverty-stricken family in the slums of ancient Egypt, sold into slavery to work as a servant in Pharaoh's palace, Ankh fights for survival for herself and the boy-child secretly sired by the pharaoh's only male heir -- a child that might one day lay claim to Hokakhty's throne." -- Publisher's description.

When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Smithsonian Institution. It houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections. These range from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers. From Fonzie's leather jacket to Archie Bunker's...