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100 Books That Shaped World History

• The Egyptian Book of the Dead di E. A. Wallis Budge

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• The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography di Simon Singh (5 книг о криптографии)

AbeBooks: 50 Essential Historical Fiction Books

• The Egyptian: A Novel di Mika Waltari

Audie Award

• The Egyptian: A Novel di Mika Waltari (Finalista – Classics – 2005)
• The Egyptian: A Novel di Mika Waltari (Finalista – Literary Fiction & Classics – 2005)

British Book Industry

• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Design & Production – 2005)
• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Design & Production – 2005)
• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Design & Production – 2005)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated di Brian Fagan (Gold Medal – Saggistica – 1975)

Corine – Internationaler Buchpreis

• The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography di Simon Singh (Sachbuch – 2001)

Daniel S. Burt's recommended historical novels

• The Egyptian: A Novel di Mika Waltari (Ancient world. Egypt)

Dartmouth Medal

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: 3 Volume Set di Donald B. Redford (Vincitore – 2002)

Garden State Children's Book Award

• Mummies Made in Egypt (Reading Rainbow Book) di Aliki (Vincitore – Nonfiction, Grades 2-5 – 1982)

Gouden Griffel

• Mummies Made in Egypt (Reading Rainbow Book) di Aliki (Zilveren – Griffel – 1981)

Guardian Essential Library

• The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography di Simon Singh (Science)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• The Egyptian: A Novel di Mika Waltari

Harold Bloom's Western Canon

• The Egyptian Book of the Dead di E. A. Wallis Budge

Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books

• Mummies Made in Egypt (Reading Rainbow Book) di Aliki (1979)
• The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books) di Elizabeth Payne (History, Peoples, and Places – 1964)
• The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books) di Elizabeth Payne (History, Peoples, and Places – 1964)

National Book Critics Circle Award

• Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds di Joel L. Kraemer (Finalista – Criticism – 2008)

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

• Mummies Made in Egypt (Reading Rainbow Book) di Aliki (World History – 1980)

New York Times bestseller

• Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt: A Novel di Anne Rice (Narrativa – 2005)
• Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, No. 6) di Elizabeth Peters (Narrativa – 2008)
• The Book of the Dead (Pendergast, Book 7) di Douglas Preston (Narrativa – 2006)
• The Egyptian: A Novel di Mika Waltari (Narrativa – 1949)

PROSE Award

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: 3 Volume Set di Donald B. Redford (Vincitore – Multivolume Reference/Humanities – 2001)

Publishers Weekly Bestseller

• The Egyptian: A Novel di Mika Waltari (Narrativa – 1949)

Reading Rainbow Program Selection

• Mummies Made in Egypt (Reading Rainbow Book) di Aliki (Selection – 54 – 1989)

Reading the world in 196 books

• The Egyptian: A Novel di Mika Waltari (Finland)

Society of Midland Authors Award

• American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation di Adam Cohen (Vincitore – Biografia – 2001)

LA Times Book Prize

• The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography di Simon Singh (Finalista – Science & Technology – 1999)

Whiting Award

• Out of Egypt: A Memoir di Andre Aciman (1995)

Wissensbuch des Jahres

• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Perspektive – 2006)
• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Perspektive – 2006)
• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Perspektive – 2006)

Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration

• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Candidato – 2005)
• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Candidato – 2005)
• Egyptology di Ian Andrew (Candidato – 2005)