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Tutankhamun: Time Capsule is an essential introduction to Egyptian
history. It is a powerful, original, and important way to prepare
both your eyes for the sights and your mind for insights as you are
introduced to the time capsule of King Tutankhamun's treasures. The
world was stunned when the only untouched tomb of an Egyptian
pharaoh/king was finally discovered, after years of searching, in
November 1922. With all its beautiful and useful contents, as well
as an intact mummy of King Tutankhamun, the world at last had a
chance to see what this 5000 item time capsule could tell us about
the life and times of Egyptians and their sacred leaders. Discover
exactly what it was like the day Howard Carter knew he had
uncovered the first steps down to the doorway of the tomb. What
would you do first if you were in charge? Young King Tut served
from about age nine to nineteen, and you can begin to understand
what it would be like to be so powerful so young. Discover how
pictures of his private life compare with the images portraying him
as a highly powerful public leader. Which are more true-to-life?
And think about which of our own pictures and images are more true
to ourselves: our candids or our formal poses? Tutankhamun had a
spectacular set of objects to go with him into the afterlife,
leading us to marvel at how such a lot of items could be summoned
for his ongoing life for eternity. But consider further how the
kinds of objects in his tomb compared with the objects that might
be packed in a covered wagon going "out West" in American history.
Discover how hieroglyphics were decoded. Find out how hieroglyphics
compare with your own language. Did King Tut learn to read and
write, as you do? And discover what animal symbols were sacred and
useful in King Tut's time compared with our use of animal symbols
for logos, human characteristics, and advertisements today. If a
museum near your home were able to keep some objects from the tomb
of King Tut, determine which you might rather have of these two: an
elegant ivory, priceless headrest or a simple alabaster box
containing mudballs with hair from the heads of King Tutankhamun
and his wife, signifying a contract between them, possibly their
marriage? Take the checklist test to determine your assessment of
the value of each. With this unique Egyptian history book you will
have unearthed your own historical treasure. Gain a glimpse of
history matched against your own life experiences. and find answers
to many of your personal questions about the young and only
enduring Egyptian pharaoh, King Tutankhamun.
A mixture of murder and methamphetamine manufacture in Arkansas
brings together an array of persons with different agendas in this
story written by first time author, MaryAnn Johnson. The richness
of the rural characters portrays the down to earth nature of life
in Arkansas in contrast to the bustling activity in the
metropolitan Washington D.C area. The two cultures come together
through the main character, Nurse Practitioner Carol McMahon as she
takes on an unexpected role in assisting in a Drug Enforcement
Agency (DEA) investigation. Carol receives a phone call that her
older brother, Bobby, has died in a bizarre drowning incident, and
the funeral was to be that afternoon. Her suspicion index kicks
into high gear. Why bury him so soon before the family could get
there? Carol makes it to the funeral just in time. While speaking
at the funeral, Carol refers to the close relationship she shared
with her brother and the numerous phone calls from him over the
past few months. Those comments are the impetus to make her a
person of interest in a DEA Task Force Investigation. They approach
her to help them with their drug investigation and promise to help
her find out what happened to Bobby. Carol agrees to help. Over the
next few weeks, Carol is traveling back and forth between Virginia
and Arkansas and keeping up with life in both areas by phone, but
feels very fragmented. Her husband, Johnny is very understanding,
but dismayed at Carol's stubborn, persistent nature and knows she
will stop at nothing to get the mystery of Bobby's death solved.
Frustrated by the DEA Agents, Tom Baker and Bruce Hillman not
sharing with her all they know in the investigation of her
brother's death, she places her life in peril by intently seeking
to find out answers herself. As people are dying around her in
Arkansas, Carol may very well be next. Carol continues to have
clashes with her new supervisor in the large regional jail she
works in. This results in a sub plot revealing the inside
activities of a large jail and with Carol demonstrating medical
skills to help the people she serves there and the people she works
shoulder to shoulder with. The conflict with her supervisor is
resolved in a surprising climax.
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