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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT
I have seriously studied ancient history and archeology for over thirty years. I have rarely come upon a book in the field that compares with ALEXANDRIA: THE SUNKEN CITY in combining visual pleasure and intellectual illumination with literary brilliance and grace. This book is an amazing achievement.
Published on December 22, 2000 by r. e. b.
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A breathlessly silly book, but some good photographs
Many of the underwater photographs are interesting, and some make a great impression, but the text of this book is of the lowest order -- silly, gabbling, breathless, not at all as if by an informed and serious writer. No stars for the author. Nor for the editors and publishers who went for trash when they should have aimed for gold.
Published on January 21, 2000
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT,
By r. e. b. (MPLS. MN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alexandria (Hardcover)
I have seriously studied ancient history and archeology for over thirty years. I have rarely come upon a book in the field that compares with ALEXANDRIA: THE SUNKEN CITY in combining visual pleasure and intellectual illumination with literary brilliance and grace. This book is an amazing achievement.
1.0 out of 5 stars
A breathlessly silly book, but some good photographs,
By A Customer
This review is from: Alexandria (Hardcover)
Many of the underwater photographs are interesting, and some make a great impression, but the text of this book is of the lowest order -- silly, gabbling, breathless, not at all as if by an informed and serious writer. No stars for the author. Nor for the editors and publishers who went for trash when they should have aimed for gold.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mysterious World Recommended Book,
By Doug Elwell "Publisher, Mysterious World" (http://www.mysteriousworld.com) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Alexandria (Hardcover)
Alexandria: The Sunken City is an top-quality photographic essay of Jean-Yves Empereur's 1995 underwater expedition off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. There, Empereur and crew found a gold mine of archaeological artifacts, including massive stone sculptures, pillars covered with Egyptian hieroglyphics, and even numerous sphinxes. This now-submerged part of ancient Egyptian history is considered to be one of the greatest archaeological finds of the twentieth century, and Alexandria: The Sunken City covers the subject well in a simply written, lavishly illustrated coffee-table-sized book that is a must have for anyone interested in underwater archaeology, Egyptology, the ancient history of the Mediterranean, and related disciplines.
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Alexandria by William La Riche (Hardcover - June 1997)
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