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    Book of the Dead
    Audiobook (abridged)6 hours

    Book of the Dead

    Written by Patricia Cornwell

    Narrated by Mary Stuart Masterson

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    From America's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 23, 2007
    ISBN9781429587167
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    Book of the Dead
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    Patricia Cornwell

    Patricia Cornwell is recognized as one of the world’s top bestselling crime authors with novels translated into thirty-six languages in more than 120 countries. Her novels have won numerous prestigious awards including the Edgar, the Creasey, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Prix du Roman d’Aventure. Beyond the Scarpetta series, Patricia has written a definitive book about Jack the Ripper, a biography, and three more fiction series among others. Cornwell, a licensed helicopter pilot and scuba diver, actively researches the forensic technologies that inform her work. She was born in Miami, grew up in Montreat, North Carolina, and now lives and works in Boston. 

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    • 4/5
      This book is excellently researched and fascinating. Well worth reading if you are interested in the Ancient Egyption Gods.
    • 3/5
      In the film, "Stargate," Daniel Jackson said, "Someone must have been using Budge. I don't know why they still print it." He was, of course, referring to Budge's Dictionaries of Ancient Egyptian, but the same might be said for his translation of Ani's "Book of the Dead." In his time, Budge was an important Egyptologist, and no one can deny that he advanced the study of Ancient Egypt significantly. But his time was 100 years ago, and enormous strides have been made in the study of the Ancient Egyptian language. If you're interested in seeing the current state of the art, then I suggest that you get a copy of Gardiner's translation. It is based on the Budge's unsurpassed photographs of Papyrus Ani; however, today, Gardiner's grammar of Ancient Egyptian is what all modern Egyptologists use, together with Faulkner's Dictionary of Middle Egyptian.Why do I have this book? Easy. Once upon a time, before I studied Ancient Egyptian (which happened before Stargate was released), I thought Budge was the only game in town. I keep it around to remind me that there was once a time when we didn't know what we do now, and in memory of the man who helped create and maintain the British Museum's splendid collection.Budge, in his time, was an important Egyptologist -- one of the best. However, that time was
    • 4/5
      This was intended for Egyptologists. It is not for people who are simply interested in Egypt and Egyptian Myth and Religion. He has also fallen out of favor with modern Egyptologists because his translations are not sufficiently specific to the time period of these books.
    • 4/5
      I love it! It makes me want to study the ancient language.
    • 5/5
      Very difficult to grasp at first as it isn't necessarily linear. Don't expect great secrets of life out of it like the Bible or Stargate or something. Still a phenomenal read and insightful into an amazing culture.