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Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
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Not coincidentally, the French and British were the largest and most active colonial powers during that period. Their no-holds-barred struggles to acquire such artifacts as mummies, sarcophagi, and papyrus scrolls—which on occasion involved
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“I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.”
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“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.”
― Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
― Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
“Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.”
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“It is better to be looked over than overlooked.”
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