The author of the popular "Uppity Women" history series now puts a humorous, human face on careers of the ancient world, from architect to vicarius. Her profiles of real individuals from ancient times include a plumber, a fast-food entrepreneur, a surgeon, a dream incubator, a war-elephant commander, and armpit plucker.

Author Dori Hadar - a dj by night, criminal investigator by day - discovered crates of handmade records, all intricately crafted, portraying an imaginary soul artist. This fascinating full-color book of "found art" presents the story of Mike's non-existant life and the best of his non-existant albums and 45's. Has to be seen to be believed!

In this compact guide (part of our bestselling Wooden Books series), we learn all about lunar and solar calendars, the importance of astronomical precession, how the Maya synchronized all the visible planets, and why they thought the world will end in December 2012.

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." By urging us once again to eat food rather than "edible foodlike substances," bestselling author Michael Pollan ("The Omnivore's Dilemma") challenges the prevailing nutrient-by-nutrient approach to diet, instead proposing a way of eating informed by the traditions and ecology of sustainably-produced unprocessed foods.

This book validates Charles Darwin's comment that "he who understands baboons would do more towards metaphysics than Locke." The authors use years of study of baboons and their social world - the use of vocal communication, how they manage stress, complicated kinship relations - to offer a glimpse into the mind of anothr species, with obvious points of comparison with our own.

Bold, colorful tiles from the early 20th century still decorate homes and public buildings throughout Cuba. Havana Tile Designs contains many stunning examples of these tiles, carefully digitized and included on the enclosed CD-ROM for use as a graphic resource or for inspiration.

Memoir of a Childhood in India Acclaimed food writer Madhur Jaffrey recreates a magical life climbing her grandparents's mango orchard in Delhi, picknicking in the Himalayan foothills on raisin & mint stuffed meatballs, feeling the sensual sounds and smells of monsoon rain, and experiencing the growth pains of an ancient culture within a young democracy. Includes over 30 "family-style" recipes.

Fifty Years of Traditional American Music (vol. 1) From Atlanta roots music label Dust-to-Digital and University of Georgia art professor (and banjo player) Art Rosenbaum, this deluxe set of 4 CDs features the best of Rosenbaum's collection of field recordings of religious, blues, instrumental, and dance tunes.

Throat Songs and Folk Tunes from Tuva Originally issued in the Soviet Union in 1969, these recordings of khoomei, or uvan cowboy songs, feature voices producing, simultaneously, a low sustained bass note with a flute-like higher note. Much harder and stranger than you'd think!

Hamza El Din (1929-2006) was a Nubian oud player, tar player, and vocalist of great renown, and served to introduce this beautiful music to such Western musicians as guitarist Sandy Bull. The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument without frets, often seen as the predecessor of the lute. We offer four of his best-known CDs: Al Oud ($15.98), Music of Nubia ($15.98), Lily of the Nile ($16.95) and Escalay: The Water Wheel ($12.98).

This verdigris patina ornamental solid brass pin, designed by local artist Elaine Coyne, echoes the Egyptomania style of the early 20th century. This pin is 3.5" wide x 1.5" tall.

For a limited time, the Bookshop will stock antique silver anklets and bracelets imported from Egypt. These Nubian designs, often featuring ball or coin dangles, are becoming more & more scarce (especially those with stamped dangles) and are between 40 and 70 years old.

This giant resin sarcophagus, complete with partially unwrapped pharaoh, stands two feet high and is imported from Egypt.

Three thousand years ago, a ten-year-old boy king was mummified and deposited in a museum. Now brought back to life with the help of a lucky strike of lightning, the revived Egyptian stars in these award-winning cartoons, including The Beginning (vol. 1), A Bad Spell (vol. 2) and The Fearless Pharaoh (vol. 3), $14.95 each DVD. (Carlos Museum curator Dr. Peter Lacovara was a consultant for this series!)

This marvelous partly-handmade "book of motion" employs a patented new technique called "scanimation" that brings art to life: a turtle swims up a page, a dog runs, a butterfly flutters, a horse gallops. It has to be seen to be believed!

From the inventive people at Klutz Publishing comes this explosion of activities: more than 300 entries, 250 pieces of art, and 480 illustrations, explaining how to ride a unicycle, properly skip a stone across water, hang a spoon from your nose, and Really Annoy Your Older Sibling.

Some of our most popular books are the "Baby Loves Jazz" series, which features lively illustrations and text along with a jazz CD for young ears. In this book, Louis Lion goes through his bedtime routine with his family, then sings goodnight with up-tempo lullabies.

Other titles in the series: Ella Elephant Scats Like That, Charlie Bird Counts to the Beat, Miles Crocodile Plays Colors of Jazz, Duck Ellington Swings Through the Zoo, Mingus Mouse Plays Christmastime Jazz, Philly Joe Giraffe's Jungle Jazz.

In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline. Ten years later, these futuristic cars were almost entirely gone, smashed to scrap or left to rust in desert lots by car companies. What happened?

Another odd and beautiful documentary from Werner Herzog, this time following the haunted airship engineer Graham Dorrington as he tests his new helium-filled craft (called by locals "the white diamond" because of its teardrop shape) above the rainforest and waterfalls of Guyana.