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• T. 1.1. Das inschriftliche und archäologische Material : Textband.--T. 1.2. Das inschriftliche und archäologische Material : Tafelband.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Egyptian Chronology
• 1. Ancient Egyptians at Play: An Introduction
• 2. Mehen and men: The First Signs of Egyptian Board Games
• 3. Senet across Borders
• 4. The Game of Twenty: A Foreign Acquisition
• 5. The Game of Hounds and Jackals: From Thebes to Susa
• 6. Roman Board Games Crossing the Borders of Egypt
• 7. Arab and Ottoman Invaders Scratching the Surface
• 8. The Role of Board Games in Understanding the Ancient World Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity. Each of these games provides evidence of contact between Egypt and its neighbours. From pre-dynastic rule to Arab and Ottoman invasions, Egypt's past is visible on game boards. This volume starts by introducing the reader to board games as well as instruments of chance and goes on to trace the history and distribution of ancient Egyptian games, looking particularly at how they show contact with other cultures and civilizations. Game practices, which were also part of Egyptian rituals and divination, travelled throughout the eastern Mediterranean. This book explores the role of Egypt in accepting and disseminating games during its long history. Over the last few years, the extent and the modes of contact have become better understood through museum and archival research projects as well as surveys of archaeological sites in Egypt and its surrounding regions. The results allow new insight into ancient Egypt's international relations and the role of board games research in understanding its extent. Written by three authors known internationally for their expertise on this topic, this will be the first volume on Ancient Egyptian games of its kind and a much-needed contribution to the field of both Egyptology and board games studies.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• CONTENTS Tristan Voorspuy's Kenya Foreword Introduction
• Baptism with Fire
• A Country Lad
• An Officer and a Gentleman
• Sussex to Cape Town
• No Going Back
• An African Romance
• A Parting of the Ways
• Building a Life in Kenya
• Stories from the Sky
• Of Lion and Buffalo
• Life on Safari
• A Nice Place to Live
• Paradise Found
• Of Elephants and Men
• Expanding Horizons
• Sosian Transformed
• At the Top of His Game
• Trouble in Paradise
• Game Over
• The Last Ride
• Epilogue
• Principal Characters
• Acknowledgements
• The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Once described by the actress, Joanna Lumley, as "the man with no fear", Tristan Voorspuy spent his whole life living up to the legend. Early stints in Northern Ireland and Germany with the Blues and Royals regiment were but a precursor to a life defined by his love of Africa, a life cut tragically short in 2017 on his beloved game reserve, Sosian. From his epic motorbike ride from Cairo to Cape Town, to extraordinary wildlife encounters and many death-defying light aircraft near misses, Life on the Edge paints a picture of a man determined to live life to the full. It is also the story of compassion, conservation and, ultimately, tragedy. In the last two decades of his life, Voorspuy transformed the overgrazed and drought-blighted Sosian ranch in Northern Kenya into a celebrated game reserve, acclaimed tourist destination and successful cattle ranch. True to form, it was whilst defending this property that an unarmed Tristan, on horseback, was gunned down and killed, a murder that sent shockwaves around the world. A donation from each copy sold goes directly to the Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)