This title is a marvelous, authoritative, not-boring, complete (as far as it can be asked for a popular account), well-illustrated and better documented and researched, as it cannot be otherwise from the hands of Dr. Lauer, the famous re-discoverer of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. His intimate knowledge of what he is writing about is the best guaranty for an amusing and nice "guided-tour" to Saqqara, the impressive cemetery of the royal city of Memphis and the greatest indeed in Egypt, not only in size but also in span of time covered by the monuments, which range as from the earliest dynasties till the latest Christian and Arabic periods. A real must for everyone: recommendation: You Must Own One of This!