{"title":"Frederick Monderson","description":"ABOUT THE AUTHOR Frederick Monderson is a retired college professor and school teacher who taught African History in the City University of New York and American History and Government in the New York public schools. He has written nearly 900 articles in the New York Black Press, Daily Challenge, Afro Times and New American newspapers. In this venture, Monderson lends his expertise as a historian, Egyptologist, journalist and author of several books including Michael Jackson: The Last Dance, 50 on Point, Black Nationalism: Alive and Well, Barack Obama: Ready, Fit to Lead, Barack Obama: Master of Washington, D.C., Sonny Carson: The Final Triumph, and on ancient Egypt Seven Letters to Mike Tyson on Egyptian Temples, 10 Poems Praising Great Blacks for Mike Tyson, Intrigue Through Time, Temple of Karnak: The Majestic Architecture of Ancient Kemet, Where are the Kamite Kings?, Abydos and Osiris, Temple of Luxor, Medinet Habu: Mortuary Temple of Rameses III, The Quintessential Book on Ancient Egypt: \"Holy Land\" (A Novel on Egypt), Research Essays on Ancient Egypt, The Majesty of Egyptian Gods and Temples (a book of Egyptian Poems), Egypt Essays on Ancient Kemet, The Ramesseum: Mortuary Temple of Rameses II, The Colonnade: Then and Now, Reflections on Ancient Kemet, Grassroots View of Ancient Egypt and Glory of the Ancestors: 19 Letters to O.J. Simpson on Ancient African History. A student of the esteemed Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan, Dr. Monderson conducts tours to Egypt. For Tour information, Please contact Orleane Brooks-Williams at Nostrand Travel, 730 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11216. Phone Number 718-756-5300.","products":[{"product_id":"hatshepsuts-temple-at-deir-el-bahari-paperback","title":"Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahari - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahari is about a wonderful experiment in ancient Egyptian art and architecture, a uniquely remarkable structure, but more important it provides some insights about the men and a woman who were avant guard in their thinking at a time when females dared not rule. However, given the opportunity to do so, Queen Hatshepsut ruled well and was involved in many building projects, chief of which was her mortuary temple at Deir el Bahari, on the west bank at Thebes. The present work is a survey of the history of the Queen, her architect Senmut and their impact on the historical landscape of ancient Egypt. This work consists of two poems to the god Amon Ra and to the Temple of Deir el Bahari itself, an overview, an introduction, two essays on Hatshepsut and Senmut and conclusions by the author, as well as some published reports written more than a hundred years ago when the Swiss Egyptologist Edouard Naville excavated the temple. In addition, there are some 20 illustrations and photographs taken from the bird's eye view of the temple from the mountain, descending the mountain, and the ascent into the temple's colonnades, ramps, shrines, and to the middle and upper terrace at the mountain's base. The photographs are designed to \"let the monuments teach\" and as such, they highlight the art and architectural wonder of the temple and this work is therefore a guidebook for students, specialists, and laymen and women as well as for tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51457972011231,"sku":"9781425966447","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/s3AS-He-SZ9781425966447.webp?v=1790352120"},{"product_id":"hatshepsuts-temple-at-deir-el-bahari-paperback-1","title":"Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahari - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahari is considered a wonderful experiment in ancient Egyptian art and architecture; as such it is a uniquely remarkable structure built in white limestone that's a sight to behold. More important, this work provides some insights into the men and a woman, avante garde in their thinking and actions at a time when females dared not rule! However, given the opportunity, Queen Hatshepsut ruled well and was involved in many remarkable adventures and building projects, chief of which was her mortuary temple at Deir el Bahari, on the west bank at Thebes that also highlights a diplomatic voyage to Punt on the East African coast; one of many remarkable experiences recorded for posterity. This wonderful structure, unique in many ways, was a classic in its days of active use and though time and man have taken some toll, it still radiates with magical, mystical, artistic splendor, millennia later. A three story structure when one was the norm, use of alternating columns and pillars in colonnade form, hundreds of statues of the Queen in various attitudes, art in remarkable raised and sunk reliefs, the earliest bequeathed anthropological study in history, shrines to several gods, employing a creative and innovative concept to justify divine right to rule, choice of a remarkable location for its construction, employment of line and space over distance, while employing ramps, courts and colonnades all magnificently blended and juxtaposed against the mountain as a backdrop, Exquisitely utilizing a nearby Middle Kingdom prototype as transition linking Old with New Kingdom building creativity, all have made this temple not simply the envy of the ancient world; it is a remarkable tourist attraction that leaves visitors breathless and in wonder at this classic piece of monumental architecture which salutes its architect Senmut, an avante garde revolutionary genuinely motivated by love of a beautiful lady. This work, Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahari, consists of two poems to God Amon-Ra and the temple of Deir el Bahari itself, an Overview, Introduction, essays on Hatshepsut and Senmut, reports on discovery of Mummies in the Deir el Bahari \"Cache\" of 1881, and conclusions by the author. In addition, it contains published reports written more than a hundred years ago when the Swiss Egyptologist Edouard Naville excavated the temple in the 1890s. Even more, some two dozen illustrations and many photographs, some old and new and others taken from the temple's \"bird's eye view\" on the mountain top (no longer possible), descending the mountain, as well as the ascent into and highlighting the structure's ramps, colonnades, shrines, walls, courts and its wonderful artistic depictions towards the middle and upper terrace at the mountain's base where resides its \"Holy of Holies\" Sanctuary.The photographs are designed to \"let the monuments teach\" and as such, they highlight the art and architectural wonder of the temple, magnificence of the architect's creation of art and architecture that blends beauty with ancient mystical spirituality; and as such, this work is considered a significant Guidebook for students, specialists and lay people as well as for tourists. fredsegypt.com@fredsegypt.com sumonpublishers.com@sumonpublishers.com blackegyptbooks.com@blackegyptbooks.com blackfolksbooks.com@bblackfolsbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51458162884831,"sku":"9781610230162","price":33.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/kXwZWVjo6a9781610230162.webp?v=1790355140"},{"product_id":"intrigue-through-time-paperback","title":"Intrigue Through Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of American cliches and historic landmarks in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Washington, DC., I\u003cb\u003eNTRIGUE THROUGH TIME\u003c\/b\u003e is a wonderful read, a page turner and an exciting foray into antique dealings and an aspiring love relationship that unfolds amidst intrigue and excitement in a New York setting\u003cb\u003e LADIES\u003c\/b\u003e, have you ever looked for true love and couldn't find it then been \"floored\" by a handsome, dynamic and available young gentleman suddenly on the scene? Have you felt \"your butter melt\" in his presence and decided this is the person you would like to spend the rest of your life with? Have you had to strategize to keep your friends' \"hands off your man?\" If rich, have you wanted to share your wealth with this person because of how he makes you feel? Have your felt overjoyed in his presence at tourist spots, historically interesting places of your city, as in New York, viz., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Madison Square Garden, Circle Line, on a lengthy walk along 42nd Street and up 5th Avenue \"window shopping;\" experiencing goose bumps every step of the way? When at social functions parading \"your catch,\" as he becomes the life of the party do you proudly walk on air? When entering a room and all eyes are on him, do you remind yourself \"I have him and you don't?\" Would you gladly accompany him on a foreign trip to view temples, museums, tombs of Egypt? These challenges Fantegla faced!GENTLEMEN, have you \"suddenly arrived\" in a new country, city, culture, as if in a new time; and had to instantly adjust for your very survival? Have you had to hurriedly create a historic memory of your new environment? Have you been amazed as you visit memorable places as the Brooklyn Museum and Botanic Gardens, enjoy the beautiful view of the New York skyline, attend the African Street Festival in Brooklyn, taken a ride on the New York City Subway and was stunned at the underground experience? Have you researched the New York Public Library Oriental Division and been captivated by its offerings? Can't work at your old profession, needing money, while possessing memorable antique jewelry, are you up to modern wheeling and dealing of selling such? How do you respond to a female acquaintance whose social demeanor, physical features and personality seem a carbon copy of your ancient \"flame?\" That first sip from the modern American honey pot is so surprisingly exhilarating, how would you feel to constantly long to return to do combat in the erogenous zone? How do you assess chances of returning to the old country to retrieve buried treasure that would set you up for life? These thought-provoking challenges confronted two people, suddenly thrust together as they imbibe in the unbelievable ecstasy of young love caught in dynamics of intrigue and power play promising the world as their oyster? Would you like to reflect on some major events of mid 1980s during the Reagan years? Intrigue Through Time encompasses all of these dynamics in a page turner that allows the reader to digest it all. Frederick Monderson, an African historian and Egyptologist, has written extensively on ancient Egypt. He can be reached at sumonpublishers.com@sumonpublishers.com SuMon Publishers PO Box 160586, Brooklyn, New York 11216, or, any of these others blackfolksbooks.com@blackfolksbooks.com fredsegypt.com@fredsegypt.com blackegyptbooks.com@blackegyptbooks.com","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51458163507423,"sku":"9781610230179","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/oVvaY3uMq89781610230179.webp?v=1790355142"},{"product_id":"michael-jackson-the-apollo-memorial-paperback","title":"Michael Jackson: The Apollo Memorial - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Jackson: The Apollo Memorial Michael Jackson fans! If you were at the Apollo Theater Memorial paying tribute to the extraordinary entertainer, this book helps you relive that wonderful experience. If not, photographs especially lets you appreciate how music lovers celebrated your idol's passing. Perhaps your comments on \"The Wall\" or love token on the \"Altar of remembrance\" may be featured. As a Michael Jackson pictographic memorabilia, the famed Apollo Theater's Marquee with lights, stage and party atmosphere is fittingly Michael! The Time Line and Body of Work chapters are gateways to memory lane to remember where you were or which song you celebrated. Can a tribute on \"The Wall\" echo your sentiments? Do images on the \"T-Shirt Culture\" make you remember the time? AUTHOR: Frederick Monderson PUBLISHER: SuMon Publishers (718) 564-5635 RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2010 CATEGORY: Music Entertainment, Popular Culture, History ISBN 978-0-615-33289-5 LCN 22009943114 FORMAT: Paperback PRICE 19.95 Please Mail a copy of the review to: Frederick Monderson SuMon Publishers Post Office Box 160347 Brooklyn, New York 11216 Sumonpublishers@Sumonpublishers.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67926942548191,"sku":"9780615332895","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/6jKrgCRBZK9780615332895.webp?v=1791244329"},{"product_id":"michael-jackson-the-last-dance-how-harlem-remembered-michael-jackson-paperback","title":"Michael Jackson: The Last Dance: How Harlem Remembered Michael Jackson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL JACKSON: THE LAST DANCE Michael Jackson: The Last Dance uniquely captures the expressive power of people in motion pouring forth warm feelings of joy and condolences in praising the legendary songbird who passed June 25, 2009. While photographs capture the heartfelt sentiments from the \"tribute wall,\" the \"altar of remembrance\" at the Apollo Theater's marquee entrance, the tribute proper on the Apollo stage and excitement in the street; texts extol Michael in the most glorious manner as the greatest entertainer, an artiste extraordinaire, possessing great magical, mystical, even mythical, grace. Mr. Jackson seemed blest and endowed with a divinely inspired mission to heal humanity through angelic song, dazzling entertainment and a humanitarian compassion determined to save the children and humanity in general. In appreciation for all that he gave, fans from far and wide came to say farewell and a heart-felt thank you to Michael for his wonderful lyrics, a melodic voice and entertainment wizardry that touched, serenaded and gladdened their lives. The texts extol the positive side of Michael while questioning the role of people who impacted his life in many ways. All in all, the festivities demonstrated no community on earth puts on a show like Harlem in paying tribute to those they love, admire and appreciate! \"Truly a great tribute! The photographs are superb. The text is uplifting. A great legacy to a great legend. K. Maloney.\" New York. \"A wonderful preservation of appreciative sentiments praising and extolling the life, work and significance of Michael Jackson.\" L. Lawrence. New York. fredsegypt.com@fredsegypt.com sumonpublishers.com@sumonpublishers.com blackfolksbooks.com@blackfolksbooks.com blackegyptbooks.com@blackegyptbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67946169729247,"sku":"9781610230148","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/7xrn-6P3Eu9781610230148.webp?v=1791510658"},{"product_id":"celebrating-dr-ben-jochannan-from-eternity-to-eternity-paperback","title":"Celebrating Dr. Ben-Jochannan: From Eternity to Eternity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow to tribute Dr. Yosef Alfred Antonio ben-Jochannan, \"Dr. Ben,\" the giant; an icon, \"master teacher,\" scholar extraordinaire, nationalist and uncompromising gadfly in defense of Africa and her sons and daughters, is the challenge posed in this quest. Combining sugar, some spice and a little photographic nicety is a significant first step in journey to celebrate the life and work of an individual not afraid to be a consistent iconoclast in extolling the meaning and significance of Egypt and the Nile Valley African experience while challenging the distorted projection that falsely portray European origination of science, religion, art, architecture, culture, as pillars that support human creativity and progress emerging from the mists of history to high noon illumination of man's philosophic, spiritual and moral journey. Just as the Sphinx of Ghizeh has outlasted time, Dr. Ben has remained a timeless sentinel extolling the great gift of Africans who fired the human imagination to create the dynamics of intellectual thought processes that advanced the pageantry of the human experience; he has criticized gross misrepresentation of the African historical record and as a corrective, cultivated a cadre of young minds committed to proper reconstruction and foundation of Egypt in African history placing it on a pedestal as he has placed the Black woman for whom he has shown great respect, love and affection. Dr. Ben-Jochannan brought the light of knowledge through his scholarship, lectures and so encouraged trips to Egypt enabling Africans to see and experience glory on the ancient tabula rasa their forebears had created as the first cause in human enlightenment. Beyond intellectual exercises, Dr. Ben was a great humanitarian and philanthropist who lived a long and exemplary life, and as a beacon and well-spring encouraged many to drink from his reservoir towards their own illumination. Unsung hero that he was, many African and African-American academic program and scholars owed him a huge debt that enabled these cubs to create credible and defendable scholarship in the intellectual warfare unfolding over Egypt and its legacy. Whether in writing history, challenging mis-representation in Museum showcases displays and in curricula where young minds are constantly molded, the hand of Dr. Ben must be seen as a living memorial, a beacon, and his extraordinary scholarship must remain a fountain and guidepost, constantly showing the way and defining the parameters by which African people determine their future by creating revitalized generations of strong intellectual and moral warriors guided by the philosophic and spiritual principle of Ma'at. From Abu Simbel to the Cairo Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, this Celebration of Dr. Ben-Jochannan seeks to cast some light on the path the old master has traveled, shown the way and guided untold numbers to take pride in the realization Africans can do anything others can and do it successfully because of the creativity Mother African blest and endowed them with! A long-standing student of Dr. Ben-Jochannan who traveled to Egypt with him on many occasions, Dr. Fred Monderson is an African Historian, Egyptologist and retired Educator who taught American History and Government in New York Public schools and can be reached at fredsegypt.com@fredsEgypt.com. This book is published by SuMon Publishers, P.O Box 160586, Brooklyn, New York 11216. MAKING DR. BEN'S DAY On Thursday September 6, 2012 at 9:00 AM, I visited Dr. ben-Jochannan to show him the book I wrote in his honor. Once Dr. Lewis gave me directions I worked my way there from Brooklyn, thru Manhattan and into the Bronx. I found him sitting having coffee in the dining room. Once we began examining the book in color on my computer along with the black and white version of the book sitting on the desk, I was impressed with how sharp Dr. Ben's mind remained. 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The Table of Contents reads: An Introduction; Poem to the Temple of Medinet Habu; The Tomb of Rameses III; Places of the name of Rameses III; Medinet Habu: A History; The Temple of Medinet Habu: Another Look, with Conclusions and References, that seeks to attempt a number of things with this important \"Mansion of Millions of Years.\" Beyond introducing the temple to visitors, students and even specialists, a Poem praises the temple for its magnificence and defying time. In addition, because of the significance of the tomb of Rameses III, a graphic description, written when the temple was first cleared in the late 1888s, is reproduced because it highlights all the salient features that then survived the ravages of time and man. More particularly, and just as the both tomb and temple have undergone changes, features observed over a century ago and may have disappeared with the influx of throngs of people who go there these days. Much more important, however, this work seeks to identify (some of the) places where the name of Rameses III has been preserved, whether in his temple and tomb, on civic structures, in museums and private collections, wherever, to reflect on how significant a ruler this, the last of the emperors of Egypt really was. Even more, the book seeks to put the temple in a historical context that also praises the excavators who rescued this magnificent piece of divinely inspired architecture, from a time when ancient man believed in the attributes and actions of a divine being, whom they made every effort to please because their destiny in the afterlife depended on how well, while on earth, they treated their fellow man and the gods, and how they stood before their god. 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