It is 1995. Dirk Pitt, on a mission to find the remains of a Pharaoh's funeral barge buried in the bottom of the Nile, rescues an attractive young woman, Dr. Eva Rojas, a biochemist with the UN World Health Organization, from being murdered by thugs on a beach near Alexandria. As the race is on to save the world from environmental catastrophe Dirk Pitt and his friends plunge into darkest Africa, battling their way up the Niger to a huge, secret, hazardous...

Michael Benanav recounts the experiences he had while traveling across the Sahara with the Caravan of White Gold, a group of men who risk their lives to transport slabs of solid salt for sale at market.

Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.

"Explorer and scientist Paul Sereno made an extraordinary discovery in the middle of the Sahara desert. While prospecting for dinosaur bones, he stumbled across an ancient human cemetery more than 5,000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids. Who were these people and what were they doing in the middle of the desert? How did they live and die? What can this mystery tell us about our planet? And why are there two distinct groups [Kiffian and Tenerian]...

Describes the physical features, climate, plant and animal life, and peoples of this North African desert.

Describes the area of the largest desert in the world and how it compares in size to the United States.