Al-Tareeq ela Annobogh fil-Cinema (‘The Way to Cinematic Genius’) by Muhammad Fathy. Publisher: The General Authority for Cultural Palaces; Afaq Al-Senema Series. 2011. 299 pp.

Film critic Muhammad Fathy focuses on 15 leading Egyptian film actors and actresses. He provides a chapter on each, detailing the stories of their often-difficult rise to the apex of Egyptian cinema.

Those covered in the book include: Aziza Amir; Muhammad Korayyem; Kamal Seleem; Salah Abo-Saif; Kamal El-Sheikh; Youssef Shahin; Shady Abd El-Salam; Naguib El-Rehany; Laila Mourad; Faten Hamama; Muhammad Fawzy; Shadya; Ismail Yassin; Soad Hosny; and Ahmed Zaki.