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The Lost Years: Radical Islam, Intifada, and Wars in the Middle East, 2001-2006 by Charles Enderlin Publisher Comments "Enderlin meticulously chronicles the political and diplomatic impasses...revealing the history of this former film noir through interviews with the men who were its lead actors." —Le Monde From Ariel Sharon's ascent to power in... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran Publisher Comments An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq. The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau... (read more) Your price: $4.98 Sale - Hardcover
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We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work by Jimmy Carter Publisher Comments In this urgent, balanced, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East — and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies by Peter W Galbraith Publisher Comments Called by New York Times columnist David Brooks the "smartest and most devastating" critic of President George W. Bush's Iraq policies, Peter Galbraith was the earliest expert to describe Iraq's breakup into religious and ethnic entities, a reality now... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $3.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Revenge: A Story of Hope by Laura Blumenfeld From Powells.com "Revenge helps answer the question, who are you? You are what you're willing to avenge," Laura Blumenfeld explained to Salon.com. A decade after her father, an American rabbi visiting Jerusalem, was shot and almost killed, Blumenfeld... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.25 Sale - Hardcover
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The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran's Future by Nader Hashemi Publisher Comments A definitive collection of essays and documents on the movement behind Iran's mass protests Since June of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has seen the most dramatic political upheaval in its three decades of rule. What began as a series of mass... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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No End in Sight: Iraq's Descent Into Chaos by Charles Ferguson Publisher Comments The first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, No End In Sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. Culled from over 200 hours of... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End by Peter W Galbraith Publisher Comments The End of Iraq -- definitive, tough-minded, clear-eyed, describes America's failed strategy toward that country.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Foreigner's Gift: The Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraq by Fouad Ajami Publisher Comments Fouad Ajami, one of the worlds foremost authorities on Middle Eastern politics and the recipient of the 2006 Bradley Prize for Outstanding Achievement and the National Humanities Medal of 2006, offers a brilliant, illuminating, and lyrical portrait of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World by Robin Wright Publisher Comments A decade after the 9/11 attacks, this groundbreaking book by a preeminent reporter takes readers deep into the struggle within the Muslim world where a growing movement defies and challenges extremism and repudiates Osama bin Laden, his deviant doctrine,... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Major Farrans Hat Murder Scandal & Britans War Against Jewish Terrorism 1945 1948 Uk by David Cesarani Publisher Comments The gripping true story of the murder, in Palestine in 1947, of a Jewish activist by a British counter-terrorist officer, and the subsequent cover-up. In May 1947, a Jewish teenager, active in a Zionist underground group fighting British rule in... (read more) Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Struggle for Iran by Christ De Bellaigue Publisher Comments When Christopher de Bellaigue first visited Iran in 1999, he found it irresistably alive: under the leadership of President Mohammad Khatami, Islamic revolutionary rule was loosening and the prospects for democratic pluralism seemed bright. But over the... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Prince: The Secret Story of the World's Most Intriguing Royal, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan by William Simpson Publisher Comments For the last two and a half decades—through war, oil crises, and global terrorism—the United States and Saudi Arabia have had a very special relationship, thanks in no small part to one man: Prince Bandar bin Sultan. The illegitimate son of... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Waiting for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq by Farnaz Fassihi Publisher Comments Since 2003, Iraqs bloody legacy has been well-documented by journalists, historians, politicians, and others confounded by how Americans were seduced into the war. Yet almost no one has spoken at length to the constituency that represents Iraqs last best... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East by Lawrence Freedman Publisher Comments It is in the Middle East that the U.S. has been made to confront its attitudes on the use of force, the role of allies, and international law. The history of the U.S. in the Middle East, then, becomes an especially revealing mirror on America's view of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Gaza: Beneath the Bombs by Sharyn Lock Publisher Comments The Israeli offensive in Gaza was described by Amnesty international as "22 days of death and destruction." Sharyn Lock's eye-witness account brings home the horror of life in Gaza beneath the bombs. Lock went to the Gaza strip as volunteer... (read more) List Price $23.75 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Everything Middle East Book: The Nations, Their Histories, and Their Conflicts (Everything) by Jacob M Fellure Publisher Comments The history, the conflicts, and the culture--all in one timely volume.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures by Matthew Bogdanos Publisher Comments Thieves of Baghdad is a riveting account of Colonel Matthew Bogdanos and his teams extraordinary efforts to recover over 5,000 priceless antiquities stolen from the Iraqi National Museum after the American invasion of Baghdad. Matthew Bogdanos has been... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Muhajababes: Meet the New Middle East--Young, Sexy, and Devout by Allegra Stratton Publisher Comments Two thirds of the population in the Middle East is under 25 years old, and there's been an explosive growth of college graduates. Still, there aren't enough jobs to go round. They're having a collective quarter-life crisis. In the months before turning... (read more) List Price $15.25 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State (Council on Foreign Relations Book) by Noah Feldman Publisher Comments "In Feldman's fascinating intellectual journey through history, Islamic law, and modern politics, you will discover the power of 'justice.' It is both the driving force behind efforts in the Arab world to democratize, constitutionalize, and modernize... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $7.50 Sale - Hardcover
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