The Road to Oxiana
by Robert Byron


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In 1933 the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana -the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between... (read more)

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Saudi Arabia (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by Colin Wells


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Some call it a friend to the U.S.; others a foe. Now get the facts on this complex and crucial nation. A detailed and comprehensive overview of this complex Middle Eastern country, this book covers Arabia's early history, the rise of the House of Saud... (read more)

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Saddam Hussein: The Politics of Revenge
by Said K Aburish


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Drawing on the author's knowledge of and contacts with the Arab world, especially in Iraq, Said Aburish gives us an accurate, compelling biography and psychological profile of the man the western world feared most. The author worked with Saddam Hussein... (read more)

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My Father's Rifle: A Childhood in Kurdistan
by Hiner Saleem


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A young Kurd comes of age in a war-torn land. This beautiful, spare narrative tells of the life of a boy named Azad--in fact the author, a Kurdish filmmaker--as he grows to manhood in Iraq during the 1960s and 1970s. Azad is born into a vibrant village... (read more)

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Unveiled: How an American Woman Found Her Way Through Politics, Love, and Obedience in the Middle East
by Deborah Kanafani


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Fighting to free her children from the war-torn West Bank where her ex-husband--a top advisor to Yasser Arafat--was keeping them, a Lebanese-American mother discovers the support of extraordinary women in the Middle East. 8-page b&w photo insert.... (read more)

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The Bomb in the Basement: How Israel Went Nuclear and What That Means for the World
by Michael Karpin


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THE BOMB IN THE BASEMENT tells the fascinating story of how Israel became the Middle East's only nuclear power and -- unlike Iraq and Iran -- succeeded in keeping its atomic program secret. Veteran Israeli journalist Michael Karpin explains how Israel... (read more)

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The New Intifada: Resisting Israel's Apartheid
by Roane Carey


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The second Intifada arose in September 2000. The course of the uprising, its consequences for the Palestinian people and the Israeli state, and its impact on the future of peace in the Middle East are traced here. 30 photos.... (read more)

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Arabs in the Mirror: Images and Self-Images from Pre-Islamic to Modern Times
by Nissim Rejwan


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What is an Arab? Though many in the West would answer that question with simplistic stereotypes, the reality is far more complex and interesting. Arabs themselves have been debating Arab identity since pre-Islamic times, coming to a variety of... (read more)

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The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
by Ali A. Allawi


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Involved for over thirty years in the politics of Iraq, Ali A. Allawi was a long-time opposition leader against the Baathist regime. In the post-Saddam years he has held important government positions and participated in crucial national decisions and... (read more)

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Lawrence of Arabia (Da Capo Paperback)
by B H L Hart


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T. E. Shaw, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, was one of the most romantic, heroic, and enigmatic figures of his day. The subject of myth and hagiography, he was equally accomplished in several fields—as archaeologist, diplomat, writer, and... (read more)

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Arafat's War: The Man and His Struggle for Israeli Conquest
by Efraim Karsh


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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-281) and index.... (read more)

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The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can Be Resolved
by Alan Dershowitz


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The author of the New York Times bestseller The Case for Israel charts a controversial-but crucial-path to peace in the Middle East In the bestselling The Case for Israel, Alan Dershowitz used all his skills as an advocate to defend the Jewish state... (read more)

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Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic
by Ray Takeyh


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A leading expert explains why we fail to understand Iran and offers a new strategy for redefining this crucial relationship<BR>For more than a quarter of a century, few countries have been as resistant to American influence or understanding as Iran.... (read more)

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Babylon by Bus
by Ray Lemoine


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Jeff and Ray had la vida: selling YANKEES SUCK T-shirts five months of the year in front of Fenway Park and spending the rest of the year traveling the world. Sure, they'd go back to college at some point, but for now, the future was comfortably on hold.... (read more)

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A Hundred and One Days
by Asne Seierstad


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From January until April 2003 — for one hundred and one days — Åsne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Bagdad for Scandinavian, German, and Dutch media. Through her articles and live television coverage she reported on the events in Iraq before,... (read more)

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In the Belly of the Green Bird: The Triumph of the Martyrs in Iraq
by Nir Rosen


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Nir Rosen has been hailed by The New York Review of Books as the reporter who managed to get inside Fallujah "at a time when it was a death trap for Western reporters," and as one of the few Western reporters able to report the truth from Iraq. Still in... (read more)

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The Israelis
by Donna Rosenthal


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Israel is smaller than New Jersey yet captures a lion's share of headlines. It looks like one country on CNN, a very different one on al-Jazeera. The BBC has its version, "The New York Times" theirs. But how does Israel look to Israelis? The answers are... (read more)

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The Olive Grove: A Palestinian Story
by Deborah Rohan


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"Beautifully written . . . insights behind the Palestinian conflict are gained in reading this heart-wrenching yet endearing tale of one family's journey."-Polly Bacca, former special assistant to President Bill Clinton Set amidst the political turmoil... (read more)

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