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House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid Publisher Comments “Anthony Shadids beautifully rendered memoir is a rich account of a mans gradual immersion into the world of the Middle East and the culture of the Levant, a kingdom almost unrecognizable today, where the rooms and hallways of his great... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover 
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Evil Cradling by Brian Keenan Synopsis Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing... (read more) Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hizbullah's Documents: From the 1985 Open Letter to the 2009 Manifesto by Joseph Alagha Publisher Comments Despite the controversial reputation of Hizbullah in the West, and the significant role this powerful Islamist organization plays in Lebanese politics, there are few reliable, published English translations of the partys primary documents. With this... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Ghosts of Martyrs Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon's Life Struggle by Michael Young Publisher Comments A Lebanese-American who spent his formative years in Lebanon documents its deterioration from a democratic and pluralist society to a troubled region all but decimated by civil war and the alliance of Hezbollah, Iran and Syria.... (read more) Your price: $17.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America by Brigitte Gabriel Publisher Comments Brigitte Gabriel lost her childhood to militant Islam. In 1975 she was ten years old and living in Southern Lebanon when militant Muslims from throughout the Middle East poured into her country and declared jihad against the Lebanese Christians. Lebanon... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Road to Fatima Gate: The Beirut Spring, the Rise of Hezbollah, and the Iranian War Against Israel by Michael J. Totten Publisher Comments The Road to Fatima Gate is a first-person narrative account of revolution, terrorism, and war during history's violent return to Lebanon after fifteen years of quiet. Michael J. Totten's version of events in one of the most volatile countries in the... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Ghosts of Martyrs Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon's Life Struggle by Michael Young Publisher Comments NOT SINCE THOMAS FRIEDMANSFROM BEIRUT TO JERUSALEM IN 1989 HAS A JOURNALIST OFFERED SUCH A POIGNANT AND PASSIONATE PORTRAIT OF LEBANON—A UNIQUELY PLURALIST ARAB COUNTRY STRUGGLING TO DEFEND ITS VIABILITY IN A TURBULENT AND TREACHEROUS MIDDLE... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Lebanese Diaspora: The Arab Immigrant Experience in Montreal, New York, and Paris by Dalia Abdelhady Publisher Comments The Lebanese are the largest group of Middle Eastern immigrants in the United States, and Lebanese immigrants are also prominent across Europe and the Americas. Based on over eighty interviews with first-generation Lebanese immigrants in the global... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beware of Small States: Lebanon, Battleground of the Middle East by David Hirst Publisher Comments In this magisterial history of Lebanon, from the end of Ottoman rule to the Hezbollah and Hamas wars of today, acclaimed and fiercely independent Middle East journalist and historian David Hirst charts the interplay between a uniquely complex country and... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al Shaykh Publisher Comments In a masterly act of literary transformation, celebrated novelist Hanan al-Shaykh re-creates the dramatic life and times of her mother, Kamila. Married at a young age against her will, Kamila soon fell head-over-heels in love with another man... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lebanon: A House Divided by Sandra Mackey Publisher Comments With the West's economic and security interests increasingly at stake in the Middle East, it is impossible to ignore Lebanon--a nation in all ways divided and tormented by the interplay between the West and the Arab world. Sandra Mackey delineates the... (read more) List Price $15.25 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Because They Hate : a Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America (Rev 08 Edition) by Brigitte Gabriel Publisher Comments "Her writing is eloquent and her passion tremendous." --Publishers Weekly “Brigitte Gabriel's words should be read, and studied carefully, by all the law enforcement and government officials of the West -- as well as by everyone who values freedom.&... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Everyday Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam Among Palestinians in Lebanon by Bernard Rougier Publisher Comments As southern Lebanon becomes the latest battleground for Islamist warriors, Everyday Jihad plunges us into the sprawling, heavily populated Palestinian refugee camp at Ain al-Helweh, which in the early 1990s became a site for militant Sunni Islamists. A... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $13.27 Sale - Hardcover
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One Family's Response to Terrorism: A Daughter's Memoir (Current Events, Middle Eastern Studies, Memoir) by Susan Van De Ven Book News Annotation Malcolm Kerr was president of the American University of Beirut when he was assassinated there in 1984 as he stepped off an elevator. The turmoil of mid-1980s Lebanon prevented any useful investigation of his assassination. However, thanks to the... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $17.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Beirut by Samir Kassir Publisher Comments "Kassir was an unusual kind of martyr in today's Middle East, a staunch secularist who wanted to live in a free country, not to die for one. In a region driven increasingly by a politics of death and sacrifice, he stood for a vision of peaceful reform... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $27.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Hezbollah by Hala Jaber Publisher Comments Revered by many fundamentalist Shiites and reviled by the West, Hezbollah is considered to be a paradigm for other militant groups wishing to make the promise of Islamic Revolution a reality. Journalist Hala Jaber was granted exclusive and unparalleled... (read more) List Price $42.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Notes from the Minefield by Irene L Gendzier Publisher Comments Notes from the Minefield is a groundbreaking work in the analysis of postwar U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Challenging conventional views of the Cold War in the region, it offers a sophisticated interpretation of the ascendancy of U.S... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $16.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Privilege to Die: Inside Hezbollah's Legions and Their Endless War Against Israel by Thanassis Cambanis Publisher Comments While Hamas and Al Qaeda are certainly dangerous to Israel and the West, Hezbollah and its millions of foot soldiers are the premier force in the Middle East. Veteran Middle East correspondent Thanassis Cambanis offers the first detailed look at the... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hizbullah: The Story from Within by Naim Qassem Publisher Comments "Naim Qassem offers an insider's view of the workings of the party from its inception until now, providing a comprehensive guide to the mandate of one of the Middle East's major political forces."—Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Inside Lebanon (07 Edition) by Assaf Kfoury Publisher Comments This prescient and timely book documents Noam Chomsky's visit to Lebanon, in May 2006, to lecture on U.S. imperialism and the imminent crises facing the Middle East—two months before Israel orchestrated major military campaigns against Lebanon... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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