by Christopher De Bellaigue  Publisher Comments In this superbly crafted and thoughtful book, de Bellaigue probes the human wreckage of the world's last great revolution. The result is a subtly intense revelation of the hearts and minds of the Iranian people, and what it is like to live among them....(read more) Your price $26.95 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies 
by Rory Stewart  Publisher Comments In August 2003, at the age of thirty, Rory Stewart took a taxi from Jordan to Baghdad. A Farsi-speaking British diplomat who had recently completed an epic walk from Turkey to Bangladesh, he was soon appointed deputy governor of Amarah and then Nasiriyah,... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies 
by Azar Nafisi 
Publisher Comments Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Jimmy Carter Publisher Comments President Carters challenging and provocative assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel with dignity and justice for Palestinians--and one of the most important books of the year--is now available in paperback.... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Michael B Oren Publisher Comments The history of America's political, military, and intellectual involvement in the Middle East from George Washington to George W. Bush. "Will shape our thinking about America and the Middle East for years."—Christopher Dickey, Newsweek From the... (read more) Your Price $17.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Orhan Pamuk Publisher Comments Weaving history with observations of people, places, and art, Pamuk shows Istanbul's transformation from the seat of faded imperial glory to the capital of a modern nation at the dizzying crossroads of East and West.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Tony Horwitz Publisher Comments This wild and comic tale of Middle East misadventure is "a very funny and frequently insightful look at the world's most combustible region. Fearlessness is a valuable quality in a travel writer, and Mr. Horwitz...seems as intrepid as they come". (The... (read more) Your Price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Ilan Pappe Publisher Comments In this controversial new book, a prominent Israeli historian at Haifa University revisits the formative period of the State of Israel. Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left of their own accord during the War of Independence,... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Matthew Firestone Publisher Comments Discover Egypt Find a Cairo coffeehouse to suit your own style; unwind, chat and inhale deeply over a sheesha Forget hot springs: try a hot sand bath in the middle of the desert Take belly-dancing lessons from the most famous teacher in Egypt Relax in... (read more) Your Price $24.99 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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Saturday July 5, 2008
by Steve Coll Publisher Comments Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the national bestseller Ghost Wars, Steve Coll presents the story of the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, revealing new information to show how American influences changed the family and how one... (read more) Your Price $25.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Ryszard Kapuscinski Publisher Comments In Shah of Shahs Kapuscinski brings a mythographer's perspective and a novelist's virtuosity to bear on the overthrow of the last Shah of Iran, one of the most infamous of the United States' client-dictators, who resolved to transform his country into... (read more) Your Price $12.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Joel Kovel Publisher Comments Joel Kovel argues that the inner contradictions of Zionism have led Israel to a "state-sponsored racism" fully as incorrigible as that of apartheid South Africa and deserving of the same resolution. He argues that only a path toward single-state secular... (read more) Your Price $26.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Brigitte Gabriel Publisher Comments “Because They Hate is powerful, passionate and full of divine purpose.” --Dr. John C. Hagee, Senior Pastor, Cornerstone Church, author of Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World "Her writing is eloquent and her passion tremendous... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your Price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Queen Noor Publisher Comments A national best-seller on its first publication in 2003, Leap of Faith is the story of a young American woman who became wife and partner to an Arab monarch. In it, Queen Noor of Jordan provides a compelling portrait of her late husband King Hussein and... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by T. E. Lawrence Publisher Comments The monumental work that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence of Arabia." Not only a consummate military history, but also a colorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man who helped shape the Middle East as it exists... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your Price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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