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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/HQ10323. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
for $100, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXARB61) |
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Empty Quarter
• George Steinmetz
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES
Aerial photographer Steinmetz, shooting from a motorized paraglider, creates an unparalleled portrait of the Rub'al-Khali, or "the Empty Quarter," the largest and hottest sand desert in the world, and the fascinating people who live at its edges.
(ARB122, $40.00) |
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Arabian Sands
• Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORATION •
2007 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
• FAVORITE
The last of the great British traveler-explorers, Wilfred Thesiger (1910-2003) journeyed among the nomadic camel-breeding peoples of Southern Arabia in the late 1940s, falling in love with the desert and ways of life of the Bedouin. This eloquent book, a Longitude favorite, is his tribute to vanished traditions.
(ARB15, $16.00) |
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Culture Smart! Oman
• Simone Nowell
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 168 PAGES
This handy introduction to local attitudes, beliefs and culture includes common-sense tips for travelers.
(ARB114, $9.95) |
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Odyssey Oman
• Georg Popp
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
Popp, coordinator of international exhibitions relating to Oman, fills this book with stunning photographs and instructive maps of this fascinating country. This detailed exploration into the geography, history and culture of Oman gives travelers the chance to go from novice to expert and arrive with a great understanding of the splendor that surrounds them.
(ARB127, $27.95) |
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Oman, United Arab Emirates Map
• Gizi Map
MAP
Oman and the UAE at a scale of 1:1,250,000. One Side. 38x27 inches.
(ARB48, $15.95) |
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Also Recommended
Bradt Guide Oman
• Diana Darke
• Sandra Shields
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series.
(ARB80, $25.99)
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A History of the Arab Peoples
• Albert Hourani
• HISTORY
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Called a landmark, masterpiece and essential to understanding the Middle East, Hourani's acclaimed chronicle of the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples is brought up to date with an afterword by noted Islamic scholar Malise Ruthven.
(MDE11, $18.95)
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A Peace to End All Peace
• David Fromkin
• HISTORY
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Indispensable to understanding current tensions, alliances and the colonial legacy of the region, Fromkin's vivid tale of the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the making of the modern Middle East is out in a 20th anniversary edition.
(ARB13, $22.00)
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Arab Seafaring
• George F. Hourani
• John Carswell
• HISTORY
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An expanded edition of the classic authoritative history of Arab sea trade in the Indian Ocean from its earliest origins through trade with China and East Africa in Middle Ages.
(ARB47, $26.95)
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Behind the Veil in Arabia, Women in Oman
• Unni Wikan
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An insightful and remarkable look at the role of women in Oman based on Wikan's fieldwork as well as her personal experiences and impressions of the place.
(ARB05, $25.00)
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Islam, A Short History
• Karen Armstrong
• HISTORY
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Armstrong brings authority and experience to this vivid, clear-headed survey of the history and impact of Islam from the birth of Muhammad to present-day challenges. The best short introduction to the subject.
(ISL15, $15.95)
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Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women
• Geraldine Brooks
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society, drawn from the author's many interviews with women throughout the Arab World.
(ARB06, $15.00)
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The Arab World, Forty Years of Change
• Elizabeth Warnock and Rob Fernea
• Thomas Hartwell
• HISTORY
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An award-winning look at life in the Middle East, updated in the 1990s. The authors revisit towns and cities, paying close attention to how changes such as the Gulf War and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations have impacted daily life.
(ARB33, $17.95)
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The Heritage of Oman, A Celebration in Photographs
• Ozzie Newcombe
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A Muscat resident for 20 years, Newcombe captures the austere, surprisingly diverse landscapes, people and traditions of Oman in dozens of beautiful color photographs.
(MDE136, $65.00)
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power
• Daniel Yergin
• HISTORY
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Master storyteller Yergin conjures a large and fascinating cast of tycoons, sheiks and politicians in this monumental and thoroughly researched history examining the story of petroleum and the West's dependence on the oil-rich Middle East.
(ARB36, $22.00)
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Islamic Arts
• Jonathan Bloom
• Sheila Blair
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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With color photographs, maps and site plans, throughout this survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration is a wonderfully illuminating, stimulating introduction tot he subject for anyone with an interest in art.
(ISL01, $29.95)
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The Road to Ubar, Finding the Atlantis of the Sands
• Nicholas Clapp
• EXPLORATION
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A fascinating day-by-day account of Clapp's search in the 1980s for the ruins of Ubar, an ancient Arabian trading center on the frankincense route in Oman's Empty Quarter.
(ARB49, $19.95)
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Misadventure in the Middle East
• Henry Hemming
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Hemming's self-styled youthful exploits "as a tramp, artist and spy" through Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other hot spots in the region.
(MDE177, $19.95)
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Sultan in Oman
• Jan Morris
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Morris richly evokes the culture, people and rhythms of Oman before the discovery of oil and modernization by Sultan Qaboos in this insightful portrait, originally published in 1957.
(ARB73, $32.95)
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