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ARABIAN PENINSULA
Dubai
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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/W810563. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 4 items are available
for $60, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXARB40) |
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Lonely Planet Dubai
• Terry Carter
• Lara Dunston
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 236 PAGES
A practical guide to Dubai featuring maps and detailed information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With a few color photographs and excellent travel information.
(ARB65, $19.99) |
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Islam, A Short History
• Karen Armstrong
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 230 PAGES
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. With timeline, glossary, biographies of major figures and bibliography. A Modern Library Chronicles book.
(ISL15, $15.95) |
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A History of the Arab Peoples
• Albert Hourani
HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 624 PAGES
Hourani's acclaimed survey ranges over 13 centuries, chronicling the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples. Noted Islamic scholar Malise Ruthven brings the story up to date, including momentous events from the mid-80s through aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001.This book has been called a landmark and a masterpiece -- and it's essential to understanding the Middle East.
(MDE11, $18.95) |
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Dubai Map
• Borch Maps
MAP
A folded traveler's map of Dubai at a scale of 1:25,000. Two Sides. 18x26 inches.
(ARB64, $7.95) |
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Also Recommended
Dubai, UAE, Qatar & Bahrain Dubai and United Arab Emirates Map
• World Mapping Project
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A double-sided map of these Arabian Gulf countries at a detailed scale of 1:470,000.
(ARB71, $11.00)
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United Arab Emirates Map
• MapLink
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A shaded relief map of UAE on a 1:750,000 scale.
(ARB20, $21.95)
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Culture Smart! UAE
• John Walsh
• GUIDEBOOK
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This concise and practical guide introduces local customs, etiquette and culture for the traveler.
(ARB100, $9.95)
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Footprint Dubai
• Zee Gilmore
• GUIDEBOOK
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The second edition of this practical, pocket guide to restaurants, accommodations and sightseeing in the fast-changing emerate.
(ARB97, $12.95)
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Lonely Planet Dubai Encounter
• Lara Dunston
• GUIDEBOOK
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This lively shirt pocket guide to the city, jammed with personal recommendations and photographs, also includes a pull-out map.
(ARB90, $12.99)
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Say It in Arabic (Egyptian)
• Farouk El-Baz
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A guide to common words and phrases in the widely spoken Cairo dialect.
(ARB54, $4.95)
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Time Out Dubai and the UAE
• Time Out
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series by the editors of the where to go and what to do magazine.
(ARB81, $19.95)
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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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City of Gold, Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
• Jim Krane
• HISTORY
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This close-up portrait of Dubai by an award-winning journalist describes how the city transformed from a little-known village in 1960 to the cutting-edge capitalist metropolis and tourist haven it is today.
(ARB130, $16.00)
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Dubai, The Vulnerability of Success
• Christopher Davidson
• HISTORY
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Davidson traces the transformation of Dubai from sleepy backwater to major player on the world stage in authoritative detail.
(ARB103, $28.95)
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Islam and the West
• Bernard Lewis
• RELIGION
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In this illuminating collection of essays, one of the great authorities on the Middle East explores the common ground shared by Islam and the West.
(ARB12, $19.99)
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Islam, The Straight Path
• John L. Esposito
• RELIGION
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A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tone intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader.
(MDE22, $47.95)
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Multiple Identities of the Middle East
• Bernard Lewis
• HISTORY
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Lewis illuminates the clash of old and new in the Middle East in this collection of essays on the many layers of language, history and religion in the region.
(MDE29, $12.00)
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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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Storm from the East: The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West
• Milton Viorst
• HISTORY
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A brief history of contemporary Arabia and the uneasy relationship with the West in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series by a journalist and senior scholar at the Middle East Institute.
(ARB75, $13.95)
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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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Arabian Sands
• Wilfred Thesiger
• EXPLORATION
• FAVORITE
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The last of the great British traveler-explorers, 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 is his tribute to them.
(ARB15, $16.00)
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