The 8:55 to Baghdad, From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie
• Andrew Eames
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 401 PAGES
In this inspired mix of travel, biography and politics, British newspaperman Eames sets out in the footsteps of Agatha Christie. The result is not only a wry account of a 3,000-mile journey on some lovely trains and insightful look at the adventurous life of Christie but also a revealing portrait of place on the brink of war. His travels include Vienna, Trieste, Ljubiana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sofia, Istanbul, Damascus and Baghdad. It's no accident that Christie's best books are archaeological mysteries set in the Middle East (Egypt, Jordan); In 1928 she set out with her soon-to-be-second-husband archaeologist Max Mallowan aboard the Orient Express.
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The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century
• Ross E. Dunn
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 359 PAGES
A modern historian's account of Ibn Battuta's travels in the medieval Islamic world. When Battuta left his native Morocco in 1325, he intended a pilgrimage to Mecca; however his travels ultimately took him as far as Mali in the west and Malaysia in the east, stopping in China, the Middle East, and much of Africa along the way. With Battuta's peregrinations as a framework, Dunn embarks on a scholarly exploration of the medieval Muslim world. He includes lengthy excerpts from Battuta's writing (Battuta's own account is also currently in print, Item AFR106) . With excellent maps.
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Air Power: The Men, Machines, and Ideas That Revolutionized War, From Kitty Hawk to Iraq
• Stephen Budiansky
HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 528 PAGES
A book on the history of air power written by an Atlantic Monthly correspondent.
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Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation
• Ali Jamale Ahmed
RELIGION •
2001 •
PAPER
• 571 PAGES
A handsome bilingual edition of the sacred text of the Muslims, translated elegantly and accessibly by the late Pakistani novelist and poet. Ali revised the translation of the original text for this revised 1993 edition. With explanatory notes, original Arabic and English verse translations.
(ISL02, $19.95) |
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Arab World Map
• Geoprojects
1983 •
MAP
• FAVORITE
A full color shaded relief map of the North Africa and Southwest Asia at a scale of 1:10,000 with general information about each of the countries on the reverse. Two Sides. 22x36 inches.
(ARB53, $21.95) |
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Arabia Map
• Geoprojects
MAP
Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula at a scale of 1:3,500,000. Two Sides. 26x31 inches.
(ARB39, $21.95) |
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The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914
• Gertrude Bell
• Rosemary O'Brien
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES
In the days before she began molding British foreign policy in the Middle East, Gertrude Bell kept herself busy crossing the Arabian desert alone (or sometimes in company with bandits). As a travel and adventure writer, she has the very great advantage of literary talent: her diaries are neither fusty nor musty. Her book is a candid portrait of Arabia, and her accounts of encounters with sheikhs and Bedouins are markedly unexotic. They were her companions or her enemies, and she writes of them as a more domestic author might have written about the parish curate or the town lout.
(ARB52, $29.95) |
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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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Arabic, a Language Map
• Kristine K. Kershul
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2003 •
PLASTIC CARD
This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers.
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The Arabs, A Short History
• Philip K. Hitti
HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 273 PAGES
An overview by the influential historian of the Arab world.
(ARB63, $14.95) |
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The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800
• Sheila Blair
• Jonathan Bloom
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
An illustrated survey of the great monuments and art produced by Muslim peoples from the 13th to 19th centuries, including the Taj Mahal and the Alhambra. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the art and architecture of the Medieval Arab world.
(ISL27, $40.00) |
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Behind the Veil in Arabia, Women in Oman
• Unni Wikan
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1991 •
PAPER
• 314 PAGES
Based on Wikan's fieldwork, this book is a scholarly, insightful and remarkable look at the role of women in Oman, of much interest to the general reader. It tells not only of the women and villagers she studied, but also of the author's own experiences and impressions of the place.
(ARB05, $25.00) |
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Beyond the Veil, Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
• Fatima Mernissi
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1987 •
PAPER
• 200 PAGES
An examination of sexuality and gender in the modern Muslim world, written by an expert on the roles of women in Islamic society. With a long section on the traditional Muslim view of women, followed by a case study of relations in modern Morocco.
(MDE35, $14.95) |
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Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World
• Edward W. Said
HISTORY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 186 PAGES
An insightful, perceptive account of how the media has created an Islamic identity, by the influential scholar and thinker Edward Said.
(ISL08, $16.00) |
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Cradle & Crucible, History and Faith in the Middle East
• David Fromkin
• Zahi Hawass
• Sandra MacKey
• Milton Viorst
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
Divided broadly into history and religion, this handsome book brings together contributions by leading scholars, color photographs and excellent maps to present a concise, engaging portrait of the region. Beginning with the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, the book covers the full sweep of the history of the region. The second section looks carefully at the worlds of Islam, Judaism and Christianity.
(MDE67, $16.00) |
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Democracy and Terrorism, Volume I: The Roots of Terrorism
• Louise Richardson
HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
This in-depth study takes in psychological and political factors to provide an analysis of terrorism and it origins.
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Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East
• Donna Lee Bowen
• Evelyn A. Early
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2001 •
PAPER
• 411 PAGES
The second edition of a diverse collection of articles on life in the modern Muslim countries by Middle Eastern and Western scholars, revised and updated. It includes scholarly and popular essays, short stories, and traditional songs. The anthology is organized thematically into sections on life passages, relations between the sexes, home, religion, performance and entertainment. With good suggestions for further reading, glossary and notes.
(MDE34, $23.95) |
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Fiasco, The American Military Adventure in Iraq
• Thomas Ricks
HISTORY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 492 PAGES
Ricks, a senior Pentagon correspondent for the Washington Post, puts forth a masterful reckoning with the planning and execution of the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq, now with a preface on recent developments. Ricks draws on the exclusive cooperation of an extraordinary number of American personnel, including more than one hundred senior officers and access to more than 30,000 pages of official documents, many of them never before made public.
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Fishwatcher's Field Guide Red Sea
• Jerry Greenberg
FIELD GUIDE •
PLASTIC CARD
This double-sided plastic card shows 64 of the most commonly encountered reef fish of the Red Sea in full-color illustrations, convenient for the boat or beach. It's even got a hole punched in it to hang around your neck while snorkeling.
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From Beirut to Jerusalem
• Thomas L. Friedman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2006 •
AUDIO CD
A clear, illuminating, and heartfelt exploration of the complexity of the Middle East conflict. Pulitzer Prize-winner Friedman (who reported from Beirut and Jerusalem for the "New York Times" throughout the 1980s, and is now its foreign affairs columnist) provides a personal and a scholarly perspective on the roots of conflict.
(MDE98, $22.95) |
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Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk
• Susan T. Hitchcock
• John Esposito
• Desmond Tutu
• Mpho Tutu
RELIGION •
2006 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
A handsomely produced tour of the five major world religions and the places that each holds sacred. This oversize book by National Geographic features 210 photographs, illustrations and maps, along with essays by contributing scholars.
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Gilgamesh, A Verse Narrative
• Herbert Mason
LITERATURE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
Mason's retelling of the grand, timeless themes of love and death, loss and reparations within the stirring tale of a hero-king and his doomed friend.
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Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East
• Clement M. Henry
• Robert Springborg
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2001 •
PAPER
• 280 PAGES
An analysis of the Middle East's responses to the changing world economy and the prospect of globalization at the turn of the twenty-first century. The authors, political economists both, offer a richly detailed argument bolstered by quantitative data.
(MDE76, $29.99) |
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The Hadj, An American's Journey to Mecca
• Michael Wolfe
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
Wolfe, an American convert to Islam and scholar, recounts his own journey from Morocco to Mecca, the people he met and the sights along the way. It's a lively travelogue, detailed and engaging. The author also put together an anthology of writings on the Hadj called One Thousand Roads to Mecca (ARB02).
(ARB01, $16.00) |
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A History of the Middle East
• Peter Mansfield
• Nicolas Pelham
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 429 PAGES
An incisive, illuminating guide to understanding this crucial and volatile nerve center of the modern world.
(MDE84, $17.00) |
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The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor
• J. G. MacQueen
HISTORY •
1996 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
A solid introduction to the Hittites, an ancient culture of modern-day Turkey. MacQueen surveys the rise and fall of this Anatolian people, their relations with other ancient populations such as the Babylonians and Mycenaean Greeks, and recent archaeological findings. With 149 illustrations, maps and plans.
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Iran Map with Iraq, Kuwait, and Dubai
• Freytag & Berndt
MAP
This regional map of Iran shows neighboring Iraq, Kuwait and Dubai. One Side. 34x46 inches.
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Iran, Iraq, and The Legacies of War
• Lawrence Potter
• Gary G. Sick
HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
This book enhances our understanding of the troubled relationship between Iran and Iraq, placing it in historical context and exploring the issues that currently bedevil relations. The authors cover opposition groups, ethnic divisions, the role of outside states (especially the United States), and a fascinating account of how the 8-year war affected a generation of Iraqis and Iranians.
(MDE153, $32.00) |
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Islam and Democracy, Fear of the Modern World
• Fatima Mernissi
HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 195 PAGES
A short, inflammatory book on the possibility of democracy in the Middle East by a well known Moroccan critic, historian and feminist.
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Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250
• Richard Ettinghausen
• Oleg Grabar
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 360 PAGES
An illustrated survey of the great monuments and art produced by Muslim peoples during medieval times, including the Dome of the Rock, as well as many small aritfacts.
(ISL26, $40.00) |
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Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History and Literature
• Stephen O. Murray
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 331 PAGES
Broad in its geographic and historical scope, this book is a scholarly overview of homosexuality in cultures throughout the Islamic world. It includes contributions on Islam and homosexuality in medieval Egypt, Ottoman Turkey and throughout the Muslim world.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• David E. Long
HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
A comprehensive look at modern Saudi Arabia and the complex issues facing the nation. Drawing from extensive research and Long's personal experiences as a Foreign Services officer, this book surveys the land, politics, religion and people of the region. It includes chapters on the Hadj, oil and the Saudi economy.
(ARB29, $21.95) |
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Lonely Planet Middle East
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 684 PAGES
A practical guide to the North African and Mediterranean countries of the Middle East from Libya, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey to Iraq and Iran.
(MDE30, $28.99) |
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Motoring with Mohammed, Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea
• Eric Hansen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1992 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
• FAVORITE
Ten years after he was shipwrecked aboard a sailboat in the Red Sea (and rescued by goat smugglers from Eritrea), the intrepid Hansen returns to Yemen in search of a journal he buried in the sand. This book is classic travel writing: insightful, personal and informative -- not to mention highly entertaining.
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Muhammad, A Biography of the Prophet
• Karen Armstrong
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1993 •
PAPER
• 290 PAGES
Grounded in the historical record, Armstrong (who has also written a "A History of God : The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam), offers a well considered, illuminating account of the prophet and founder of Islam. It's a good portrait of early seventh-century Arabia and an excellent foundation for understanding the current tensions in the Middle East.
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Muhammad, A Prophet for Our Time
• Karen Armstrong
RELIGION •
2007 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
In this extended essay, a volume in the Eminent Lives series, Armstrong looks at the significance of Mohammed's life and teachings. A former Catholic nun and member of the Association of Muslim Social Services, she writes widely on religion.
(ISL60, $14.99) |
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Multiple Identities of the Middle East
• Bernard Lewis
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
Lewis, who has written a dozen books of the region, 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.
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Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women
• Geraldine Brooks
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1996 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
An award-winning journalist, Brooks reports on the women throughout the Islamic world, focusing her wide-ranging interviews on the social, religious and political forces that have shaped their lives. This popular in-depth account is a highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society.
(ARB06, $15.00) |
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No god but God
• Reza Aslan
RELIGION •
2011 •
PAPER
• 310 PAGES
Geared for a popular audience, this provocative book is both a call for reform and a history of early Muslim life and practice. Fully revised and updated, with a new preface and closing chapter. Born in Tehran in 1972 and educated in the West, Alsan is a leading expert and commentator on the Middle East.
(ISL50, $17.00) |
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Northeast Africa
• Reise & Verkehrsverlag
MAP
A colorful and clear shaded relief map of northeast Africa, including the Red Sea and entire Arabian Peninsula at a scale of 1:4,000,000.
(ARB14, $11.95) |
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Northeast Africa and Arabia Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
2007 •
MAP
A folded map of the Northeast region of the continent at a scale of 1:4,000,000, this map is very useful for road travel. It covers Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Saudia Arabia, Yeman and Oman. One Side. 40x48 inches.
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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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One Thousand Roads to Mecca, Ten Centuries of Writing about the Pilgrimage to Mecca
• Michael Wolfe
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 620 PAGES
An American convert to Islam, Wolfe combed the large volume of literature of the Hadj to compile this diverse and fascinating anthology of writings over the centuries. The result is an excellent introduction to the culture, religion, people and philosophy of Islam. Wolfe also wrote an account of his own journey entitled "The Hadj, an American's Pilgrimage to Mecca."
(ARB02, $20.00) |
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Orientalism
• Edward W. Said
HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
An influential account of Western attitudes and Muslim stereotypes by the great Middle East scholar. First published in 1978.
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Palace and Mosque, Islamic Art from the Middle East
• Tim Stanley
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES
This beautiful, wide-ranging survey of the architecture and art of the Islamic Middle East includes color photo-graphs and insightful commentary by Tim Stanley, a curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
(MDE78, $50.00) |
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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Mecca
• Richard Francis Burton
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1993 •
PAPER
• 436 PAGES
Disguised as a Muslim, Burton enters Islam's holiest sites, participating in all the rituals of the Hadj in Mecca. A fascinating tale of adventure, Burton was an astute observer and resourceful traveling companion. This book provides insight into the mind of the famous Victorian explorer as well as Arabian society near the turn of the century. Volume one of the 1893 memorial edition with a preface by Isabel Burton.
(ARB37, $17.95) |
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Arabic (Eastern)
• Pimsleur Language Method
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2005 •
AUDIO CD
An audio CD with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Eastern Arabic, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it."
(ARB69, $19.95) |
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Price of Honor, Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence on the Islamic World
• Jan Goodwin
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2003 •
PAPER
• 363 PAGES
A survey of the status of women in the Islamic world, Goodwin (who lived in the region for a number of years) traveled and interviewed women throughout the Middle East, Arabia and Central Asia for this alarming portrait of Muslim extremist movements. A chapter is devoted to Afghanistan under the Taliban, which Goodwin calls the world's the most oppressive society toward women. A journalist and human rights activist (and former editor of the Ladies Home Journal) she has also written "Caught in the Crossfire" about her time undercover with the resistance in Kabul in the 1980s.
(ISL19, $17.00) |
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power
• Daniel Yergin
HISTORY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 908 PAGES
Thoroughly researched and monumental in scope (it weighs almost three pounds), this Pulitzer Prize-winning history examines the story of petroleum and the West's dependence on the oil-rich Middle East. A master storyteller, Yergin conjures a large and fascinating cast of tycoons, sheiks and politicians. With in-depth analysis of the Persian Gulf war.
(ARB36, $22.00) |
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Qatar Map
• MapLink
MAP
A shaded relief map of Qatar, on the scale of 1:270,000. Two Sides. 35x36 inches.
(ARB19, $21.95) |
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Road Through Kurdistan
• A. M. Hamilton
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 229 PAGES
In 1928, Archibald Hamilton traveled to Iraqi Kurdistan, having been commissioned to build a road that would stretch from Northern Iraq, through the mountains and gorges of Kurdistan and on to the Iranian border. Now called the Hamilton Road, this was, even by today's standards, a considerable feat of engineering and remains one of the most strategically important roads in the region. In this colorful and engaging account, Hamilton describes the four years he spent overcoming immense obstacles -- disease, ferocious brigands, warring tribes and bureaucratic officials -- to carve a path through some of the most beautiful but inhospitable landscape in the world. "Road Through Kurdistan" is a classic of travel writing and an invaluable portrayal of the Iraqi Kurds themselves, and of the Kurdish regions of Northern Iraq.
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The Road to Mecca
• Muhammad Asad
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2001 •
PAPER
• 372 PAGES
The extraordinary account of how Leopold Weiss, born in Lvov in 1900, became a Muslim. A journalist (and later Pakistan's representative to the U.N.), Asad writes of his travels, transformation and attachment to Islam and the Arab world. His book takes the form of stories told during a camel ride to Mecca (one of his many adventurous journeys through Arabia and the Near East in the 1930s). With 11 black-and-white photographs.
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The Road to Ubar, Finding the Atlantis of the Sands
• Nicholas Clapp
EXPLORATION •
1999 •
PAPER
• 342 PAGES
In the 1980s Clapp, a documentary filmmaker by trade, set out in pursuit of the lost city of Ubar, a fabled center of the ancient Arabian frankincense trade. With the aid of NASA satellite photographs and a troop of scientists, he succeeded where the likes of T.E. Lawrence and Berthram Thomas had long since failed, finding the ruins of Ubar in Oman's "Empty Quarter". This is his fascinating day-by-day account of the search.
(ARB49, $19.95) |
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Sandstorms, Days and Nights in Arabia
• Peter Theroux
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1991 •
PAPER
• 281 PAGES
As a journalist in Saudi Arabia, Peter Theroux (Paul's brother) learned the language and immersed himself in the realities of day-to-day life. This book is a memoir of his experiences, both a revealing collection of anecdotes and a humorous portrait of a place. Among other things, the book is a quest to uncover what happened to Imam Sadr, a complex man who led Lebanon's Shia Muslims.
(ARB08, $21.00) |
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Saudi Arabia, Guarding the Desert Kingdom
• Anthony Cordesman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
This academic volume is a detailed analysis of Saudi Arabia -- and especially of its security arrangements -- since the Gulf War. Those with a particular interest in the stability of the Middle East and its reliability as an energy exporter will find this book fascinating.
(ARB04, $52.00) |
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Say It in Arabic (Egyptian)
• Farouk El-Baz
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
1968 •
PAPER
• 185 PAGES
A handy phrasebook with phonetic pronunciation of 1,400 practical words and phrases for the traveler. Intended for travelers throughout the Arab World, it provides pronunciation for the widely spoken and easily understood Cairo dialect.
(ARB54, $4.95) |
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The Southern Gates of Arabia, a Journey in the Hadhramaut
• Freya Stark
EXPLORATION •
2001 •
PAPER
• 270 PAGES
An intrepid traveler at the height of British colonial gallivanting in the 1930s, Freya Stark's many books became instant classics. This account of Stark's search for Shabwa, the heretofore unexplored oasis on the Yemeni incense road, shows all the verve of her best accounts: witty, rapturous and full of incident.
(MDE52, $15.00) |
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Stories of Democracy
• Mary Ann Tetreault
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2000 •
PAPER
• 326 PAGES
A well researched political overview of modern Kuwait by a Middle Eastern expert, this book delves into the Kuwaiti democracy from 1921 to the present. The author's discussions with elite political leaders add a fresh and fascinating dimension to her scholarly research.
(ARB45, $30.00) |
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The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
• Shane Mountjoy
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• YOUNG ADULTS
A history of the Tigris and Eurphrates Rivers, where great cities of Mesopotamia once thrived along its banks.
(IRQ18, $32.50) |
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Unholy War, Terror in the Name of Islam
• John Esposito
RELIGION •
2002 •
PAPER
In this highly readable book the well-regarded Muslim scholar tackles the question of Why do they hate us? Esposito chronicles of the nature and history of extremist groups in many forms throughout the Muslim world. He ends with a call for greater understanding, emphasizing very reasonably that most Muslims (including religious leaders) are appalled by the acts of violence in the name of Islam. Unlike some scholars (and policy makers) Esposito does not see an invetible clash of civilizations between the West and the Muslim World.
(ISL22, $74.00) |
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United Arab Emirates Map
• MapLink
MAP
A shaded relief map of UAE on a 1:750,000 scale. Two Sides. 26x36 inches.
(ARB20, $21.95) |
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Walking the Bible, A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
• Bruce S. Feiler
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
AUDIO CD
An illuminating account of a 10,000-mile odyssey with Israeli archaeologist Avner Goren across the Biblical lands of the Middle East. It's part travelogue, part pilgrimage, and part quest for religious meaning.
(MDE99, $14.95) |
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What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East
• Bernard Lewis
HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
The prolific Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis traces the history of what was once a powerful player on the world stage and what is now an area dominated, in his words, by "shabby tyrannies... modern only in their apparatus of repression and terror," in this incisive examination of the history of Middle Eastern civilization.
(ISL44, $12.99) |
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Workers and Peasants in the Modern Middle East
• Joel Beinin
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 226 PAGES
A study of the working class in the Middle East, beginning with the period of the Ottoman Empire.
(MDE77, $34.99) |
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The World of Islam
• Don Belt
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2001 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
Collecting more than twenty five National Geographic articles from the last one hundred years, this glimpse into the Islamic world is a fascinating examination of the evolving relationship between East and West. With photographs and illustrations thoughout.
(ISL30, $22.00) |
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Yemen
• Tim Mackintosh-Smith
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 280 PAGES
A wonderfully insightful, informative and entertaining travelogue and history of Tim Macintosh-Smith's adopted homeland. Mackintosh-Smith can chew "qat" with the best of them, a useful quality when interpreting this ancient and, according to the author, strange land. He's a talented writer steeped in the language and culture.
(ARB25, $18.95) |
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