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	The 8:55 to Baghdad, From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie • Andrew Eames • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In this inspired mix of travel, biography and politics, British journalist Eames follows the 1928 journey of Agatha Christie and her archaeologist companion Max Mallowan from London through the Balkans, Turkey and Syria to Iraq. (MDE89, $16.95)
	Africa • Michael Lewis • John Reader • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An informative survey of the geography, culture and wildlife of Africa featuring 175 color photographs and accompanying text by John Reader; organized geographically. (AFR111, $50.00)
	African Wildlife • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • Slip this laminated foldout guide in your pocket. (AFR109, $5.95)
	Aida in Full Score • Giuseppe Verdi • MUSIC • The full orchestral score of the great opera. (ITL153, $24.95)
	Aida Libretto • Antonio Ghislanzoni • Giuseppe Verdi • MUSIC • The libretto to the great grand opera, in Italian and English. (ITL154, $5.95)
	Alexandria Illustrated • Micahel Haag • GUIDEBOOK • A warm, richly illustrated portrait of the city, featuring 125 color photographs of the people, monuments and attractions of Alexandria alongside Michael Haag's insightful commentary. (EGY142, $22.95)
	Alexandria Rediscovered • Stephane Compoint • Jean-Yves Empereur • ARCHAEOLOGY • A photographic record of ancient Alexandria, with text by the archaeologist who excavated the ruins in the 1990s, discussing the findings and what they reveal about this great Hellenistic city. (EGY86, $60.00)
	Alexandria, City of Memory • Michael Haag • HISTORY • This richly atmospheric portrait of the ancient city, port and modern metropolis evokes the Alexandria of history and legend. (EGY143, $37.00)
	The Ancient Economy, Evidence and Models • Joseph G. Manning • Ian Morris • HISTORY • (EGY176, $63.00)
	Ancient Egypt • David P. Silverman • HISTORY • A lavishly illustrated book featuring the latest scholarship on Egyptian archaeology. With essays on topics including language, ritual and economy and 200 color photographs, maps and charts, it's an excellent reference book for the traveler's library. (EGY37, $24.99)
	Ancient Egypt, A Social History • Bruce Trigger • HISTORY • (EGY124, $44.00)
	The Ancient Mediterranean • Michael Grant • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Grant explores the realms of archaeology, geography, art and economics to sketch this classic portrait of the ancient world, from prehistory through the Roman Imperium, and the influence on western civilization. (MED10, $18.00)
	The Arab World, Forty Years of Change • Elizabeth Warnock and Rob Fernea • Thomas Hartwell • HISTORY • 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)
	An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades • Usamah ibn-Munqidh • Richard Bulliet • Philip K. Hitti • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A surprisingly readable and enjoyable first-hand account of the crusader period from the perspective of a Muslim traveler. (MDE83, $24.00)
	Arabic, a Language Map • Kristine K. Kershul • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (ARB70, $7.95)
	The Arabs, A Short History • Philip K. Hitti • HISTORY • An overview by the influential historian of the Arab world. (ARB63, $14.95)
	The Arabs: Journeys Beyond the Mirage • David Lamb • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Thoughtful essays that paint a vivid portrait of Arab culture and history. (MDE05, $15.95)
	The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt • William Stevenson Smith • William Kelly Simpson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Over 400 illustrations accompany the text of this book, which covers Egyptian tombs, jewelry, temples, palaces, portraits, and other artforms. (EGY118, $40.00)
	The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800 • Sheila Blair • Jonathan Bloom • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A survey of the monuments and art produced by Muslims from the 13th to 19th centuries. (ISL27, $40.00)
	Asad of Syria, The Struggle for the Middle East • Patrick Seale • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of president Hafiz al-Asad of Syria, somewhat sympathetic to the controversial ruler. Seale attempts to show modern Syria's place in the Middle East through the eyes of its most powerful citizen. (SYR08, $29.95)
	The Atlas of Ancient Egypt • Delia Pemberton • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A strikingly clear and concise introduction to Egypt, its cultures, history, geography and archaeology, featuring color photographs, maps and drawings from the the British Museum. (EGY167, $19.95)
	The Beggar, The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • A trio of novels by Nobel Prize-winning Mahfouz set in post-independence Egypt. (EGY73, $16.00)
	Beirut Map • Geoprojects • A street map of Beirut at a scale of 1:10,000. (MDE101, $18.95)
	Birds of Europe • Killian Mullarney • Lars Svensson • Dan Zetterstrom • Peter J. Grant • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE • A Princeton field guide to European birds, featuring 3,500 color illustrations that depict 722 species found across the continent. (FG47, $29.95)
	The Blue Nile • Alan Moorehead • HISTORY • In this grand history of exploration and events on the great river from 1798 to 1869, Moorehead follows the course of the Blue Nile from the Ethiopian highlands through Sudan and Egypt to the Mediterranean. (EGY67, $14.00)
	Bradt Guide Syria • Diana Darke • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series. (SYR17, $22.95)
	The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt • Stephen Quirke • Jeffrey Spencer • HISTORY • A handsome survey of ancient Egyptian civilization from the staff of the British Museum. (EGY104, $29.95)
	A Cafe on the Nile • Bartle Bull • LITERATURE • A historical novel set in Cairo and East Africa in 1935, this is a larger-than-life tale of espoinage and derring-do, full of eccentric characters, descriptive prose and plenty of action. It's sure to please fans of historical and adventure novels alike. (EGY48, $14.95)
	Cairo • Andre Raymond • HISTORY • An authoritative, scholarly history, chronicling the political and cultural transformations witnessed in Cairo from 642 AD to the present day. Includes descriptive analysis of foreign influences, particularly those from the West. (EGY101, $23.00)
	The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street • Naguib Mahfouz • William Maynard Hutchins • Olive Kenney • Lorne Kenney • Angele Botras Samaan • Edward W. Said • LITERATURE • Of his thirty-some novels, stories, essays and film scripts, this is Mahfouz's most enduring and loved series, famously set in the hurly-burly of the streets, alleyways and overlapping balconies of Cairo's ancient Gamaliya quarter. A handsome Everyman's Library edition. (EGY84, $32.00)
	Cairo, The Practical Guide • Claire E. Francy • Lesley Lababidi • GUIDEBOOK • The 16th edition of this in-depth traveler's companion, published by the American University in Cairo Press, includes an indispensable overview of the city with chapters on getting around, money, health, sightseeing, manners, morals and customs, leisure, nightlife and living in Cairo. (EGY178, $19.95)
	Cairo: A Cultural History • Andrew Beattie • HISTORY • A refined exploration of Egypt's metropolis, covering the cultural influences of the ancient pharaohs, the Romans, the Coptic church, British colonization and Islamic rule. (EGY151, $19.95)
	Cavafy's Alexandria • Edmund Keeley • LITERATURE • Keeley looks with depth and subtlety at the imagined Alexandria of the great Greek poet Cavafy, who was born and lived much of his life in the cosmopolitan city. (EGY144, $27.95)
	Chronicle of the Pharaohs, The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt • Peter A. Clayton • HISTORY • This book will help you to sort out who's who in ancient Egypt, what they built, what they did and what they looked like. It contains 350 illustrations, many in color. (EGY32, $24.95)
	Cleopatra, The Life and Death of a Pharaoh • Edith Flamarion • Alexandra Bonfante-Warren • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Part of the "Discoveries" series, this illustrated, pocket-size biography of Cleopatra follows the life, the empire and the noteworthy loves of Egypt's most famous queen. (EGY82, $12.95)
	The Code Book, The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography • Simon Singh • HISTORY • The constant struggle between codemaker and codebreaker is the subject of this highly-readable history of cryptography. (SPY05, $15.95)
	The Complete Pyramids • Mark Lehner • ARCHAEOLOGY • A fully illustrated compendium of every major pyramid in Egypt by the director of the Giza mapping project. With 450 maps, photographs, reconstructions and site diagrams. (EGY33, $26.95)
	The Complete Tutankhamun, The King, The Tomb, The Royal Treasure • Nicholas Reeves • C.N. Reeves • HISTORY • An informative and accessible book that reveals Howard Carter's quest for the tomb of King Tutankhamun. (EGY63, $19.95)
	The Complete Valley of the Kings • Nicholas Reeves • Richard Wilkinson • ARCHAEOLOGY • A thorough and intriguing look at the burial place of the New Kingdom pharaohs, this book brings together the art, architecture and history of the valley; contains profiles of archaeologists, diagrams and detailed site descriptions. (EGY14, $26.95)
	Coptic Egypt • Christian Cannuyer • HISTORY • A portable, profusely illustrated book about the Copts. (EGY95, $12.95)
	Cradle & Crucible, History and Faith in the Middle East • David Fromkin • Zahi Hawass • Sandra MacKey • Milton Viorst • HISTORY • An illustrated portrait of the history and religion of the Middle East, with contributions by leading scholars. (MDE67, $30.00)
	Crusader Castles • Hugh Kennedy • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A scholarly, comprehensive and illustrated history of the string of castles built during the Crusader occupation of the Levant between 1099 to 1291, including Crac des Chevaliers and Margat. (MDE80, $31.99)
	The Crusades, A Short History • Jonathan Riley-Smith • HISTORY • This challenging survey of the Crusades by a leading historian is full of detail. (MDE81, $18.95)
	The Culture of Ancient Egypt • John Albert Wilson • HISTORY • A classic history of ancient Egypt from the pharaohs to the Greco-Roman period, first published in the 1950s and still noteworthy for its graceful, clear presentation and vivid prose. Wilson includes brief biographies of the famous and not-so-famous rulers. (EGY40, $16.00)
	Damascus, Hidden Treasures of the Old City • Brigid Keenan • Tim Beddow • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A serious-minded, lavishly illustrated survey of the architecture, palaces, courtyards and people of Damascus. With 170 gorgeous full color photographs. (SYR07, $39.95)
	Damascus, Tale of a City • Rafik Schami • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • (SYR13, $19.95)
	Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt • John H. Taylor • HISTORY • A visual history of the funerary rites of Ancient Egypt. (EGY106, $27.50)
	Death Comes as the End • Agatha Christie • MYSTERY • The only one of Christie's murder mysteries set in the ancient past, in 2000 BC, and based on an actual ancient Egyptian family archive. (EGY184, $6.99)
	Democracy and Terrorism, Volume I: The Roots of Terrorism • Louise Richardson • HISTORY • This in-depth study takes in psychological and political factors to provide an analysis of terrorism and it origins. (GEN361, $29.95)
	The Desert and the Sown • Gertrude Bell • Rosemary O'Brien • EXPLORATION • A fierce explorer and archaeologist, lyrical writer and cunning politician, Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) spent much of her life traveling throughout present-day Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan & Israel. (MDE59, $12.95)
	The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen • Howard Carter • Arthur C. Mace • ARCHAEOLOGY • An eyewitness account of Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen. (EGY68, $12.95)
	Divided Jerusalem, The Struggle for the Holy City • Bernard Wasserstein • HISTORY • A political history the city and the religion, politics and diplomacy that have raged over its fate. (MDE61, $37.00)
	Eastward to Tartary • Robert D. Kaplan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A glimpse into the people and history that color the countries of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Caucasus and finally Central Asia, in a loosely organized travelogue by the author of the acclaimed Balkan Ghosts. (CAS45, $14.95)
	Egypt Eternal • National Geographic • ARCHAEOLOGY • Two National Geographic programs on the archaeology of ancient Egypt on DVD: Egypt Eternal, Quest for the Lost Tombs and Egypt, Secrets of the Pharaohs. (EGY136, $19.98)
	Egypt from Alexander to the Early Christians, An Archaeological and Historical Guide • Roger Bagnall • Dominic Rathbone • HISTORY • Essays by leading experts populate this historical compilation, which attempts to shift focus away from the architecture of the pharaohs and toward the Egyptian cities, tombs and religious buildings created in the later Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Antique periods. With site plans, museum guides, and building information. (EGY185, $59.95)
	Egypt Map • Rough Guide • A double-sided folded map of Egypt using the cartography of the World Mapping Project at a scale of 1:1,250,000. (EGY174, $8.95)
	Egypt of the Pharaohs, An Introduction • Alan Gardiner • HISTORY • An authoritative general history of Egypt from the earliest settlement through the conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. (EGY170, $33.00)
	Egypt, 4000 Years of Art • Jaromir Malek • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This handsome books chronologically presents a wide-ranging selection of Egyptian art, from the period of 4000 BC to AD 200. (EGY119, $39.95)
	Egypt, Beyond The Pyramids • The History Channel • HISTORY • These four programs, originally presented on The History Channel, interweave footage of tombs and monuments, interviews, computer animation and archival footage. Narrated by Peter Woodward. (EGY135, $39.95)
	Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times • Donald B. Redford • HISTORY • A study of interactions between Egypt and Israel in the Biblical age. (MDE33, $37.50)
	Egypt, How a Lost Civilization Was Rediscovered • Joyce A. Tyldesley • ARCHAEOLOGY • A history of archaeological exploration and discovery, featuring tombs, monuments and artifacts. (EGY181, $24.95)
	Egyptian Art in the Days of the Pharaohs, 3100-320 BC • Cyril Aldred • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Three thousand years of Egyptian architecture, painting, and sculpture. (EGY62, $18.95)
	The Egyptian Book of Life • Ramses Seleem • RELIGION • Subtitled: A True Translation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani ), featuring Original Texts and Hieroglyphs. (EGY168, $16.95)
	Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo • Suzanne Mubarak • Francesco Tiradritti • Araldo De Luca • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Insightful essays and stunning photographs reveal the dazzling splendor of exhibits at The Egyptian Museum in Cairo. (EGY65, $75.00)
	The Egyptians • Barbara Watterson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A comprehensive overview of the politics, society and culture of the Egyptian people, from 5000 BC through the present day. (EGY121, $37.95)
	The Egyptians • Cyril Aldred • HISTORY • A volume in the "Ancient Peoples and Places" series, this classic book is an outstanding account of the history and culture of ancient Egypt. With hundreds of illustrations and maps. (EGY26, $18.95)
	The Egyptians • Sergio Donadoni • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A vivid collection of essays by renowned Egyptologists on daily life in ancient Egypt. Each essay focuses on one role in Egyptian society (peasants, scribes, slaves, priests, etc.). (EGY20, $20.00)
	The Egyptologist, A Novel • Arthur Phillips • LITERATURE • A playful and clever novel convincingly set in the milieu of 1920's Egyptian archaeology. Phillips deftly combines historical personages and events with wild invention. (EGY128, $13.95)
	Eothen • Alexander William Kinglake • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Originally published in 1844, this classic travelogue of journeys throughout the Middle East and Asia Minor takes the form and tone of a letter to a good friend: conversational, ironic and personal. (MDE24, $21.00)
	Eternal Egypt, Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum • Edna R. Russmann • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A beautiful catalogue designed to accompany the British Museum's traveling Egyptian exhibit. (EGY105, $45.00)
	The Eye of Horus • Carol Thurston • MYSTERY • A mystery novel alternating between two stories set during the reign of Tutankhamen and the present. (EGY76, $6.99)
	Fishwatcher's Field Guide Red Sea • Jerry Greenberg • FIELD GUIDE • 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. (DIV13, $7.50)
	Footprint Diving the World, A Guide to the World's Coral Seas • Beth Tierney • Shaun Tierney • GUIDEBOOK • An inviting, beautifully illustrated guide, covering 220 dive sites in 19 countries with chapters on Australia and the Pacific, Mexico and Honduras, Egypt, East Africa and the Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Micronesia. Featuring the diving couple's favorite destinations, the book includes a planning guide, practical tips and listing of dive centers, hotels, restaurants and live-aboards. (OCE102, $29.95)
	Footprint Egypt Handbook • Cherine Badawi • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the Biritsh series. (EGY162, $22.95)
	From Beirut to Jerusalem • Thomas Friedman • HISTORY • An illuminating and heartfelt exploration of the complex Middle East. Pulitzer Prize winner Friedman provides a personal and a scholarly perspective on the roots of con-flict. (MDE03, $16.95)
	From Beirut to Jerusalem • Thomas L. Friedman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A illuminating, and heartfelt exploration of the complexity of the Middle East conflict. Pulitzer Prize-winner Friedman provides a personal and a scholarly perspective on the roots of conflict. (MDE98, $22.95)
	From Slave to Pharaoh, The Black Experience of Ancient Egypt • Donald B. Redford • HISTORY • In a lively and engaging style, Redford examines the once powerful Nubian kingdom of southern Egypt and the Sudan and the racial and cultural tensions with the ancent Egyptians. (EGY188, $22.95)
	The Future of the Past • Alexander Stille • HISTORY • Far-flung travels in search what to save and how to do it in the information age. (CON23, $16.00)
	Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk • Susan T. Hitchcock • John Esposito • Desmond Tutu • Mpho Tutu • RELIGION • A handsomely photgraphed tour of the five major world religions and the places that each one holds most sacred. (REL05, $24.00)
	The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa • Alexander McCall Smith • LITERATURE • McCall Smith brings together folktales, often hilarious or bizarre, which he heard as a child growing up in Zimbabwe. (AFR141, $22.00)
	Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East • Clement M. Henry • Robert Springborg • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An analysis of the Middle East's responses to the prospect of globalization at the turn of the twenty-first century. (MDE76, $27.99)
	The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt, An Illustrated Dictionary • Manfred Lurker • ARCHAEOLOGY • A compact overview of the sipritual and symbolic world of the Ancient Egyptian. (EGY21, $18.95)
	Gods, Graves and Scholars, The Story of Archaeology • C.W. Ceram • ARCHAEOLOGY • An entertaining popular history of archaeology. (EGY28, $15.85)
	Greater Syria, The History of an Ambition • Daniel Pipes • HISTORY • A scholarly, modern history of Syria and Pan-Syrianism, from before World War I through the 1980s. (SYR09, $53.00)
	Hatchepsut, The Female Pharaoh • Joyce Tyldesley • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A scholarly biography of the female pharaoh Hatchepsut and the controversy surrounding her life and her place in history. (EGY120, $16.00)
	He Shall Thunder in the Sky • Elizabeth Peters • MYSTERY • This riveting mystery novel by Egyptologist Elizabeth Peters finds Amelia Peabody and her family hard at work at an Egyptian archaeological site on the brink of WWI. (EGY75, $7.99)
	The Histories • Herodotus • HISTORY • In what may be the first travel book, Herodotus records the heroic struggle between Europe and Asia that culminated in the invasion of Greece by Xerxes. (MED15, $10.00)
	A History of Egypt • Afaf Lutfi al-Sayyid Marsot • HISTORY • A brief history, beginning with the Arab conquest of Egypt in 639 and continuing through the present day. (EGY122, $24.99)
	A History of the Arab Peoples • Albert Hourani • HISTORY • A grand history of the Arab world by the distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani, this is a readable and much acclaimed survey that ranges over 13 centuries, chronicling the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples in 26 lucidly written chapters. (MDE11, $16.99)
	History of the Arabs • Philip K. Hitti • HISTORY • Hitti's thoughtful, balanced book is a classic source on Arab history and culture from pre-Islamic times to the 20th century. 10th edition. (ARB68, $40.95)
	A History of the Middle East • Peter Mansfield • Nicolas Pelham • HISTORY • (MDE84, $16.00)
	A House of Many Mansions, The History of Lebanon Reconsidered • Kamal Salibi • HISTORY • A lucid history of Lebanon, balancing competing versions of the history of Lebanon's Christian and Muslim traditions. In the process, the Lebanese professor of history debunks some common myths and demonstrates how the persistent views of each of Lebanon's groups contribute to the current conflict. (LBN01, $23.95)
	How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs • Mark Collier • Bill Manley • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • Museum-goers and armchair travelers alike can gain a basic knowledge of the language and culture of ancient Egypt with this step-by-step guide to decoding tomb scenes and inscriptions. (EGY34, $25.95)
	An Imperfect Lens, a Novel • Anne Roiphe • LITERATURE • This historical novel -- a science thriller, romance and travelogue -- takes off from actual events: a cholera epidemic in Alexandria in 1883. (EGY169, $25.00)
	In a Desert Land, Photographs of Israel, Egypt and Jordan • Neil Folberg • NATURAL HISTORY • A stunning collection of photographs of the desert Middle East, including the Sinai, Petra and Jerusalem. A first-person account accompanies the photographs. (JRD06, $49.95)
	In an Antique Land • Amitav Ghosh • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • In this heady book, the author-historian recreates the life of a slave who lived along the ancient Nile. Not exactly historical fiction, this book artfully interweaves personal history, travel writing and philosophical meditation. (EGY18, $15.95)
	In Ruins: A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature • Christopher Woodward • ART & ARCHITECTURE • In this infectiously compelling book, art historian Woodward meditates on the allure, majesty and history of our fascination with antiquities, mixing his own observations with those of writers, painters, and architects. (TVL37, $14.00)
	In the Shadow of the Prophet, The Struggle for the Soul of Islam • Milton Viorst • HISTORY • A wideranging analysis based on interviews with key figures in Iran and the Arab world. (ISL18, $17.50)
	In the Steps of the Master • H.V. Morton • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An enduring account of rambles in the Holy Land in search of the historical Jesus, originally published 50 years ago. (ISR43, $17.95)
	The Innocents Abroad • Mark Twain • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Mark Twain's witty and classic account of his 1867 grand tour of Europe. (MDE08, $14.95)
	Insight Guide Egypt • Hisham Youssef • John Rudenbeck • GUIDEBOOK • An illustrated overview of Egypt with essays on history, culture and archaeology. (EGY05, $22.95)
	Insight Guide Mediterranean Cruises • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Covering 120 ports of call throughout the Mediterranean from the Canary Islands to Egypt. (MED94, $22.95)
	Islam and the West • Bernard Lewis • RELIGION • 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, $18.95)
	Islam, The Straight Path • John L. Esposito • RELIGION • A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tome intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader. (MDE22, $39.95)
	Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250 • Richard Ettinghausen • Oleg Grabar • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History and Literature • Stephen O. Murray • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A scholarly overview of homosexuality in medieval Egypt, Ottoman Turkey and beyond. (ARB26, $22.00)
	Islamic Monuments in Cairo, A Practical Guide • Caroline Williams • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A popular guide to 200 Islamic monuments, indispensable for anyone interested in Cairo's medieval treasures and architectural heritage. With walking tours, local maps and building-by-building detail. (EGY45, $24.95)
	Islamic Society in Practice • Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban • RELIGION • An introduction to the influence of Islam on the structuring of Arab societies. (ISL12, $29.95)
	Islamism and Secularism in North Africa • John Ruedy • RELIGION • A discussion of Islamic movements in North Africa. (ISL13, $40.95)
	Israel Map • • A fine map of Israela nd adjoining sections of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan at the very good scale of 1:250,000. (ISR30, $10.95)
	Jordan with Amman Map • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed map of Jordan with a good street plan of Amman. (JRD08, $12.95)
	Justine • Lawrence Durrell • LITERATURE • A richly atmospheric novel set in Alexandria on the brink of World War II. (EGY87, $15.00)
	The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empires • Derek Welsby • HISTORY • A schoalrly survey of the ancient African empire of Kush, which once flourished along the Nile. (AFR101, $19.95)
	Land and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt, The Structure of Land Tenure • Joseph G. Manning • HISTORY • (EGY177, $110.00)
	Land of Enchanters: Egyptian Short Stories from the Earliest Times to the Present Day • Stanley Burstein • Bernard Lewis • ANTHOLOGY • Spanning 4000 years of Egyptian history -- the Middle Kingdom through the Greco-Roman and Christian eras and up to the present day -- this anthology reveals a national history varied in its events, yet unified by a continuity of themes and spirit. (EGY189, $18.95)
	The Language of Baklava • Diana Abu-Jaber • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A memoir of coming of age, finding your roots, shred meals and cooking by the Jordanian-American novelist. With a recipe per chapter. (JRD22, $14.95)
	Lawrence of Arabia • Liddell Hart • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A lively biography of T. E. Shaw (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia), long the standard. With 17 photos and ten maps. (JRD07, $18.95)
	Lawrence, The Uncrowned King of Arabia • Michael Asher • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of Lawrence of Arabia, rich in details of his exploits and adventures in the deserts and board rooms of the Middle East. (MDE58, $19.95)
	Leap of Faith, Memoir of an Unexpected Life • Queen of Jordan Noor • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The absorbing tale of Jordan's American-born Queen Noor and transformation, touching upon King Hussein's efforts at peacemaking, comtemporary Arab-Israeli relations and the death of the king. (JRD20, $49.95)
	Lebanese Cuisine • Madelain Farah • FOOD • Long on recipes but short on cultural information, this book features more than 200 Lebanese recipes. (LBN02, $15.95)
	Lebanon Map • ITMB • A map of Lebanon at a scale of 1:220,000 with an inset map of Beirut. (MDE66, $10.95)
	Lebanon, A House Divided • Sandra MacKey • HISTORY • First published in 1989, this portrait of a nation (with a new introduction by the author) illuminates the complex history of this tiny nation and the many factions that still tear it apart. (LBN04, $15.95)
	The Library of Alexandria, Rediscovering the Cradle of Western Civilization • Roy Macleod • HISTORY • A scholarly discussion of the origins and significance of the library at Alexandria. (EGY88, $59.50)
	Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C. • Daniel C. Snell • HISTORY • From the dawn of the written word to conquest by Alexander the Great, the history of the ancient Middle East is traced in this readable, thoroughly researched overview of economic, social and cultural development in the world of the Bible. (MDE56, $22.00)
	Life of the Ancient Egyptians • Eugene Strouhal • HISTORY • An illustrated account of day to day life in Ancient Egypt. Featuring 219 color plates, it covers art, agriculture, diet, recreation, religion, medicine and many other subjects. (EGY152, $24.95)
	The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry • William Kelly Simpson • ANTHOLOGY • A collection of translated texts from Ancient Egypt, updated in 2003 with 25 new selections. (EGY153, $25.00)
	Lonely Planet Egypt • Andrew Humphreys • Siona Jenkins • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, comprehensive guide to Egypt. (EGY60, $24.99)
	Lonely Planet Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook • Siona Jenkins • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A convenient, palm-sized phrasebook and min-dictionary geared for travelers to Egypt. (EGY138, $8.99)
	Lonely Planet Jordan • Paul Greenway • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, featuring plenty of maps, tips and basic sightseeing information. (JRD16, $22.99)
	Lonely Planet Middle East • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $27.99)
	Lost Civilizations: Egypt • Time Life Books • HISTORY • A lively overview of the ancient history, people and culture of Egypt in the Time Life "Lost Civilizations" series. (EGY55, $12.00)
	The Map of Love • Ahdaf Soueif • LITERATURE • A family saga and tale of romance and politics, looking back from present day Egypt to the turn of the century. (EGY93, $14.95)
	Middle East Map • Freytag & Berndt • A detailed, colorful map of the Middle East. (MDE19, $12.95)
	The Middle East, A Brief History of the Last 2000 Years • Bernard Lewis • HISTORY • A sweeping history of the Middle East of the last 2,000 years. Princeton historian Lewis concentrates on the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place, and concludes with a note of pessimism about the future. (MDE26, $17.00)
	The Middle Sea, A History of the Mediterranean • John Julius Norwich • HISTORY • NEW • A marvelous writer who has already tackled Byzantium, the Normans in Sicily and Venice, Norwich spins his magic in this story of culture, trade and politics, royalty and rulers, wars and religion in the Mediterranean. (MED98, $20.00)
	Miles from Nowhere, A Round the World Bicycle Adventure • Barbara Savage • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A beginning cyclist covers 23,000 miles and 25 countries in two years. (BCY02, $16.95)
	Miramar • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • A novel set in late 1960s Alexandria from the Nobel prize-winning Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. (EGY123, $15.00)
	Mountains of the Pharaohs, A History of the Pyramids of Egypt • Zahi A. Hawass • HISTORY • An overview of ancient Egypt by a leading archaeologist. Hawass is Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Director of the Giza Pyramids Excavation. (EGY173, $24.95)
	Muhammad, The Prophet for Our Time • Karen Armstrong • RELIGION • In this extended essay, a volume in the Eminent Lives series, Armstrong looks at the significance of Mohammed's life and teachings. (ISL60, $21.95)
	Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead • Heather Pringle • ARCHAEOLOGY • A surprisingly lively informative account of an arcane but fascinating area of research. (SCI77, $13.95)
	The Mummy in Ancient Egypt, Equipping the Dead for Eternity • Salima Ikram • Aidan Dodson • HISTORY • Ikram, an Egyptologist, and Dodson, an archaeologist, examine the preservation of bodies for the afterlife in this detailed account of ancient Egyptian funerary practices. (EGY186, $45.00)
	The Mysteries of Abu Simbel • Zahi Hawass • Farouk Hosni • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A short overview of the temples of Abu Simbel by a noted Egyptologist. With 78 color illustrations. (EGY111, $14.95)
	The Mysterious Death of Tutankhamun • Paul Doherty • ARCHAEOLOGY • In this well-told, illustrated murder mystery, Doherty considers "Why did King Tut die at 18?" Interestingly, he rejects intrigue or foul play and postulates a degenerative disease as the culprit. (EGY150, $14.00)
	Mystery of the Nile • Pasquale Scaturro • Richard Bangs • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A gripping account of the first complete decent of the Nile from Ethiopia to Alexandria, written in conjunction with Richard Bangs. (EGY126, $16.00)
	The Myth of the Goddess, Evolution of an Image • Anne Baring • Jules Cashford • Laurens van der Post • HISTORY • A study of the role of goddesses in world mythology and their changing meanings in society. (REL10, $27.00)
	The Nag Hammadi Library in English • James M. Robinson • Richard Smith • HISTORY • The complete translated collection of 45 philosophical and religious manuscripts attributed to 4th-century Gnostic Christians and rediscovered in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi in 1945. (EGY156, $22.95)
	National Geographic Atlas of the Middle East • National Geographic • REFERENCE • These maps graphically illustrate the history, politics, people and resources of the Middle East. With 40 photographs and 80 maps, including a two-page spread on each of 16 nations. (MDE71, $21.95)
	National Geographic Traveler Egypt • Andrew Humphreys • GUIDEBOOK • This guide to Egypt, published in the National Geographic attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, 30 full color maps, and good information history, nature, culture and travel in Egypt. (EGY97, $27.95)
	The Nile • Robert O. Collins • HISTORY • Collins draws on a lifetime of study and travel in this authoritative overview of the geography and history of the 4,000-mile-long river. (AFR129, $52.00)
	No god but God, The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam • Reza Aslan • RELIGION • Geared for a popular audience, this provocative book is both a call for reform and a history of early Muslim life and practice. (ISL50, $14.95)
	Odyssey Guide Egypt • Robert Morkot • GUIDEBOOK • An authoritative, illustrated guide to Egypt, and especially its ancient monuments, with color photographs and maps, literary excerpts, and suggested excursions. (EGY78, $24.95)
	The Olive, Tree of Civilization • John Train • Mark E. Smith • HISTORY • A history of the celebrated vegetable and the mythology behind it. (NAT72, $25.00)
	Orientalism • Edward W. Said • HISTORY • An influential account of Western attitudes and Muslim stereotypes. (ISL07, $15.95)
	Out of Egypt, A Memoir • Andre Aciman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The flamboyant history of the author's Jewish family in Alexandria over three generations. (EGY19, $15.00)
	Out of Place • Edward W. Said • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • With acute attention to detail, Said recalls growing up in the privileged, cosmopolitan world of the Middle East in the 1930s and 40s. (MDE32, $14.95)
	The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt • Ian Shaw • HISTORY • A collection of historical essays about the history, art, architecture and culture of ancient Egypt by several Egypt scholars. (EGY117, $27.99)
	Pagan Holiday, On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists • Tony Perrottet • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An inventive account of travels in the Mediterannean in the footsteps of the Romans. (MED72, $13.95)
	Palace and Mosque, Islamic Art from the Middle East • Tim Stanley • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A wide-ranging survey of the architecture and art of the Islamic Middle East. (MDE78, $50.00)
	Palace of Desire • Naguib Mahfouz • LITERATURE • The second novel in the Cairo Trilogy, set during the 20s in Egypt, finds patriarch Al-Sayyid Ahmad more mellow than before. (EGY16, $15.95)
	Palmyra and its Empire, Zenobia's Revolt Against Rome • Richard Stoneman • HISTORY • The history of the Roman caravan city of Palmyra and the amazing revolt in the third century by its Arab queen against the Roman emperor Aurelian. (SYR02, $32.99)
	Parting the Desert, the Creation of the Suez Canal • Zachary Karabell • HISTORY • A compelling account of the politi