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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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JEWELS OF ARABIA

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Arab World Map


by Geoprojects

  • 1983
  • MAP
  • FAVORITE

A shaded relief map of the Arab world. (ARB53, $21.95)

Baghdad Without a Map and other Misadventures in Arabia

Baghdad Without a Map and other Misadventures in Arabia


by Tony Horwitz

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 285 PAGES

The madcap tale of a modern journey through 14 countries of the Arab world by an unusually entertaining reporter. Horowitz captures the social and economic realities of the region with razor-sharp wit. (ARB07, $16.00)

Empty Quarter

Empty Quarter


by George Steinmetz

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

In an amazing feat of politics and derring-do, photographer George Steinmetz crossed the Arabian Peninsula in a motorized paraglider, capturing the drama and allure of the remarkable Rub'al-Khali, largest and hottest desert in the world, in glorious color. With maps, essays and a tribute to Wilfred Thesiger and the explorers who have come before. (ARB122, $40.00)

The Heritage of Oman, A Celebration in Photographs

The Heritage of Oman, A Celebration in Photographs


by Ozzie Newcombe

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

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)

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


by 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. (ARB29, $21.95)

Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East


by Rashid Khalidi

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A readable brief history of Arab foreign relations. Khalidi, a critic of the current turn-of-events, is professor of Arab studies at Columbia University. (MDE87, $17.00)

The Road to Ubar, Finding the Atlantis of the Sands

The Road to Ubar, Finding the Atlantis of the Sands


by Nicholas Clapp

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES

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)

Travels in Arabia Deserta, Selected Passages

Travels in Arabia Deserta, Selected Passages


by Charles Doughty

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Doughty's first-hand observations of Arab life and culture in the 1870s, including his account of two years wandering among the Bedouin nomads and of his attempt to reach Mecca. (ARB76, $17.95)

The Wilder Shores of Love

The Wilder Shores of Love


by Leslie Blanch

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A new edition of Lesley Blanch's spirited tale of the lives and loves of four uncommonly adventurous 19th-century European women in Arabia: Isabel Burton, Aimee Dubucq de Rivery, Jane Digby and Isabelle Eberhardt. Originally published in 1954, this is the best known of Blanch's many books (Marianne Faithfull has a song of the same name). As unconventional as her heroines, Lesley Blanch died in 2007, at age 102. (EXP28, $15.00)

 

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