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Yemen   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $41, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXARB34A)		  
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. (ARB11, $16.00)		   Motoring with Mohammed, Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea
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)		   The Southern Gates of Arabia, a Journey in the Hadhramaut
Yemen Map  •  ITMB
2003 •  MAP
A fold-out map of Yemen at a scale of 1:1,400,000. One Side. 39x26 inches. (ARB42, $10.95)		   Yemen Map



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Bradt Guide Yemen  •  Daniel McLaughlin   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A detailed, personable guide in the venerable British series, featuring helpful advice on living and traveling in Yemen, as well as extensive coverage of archaeological sites, local peoples and adventure activities. (ARB91, $25.99)
 		  
A History of the Arab Peoples  •  Albert Hourani   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Behind the Veil in Arabia, Women in Oman  •  Unni Wikan   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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)
 		  
Beyond the Facade, Political Reform in the Arab World  •  Marina Ottaway   • HISTORY  •  These essays provide careful, detailed considerations of reform in ten countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen), highlighting the diversity of processes and problems. (ARB112, $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, $19.99)
 		  
Islam, The Straight Path  •  John L. Esposito   • RELIGION  •  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, $49.95)
 		  
Multiple Identities of the Middle East  •  Bernard Lewis   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women  •  Geraldine Brooks   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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)
 		  
Arabian Sands  •  Wilfred Thesiger   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  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)
 		  
Islamic Arts  •  Jonathan Bloom  •  Sheila Blair   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  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)
 		  
The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, An American Journalist In Yemen  •  Jennifer Steil   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  As New York journalist Steil recounts in this engaging memoir, when she agreed to teach a journalism class in Sana'a, Yemen, she never guessed that she would forge deep friendships, learn to admire the strength of Arab women, discover advantages to wearing a modified burqa and find love -- or that she would end up staying. (ARB129, $26.00)
 		  
Yemen Chronicle, An Anthropology of War and Mediation  •  Steven C. Caton   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An ethnographer at Harvard, Caton recounts his field work among Yemeni tribesman in 1979-1980 (and the momentous events of those years) with his trip back in 2001 in this riveting memoir. (ARB79, $28.00)
 		  
The Arabian Nights  •  Husain Haddawy   • LITERATURE  •  Translator Husain Haddawy grew up hearing his grandmothers' friends re-tell these tales on winter nights in Baghdad. A wonderful introduction to Islamic Andalucia, the tales, translated from the oldest remaining Arabic version, bring to life the culture and society of the Islamic world at its height. (ARB10, $17.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
 
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