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Lion of Jordan
The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $19.00
The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan.
Throughout his long reign (1953—1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. For over forty years he walked a tightrope between Palestinians and Arab radicals... Read more >
The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $19.00
The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan.
Throughout his long reign (1953—1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. For over forty years he walked a tightrope between Palestinians and Arab radicals... Read more >
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44 Days
Iran and the Remaking of the World
Written by David Burnett
Contribution by Christiane Amanpour and John Kifner
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $50.00
At a time when most Westerners fled the carnage in Iran, David Burnett was one of the few to stay and document the breathtakingly sudden fall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in December 1978, and the chaotic political maneuvering that would culminate in the triumph of the Ayatollahs and the birth... Read more >
Iran and the Remaking of the World
Written by David Burnett
Contribution by Christiane Amanpour and John Kifner
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $50.00
At a time when most Westerners fled the carnage in Iran, David Burnett was one of the few to stay and document the breathtakingly sudden fall of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in December 1978, and the chaotic political maneuvering that would culminate in the triumph of the Ayatollahs and the birth... Read more >
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The Saint and the Sultan
The Crusades, Islam, and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace
Written by Paul Moses
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
An intriguing examination of the extraordinary–and little known meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik Al-Kamil that has strong resonance in today's divided world.
For many of us, St. Francis of Assisi is known as a poor monk and a lover of animals. However, these images are sadly... Read more >
The Crusades, Islam, and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace
Written by Paul Moses
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
An intriguing examination of the extraordinary–and little known meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik Al-Kamil that has strong resonance in today's divided world.
For many of us, St. Francis of Assisi is known as a poor monk and a lover of animals. However, these images are sadly... Read more >
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The Saint and the Sultan
The Crusades, Islam, and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace
Written by Paul Moses
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
An intriguing examination of the extraordinary–and little known meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik Al-Kamil that has strong resonance in today's divided world.
For many of us, St. Francis of Assisi is known as a poor monk and a lover of animals. However, these images are sadly... Read more >
The Crusades, Islam, and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace
Written by Paul Moses
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
An intriguing examination of the extraordinary–and little known meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik Al-Kamil that has strong resonance in today's divided world.
For many of us, St. Francis of Assisi is known as a poor monk and a lover of animals. However, these images are sadly... Read more >
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The Dream Palace of the Arabs
A Generation's Odyssey
Written by Fouad Ajami
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2009
Price: $15.95
From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together... Read more >
A Generation's Odyssey
Written by Fouad Ajami
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2009
Price: $15.95
From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together... Read more >
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Parting the Desert
The Creation of the Suez Canal
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $15.00
Award-winning historian Zachary Karabell tells the epic story of the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century--the building of the Suez Canal-- and shows how it changed the world.
The dream was a waterway that would unite the East and the West, and the ambitious, energetic French diplomat and entrepreneur Ferdinand de... Read more >
The Creation of the Suez Canal
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $15.00
Award-winning historian Zachary Karabell tells the epic story of the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century--the building of the Suez Canal-- and shows how it changed the world.
The dream was a waterway that would unite the East and the West, and the ambitious, energetic French diplomat and entrepreneur Ferdinand de... Read more >
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A Path Out of the Desert
A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East
Written by Kenneth Pollack
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $18.00
The greatest danger to America’s peace and prosperity, notes leading Middle East policy analyst Kenneth M. Pollack, lies in the political repression, economic stagnation, and cultural conflict running rampant in Arab and Muslim nations. Pollack asserts that we must continue to make the Middle East a priority in our policy, but... Read more >
A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East
Written by Kenneth Pollack
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $18.00
The greatest danger to America’s peace and prosperity, notes leading Middle East policy analyst Kenneth M. Pollack, lies in the political repression, economic stagnation, and cultural conflict running rampant in Arab and Muslim nations. Pollack asserts that we must continue to make the Middle East a priority in our policy, but... Read more >
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eBook.
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Peace Be Upon You
Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict and Cooperation
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $14.95
In a narrative that is at once thoughtful and passionate, hopeful but without illusions, award-winning historian Zachary Karabell reveals the history of peaceful coexistence among Muslims, Christians, and Jews over the course of fourteen centuries until the present-day.
The harsh reality of religious conflict is daily news, and the rising tensions between... Read more >
Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict and Cooperation
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $14.95
In a narrative that is at once thoughtful and passionate, hopeful but without illusions, award-winning historian Zachary Karabell reveals the history of peaceful coexistence among Muslims, Christians, and Jews over the course of fourteen centuries until the present-day.
The harsh reality of religious conflict is daily news, and the rising tensions between... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Soldiers of God
With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Written by Robert D. Kaplan
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $15.00
First time in paperback, with a new Introduction and final chapter
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In... Read more >
With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Written by Robert D. Kaplan
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $15.00
First time in paperback, with a new Introduction and final chapter
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In... Read more >
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I Saw Ramallah
Written by Mourid Barghouti
Introduction by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $12.95
Winner of the prestigious Naguib Mahfouz Medal, this fierce and moving work is an unparalleled rendering of the human aspects of the Palestinian predicament.
Barred from his homeland after 1967’s Six-Day War, the poet Mourid Barghouti spent thirty years in exile—shuttling among the world’s cities, yet secure in none of them; separated... Read more >
Written by Mourid Barghouti
Introduction by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $12.95
Winner of the prestigious Naguib Mahfouz Medal, this fierce and moving work is an unparalleled rendering of the human aspects of the Palestinian predicament.
Barred from his homeland after 1967’s Six-Day War, the poet Mourid Barghouti spent thirty years in exile—shuttling among the world’s cities, yet secure in none of them; separated... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Lion of Jordan
The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: Hardcover, 752 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $35.00
During his long reign (1953–1999), King Hussein of Jordan was one of the most dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. This is the first major account of his life, written with access to his official documents and with the cooperation (but not approval)... Read more >
The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: Hardcover, 752 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $35.00
During his long reign (1953–1999), King Hussein of Jordan was one of the most dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. This is the first major account of his life, written with access to his official documents and with the cooperation (but not approval)... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Siege of Mecca
The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine
Written by Yaroslav Trofimov
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
In The Siege of Mecca, acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of modern history, examining its repercussions on the Middle East and the world.
On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third... Read more >
The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine
Written by Yaroslav Trofimov
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
In The Siege of Mecca, acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of modern history, examining its repercussions on the Middle East and the world.
On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Siege of Mecca
The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine
Written by Yaroslav Trofimov
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. The same morning—the first of a new Muslim century—hundreds of gunmen stunned the world by seizing Islam’s holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Armed with rifles that they had smuggled... Read more >
The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine
Written by Yaroslav Trofimov
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. The same morning—the first of a new Muslim century—hundreds of gunmen stunned the world by seizing Islam’s holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Armed with rifles that they had smuggled... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Icon of Evil
Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam
Written by David G. Dalin and John F. Rothmann
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2008
Price: $26.00
A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in a riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with verve and extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages, Icon of Evil is the definitive account of the man who... Read more >
Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam
Written by David G. Dalin and John F. Rothmann
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2008
Price: $26.00
A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in a riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with verve and extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages, Icon of Evil is the definitive account of the man who... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Lost History
The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists
Written by Michael H. Morgan
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2008
Price: $15.95
In an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, it is important to remember that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Lost History fills a significant void and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the major... Read more >
The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists
Written by Michael H. Morgan
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2008
Price: $15.95
In an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, it is important to remember that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Lost History fills a significant void and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the major... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Peace Be Upon You
Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict and Cooperation
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $14.95
In a narrative that is at once thoughtful and passionate, hopeful but without illusions, award-winning historian Zachary Karabell reveals the history of peaceful coexistence among Muslims, Christians, and Jews over the course of fourteen centuries until the present-day.
The harsh reality of religious conflict is daily news, and the rising tensions between... Read more >
Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict and Cooperation
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $14.95
In a narrative that is at once thoughtful and passionate, hopeful but without illusions, award-winning historian Zachary Karabell reveals the history of peaceful coexistence among Muslims, Christians, and Jews over the course of fourteen centuries until the present-day.
The harsh reality of religious conflict is daily news, and the rising tensions between... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Blood & Oil
A Prince's Memoir of Iran, from the Shah to the Ayatollah
Written by Manucher Farmanfarmaian and Roxane Farmanfarmaian
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.95
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A Prince's Memoir of Iran, from the Shah to the Ayatollah
Written by Manucher Farmanfarmaian and Roxane Farmanfarmaian
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.95
Read more >
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Dreamland
Europeans and Jews in the Aftermath of the Great War
Written by Howard M. Sachar
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
By the end of World War I, in November 1918, Europe’s old authoritarian empires had fallen, and new and seemingly democratic governments were rising from the debris. As successor states found their place on the map, many hoped that a more liberal Europe would emerge. But this post-war idealism all too... Read more >
Europeans and Jews in the Aftermath of the Great War
Written by Howard M. Sachar
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
By the end of World War I, in November 1918, Europe’s old authoritarian empires had fallen, and new and seemingly democratic governments were rising from the debris. As successor states found their place on the map, many hoped that a more liberal Europe would emerge. But this post-war idealism all too... Read more >
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The End of the Peace Process
Oslo and After
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
In this important collection of fifty pieces, Edward Said questions the very foundations of the Oslo accords. Signed in September 1993 on the White House lawn by Israel and the PLO, the accords were immediately hailed as a success and a breakthrough for peace in the Middle East, but Said realized... Read more >
Oslo and After
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
In this important collection of fifty pieces, Edward Said questions the very foundations of the Oslo accords. Signed in September 1993 on the White House lawn by Israel and the PLO, the accords were immediately hailed as a success and a breakthrough for peace in the Middle East, but Said realized... Read more >
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From Oslo to Iraq and the Road Map
Essays
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
Nadine Gordimer once wrote, referring to Edward Said’s memoir Out of Place, “Said is in place among the truly important intellects in our century.” These forty-six eloquent and impassioned essays written by Said between December 2000 and July 2003 for the London-based Al-Hayat, Cairo’s Al-Ahram Weekly, and the London Review of... Read more >
Essays
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
Nadine Gordimer once wrote, referring to Edward Said’s memoir Out of Place, “Said is in place among the truly important intellects in our century.” These forty-six eloquent and impassioned essays written by Said between December 2000 and July 2003 for the London-based Al-Hayat, Cairo’s Al-Ahram Weekly, and the London Review of... Read more >
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The Great War for Civilisation
The Conquest of the Middle East
Written by Robert Fisk
Format: eBook, 1136 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $22.00
During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution, from the American hostage crisis in Beirut (as one of only two Western journalists in the city... Read more >
The Conquest of the Middle East
Written by Robert Fisk
Format: eBook, 1136 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $22.00
During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution, from the American hostage crisis in Beirut (as one of only two Western journalists in the city... Read more >
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In Search of Zarathustra
Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet
Written by Paul Kriwaczek
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
Long before the first Hebrew temple, before the birth of Christ or the mission of Muhammad, there lived in Persia a prophet to whom we owe the ideas of a single god, the cosmic struggle between good and evil, and the Apocalypse. His name was Zarathustra, and his teachings eventually held... Read more >
Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet
Written by Paul Kriwaczek
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
Long before the first Hebrew temple, before the birth of Christ or the mission of Muhammad, there lived in Persia a prophet to whom we owe the ideas of a single god, the cosmic struggle between good and evil, and the Apocalypse. His name was Zarathustra, and his teachings eventually held... Read more >
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Islam
A Short History
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular Western imagination as an extreme faith that promotes authoritarian government, female oppression, civil war, and terrorism. Karen Armstrong's short history offers a vital corrective to this narrow view. The distillation of years of thinking... Read more >
A Short History
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular Western imagination as an extreme faith that promotes authoritarian government, female oppression, civil war, and terrorism. Karen Armstrong's short history offers a vital corrective to this narrow view. The distillation of years of thinking... Read more >
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A Middle East Mosaic
Fragments of Life, Letters and History
Written by Bernard Lewis
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $20.00
In times of war and in peace, from the earliest days of the Roman Empire to our own, Westerners have journeyed to the lands of the middle east, bringing back accounts of their adventures and impressions. Yet it was never a one way exchange. From the first Arab embassy to the... Read more >
Fragments of Life, Letters and History
Written by Bernard Lewis
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $20.00
In times of war and in peace, from the earliest days of the Roman Empire to our own, Westerners have journeyed to the lands of the middle east, bringing back accounts of their adventures and impressions. Yet it was never a one way exchange. From the first Arab embassy to the... Read more >
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Power, Politics, and Culture
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.00
Edward Said has long been considered one of the world’s most compelling public intellectuals, taking on a remarkable array of topics with his many publications. But no single book has encompassed the vast scope of his stimulating erudition quite like Power, Politics, and Culture, a collection of interviews from the last... Read more >
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.00
Edward Said has long been considered one of the world’s most compelling public intellectuals, taking on a remarkable array of topics with his many publications. But no single book has encompassed the vast scope of his stimulating erudition quite like Power, Politics, and Culture, a collection of interviews from the last... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
