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New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1997.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A firsthand report on Kurdistan by an American war journalist. The account deals with the diplomacy and politics - and betrayals - of the Middle East as the Kurds attempt to achieve autonomy. Randal, with information from Kurdish leaders and diplomats, provides the historical and political background to the internecine wars, the mass migrations and the lifestyle of the nomadic Kurds, the world's largest ethnic group without a state of their own, who are deprived of their oil in one country, their national dress banned in another and their language forbidden in a third country. Notes, bibliography, index. 356 pp.

London:: John Murray,, (1970, c 1958.). Hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition.. 2nd printing. Travels along the coast of Turkey mostly by horseback and jeep. Illustrated with numerous, and often very striking, black and white photographs by the author. Folding map (tri-fold,with 3 maps.) References, bibliography and index. xiii, 283 pp.

Woodstock, NY:: Overlook Press,, (1988). Very good.. Trade paperback. Travels along the coast of Turkey mostly by horseback and jeep. Illustrated with small drawings and maps. References, bibliography and index. xix, 283 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1981.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (closed tear to upper edge of front cover of dj, original price of 15.00 on dj flap). First trade edition. An account of a visit to 4 countries in the throes of 'Islamization' - Pakistan, Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia - a subject more important now than ever. Naipaul's accounts of the Islamic world were specifically cited in the announcement that he had won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001. 430 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon.

Garden City, NY:: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.,, 1937.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in orange cloth with gilt and black on the spine, no dust jacket. . First US printing. Thomas, the author of this influential history. was the first documented Westerner to cross the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) He "absorbed much of Arab culture, history and beliefs while serving in official and diplomatic postings in the Middle East. and follows the evolution of the Arab people in four parts: from antiquity, to medieval times, the later decine of influence to the revival of the race during and following World War One and including the origins of the Palestine problems. Although much has changed in the Arab world, and to it people, since the 1930s, the bulk of this important study remains as relevant now as it did then." Illustrated with a frontispiece, many black and white photographs, maps including a folded map at rear. Appendix on the racial origins of the Arabs, bibliography and… Read More

Emmaus, PA:: Rodale Press,, (2003). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Foreword by Christopher Dickey who states "As Barbara Victor makes clear in this extraordinary chronicle of passion and politics, terror and liberation, Palestinian women have always known that when it comes to suffering and dying, they are the equals of their men. And in the last few years, as they have slung backpacks full of explosives over their shoulders or strapped bombs around their waists--indeed, around their wombs--some have chosen, too, to be killers. . . . This is an angry book, filled with human emotion, and a frightening one, which is as it should be." This presents the histories of the first five female bombers who succeeded as well as the troubling stories of those who failed. Photographs. Index. 209 pp.

Ann Arbor:: University of Michigan Press,, (2005). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. "The Real Story of the War in Iraq - Reporting From Beyond the Green Zone . . . a street-level account of the war and turbulent postwar period as seen through the eyes of [a] young independent journalist . . Enders opened the only English-language newspaper completely written, printed, and distributed there during the war" - that is, from May 2003 to June 2004. Unlike other journalists, Enders was not embedded with the occupation forces, but talked with, and lived with, Iraqui citizens. SIGNED on the title page. Frontispiece. xiii, 179 pp. Errata slip laid in.

New Jersey: : John Wiley, , 2004.. First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers (a new copy). Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) This book 'chronicles the dramatic and tragic history of a land long the center of world commerce and conflict. Tracing the involvement of Western governments and militaries, as well as oil, banking, and other corporate interests in Iraq, Black reveals that today, just as throughout modern history, the world needs Iraq's resources-and remains committed to acquiring and protecting them. .. Black does not shy away from the uncomfortable truth that foreign governments, including our own, have playe a role in the Iraq we know today. He documents a long record of war profiteering...' As he comments at the end of the book 'the policymakers knew that what was at stake was more the freedom of a few million people in Iraq; it was the prize beneath their feet.' An important and very timely book, well-documented with very extensive notes and… Read More

Boston:: Little Brown,, (2003). Hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.). 2nd printing. An account of the time Seierstad spent living with the family of thirteen in their four-roomed home. "Bookseller Sultan Khan defied the authorities for twenty years to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned by the communists and watched illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. He even resorted to hiding most of his stock in attics all over Kabul. But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship, he is also a committed Muslim with strict views on family life. As an outsider, Seierstad is able to move between the private world of the women - including Khan's two wives - and the more public lives of the men. The result is an intimate and fascinating portrait of a family which also offers a unique perspective on a troubled country." Translated by Ingrid Christophersen. 288 pp.

San Francisco:: McAdam/Cage,, (2007.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. The author's fourth novel, a moving and lyrical account of the struggles of a young Jewish girl coming of age in an upper class family in Tehran, Iran in the decade before the Revolution. SIGNED on the title page. 208 pp.

New York:: Pantheon,, (2003.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. In 1960 the Aral Sea was the size of Lake Michigan, a huge body of water in the middle of the deserts of central Asia; by 1996 it had shrunk to 1/3 its former size and it continues to shrink. A fascinating look at the people and land of Uzekhistan, including the ancient silk road cities of Samarkand, Tashkent and Bukhara, but ultimately a sobering account of an incredible ecological disaster. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Glossary, bibliography, index. Map endpapers. 388 pp.

New York:: Bloomsbury,, (2005). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.. First printing. After 9/11, the author's father sold his clothing store in Oakland and returned to Afghanistan to become President Hamid Karzai's chief spokesman and later the governor of Kunar. Said visited Afghanistan during three consecutive summers, recording his travels on a minidisc recorder which aired on NPR's 'This American Life.' This book "interweaves his personal journeya teenager struggling with his identity in his parents' homeland with a dramatic behind-the-scenes account of political and civilian life in post-Taliban Afghanistan." SIGNED on the title page by Akbar.Maps, list of characters. xi, 339 pp.

New York:: Crown,, (1991.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. The author's first novel, covering 200 years of the history of Jews in Iran. SIGNED on the title page. 341 pp.

London:: Century, , (1985.). Good overall - some spine slant, contents clean.. Trade paperback. The fourth volume in her autobiography - this covers the years during World War II when, despite her personal sufferings (the man she loved killed by the Germans, her mother imprisoned by Mussolini) she used her knowledge of the middle East to act as a liason to the Arabs and to the United States, and to counter the Nazi propaganda in the area. Illustrated with photographs, chronology, index. 297 pp.

Ajans Turk Press,, n.d.. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. . Paperback. An account of Mehmed Zilli (1611 1682), known as Evliya elebi, an Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years. Illustrated with a color plate in the front and 14 plates at the rear - 4 in full color and 10 black and white plates. Bibliography. 55 pp plus plates.

Pasadena, CA: : Hope Publishing House,, (2002). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. "In 1948 Secretary of State George Marshall told President Truman he'd not vote for the president's re-election should he recognize Israel - and warned that the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine would lead to war. More than 50 years later, war rages on, with America giving billions annually in aid to Israel. Has America's one-sided policy led to terrorism on all sides? . . This book examines what politicians don't want you to know about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the reason Palestinian children find martyrdom attractive. Elliott also discusses ways America has derailed the Palestinian statehood and supported ethnic and religious cleansing." SIGNED on the title page. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Bibliography, appendices, maps. 245 pp.

New York:: Atlantic Monthly Press,, (1991.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. 'In 1989 Gloria Emerson, an ...American journalist lived in the Gaza Strip in order to witness and understand Palestinian resistance to Israeli military occuption, which began in 1967... In her acutely observant and moving book, Emerson describes how the daily lives of Gazans are deformed by the occupation in all its harsh, injurious forms.' The Palestinian problem was then - and still is almost 20 years later - the 'deepest wound in the Middle East.' Maps. 244 pp.

Philadelphia:: University of Pennsylvania Press,, (2009). First edition -. Fine in glossy black wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A book which approaches the issue in two sections: The first "examines seven historical cases of how and how not to withdraw: Britain's departure from the American colonies and from India, the French withdrawal from Algeria, Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, and the U.S. decision to leave (or not leave) the Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam." The second section focuses on how the United States got into Iraq and it might leave. Many years later, this has still not been resolved. Includes contributions by Shlomo Avineri, Rajeev Bhargava, David Bromwich, Frances FitzGerald, Stanley Karnow, Brendan O'Leary, George Packer, Todd Shepard, Fred Smoler, and Stanley Weintraub. 148 pp.

Norman, OK:: Basic Books,, (2005). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. The second book by the author of The Bookseller of Kabul. For 101 days, from January to April 2003, Nowegian journalist Seierstad worked as a reporter in Baghdad - this book focuses on the stories of the people of the city, trying to live while under constant attack. Translated by Ingrid Christophersen. 321 pp.

Naperville, IL:: Sourcebooks,, (2008). First edition -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) When she was denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, accepted a position in Saudi Arabia. She saw this as more than a new job, but also a chance at adventure in an exotic land she thinks she understands, a place she hopes she will belong. Instead she discovers that The Kingdom is a world apart - she finds rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty and love - and she finds a life-changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith. Endnotes. ix, 444 pp plus a reading group guide.