Middle East Books


Pyramids and Nightclubs: A Travel Ethnography of Arab and Western Imaginations of Egypt, from King Tut and a Colony of Atlantis to Rumors of Sex Orgies, ... a Marauding Prince, and Blonde Belly DancersPyramids and Nightclubs: A Travel Ethnography of Arab and Western Imaginations of Egypt, from King Tut and a Colony of Atlantis to Rumors of Sex Orgies, ... a Marauding Prince, and Blonde Belly Dancers
Best Price: $18.63
Living in Egypt at the turn of the millennium, cultural anthropologist L. L. Wynn was struck by...
Journey To The Vanished CityJourney To The Vanished City
Best Price: $7.88
There is not a dull line in this book - I just got it after reading the author's Ark of the...
The People on the Street: A Writer's View of IsraelThe People on the Street: A Writer's View of Israel
Best Price: $10.11
The times and events Grant describes in this excellent and often amusing book seem to me to be a...
Knopf Guide to The Holy LandKnopf Guide to The Holy Land
Best Price: $24.98
This guide is beautiful, complete, and truly in-depth. For example, there is a fold out section...
Israel: Yesterday and Today: A Photographic Survey of the Building of a NationIsrael: Yesterday and Today: A Photographic Survey of the Building of a Nation
Best Price: $80.00
Israel: No other country in the history of the world has come so far so fast. This dazzling...


Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under SiegeDrinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under Siege
Best Price: $2.87
I first saw Amira Hass in a joint presentation with Ahdaf Soueif at the Lensic Theater in Santa...
Topkapi Palace Inside and Out: A Guide to the Topkapi Palace Museum and GroundsTopkapi Palace Inside and Out: A Guide to the Topkapi Palace Museum and Grounds
Best Price: $13.00
Practical, concise, and beautifully illustrated guide to the Topkapi Palace complex is...
Iraq in a Nutshell (Nutshell Notes) (Nutshell Notes)Iraq in a Nutshell (Nutshell Notes) (Nutshell Notes)
Best Price: $5.15
Ms. Roraback's "Iraq in a Nutshell" as well as her entire Nutshell Note series should...
Egypt and the Sudan (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)Egypt and the Sudan (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)
Best Price: $13.95
Culture Shock!: Saudi ArabiaCulture Shock!: Saudi Arabia
Best Price: $11.16
With over 1.5 million copies sold worldwide, the Culture Shock! brand name is recognized as the...


House of Windows: Portraits From a Jerusalem NeighborhoodHouse of Windows: Portraits From a Jerusalem Neighborhood
Best Price: $3.75
Adina Hoffman and her husband, Peter Cole, engage in provocateur activity and utilize racist...
To Jerusalem and Back (Penguin Classics)To Jerusalem and Back (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $5.90
Well known , Nobel prize winning author , put his pen to the service of recording his 1975 visit...
Iraq-Iran-Kuwait-Dubai-United Arab Emirates (Road Maps)Iraq-Iran-Kuwait-Dubai-United Arab Emirates (Road Maps)
Best Price: $11.71
A detailed road map of Iran at a scale of 1:2,000,000 (1" to 32 miles). The second focus of...
Dastgah: Diary of a HeadtripDastgah: Diary of a Headtrip
Best Price: $2.25
Mordue traveled through Asia, Europe, and New York before 9/11--so although this book was...
Knopf MapGuide: Marrakesh (Knopf Mapguides)Knopf MapGuide: Marrakesh (Knopf Mapguides)
Best Price: $4.62
Love these city guides - have always found interesting local places from the recommendations and...

Iraq: Geographic PerspectivesIraq: Geographic Perspectives
Best Price: $12.89
Geographic Perspectives: Iraq provides a concise source of information on the physical...
Travels in Arabia Deserta: Selected PassagesTravels in Arabia Deserta: Selected Passages
Best Price: $7.87
A Genie in the House of Saud: Zubis Rises (A Genie in the House of Saud) A bit arachaic in...
Images of Dubai & the UAE (Photography Book)Images of Dubai & the UAE (Photography Book)
Best Price: $58.74
Journey with our team of photographers along golden beaches under a pastel sunset, or deep into...
Egypt Almanac 2002-2003: The Encyclopedia of Modern EgyptEgypt Almanac 2002-2003: The Encyclopedia of Modern Egypt
Best Price: $11.07
Looking for a resource to provide facts and figures about life in contemporary Egypt? The Egypt...
Travels in Egypt and Nubia (The Great Adventures)Travels in Egypt and Nubia (The Great Adventures)
Best Price: $5.32
First: This book as published contains some errors so be sure to correct them in your copy. ...

Israel, 50 Years : As Seen by Magnum PhotographersIsrael, 50 Years : As Seen by Magnum Photographers
Best Price: $35.00
Magnum, the international documentary photographers' cooperative, was established in 1947, just...
Image and Reality: Jerusalem in Maps and Views (Series Israel Studies in Historical Geography)Image and Reality: Jerusalem in Maps and Views (Series Israel Studies in Historical Geography)
Best Price: $74.96
Diary from the Middle EastDiary from the Middle East
Best Price: $6.84
As business opportunities are drawing unprecedented numbers of Western families to the Arabian...
Footprint Northern PakistanFootprint Northern Pakistan
Best Price: $68.00
Footprint travel guides provide a refreshingly different view and get travelers away from the...
Aaronsohn's Maps [CANCELLED]: The Untold Story of the Man Who Might Have Created Peace in the Middle EastAaronsohn's Maps [CANCELLED]: The Untold Story of the Man Who Might Have Created Peace in the Middle East
Best Price: $10.20
It is rare to have the pleasure of reading a serious work of scholarship which excites the...

For The Sake Of JerusalemFor The Sake Of Jerusalem
Best Price: $14.00
You will want to have For The Sake Of Jerusalem as part of your library because it is the most...
Cleopatra's Needle: Two Wheels by the Water to CairoCleopatra's Needle: Two Wheels by the Water to Cairo
Best Price: $4.00
This could have been a very interesting true bicycle journey to read about, but I found I just...
The Land of the Bey: Being Impressions of Tunis under the FrenchThe Land of the Bey: Being Impressions of Tunis under the French
Best Price: $26.99
This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1882 edition by Sampson Low, Marston,...
My winter on the Nile: Among the mummies and MoslemsMy winter on the Nile: Among the mummies and MoslemsThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Jerusalem: 6 (The Complete Idiot's Guide)The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jerusalem: 6 (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
Best Price: $11.95
This book has some interesting facts about Jerusalem. But it does not tell us much about...

Pharos and PharillonPharos and PharillonDubai Street Map ExplorerDubai Street Map Explorer
Best Price: $24.96
This is a detailed street atlas of Dubai with street and building detail for the urbanized...
Family Explorer: Abu Dhabi & Dubai (Explorer S.)Family Explorer: Abu Dhabi & Dubai (Explorer S.)
Best Price: $18.32
This is a guide for families living in Dubai. It locates domestic services, such as baby...
Jerusalem Blessed, Jerusalem Cursed: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Holy City from David's Time to Our OwnJerusalem Blessed, Jerusalem Cursed: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Holy City from David's Time to Our Own
Best Price: $47.77
This majestic history of Jerusalem is the first to bring together in a single volume the...
Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy LandIncidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land
I'm so glad that I found this book after having been to Egypt and Jordan/Petra because this book...

Lonely Planet Jordan and Syria (3rd Ed)Lonely Planet Jordan and Syria (3rd Ed)
Best Price: $4.98
This book gives the basics on where to stay, where to eat and how to get from point A to point...
The Rough Guide to Egypt 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)The Rough Guide to Egypt 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Best Price: $29.22
This was an indispensable guide when I traveled to Cairo last year. The author gives quite an...
Fodor's Egypt, 2nd Edition: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore, Smart Travel Tips from A to Z, Plus Maps and Co lor Photos (Fodor's Egypt)Fodor's Egypt, 2nd Edition: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore, Smart Travel Tips from A to Z, Plus Maps and Co lor Photos (Fodor's Egypt)
When my sister, and neice and myself went to Egypt in 1997, we took three guide books. The...
Israel with CD (Audio) (Insight Guide Israel)Israel with CD (Audio) (Insight Guide Israel)
Best Price: $17.76
Few guidebooks I've ever seen pack the kind of power and true insight as this tour guide to...
Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910 (Women's Diaries and Letters of the South)Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890-1910 (Women's Diaries and Letters of the South)
Best Price: $17.50
One of the joys of history - the human element of history, that is - includes snapshots into the...

Pauline PlacesPauline PlacesBrussels for Pleasure: Seven Walks Through the Historic City (Pallas for Pleasure)Brussels for Pleasure: Seven Walks Through the Historic City (Pallas for Pleasure)
Best Price: $6.89
Reading this book is like discovering the city yourself, and most of all it will take along...
The Civilization Loop (Loopingthrutime)The Civilization Loop (Loopingthrutime)
Best Price: $3.99
Man has unlocked the ability to travel through time. From the outset of this new discovery,...
A Desert DiesA Desert DiesThe Journey's Echo: Selections from Freya Stark (Ecco Travels)The Journey's Echo: Selections from Freya Stark (Ecco Travels)
Best Price: $63.00
It is too bad that the book has gone out of print, because new generations will no longer find...

PetraPetra
Best Price: $22.76
This is an excellent book, and a great souvenir of your trip. I looked hard while in Jordan,...
Alexandria: City of MemoryAlexandria: City of Memory
Best Price: $22.94
I discovered this book quite by accident after purchasing Haag's book "Alexandria...
In-Flight Arabic: Learn Before You Land (LL (R) In-Flight)In-Flight Arabic: Learn Before You Land (LL (R) In-Flight)
Best Price: $7.43
I really do have to disagree with the other negative comments made so far here about this CD. ...
Turkey, 4thTurkey, 4th
Best Price: $39.82
Cadogan's fully updated guide to Turkey reveals some of the best-kept secrets of this mysterious...
Remote People: A Report from Ethiopia and British Africa, 1930-1931 (Ecco Travels)Remote People: A Report from Ethiopia and British Africa, 1930-1931 (Ecco Travels)

Ace's Hebrew Exambusters Study Cards (Ace's Exambusters Study Cards)Ace's Hebrew Exambusters Study Cards (Ace's Exambusters Study Cards)
Best Price: $7.75
Every year I recommend them to my students. The ones who buy them seem to do a little better...
Lonely Planet CyprusLonely Planet Cyprus
Best Price: $61.70
I expected a "Lonely Planet" guide to help me explore off the beaten track, but I...
Knopf Guide: Mexico (Knopf Guides)Knopf Guide: Mexico (Knopf Guides)
Best Price: $16.38
Packed full of useful information in a small handy guide. Is also just an interesting read.
Geography And Resources of the Middle East (World Almanac Library of the Middle East)Geography And Resources of the Middle East (World Almanac Library of the Middle East)
Best Price: $11.95
All of Egypt : From Cairo to Abu Sinbel , SinaiAll of Egypt : From Cairo to Abu Sinbel , Sinai
Best Price: $18.40
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