Middle East Books


Muhammad: A Prophet for Our TimeMuhammad: A Prophet for Our Time
Best Price: $3.61
It would be too much to expect that the founder of any of the world's major religions could be...
Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995
Best Price: $10.53
I teach Central European political geography at the University of Minnesota. I just read this...
Israel's Secret Wars: A History of Israel's Intelligence ServicesIsrael's Secret Wars: A History of Israel's Intelligence Services
Best Price: $10.91
In Israel's Secret Wars Ian Black and Benny Morris explore the "secret" wars Israel...
Band of Sisters: American Women at War in IraqBand of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq
Best Price: $5.46
A trailblazing book, Band of Sisters describes the harrowing experiences of our women serving in...
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient EgyptThe Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
Best Price: $20.75
Wilkinson's treatment of the pantheon of Egyptian dieties is truly encyclopedic. Beginning with...


David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern MormonismDavid O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
Best Price: $19.73
This is a great book. If you want to learn more about the evolution of Mormonism and get an...
Prophets and Princes: Saudi Arabia from Muhammad to the PresentProphets and Princes: Saudi Arabia from Muhammad to the Present
Best Price: $19.61
I am a Saudi so my review might give a different perspective about Mark's book. I was astonished...
The Fighting 69th: One Remarkable National Guard Unit's Journey from Ground Zero to BaghdadThe Fighting 69th: One Remarkable National Guard Unit's Journey from Ground Zero to Baghdad
Best Price: $7.50
I heard the author being interviewed and was interested as a retired reservist. Great story. I...
Hogs in the Shadows: Combat Stories from Marine Snipers in IraqHogs in the Shadows: Combat Stories from Marine Snipers in Iraq
Best Price: $2.29
For the first thing, in order to qualify as a Hunter of Gunmen(HOG),there are very rigid...
Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle EastChildren of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East
Best Price: $3.65
Mr. Cohen was obviously young and naive when he wrote the book. It offers only a view of youth...


The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 (New Approaches to European History)The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922 (New Approaches to European History)
Best Price: $20.99
The following comments apply to the First Edition - I have not read the Second. When I bought...
Sheriff of RamadiSheriff of Ramadi
Best Price: $19.77
In this ground-breaking book, bestselling author and former U.S. Navy SEAL Dick Couch follows...
Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt
Best Price: $13.13
First of all, David Silverman is the editor and not the author, as the Amazon advertisement...
The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel (Biblical Resource Series)The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel (Biblical Resource Series)
Best Price: $14.98
This is a fantastic synthesis of 20th Century scholarship on the religion of Israel in the...
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History. (Abridged Edition) (Bollingen Series (General))The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History. (Abridged Edition) (Bollingen Series (General))
Best Price: $17.40
While other reviewers rave over the enlightenment and knowledge of Islamic social scientist,...

34 Days: Israel, Hezbollah, and the War in Lebanon34 Days: Israel, Hezbollah, and the War in Lebanon
Best Price: $13.97
This is the first comprehensive account of the progression of the Second Lebanese War, from the...
Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine SniperShooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
Best Price: $5.95
We're all raised hearing things like, "Don't hit your brother," and "Be a good...
GoldaGolda
Best Price: $15.92
I learned a lot about the history of Israel and the plight of Jews through Golda.
Islamic Imperialism: A HistoryIslamic Imperialism: A History
Best Price: $5.96
A religion of peace, my eye! This book carefully and methodically disabuses one of the notion...
Making a KillingMaking a Killing
Best Price: $13.95
Very intereesting look into the actual life a high profile security contractor. Although a tad...

Story of IsraelStory of Israel
Best Price: $27.00
I bought this for a friend who had just come back from her first trip to Israel and wanted to...
Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq (Texas a&M University Military History)Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq (Texas a&M University Military History)
Best Price: $17.99
As a member of our USAF and knowing several TACP Airmen, this book really put into light what...
History Pockets: Ancient Egypt: Grades 4-6+History Pockets: Ancient Egypt: Grades 4-6+
Best Price: $8.50
I've been impressed by the content of the 3 "History Pockets" books we've used in our...
The Rage and The PrideThe Rage and The Pride
Best Price: $4.96
Fallaci here is not telling the world anything that it does not know...she is just reminding...
Ottoman CenturiesOttoman Centuries
Best Price: $7.99
Unless you're an absolute Ottomaniac, this one-volume history of the great Turkish Empire should...

Fear No EvilFear No Evil
Best Price: $8.95
Having met the esteemed Sharanksy and heard him speak many times, this book, which he...
Stolen LegacyStolen Legacy
Best Price: $7.56
Read this Scientific Article: HLA genes in Macedonians and the sub-Saharan origin of the...
Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts: Revised and UpdatedExcavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts: Revised and Updated
Best Price: $4.49
Perhaps the most exciting development in western religious thought in the past twenty years has...
The Lost Keys of Freemasonry (Also Includes: Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians / Masonic Orders of Fraternity)The Lost Keys of Freemasonry (Also Includes: Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians / Masonic Orders of Fraternity)
Best Price: $4.90
Have you ever noticed the strange symbols on the back of the US dollar bill? Have you wondered...
A History of the Arab Peoples: Second EditionA History of the Arab Peoples: Second Edition
Best Price: $19.50
I picked this up hoping to learn something about the people and culture(s) so frequently in the...

Hezbollah: A Short History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)Hezbollah: A Short History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)
Best Price: $10.35
no one is innocent and no one is as evil as the other side's propaganda machine says. As one...
House to HouseHouse to House
Best Price: $5.75
One of the best books I have read in many years about the realties and randomness of the war on...
The Suicide of Reason: Radical Islam's Threat to the WestThe Suicide of Reason: Radical Islam's Threat to the West
Best Price: $11.84
A real bore. This guy quotes so many people from the beginning of time to the present, that you...
Mao's China and the Cold War (The New Cold War History)Mao's China and the Cold War (The New Cold War History)
Best Price: $22.50
Chen Jian's works on China's rise to international power are groundbreaking books exploiting...
Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary IranJourney from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran
Best Price: $6.00
The author was incredibly adept at using a well written snapshot of an event in her life to give...

The Ancient Near East, Volume 1: An Anthology of Texts and PicturesThe Ancient Near East, Volume 1: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures
Best Price: $13.98
Gives insight into ancient thought and religion in the Middle East. Most comprehensive volume...
Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism (The Contemporary Middle East)Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism (The Contemporary Middle East)
Best Price: $19.85
Zach Lockman's "Contending Visions of the Middle East" traces the development of...
Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of SaddamBetween Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam
Best Price: $8.25
it took a while to get here, but it was in good condition when it did.
Power, Politics, and CulturePower, Politics, and Culture
Best Price: $7.95
Said gives good insight into politics, especially in the middle east. I didn't enjoy the...
Peace Be Upon You: Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict and Cooperation (Vintage)Peace Be Upon You: Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict and Cooperation (Vintage)
Best Price: $8.63
The usual bias of history writers is to focus on violent conflicts, while glossing over many...

The Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient EgyptThe Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient Egypt
Best Price: $10.89
I have been researching the Great Pyramid for almost 40 years. I spent two trips there myself...
A History of the Middle EastA History of the Middle East
Best Price: $6.99
Peter Mansfield's History of the Middle East is clearly the work of someone passionately...
Unholy War: Terror in the Name of IslamUnholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam
Best Price: $5.86
Written in response to September 11, Unholy War is aimed largely at an audience unfamiliar with...
The Murder of TutankhamenThe Murder of Tutankhamen
Best Price: $3.00
Lots of good info, but a bit outdated. It gives a lot of information without being overly...
Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple (2nd Edition)Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $43.70
If you are looking for a history of ancient Israel. This is probably as good as you can get.

Ten Discoveries That Rewrote HistoryTen Discoveries That Rewrote History
Best Price: $5.28
To read this book is to take journeys where few people go. And, they are journeys to some of...
Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families, Updated Edition (Research Division Report / National Endowment for the Arts)Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families, Updated Edition (Research Division Report / National Endowment for the Arts)
Best Price: $10.39
Operation Homecoming is the result of a major initiative launched by the National Endowment for...
Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf WarCrusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
Best Price: $8.50
Veteran writer and journalist Rick Atkinson's "Crusade" was published in 1993, just...
A History of Islamic SocietiesA History of Islamic Societies
Best Price: $34.17
It's really simple, everything went superb! Costs were low, service as aspected, and shipping...
A History of IsraelA History of Israel
Best Price: $24.99
I prefer: A History of Israel, Walter C. Kaiser; Kingdom of Priests, Eugene H. Merrill, and The...

History Upside Down: The Roots of Palestinian Fascism and the Myth of Israeli AggressionHistory Upside Down: The Roots of Palestinian Fascism and the Myth of Israeli Aggression
Best Price: $10.94
This is a must read book to get to the real truth about the Arab-Israeli conflict that has been...
Unwrapping the Pharaohs: How Egyptian Archaeology Confirms the Biblical TimelineUnwrapping the Pharaohs: How Egyptian Archaeology Confirms the Biblical Timeline
Best Price: $21.94
My only complaint about this book is that it is too short. It is obviously based on compendious...
A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our TimeA History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time
Best Price: $22.90
Review of 3rd Edtion of Howard Sachar's 'History of Israel' Given that this book calls itself...
The Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial NationalismThe Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial Nationalism
Best Price: $19.94
During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, while key decisions were debated by the victorious...
 
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