Middle East Books


Ancient Egypt (Make it Work! History)Ancient Egypt (Make it Work! History)
Best Price: $7.93
What the aim of putting Nubian or Sudanese (Black) kid in Egyptian book cover, we are the...
A Coloring Book of Ancient EgyptA Coloring Book of Ancient Egypt
Best Price: $1.88
This book is full of large images and designs from the Late 19th Dynasty. A fun book to just...
The Root of Wild Madder: Chasing the History, Mystery, and Lore of the Persian CarpetThe Root of Wild Madder: Chasing the History, Mystery, and Lore of the Persian Carpet
Best Price: $3.84
This is a brilliant read. The author's love of Persian Carpets is infectious. His book is full...
Josephus: The Essential WorksJosephus: The Essential Works
Best Price: $14.51
I have long owned a translation by Thackeray of the complete works of Josephus in nine volumes...
Ancient Egyptian Costumes Paper Dolls (History of Costume)Ancient Egyptian Costumes Paper Dolls (History of Costume)
Best Price: $3.05
The drawings and costumes are exquisite, like most of Tom Tierny books are. The explanation of...


The Arab World: Society, Culture, and StateThe Arab World: Society, Culture, and State
Best Price: $18.99
This book explains why Raphael Patai's book "The Arab Mind" is wrong and stereotyped....
Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied PalestineStrangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine
Best Price: $8.18
This is an excellent look into occupation and the way it affects those under occupation. The...
History of Ancient Egypt: An IntroductionHistory of Ancient Egypt: An Introduction
Best Price: $15.00
This is a vivid chronological history of the civilization of ancient Egypt from its foundation...
The Royal Tombs of Egypt: The Art of Thebes RevealedThe Royal Tombs of Egypt: The Art of Thebes Revealed
Best Price: $20.16
My wife and I had just returned from a trip to Egypt when we found out about this book. We had...
Under Fire: An American StoryUnder Fire: An American Story
Best Price: $1.00
Not too bad of a book. Explains alot of the details in the Iran-contra affair and he explains...


Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642 (Elite)Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642 (Elite)
Best Price: $7.75
As an amateur historian with a very strong interest in the Sasanians dating back 20 years I had...
Memories of EdenMemories of Eden
Best Price: $21.56
I really loved this book. Both of my parents were born in Iraq and witnessed first hand both...
Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-UpFirewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up
Best Price: $11.24
We at this point in history are required to grow misty eyed at the sudden recent discovery some...
The Blog of War: Front-Line Dispatches from Soldiers in Iraq and AfghanistanThe Blog of War: Front-Line Dispatches from Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan
Best Price: $2.97
As I read this book, it really gave me (the reader) a first hand knowledge, (only a glimpse) of...
Crisis and Crossfire: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945 (Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations)Crisis and Crossfire: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945 (Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations)
Best Price: $13.00
As part of Potomac Books' Issues in the History of American Foreign relations, Crisis and...

The Venture of Islam, Volume 1: The Classical Age of Islam (Venture of Islam)The Venture of Islam, Volume 1: The Classical Age of Islam (Venture of Islam)
Best Price: $22.47
Hodgson covers the first few hundred years of Islamic history in this volume. He does not aim...
Survey of Israel's History, ASurvey of Israel's History, A
Best Price: $15.15
This is a great look at Israel's history from a conservative standpoint. Be ready for lots of...
The Man Who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmed ChalabiThe Man Who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmed Chalabi
Best Price: $10.00
Brilliant! Aram Roston provides an excellent investigative, well researched, intelligent...
Epic Encounters : Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East since 1945 (American Crossroads) (American Crossroads)Epic Encounters : Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East since 1945 (American Crossroads) (American Crossroads)
Best Price: $13.00
An incredibly good book. McAlister dissects and analyzes the representations of the Middle East...
Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical IsraelExploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel
Best Price: $5.09
Sarna's book guides the reader through Exodus, and tries to place it in the context of other...

Not Out Of Africa: How "Afrocentrism" Became An Excuse To Teach Myth As History (A New Republic Book)Not Out Of Africa: How "Afrocentrism" Became An Excuse To Teach Myth As History (A New Republic Book)
Best Price: $14.35
STILL OUT OF AFRICA Dr. Charles S. Finch, III, M.D. ...
The Life of DavidThe Life of David
Best Price: $0.29
A challenge to digest perhaps for the intellectual lazy,but well worth the effort. As some one...
The Egyptians (Ancient Peoples and Places)The Egyptians (Ancient Peoples and Places)
Best Price: $6.57
I received the book the following day and it was in excellent codition. I could not have asked...
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with SupplementAncient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
Best Price: $87.20
If you like studying the Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture), this book will provide translations...
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon: The Key to Advanced Science in the Ancient Egyptian HieroglyphsSacred Symbols of the Dogon: The Key to Advanced Science in the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Best Price: $11.99
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon is essentially an extension of Scranton's previous book "The...

Farewell to Salonica: City at the CrossroadsFarewell to Salonica: City at the Crossroads
Best Price: $8.92
I discovered this book by reading Mazower's book. This was a pure delight to read. The author...
Israel in the Middle East: Documents and Readings on Society, Politics, and Foreign Relations, Pre-1948 to the Present, Second Edition (Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry)Israel in the Middle East: Documents and Readings on Society, Politics, and Foreign Relations, Pre-1948 to the Present, Second Edition (Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry)
Best Price: $26.95
This timely anthology, completely revised and updated from the original edition in 1984,...
The Arab Predicament: Arab Political Thought and Practice since 1967 (Canto original series)The Arab Predicament: Arab Political Thought and Practice since 1967 (Canto original series)
Best Price: $5.00
I was both intellectually enlightened, and emotionally stirred by this excellent book. Fouad...
The Yellow Wind: With a New Afterword by the AuthorThe Yellow Wind: With a New Afterword by the Author
Best Price: $8.03
Grossman's message in The Yellow Wind is simple, and has been declaimed in other situations, at...
Israel and the Nations: The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second TempleIsrael and the Nations: The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple
Best Price: $12.72
Because the Bible has a spiritual point and tells a spiritual story, the context with which that...

Princes of Darkness: The Saudi Assault on the WestPrinces of Darkness: The Saudi Assault on the West
Best Price: $4.98
An ugly polemic. M. Murawiec does not do "nuance." Saudi Arabia is bad, very bad, the...
The Israel of God: Yesterday, Today, and TomorrowThe Israel of God: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Best Price: $7.00
As a Covenant Theologian and an Amillennialist, I generally predisposed to Robertson's...
The Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Egypt (Greenleaf Guides) (Greenleaf Guides)The Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Egypt (Greenleaf Guides) (Greenleaf Guides)
Best Price: $6.50
This book is a hoot. I read a review not long ago by a reader who bought it thinking it was a...
Khomeini: Life of the AyatollaKhomeini: Life of the Ayatolla
This is one of the only, and one of the best biographies about Khomeini written in the English...
Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil's Grip On Our FutureOver a Barrel: Breaking Oil's Grip On Our Future
Best Price: $2.00
The Crude Truth: Do you want to know why you're paying so much at the pump these days? Raymond...

The Mysteries of Isis: Her Worship & Magick (Llewellyn's World Religion & Magic Series)The Mysteries of Isis: Her Worship & Magick (Llewellyn's World Religion & Magic Series)
I absolutely love this book! She gives you lots of facts about how the original priests...
Empire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative PerspectiveEmpire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative Perspective
Best Price: $24.69
This book is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses Ottoman...
In the Land of Israel (Harvest in Translation)In the Land of Israel (Harvest in Translation)
Best Price: $2.04
Amos Oz's book, In the Land of Israel, is a series of essay on the political and social scene in...
Jihad: The Trail of Political IslamJihad: The Trail of Political Islam
Best Price: $14.48
Kepel's book is a brilliant analysis of events in the Islamic World from the second half of the...
A Table in the PresenceA Table in the Presence
Best Price: $3.63
You don't need to fully understand the military to understand and feel the power of this book....

Ancient Greece: Social & Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Socrates: Second EditionAncient Greece: Social & Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Socrates: Second Edition
Best Price: $43.53
The new edition of this definitive collection presents a wide range of documents on Greek social...
Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised LandArab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
Best Price: $4.75
Vivid and personal descriptions of the prejudices, hatreds and mythologies that have become the...
Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization (The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985, Volume 1)Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization (The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985, Volume 1)
Best Price: $17.50
It's absolute rubbish. This book claims that Aristotle stole a bunch of books from the library...
Egyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write ThemEgyptian Hieroglyphics: How to Read and Write Them
Best Price: $4.39
book was ok, if maybe a little old. feels like it was written in the 70's, just hope all its...
Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in ContextDiscovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context
Best Price: $13.77
This book is a well written one that sure to be an enlightening experience. Although this book...

Dissent: Voices of ConscienceDissent: Voices of Conscience
Best Price: $10.45
Everyone who felt inpired by John F. Kennedy's book, "Profiles in Courage", or John...
What Was Asked of Us: An Oral History of the Iraq War by the Soldiers Who Fought ItWhat Was Asked of Us: An Oral History of the Iraq War by the Soldiers Who Fought It
Best Price: $5.50
As a psychologist on one of this country's larger military bases, I spend much of my time...
Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of DiscoveryCultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery
Best Price: $8.99
Lewis is the acknowledged dean of Middle Eastern historians. The three essays included in this...
Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies ; 21)Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies ; 21)
Best Price: $22.45
This beautifully written book covers three heroes from the period before the Soviet invasion of...
Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle EastCain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East
Best Price: $3.95
Matt Rees is to be commended for arriving at an understanding of the Arabs of Israel, a people...

Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's LineArabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's Line
Best Price: $2.99
En route to commenting on the book I should fly my colors, so one may factor in my possible...
The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the PharaohsThe Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs
Best Price: $5.00
The original Hermetica is 17 books - a Greek translation from the Egyptian language. This rare...
Interventions (City Lights Open Media)Interventions (City Lights Open Media)
Best Price: $6.99
A must read. A series of Prof. Chomsky's op-ed's that were never published in the US press. As...
An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary : With an Index of English Words, King List, and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic Characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets (Vol 1)An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary : With an Index of English Words, King List, and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic Characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets (Vol 1)
Best Price: $15.50
- I wanted to know if it was sold in one or two volumes. I was suprised it was n? 1 out of 2 I...
A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the  Abuse of America's Intelligence AgenciesA Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies
Best Price: $6.51
James Bamford only writes a book every so often, when he feels like he has information so...

The Ancient Egyptian Books of the AfterlifeThe Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
Best Price: $7.95
great sequence of hieroglyphs - from the oldest tombs to new - forgotten knowledge stayed...
Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, New and Revised EditionImage and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, New and Revised Edition
Best Price: $13.68
The various arguments Finkelstein makes in this work can hardly be considered controversial. In...
   
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