Saudi Arabia Books


The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American CenturyThe Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
Best Price: $12.89
Steve Coll's latest book, The Bin Ladens, is an excellent successor to his previous, Ghost Wars,...
Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi CrudeSleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude
Best Price: $7.03
... and one more reason to be angry an the gas pump. This book was much better. or should I say...
Saudi Arabia Exposed : Inside a Kingdom in Crisis, Updated EditionSaudi Arabia Exposed : Inside a Kingdom in Crisis, Updated Edition
Best Price: $8.15
Perhaps on a sunny day I might have given it a 3-star rating. Unlike much of the Saudi-bashing...
Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi ArabiaInside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia
Best Price: $3.94
Incredible! A women's first hand account of the life in the Saudi Kingdom. Sometimes here in...
Prophets and Princes: Saudi Arabia from Muhammad to the PresentProphets and Princes: Saudi Arabia from Muhammad to the Present
Best Price: $17.50
I am a Saudi so my review might give a different perspective about Mark's book. I was astonished...


The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of al-QaedaThe Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of al-Qaeda
Best Price: $14.62
This book has a very detailed description of the whole event. Well written in a typcial novel...
Thicker Than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi ArabiaThicker Than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia
Best Price: $8.94
Detailed analysis of U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia American foreign policy exists...
The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's LeaderThe Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader
Best Price: $4.76
well, not this book actually, but a related book by Bergen's colleague Parag Khanna titled The...
America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I)America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I)
Best Price: $20.00
I was honored by having Bob Vitalis teach me a class while I was at the University of...
Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam HusseinMayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein
Best Price: $6.20
Mayada Al Askari was born in Iraq, in 1955, to a prominent Iraqi family, and is the...


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 Life of MuhammadThe Life of Muhammad
Best Price: $27.55
Guillaume's reconstruction of Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah is possibly one of the best...
Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Secret Saudi-U.S. ConnectionSecrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Secret Saudi-U.S. Connection
Best Price: $3.59
Posner has written an information-packed, slim volume that is a concise statement on the...
A History of Saudi ArabiaA History of Saudi Arabia
Best Price: $19.99
The Saud family is the monarchy, which is the state, of Saudi Arabia. This book shows how that...
Wahhabism: A Critical EssayWahhabism: A Critical Essay
Best Price: $7.99
This book is both informative and well written. I don't think it hurts to learn that not all...

Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of ArabiaDesert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
Best Price: $4.78
In response to your comments on Janet Wallach's writing in "Desert Queen": Her wriing...
An Introduction to Arabic LiteratureAn Introduction to Arabic Literature
Best Price: $29.64
Roger Allen provides a comprehensive introductory survey of literary texts in Arabic, from their...
Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914
Best Price: $19.68
My purpose in reading this volume of Gertrude Bell's diaries was to learn about this powerful...
The History of Saudi ArabiaThe History of Saudi Arabia
Best Price: $23.40
This is an excellent book on the history of Saudi Arabia, but not a staring place for the casual...
The Saudis: Inside the Desert KingdomThe Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom
Best Price: $4.49
This was a very good book. I was quite impressed. I definitely recommend as your next nonfiction...

Inside The Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi ArabiaInside The Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia
Best Price: $0.77
Both well written and well documented, this book provides a basic history of the US-Saudi...
Flight from Dhahran: The true experiences of an American businessman held hostage in Saudi ArabiaFlight from Dhahran: The true experiences of an American businessman held hostage in Saudi ArabiaOsama: The Making of a TerroristOsama: The Making of a Terrorist
Best Price: $8.72
I have gone through half of the book (intend to read the other half as well) but its not the...
Khadija: The First Muslim and the Wife of the Prophet MuhammadKhadija: The First Muslim and the Wife of the Prophet Muhammad
Best Price: $11.16
Exploring the birth period of Islam, this biography focuses on one of the most prominent and...
Aisha: The Beloved of MohammedAisha: The Beloved of Mohammed
Best Price: $20.21
Aisha bint Abu Bakr was, by all accounts, a strikingly beautiful and intelligent girl. She was...

If Olaya Street Could Talk  -- Saudi Arabia: The Heartland of Oil and IslamIf Olaya Street Could Talk -- Saudi Arabia: The Heartland of Oil and Islam
Best Price: $17.99
Having lived in Saudi Arabia--Riyadh to be exact--on two different occasions over a twenty-year...
Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian IdentityCradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity
Best Price: $40.00
The Saudi challenge remains one of Washington's greatest. While nominally a U.S. ally, Saudi...
The Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global PowerThe Battle for Saudi Arabia: Royalty, Fundamentalism, and Global Power
Best Price: $5.40
Other than the small form factor of the book this book has a multitude of information about the...
Contesting the Saudi State: Islamic Voices from a New Generation (Cambridge Middle East Studies)Contesting the Saudi State: Islamic Voices from a New Generation (Cambridge Middle East Studies)
Best Price: $20.15
The terms Wahhabi or Salafi are seen as interchangeable and frequently misunderstood by...
Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global TerrorismHatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism
Best Price: $4.85
I want give you information,that until today-April 02-2008,I never recieve this book.Whereis my...

A Traveller in Thirteenth-Century Arabia (Hakluyt Society, Third Series)A Traveller in Thirteenth-Century Arabia (Hakluyt Society, Third Series)
Best Price: $94.24
The Diary Kept by T. E. Lawrence While Travelling in Arabia During 1911 (Folios Archive Library)The Diary Kept by T. E. Lawrence While Travelling in Arabia During 1911 (Folios Archive Library)
Best Price: $27.00
The diary is wonderful, and Dr. Mack's "A Prince of Our Disorder, describes this year very...
Daughters of ArabiaDaughters of Arabia
Best Price: $8.40
I enjoyed the first book from Jean Sasson titled 'Princess' that detailed the childhood and...
Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on AmericaBin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America
Best Price: $0.93
This book is quite full of information on a man who will go down in history as one of the most...
The Hejaz RailwayThe Hejaz Railway
Best Price: $31.50
Winding its way from Damascus through the vast desert wastes of Jordan and into the spectacular...

The American House of Saud: The Secret Petrodollar ConnectionThe American House of Saud: The Secret Petrodollar Connection
If you want to understand American Middle East policy think corruption greed and Saudi money. ...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Saudi Arabia: 6 (The Complete Idiot's Guide)The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Saudi Arabia: 6 (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
Best Price: $2.45
If you want a book that will describe Saudi culture from the perspective of Saudis themselves,...
The Kingdom: Arabia & The House of Sa'udThe Kingdom: Arabia & The House of Sa'ud
Best Price: $67.70
At the beginning of Mr. Lacey's monumental work he relates a conversation he had with a...
The GOLD OF EXODUSThe GOLD OF EXODUS
Best Price: $3.99
In the book, there are two guys. Their names are Larry Williams, a self made millionaire, and...
RiyadhRiyadh
Best Price: $69.90

Princess Sultana's CirclePrincess Sultana's Circle
Best Price: $22.49
The bravery of this woman is brilliant. I have read only two of the three books. She has...
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi ArabiaPrincess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Best Price: $7.36
I first read this book when I was 16, and I loved it. It is a work of non-fiction, and based on...
National Security in Saudi Arabia: Threats, Responses, and ChallengesNational Security in Saudi Arabia: Threats, Responses, and Challenges
Best Price: $35.00
This book, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is the current benchmark for...
War in the desert,: An R.A.F. frontier campaignWar in the desert,: An R.A.F. frontier campaign
Innocent Iraqis and British soldiers are killed by Moslem fundamentalists after they infiltrate...
Lawrence of Arabia: The Life, The LegendLawrence of Arabia: The Life, The Legend
Best Price: $35.10
Being a die-hard Lawrencian for 30 years, I really enjoyed this companion book to the exhibit...

Storm on the Horizon: Khafji--The Battle That Changed the Course of the Gulf WarStorm on the Horizon: Khafji--The Battle That Changed the Course of the Gulf War
Best Price: $3.00
This is a breakout book for a Marine officer with an amazing ability to write - This is a story...
GAZA: Legacy of Occupation: A Photographer's Journey (Kumarian Press Books for a World That Works)GAZA: Legacy of Occupation: A Photographer's Journey (Kumarian Press Books for a World That Works)
Best Price: $15.70
Dick Doughty gained intimate access within the Gaza Strip through his Palestinian host and...
Evolving Culture of KuwaitEvolving Culture of Kuwait
Best Price: $49.95
Kuwait: The Transformation of an Oil State (Nations of the Contemporary Middle East)Kuwait: The Transformation of an Oil State (Nations of the Contemporary Middle East)Out in the Blue: Letters from Arabia 1937-1940Out in the Blue: Letters from Arabia 1937-1940
Best Price: $34.95
The book is mainly a compilation of letters from the first president and CEO of Aramco to his...

The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Best Price: $4.75
This book is very informative and takes one on a tour of Saudi life and Saudi politics,...
Mount SinaiMount Sinai
Best Price: $10.95
"Hobbs' book faithfully evokes the natural beauty and religious impact of this exotic...
Birth of the Islamic Reform Movement in Saudi Arabia: Muhammad B. 'abd Al-wahhab (1703/4-1792) & the Beginnings of Unitarian Empire in ArabiaBirth of the Islamic Reform Movement in Saudi Arabia: Muhammad B. 'abd Al-wahhab (1703/4-1792) & the Beginnings of Unitarian Empire in Arabia
Best Price: $35.85
The book's premise is that there are many views on the Wahhabi movement, and that in a...
Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century: Daily Life, Customs and Learning. The Moslims of the East-Indian Archipelago (Brill Classics in Islam)Mekka in the Latter Part of the 19th Century: Daily Life, Customs and Learning. The Moslims of the East-Indian Archipelago (Brill Classics in Islam)
Best Price: $89.04
From 1884-1885, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje stayed in Mecca. He became intimately acquainted...
 
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