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The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
Steve Coll
Penguin Press HC, The, 2008
Amaze your friends on how much you know about the Bin Ladens!
I started reading this book mainly because the author is a pulz prize winner. I started it back in April. Mind you I am a slow reader but this is one that I can't put down. I remember after 9/11 hearing that the Bin Laden family had been flown out the next day or so by ...
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
T.E. Lawrence
Anchor, 1991
$4 extra avoids abridgement
ON STRIKE UNTIL AMAZON STOPS DELETING FAVORABLE VOTES FROM FANS AND COUNTING NEGATIVE VOTES FROM THOSE WHO HATE THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE BOOK BEING REVIEWED MORE THAN THEY CARE ABOUT THE REVIEW.
I own an original first edition (and did not realize its value until ...
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The Arabian Nights
W. W. Norton, 2008
Excellent Translation
Excellent translation, from the oldest known manuscript of the tales. True to the original, it captures not just the letter, but the spirit of the text. Clearly, Haddawy is a talented writer on his own accord.
A very good place to discover Arab culture as well.
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The Black Stallion Returns
Walter Farley
Yearling, 1991
Another AWESOME book
Wow! This book rocks! What happens is...
--the true owner of the black stallion shows up and TAKES THE BLACK BACK
--Alec and Henry find the black, but it is a very difficult journey and they first must travel across the Atlantic
--there is a big race that the black ...
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Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States
Aamir A. Rehman
McGraw-Hill, 2007
A Must Read
"Dubai & Co. is a must read for any person or company that is interested in capturing the opportunity in one of the world's fastest growing markets. Having grown up in the Middle East, I can attest that the author has done a spectacular job of highlighting nuances that ...
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Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days)
Bill Willingham
Vertigo, 2006
still going strong
Fables still moves ahead with speed and fury as new characters are introduces (Arabian fables) and old characters further developed. I'm rather impressed with how Charming has grown.
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Another Life: A Burke Novel
Andrew Vachss
Pantheon, 2008
In this blistering new novel, Burke ("Lord of the Asphalt Jungle"-- Washington Post Book World ) is forced into a journey that will change the lives of the urban survivalist and his outlaw family ... forever. The only person Burke has ever called a father, known throughout the underground as "The Prof," is in a coma, barely clinging to life in ...
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Marguerite Henry Treasury of Horses (Boxed Set): Misty of Chincoteague, Justin Morgan Had a Horse, King of ...
Marguerite Henry
Aladdin, 2007
Wonderful Collection
This is a very fine collection of Ms. Henry's books. One of my very favorite books as a child was "King of the Wind" and it was because I was looking it up that I found this collection. For anyone, young or old, who wants to enter into the wonderful, and magical ...
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King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Marguerite Henry
Aladdin, 2006
Amazing
This is one of my favorite horse stories of all time. It is about a young boy who makes a bond with an increadible horse. A must read for any horse lover!!!!
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One Thousand and One Arabian Nights (Oxford Story Collections)
Geraldine McCaughrean
Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
Gift for Grandchildren
This was a gift for my two Grandsons. Their mother is an English Literature teacher. She said it is a great book she is looking forward to sharing with her boys.
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Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918
James Barr
W. W. Norton, 2008
perfidia
There's a great old song from 70 years ago called "Perfidia", and the title and lyrics seem quite appropriate to this fine new historical work. The war in Arabia conjurs up all kind of heroic and romantic visions, almost all centering on T.E. Lawrence. WW I was, for ...
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The Arabian Nights: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, all 16 volumes, with active table of contents
B&R Samizdat Express, 2007
This is a great bargain
For less than a dollar, you get the complete 16 volumes of the arabian nights. Amazon sells the same book in 16 seperate volumes, each costing $2.49 to $2.79.
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Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia
Tony Horwitz
Plume, 1992
You'll embarrass yourself reading this.
This may be the best travelouge I've ever read. Horwitz has an uncanny ability with words, to paint the scene and make the reader feel like they are there with him. I felt myself transported back to the countries I have visited, and can affirm that they were ...
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Arabian Knight: Colonel Bill Eddy USMC and the Rise of American Power in the Middle East
Thomas W. Lippman
Selwa Press, 2008
Much better than Lawrence
At the beginning of "Arabian Knight" a State Department official is quoted as saying that "Bill Eddy was probably the nearest thing the United States had to a Lawrence of Arabia." I have never had a high opinion of T.E. Lawrence, based on his numerous self-promotional ...
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In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
Tahir Shah
Bantam, 2007
The power of a good story
Would you like to be transported on a magic carpet ride through the mysteries and magic of Morocco? Then read In Arabian Nights. I loved Shah's last book, The Caliph's House, and was thrilled to discover he has written another. And I wasn't disappointed. I read it ...
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