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1	Not One More Death by Brian Eno, John Le Carre, Harold Pinter Prominent musicians, playwrights, scientists, and writers look at how public opinion is willfully ignored, and "democracy" used as a figleaf for U.S. imperial ambitions in the Middle East. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
2	Sinai: A Physical Geography by Ned Greenwood One of the world's oldest crossroads, the Sinai joins the great continental land masses of Africa and Eurasia. Its physical geography of rugged mountain peaks, desert plains, and sea coasts was formed by the collision of the two continental plates, while the human tides that have swept across the region over millennia have left an intricate web of ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
3	Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein by Jean Sasson Sasson paints an intimate portrait of one woman's incredible life under the regime of Saddam Hussein. Once a privileged member of Iraqi society, Mayada's life shifted drastically when she was thrown into the notorious Baladiayat Prison. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
4	The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship by A Jay Cristol On June 8, 1967, at the height of the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Israeli air and naval forces attacked the USS LIBERTY, an intelligence-collection ship in the service of Israel's closest ally, while that vessel steamed in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula. The Israelis killed 34 Americans, wounded 171, and nearly ... see all copies from $3.10! signed copies \| first editions
5	Not One More Mother's Child by Cindy Sheehan, John Conyers, Congressman, Jr. (Foreword by), Thom Hartmann (Introduction by) In 2004, Cindy Sheehan lost her son Casey Austin Sheehan in an ambush in Iraq. As information became available verifying that the war was based on lies and "cooked intelligence," she began speaking out and testifying in the halls of Congress. In August 2005, she went to Crawford, Texas, to confront President Bush, unexpectedly opening the ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
6	Six Days: How the 1967 War Shaped the Middle East by Jeremy Bowen Building on his firsthand experience of the region after his five years as the BBC's Middle East Correspondent, as well as extensive original research, Bowen presents a compelling new history of the Six-Days War, recreating the bullying that led four nations to war. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
7	Nasser: The Last Arab by Said K Aburish The definitive biography of the most important Arab leaders of the 20th century. see all copies from $7.85!
8	On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett The #1 international bestseller now in trade paperback--with 16 pages of photos. Here is the inspiring, true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1979, and of the unconventional means Ross Perot used to save his countrymen. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
9	Letter from Morocco by Christine Daure-Serfaty On 30 September 1999, two months after his accession to the throne, the new Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, announced his decision to permit political dissident Abraham Serfaty's return to the country. After seventeen years of imprisonment, torture, and isolation in a Moroccan prison and eight years' exile in France, the most celebrated political ... see all copies from $2.15!
10	Babylon by Bus by Ray Lemoine, Jeff Neumann, Donovan Webster Neumann and Lemoiner describe how they became the "Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John MacIntyre of the Iraq War"--two young American gonzos who came to help, joined the Coalition Provisional Authority, and witnessed enough corruption, confusion and brutality to fill the pages of a very good book. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Tragedy of Zionism: How Its Revolutionary Past Haunts Israeli Democracy by Bernard Avishai Less than a decade after the signing of the Oslo Accords, the world has watched in horror as citizens of Jerusalem have become virtual hostages of Palestinian suicide bombers and the Israeli army has moved to destroy what it calls the "terrorist infrastructure." Because violence and instability in this region are felt globally, more people than ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12 view cover	Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor The Arab-American Lisa Halaby married King Hussein in 1978, becoming Queen Noor of Jordan. In this memoir, she writes candidly about her life as the wife of a king, with insights into the politics of the Middle East as well as details of her humanitarian activism, her children's upbringing, and the sad death of her husband in 1999. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab Not only a breathtaking account of the Special Forces raid on Iraqi scuds during the Gulf War, this is also a story of superhuman courage, endurance and dark humor in the face of overwhelming odds. Andy McNab, the most highly decorated soldier in 50 years of the British Special Forces, tells the story of his patrol, which in his commanding officer ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The War of Western Europe Against Israel by Joseph Carmi Describes and details the underlying animosity that Western Europe harbors against the State of Israel. see all copies from $9.65!
15 view cover	Some other rainbow by John McCarthy On April 17, 1986, John McCarthy, a British television journalist, was kidnapped in Beirut and held for 5 years. During those years he lived in squalor and was cut off from everybody he knew and loved, including Jill Morrell, the girl he was going to marry. For Jill, the 5 years of John's captivity were a different kind of hell--the initial shock ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	God's Warriors: Crusaders, Saracens and the Battle for Jerusalem by Helen Nicholson, Dr. David Nicolle (Illustrator) Combines material previously published as Campaign 19: Hattin 1187, Warrior 10: Saracen Faris 1050-1250, Warrior 91: Knight Templar 1120-1312, with new images, and a new introduction and conclusion.This book tells the story of the momentous campaign that led to the Muslim capture of Jerusalem in 1187, following the disastrous Crusader defeat at ... see all copies from $2.95! first editions
17 view cover	Holy Land, Whose Land?: Modern Dilemma, Ancient Roots by Dorothy Drummond Holy Land, Whose Land? examines how the land sacred to three world religions has become a cauldron of conflict, struggling with the continual intrusion of the past upon the present. The book traverses the region's history from Abraham to Arafat, focusing on the interface of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and on the issues that today place the ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	History of the Arab Peoples by Professor Albert Hourani Hourani, the distinguished historian and interpreter, has written a masterwork--a panoramic view encompassing twelve centuries of Arab history and culture. He looks at all sides of this rich civilization: the education, the science, the mosques, the Alhambra, as well as the conflicts, poverty, and role of women. 40 halftones; 13 maps. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Was the Red Flag Flying There? Marxist Politics and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in Eqypt and Israel 1948-1965 by Joel Beinin This book is an attempt to reconceptualize the history of the Palestinian/Arab-Israeli conflict through the lens of the history of Marxist politics. The purpose for doing so is to examine the process by which the hegemony of nationalist politics was established and to affirm the historic existence of an alternative politics while analyzing the ... see all copies from $15.50! first editions
20 view cover	River War by Winston Churchill Here Churchill tells the tale of the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Sudan. It isn't just an account of the battles and the politics; it's the story of the destiny of the people of the region. Churchill tells how the war changed the fates of England, Egypt, and the Arabian peoples in northeast Africa. see all copies from $15.95! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Jihad: From Qur'an to Bin Laden by Richard Bonney, Dr. Zaki Badawi (Foreword by) A unique historical exploration of jihad from its early beginnnings to the present day see all copies from $9.95!
22 view cover	The Eyes of Orion: Five Tank Lieutenants in the Persian Gulf War by Alex Vernon, Neal Creighton, Jr., Greg Downey A highly personal account of the day-to-day experiences of five platoon leaders who served in the same tank battalion during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. While professional soldiers and historians will undoubtedly glean much from this narrative, the heart of the account concerns the experiences of the five young lieutenants. The ... see all copies from $2.00! first editions
23 view cover	From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman This overview of the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict, written by a New York Times correspondent, won a National Book Award in 1990. It has been updated with a new chapter by the author. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City by Dore Gold (Read by) In his revealing new book, bestselling author and former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold explains why the battle for Jerusalem is intensifying. Gold shows why only Israel can preserve its holy places for Christians, Jews, and even Muslims; and why uncovering Jerusalem's past--and the truth of biblical history--can be the key to ... see all copies from $21.21! first editions
25	Storm command : a personal account of the Gulf War by Peter De la Billiere see all copies from $3.45! signed copies \| first editions

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