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1	Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America more books like this by Brigitte Gabriel add to wishlist Brigitte Gabriel lost her childhood to militant Islam. In 1975 she was ten years old and living in Southern Lebanon when militant Muslims from throughout the Middle East poured into her country and declared jihad against the Lebanese Christians. Lebanon was the only Christian influenced country in the Middle East, and the Lebanese Civil War was ... see all copies from $2.23! new only from $6.04! \| signed copies \| SVS
2	From Beirut to Jerusalem more books like this by Thomas L Friedman (Read by) add to wishlist A Second Edition of Thomas Friedman's stunning book, the first edition of which won the American National Book Award. 'If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it.' Seymour Hersh In this lucid, incisive and memorable book, acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic, Friedman reaches deeper into the traumatic and complex ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon more books like this by Robert Fisk add to wishlist With the Israeli-Palestinian crisis reaching wartime levels, where is the latest confrontation between these two old foes leading? Robert Fisk's explosive Pity the Nation recounts Sharon and Arafat's first deadly encounter in Lebanon in the early 1980s and explains why the IsraelPalestine relationship seems so intractable. A remarkable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.17! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story more books like this by Hanan Al-Shaykh, Hanan Shaykh add to wishlist In a masterly act of literary transformation, al-Shaykh re-creates the dramatic life of her mother, Kamila. As the narrative unfolds, Kamila transforms from a spirited child in 1930s Beirut to a strong, demanding, and captivating woman who had lived her life to the very fullest. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $11.25! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Ester's Child more books like this by Jean Sasson add to wishlist Spanning the years between 1938 and 1983, from the Holocaust to the Lebanese Civil War, ESTER'S CHILD is the saga of the Steins and the Gales--Jewish families displaced to Palestine--and the Antouns, an Arab family exiled in Beirut. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Koolaids: The Art of War more books like this by Rabih Alameddine add to wishlist This series of vignettes about gay men, set in Lebanon and America, portrays AIDS and civil war as equally destructive forces. see all copies from $2.31! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	de Niro's Game more books like this by Rawi Hage add to wishlist In this explosive, captivating portrait of life in a war zone, two young men must choose their futures: to stay in the war-torn Beirut and consolidate power through crime, or to go into exile abroad, alienated from the only existence they have known. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Rock of Tanios more books like this by Amin Maalouf add to wishlist An exploration of myth, passion and loyalty from the Lebanon's troubled past, The Rock of Tanios is another superbly rich and rewarding novel from the author of Samarkand and Leo the African. Expertly controlling his multi-faceted narrative with prose of great beauty and power, Maalouf delves into the history of an extraordinary life: that of ... see all copies from $5.69! new only from $11.30!
9	Vulcan's Fire more books like this by Harold Coyle, Barrett Tillman add to wishlist Abandoned by their own government and working for a master they cannot trust, the men and women of Strategic Solutions, Inc., come up against their most dangerous enemy yet in conflict-torn Lebanon. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.87! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Story of Zahra more books like this by Hanan Al-Shaykh, Peter Ford (Translator), Hanan Shaykh add to wishlist The author of Women of Sand and Myrrh tells the story of a child of the Lebanese Shia community, haunted by dark memories of deception and abuse by her parents. Seven years after initial publication, this book remains banned in several Arab countries because of the courageous and frank treatment of personal, sexual, and political subjects. see all copies from $2.45! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Waltz with Bashir: A Lebanon War Story more books like this by Ari Folman, David Polonsky add to wishlist "Special, strange, and peculiarly potent... Extraordinary." --"Variety" One night in Beirut in September 1982, while Israeli soldiers secured the area, Christian militia members entered the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila and began to massacre hundreds, if not thousands, of Palestinians. Ari Folman was one of those Israeli soldiers, but for ... see all copies from $4.13! new only from $4.13! \| SVS
12 view cover	Hezbollah: A Short History more books like this by Augustus Richard Norton add to wishlist Most policymakers in the United States and Israel have it wrong. Hezbollah isn't a simple terrorist organization - nor is it likely to disappear soon. Following Israel's war against Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, the Shi'i group - which combines the functions of a militia, a social service and public works provider, and a political party - is ... see all copies from $5.55! new only from $7.61! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Dead Sea Cipher more books like this by Elizabeth Peters add to wishlist Awaiting a chance to visit the mysterious biblical places in Jerusalem, Dinah van der Lyn hears angry voices through the wall of her hotel room, followed by a crash and a cry for help in English. Without warning, Dinah is pulled into a web of intrigue, and she must trust an enigmatic stranger who may be leading her to safety--or to her doom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Beloved Prophet more books like this by Kahlil Gibran, Virginia Hilu (Editor), Mary Haskell add to wishlist see all copies from $7.61!
15 view cover	Lebanese Cuisine: More Than 250 Authentic Recipes from the Most Elegant Middle Eastern Cuisine more books like this by Anissa Helou add to wishlist More than just a collection of recipes, LEBANESE CUISINE offers a richly detailed portrait of the crown jewel of Middle Eastern cuisines. Short-listed for the prestigious Andre Simon Award in England, this book has garnered rave reviews from both sides of the Atlantic. "Lovers of gourmet food with a sense of adventure will welcome the addition of ... see all copies from $6.18! new only from $13.72! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran more books like this by Robin A Waterfield add to wishlist This biography of the author of THE PROPHET, a book influential among New Age readers, traces his life from his birth in Lebanon in 1883 to his life as a painter and writer in the artistic communities of Boston and New York's Greenwich Village. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The eye of the prophet more books like this by Kahlil Gibran add to wishlist Poet, philosopher and artist, Khalil Gibran was a man whose fame and influence spread far beyond his native Lebanon. Drawn from Gibran's prose, poetry and letters previously available only in Arabic, The Eye of the Prophet is a source of enlightenment and reflection to guide readers through daily life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman more books like this by Wadad Markdisi Cortas, Wadad Al-Maqdisi Qirtas, Nadine Gordimer (Foreword by) add to wishlist Written with eloquence, compassion, and fierce intelligence, The World I Loved takes us on an unforgettable journey through twentieth-century Lebanon see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
19 view cover	An evil cradling more books like this by Brian Keenan add to wishlist Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held in the suburbs of Beirut for the next four and a half years. For much of that time he was shut off from all news and contact with anyone other than his jailers and, later, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Sami and the Time of the Troubles more books like this by Florence Parry Heide, Judith Heide Gilliland, Ted Lewin (Illustrator) add to wishlist The daily life of a 10-year-old Lebanese boy named Sami, who lives in war-torn Beirut. Sami remembers what life was like during times of peace, but now must contend with constant gun fire and falling bombs. Then one day, when a cease-fire is called, Sami and his family venture forth from their basement and explore their city. Although destruction ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Journey Into Madness: The True Story of Secret CIA Mind Control and Medical Abuse more books like this by Gordon Thomas add to wishlist The first fully detailed investigation of secret mind-control experiments andmedical tortures that are still being performed around the world--a real lifeManchurian Candidate expose. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $75.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Root: The Marines in Beirut, August 1982-February 1984 more books like this by Eric M Hammel (Introduction by) add to wishlist Terrorism, insurgency, truck bombings - the definitive account of this precursor to today's conflicts in the Middle East. It was early one morning in October 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. Terrorists drove a truck loaded with 12,000 pounds of explosives into the atrium of a building housing the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit. The explosives were detonated, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Widow of Jerusalem: A Medieval Mystery more books like this by Alan Gordon add to wishlist 1204 AD. The Fools' Guild is on the run from the church. Arriving too late at the Guildhall to join them, the jester couple Theophilos and Claudia and their daughter Portia must now flee the Papal army. As they journey across the Alps, Theophilos recounts to his wife a story from the Third Crusade. see all copies from $11.55! new only from $49.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Black Athena Revisited more books like this by Professor Mary Lefkowitz (Editor), Guy M Rogers (Editor) add to wishlist In this collection of 20 essays, scholars in a broad range of disciplines confront the claims made by Martin Bernal in "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization". In that work, Bernal proposed a radical reinterpretation of the roots of classical civilization, contending that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and ... see all copies from $10.79! new only from $19.75! \| SVS
25	The Art of Syrian Cookery more books like this by Helen Corey add to wishlist Over 250 authentic Syrian and Lebanese recipes adapted for the American kitchen. Includes a glossary of Arabic terms and indexes in both Arabic and English. see all copies from $20.49! new only from $55.00!

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