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1	Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia more books like this by Jean Sasson add to wishlist This is the true story of a woman born to unbelievable wealth, who had the courage to challenge the traditions and religious laws that make the life of women in Saudi Arabia a barren, hopeless wasteland. Princess Sultana, who cannot reveal her real name for fear of death, has told her story to the bestselling author of The Rape of Kuwait. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Finding Nouf more books like this by Zoe Ferraris add to wishlist A finely detailed literary mystery set in contemporary Saudi Arabia, Ferraris's debut centers on Nouf ash-Shrawi, a 16-year-old girl who disappears into the desert three days before her marriage and is later found dead and several weeks pregnant. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Princess Sultana's Daughters more books like this by Jean Sasson add to wishlist Having literally risked her life to make her story known to the people of the world outside Saudi Arabia, Princess Sultana now continues her tale of repression and violence against women into the next generation. Despite their mother's privileged position in the Saudi royal family, Sultana's daughters do not escape the consequences of feudal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century more books like this by Steve Coll add to wishlist Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Coll continues where "Ghost Wars" leaves off, shedding new light on one of the most elusive families of the 21st century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Girls of Riyadh more books like this by Rajaa Alsanea, Kate Reading (Read by) add to wishlist A bold new voice from Saudi Arabia spins a fascinating tale of four young women attempting to navigate the narrow straits between love, desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition as the hidden world of today's upper-class Saudi women is revealed by an insider. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Sword of God more books like this by Chris Kuzneski add to wishlist In a secret bunker, one of the worlds most dangerous terrorists is under interrogation, until he is rescued and his captors are slaughtered. Former MANIAC honcho Jonathan Payne vows revenge, but there is more to the bloody atrocity than terrorist reprisal, in this new novel from the bestselling author of "Sign of the Cross." Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude more books like this by Robert Baer add to wishlist A former CIA case officer, who served for years in the Middle East, presents a disturbing portrait of the house of Saud, and asserts that for years Washington, in return for favorable oil contracts, has overlooked Saudi Arabia's corruption and its connections to terrorism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy more books like this by Matthew R Simmons add to wishlist "Twilight in the Desert" reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst, Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia more books like this by Carmen Bin Ladin add to wishlist Immediately after September 11, 2001, Carmen bin Laden knew that her name would engender responses from others--for she knew in her heart that the person behind the events of that day was her brother-in-law, Osama bin Laden. In her revealing memoir, INSIDE THE KINGDOM, Carmen tells what it was like for a European woman to marry into a wealthy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph more books like this by Thomas Edward Lawrence add to wishlist Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the monumental work that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence of Arabia". Not only a consummate military history, but also a colorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man, this is one of the indisputable classics of 20th century English literature. Line drawings throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Jewel of Medina more books like this by Sherry Jones add to wishlist Set in ancient Arabia during the dramatic birth of Islam, this captivating debut novel paints a fascinating portrait of A'isha, child bride of the prophet Muhammad, who overcame great obstacles to reach her full potential as a woman and a leader. see all copies from $4.93! new only from $10.08! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Kingdom more books like this by Robert Lacey add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Seven Pillars of Wisdom more books like this by T E Lawrence add to wishlist Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" recreates epic events with extraordinary vividness. In the words of E. M. Forster, 'Round ... see all copies from $4.09! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties more books like this by Craig Unger add to wishlist In this highly critical report, an investigative reporter examines the decades-long but little known business ties between the Bush family in Texas and the House of Saud and its associates in Saudi Arabia. David Unger recounts the interests of the house of Saud in the oil business in Houston and tells how the Saudis were especially helpful to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America more books like this by Yossef Bodansky add to wishlist Bodansky provides a biographical analysis Osama bin Laden in an attempt to recreate the circumstances that turned an engineer into one of the world's most notorious terrorists and Islamic fundamentalists. In doing so he reveals the complexity of the Middle Eastern terrorism web and the devotion that Islamic terrorists harbor for their beliefs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Eight Months on Ghazzah Street more books like this by Hilary Mantel add to wishlist Frances Shore, a feminist and a liberal, tries to be tolerant of the change in values and customs she experiences when she goes with her husband to a job in Saudi Arabia. But she becomes increasingly appalled by the real evil that she witnesses. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Season in Mecca: Narrative of a Pilgrimage more books like this by Abdellah Hammoudi (Editor) add to wishlist In 1999, the Moroccan scholar Abdellah Hammoudi, trained in Paris and teaching in America, decided to go on the pilgrimage to Mecca. He wanted to observe the hajj as an anthropologist but also to experience it as an ordinary pilgrim, and to write about it for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Here is his intimate, intense, and detailed account of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources more books like this by Martin Lings add to wishlist This work is acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet in the English language. Martin Lings' life of Muhammad is unlike any other. Based on Arabic sources of the eighth and ninth centuries, of which some important passages are translated here for the first time, it owes the freshness and directness of its approach to the ... see all copies from $7.55! new only from $11.49! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama Bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of America more books like this by Michael Scheuer add to wishlist This seminal work on modern terrorism assesses the changes and continuities in Osama bin Laden's thinking since 2002. In order to win the war against terrorism, argues Michael Scheuer, former head of the CIA's bin Laden Unit, we must first stop dismissing militant Muslims as "extremists" or "religious fanatics." Formulating a successful military ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
20	The life of Muhammad more books like this by Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Ismail R. Al-Faruqi add to wishlist see all copies from $3.15! new only from $16.95! \| SVS
21 view cover	Princess more books like this by Jean P. Sasson add to wishlist This is the true story of what life is like for a Saudi Arabian Princess. Told to the author by a member of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family who wishes to remain anonymous, it describes a life of oppression and human rights violations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.42! \| first editions
22 view cover	Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa'ud from Tradition to Terror more books like this by Stephen Schwartz add to wishlist A severely critical assessment of the form of Islam known as Wahhabism, and its role in present-day politics, especially via its "sponsor" the House of Saud. Schwartz sees Wahhabism as intolerant and totalitarian, and says it is a source of terror whose adherents present a threat both to those inside Saudi Arabia and to the world. He also cites ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
23	The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Adnan Khashoggi more books like this by Ronald Kessler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	Muhammad, Man of God more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr add to wishlist see all copies from $4.46! new only from $4.99! \| SVS
25 view cover	America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier more books like this by Robert Vitalis add to wishlist "America's Kingdom" debunks the many myths that now surround the United States's "special relationship" with Saudi Arabia, or what is less reverently known as "the deal": oil for security. Taking aim at the long-held belief that the Arabian American Oil Company, ARAMCO, made miracles happen in the desert, Robert Vitalis shows that nothing could be ... see all copies from $11.73! new only from $11.74! \| first editions \| SVS

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