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.The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia
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by: Gertrude Bell

December 25, 2001
Gertrude Bell was without a doubt one of the world's most interesting women, whose life and work converged at a crucial time in history. In carrying out Great Britain's ambitions in Mesopotamia, she almost single-handedly created a precarious nation from an assortment of tribes and faiths, inevitably fated to clash and collapse. Iraq is her handywork. The world will suffer the consequences for generations to come.
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.Kuwait Complete Residents' Guide
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by: Explorer Publishing

September 01, 2006
Gertrude Bell was without a doubt one of the world's most interesting women, whose life and work converged at a crucial time in history. In carrying out Great Britain's ambitions in Mesopotamia, she almost single-handedly created a precarious nation from an assortment of tribes and faiths, inevitably fated to clash and collapse. Iraq is her handywork. The world will suffer the consequences for generations to come.
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.Culture Shock! Egypt: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides)
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by: Susan L. Wilson

February 15, 2007
Gertrude Bell was without a doubt one of the world's most interesting women, whose life and work converged at a crucial time in history. In carrying out Great Britain's ambitions in Mesopotamia, she almost single-handedly created a precarious nation from an assortment of tribes and faiths, inevitably fated to clash and collapse. Iraq is her handywork. The world will suffer the consequences for generations to come.
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.Wallpaper City Guide: Dubai (Wallpaper City Guide)
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by: Editors of Wallpaper Magazine

March 19, 2007
Don't waste your money on this thing. Buy a Lonely Planet or other travel guide. This "guide" in has a few nice pictures in it, but nothing of substance. I guess you get what you pay for.
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.A Journey through Afghanistan
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by: David Chaffetz

January 01, 2002
Chaffetz does an admirable job of describing northwest Afghanistan as it was circa 1975 and the effect that the country and its people had upon him. As one who had passed through the country in the late sixties, there was much I could recognize in both the stimulus and the author's response. Particularly gratifying to me was the "update" aspect - the provision of information from that particular time period, of which I had previously read and heard only the barest political and economic facts. Chaffetz ably uses history to inform and frame the life and times he experienced. A further enhancement is the author's knowledge of Farsi and the inclusion of translations into English of words, old inscriptions, and occasional couplets of Persian ... Read More:
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.Oman: The Bradt Travel Guide
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by: Diana Darke, Sandra Shields

February 01, 2007
I'm a former Peace Corps volunteer in Oman, 1974-1976 (before they got wealthy). I'm planning a return visit there and found the the Bradt Guide quite useful. I worked in the interior: Ibra, Buraimi, Sohar, Nizwa, Bahla. The book refreshed and supplemented details about the interior. I checked out the Lonely Planet Oman guide from my local library and will supplement that budget travel information with the greater local depth here.


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.The Wadjet Eye
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by: Jill Rubalcaba

June 12, 2006
Im new to the world of historical fiction and this book got me reading all sorts of historical fiction. Just after the first page you cant put it down. Its great at the begining, middle, and end. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND this book. Best of all after the end it explanes some of the things at the end about some things that happen in the book that you might not understand or know about in the book. I've read other great books but this is in its own league.
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.Egypt Travel Pack (Globetrotter Travel Packs)
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by: Globetrotter

February 12, 2008
Im new to the world of historical fiction and this book got me reading all sorts of historical fiction. Just after the first page you cant put it down. Its great at the begining, middle, and end. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND this book. Best of all after the end it explanes some of the things at the end about some things that happen in the book that you might not understand or know about in the book. I've read other great books but this is in its own league.
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.Insight Guides Israel
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from: Insight Guides

April 15, 2006
The book was in perfect condition. These books (Insight Guides) are wonderful books. I would recommend them for anyone who likes to travel.
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.Searching for Hassan: A Journey to the Heart of Iran
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by: Terence Ward

March 04, 2003
Goes to show how pro-west the Iranian people can be and it is surprising. The story of an American family who go back to find their servants and maid during their stay in Iran in early 1970s and late 60s is a fascinating read even today where political hostility blur the amazing relation that the people of Iran and America have held through the past few decades. Americans are extremely nice people and Iranians are quite like them: hospitable and welcoming. This book is recommended, especially to those who want to know whats going on inside of the country.
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