Cultural Region/Middle Eastern
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead Mysticism of the Pert Em Heru
$38.60 Add to cartTHE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD MYSTICISM OF THE PERT EM HERU ” I Know myself, I know myself, I am One With God -From the Pert Em Heru “The Ru Pert em Heru” or “Ancient Egyptian Book of The Dead,” or “B… [more below]
- Author: Ashby, Muata
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1884564283
- Language: English
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The Coup: 1953, the Cia, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations
$19.95 Add to cartIn August 1953, the CIA orchestrated the swift overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected leader and installed Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in his place. Over the next twenty-six years, the United State
- Author: Abrahamian, Ervand
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 07 2015
- ISBN10: 1620970864
- Language: English
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Culture and Resistance
$36.00 Add to cartEdward W. Said discusses the centrality of popular resistance to his understanding of culture, history, and social change. He reveals his thoughts on the war on terrorism, the war in Afghanistan, and
- Author: Said, Edward W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1608465829
- Language: English
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The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir
$19.00 Add to cartFarah Ahmedi recounts her heartbreaking journey from war-torn Kabul to America in her New York Times bestselling inspirational memoir.
Farah Ahmedi’s “poignant tale of survival” (Chicago Tribune) chro- Author: Ahmedi, Farah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 01 2006
- ISBN10: 141691837X
- Language: English
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A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America’s Intelligence Agencies
$22.00 Add to cartA Pretext for War reveals the systematic weaknesses behind the failure to detect or prevent the 9/11 attacks, and details the Bush administration’s subsequent misuse of intelligence to sell preemptive
- Author: Bamford, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 10 2005
- ISBN10: 140003034X
- Language: English
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A Walking Tour of the Gospels: Experience the Life and Lessons of Jesus
$19.99 Add to cartJesus’s life and teachings were bonded to the soil, the scenery, and the people of the Holy Land. Walk the biblical landscape with John A. Beck as he brings key events from the Gospels to life in 150 … [more below]
- Author: Beck, John A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1640701656
- Language: English
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Shamanic Wisdom in the Pyramid Texts: The Mystical Tradition of Ancient Egypt
$26.95 Read moreA radical reinterpretation of the Pyramid Texts as shamanic mystical wisdom rather than funerary rituals
– Reveals the mystical nature of Egyptian civilization denied by orthodox Egyptologists – Exami- Author: Naydler, Jeremy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0892817550
- Language: English
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Devil’s Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam
$28.00 Add to cart“The most clear and engaging history of the deadly, historic partnership between Western powers and political Islam.”–Salon.com
Devil’s Game is the first comprehensive account of America’s misguided- Series: American Empire Project
- Author: Dreyfuss, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 03 2006
- ISBN10: 0805081372
- Language: English
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This Side of Peace: A Personal Account
$21.95 Add to cartFrom the world-recognized leader of the Palestinians comes an inside view of Arafat and of the secret negotiations and last-minute decisions that led to the Oslo Peace Talks.
An insider’s view of Mide- Author: Ashrawi, Hanan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 05 1996
- ISBN10: 068482342X
- Language: English
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Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Ice Man, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
$16.00 Add to cartBased on Evan Wright’s National Magazine Award-winning story in Rolling Stone, this is the raw, firsthand account of the 2003 Iraq invasion that inspired the HBO(R) original mini-series.
Within hours- Author: Wright, Evan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0425224740
- Language: English
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Dear Zealots: Letters from a Divided Land
$14.99 Add to cartAn urgent and deeply necessary work, Dear Zealots offers three powerful essays that speak directly to our present age, on the rise of zealotry in Israel and around the world.
“Concise, evocative . .- Author: Oz, Amos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0358175445
- Language: English
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The Lives of the Heart: Poems
$16.99 Add to cartA new volume of poems by the award-winning author of October Palace.
- Author: Hirshfield, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0060951699
- Language: English
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Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia
$26.95 Read moreA revelatory new history of the colonization of the American West
**Longlisted for the 2023 Cundill History Prize** The iconic deserts of the American southwest could not have been colonized and settl- Author: Koch, Natalie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1839763698
- Language: English
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The Turkish Cookbook: Exploring the Food of a Timeless Cuisine
$35.00 Add to cart“Greet a Turk and you will eat. Whether you are in the busy streets of Istanbul, in a small village in Anatolia, on the slopes above Bursa, or in a resort in the Mediterranean, the enticing aroma of g
- Author: Basan, Ghillie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0754835154
- Language: English
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Jarhead: A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
$19.99 Add to cartIn his New York Times bestselling chronicle of military life, Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrance… [more below]
- Author: Swofford, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 16 2003
- ISBN10: 0743244915
- Language: English
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The Lycian Shore: A Turkish Odyssey
$17.95 Add to cart‘There are not so many places left where magic reigns without interruption and of all those I know, the coast of Lycia was the most magical.’ Lycia, on the southwestern coast of Turkey, is an ancient … [more below]
- Series: Freya Stark Collection
- Author: Stark, Freya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: September 20 2011
- ISBN10: 1848853122
- Language: English
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From the Land of Nightingales and Roses: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen
$35.00 Read moreIn From the Land of Nightingales and Roses, Iranian food blogger and home cook, Maryam Sinaiee, takes us through a full year in the Persian kitchen. Each seasonal chapter offers up delicious recipes a… [more below]
- Author: Sinaiee, Maryam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 25 2018
- ISBN10: 1623719674
- Language: English
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The Closed Circle: An Interpretation of the Arabs
$28.43 Add to cartThis important book explains how Arabs are closed in a circle defined by tribal, religious, and cultural traditions. David Pryce-Jones examines the tribal forces which, he believes, “drive the Arabs i… [more below]
- Series: Edward Burlingame Book
- Author: Pryce-Jones, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 16 2009
- ISBN10: 1566638267
- Language: English
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Contested Land, Contested Memory: Israel’s Jews and Arabs and the Ghosts of Catastrophe
$24.99 Add to cartThe Holocaust and the Nakba (“Catastrophe,” Palestinian Israelis’ name for the War of Independence) both marked Israel’s founding, and these two world-changing events continue to form the generations … [more below]
- Author: Roberts, Jo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 10 2013
- ISBN10: 1459710118
- Language: English
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The Promised Land of Israel: An In-Depth Look at Zionism in the Quran and in Jewish History
$34.95 Add to cartWhat would you say if the Holy Quran turned out to contain components consistent with Zionism? What if the Quran in its very philological content blesses and encourages the Jews to live in the land of
- Author: Pournia, Solomon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 526
- Publish Date: May 17 2023
- ISBN10: 9798885054713
- Language: English
