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Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East
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The Forever War
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Dexter Filkins

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Suez: Britain's End of Empire in the Middle East
Suez: Britain's End of Empire in the Middle East
Keith Kyle

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Martyrs: Innocence, Vengeance, and Despair in the Middle East
Martyrs: Innocence, Vengeance, and Despair in the Middle East
Joyce M. Davis

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National Geographic Atlas of the Middle East
National Geographic Atlas of the Middle East
National Geographic Society

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A History of the Arab Peoples
A History of the Arab Peoples
Albert Hourani

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A History of the Modern Middle East
A History of the Modern Middle East
Martin Bunton

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A History of the Middle East
A History of the Middle East
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Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East
Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East
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Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
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My War Gone By, I Miss It So
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Blood Brothers, exp. ed.
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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America And American in Iran
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Princess Sultana's Circle
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Entebbe: A Defining Moment in the War on Terrorism--The Jonathan Netanyahu Story
Entebbe: A Defining Moment in the War on Terrorism--The Jonathan Netanyahu Story
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Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus
Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus
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A Tale of Love and Darkness
A Tale of Love and Darkness
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State of Denial
State of Denial
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The Bookseller of Kabul
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The Storyteller's Daughter
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Self-Portrait Of A Hero: The Letters Of Jonathan Netanyahu (1963-1976)
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Jonathan Netanyahu

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Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
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The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix
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The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels
The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels
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A Border Passage: From Cairo to America – A Woman's Journey
A Border Passage: From Cairo to America – A Woman's Journey
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The Turkish Lover
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Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past
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Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
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By Way Of Deception: The Making And Unmaking Of A Mossad Office
By Way Of Deception: The Making And Unmaking Of A Mossad Office
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Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
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Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad
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Jerusalem Vigil
Jerusalem Vigil
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The Question of Palestine
The Question of Palestine
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From Beirut to Jerusalem
From Beirut to Jerusalem
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The Battle for God
The Battle for God
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O Jerusalem!
O Jerusalem!
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Wanderings Chaim Potok's History Of The Jews
Wanderings Chaim Potok's History Of The Jews
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Eyewitness Travel Guide to Jerusalem & the Holy Land
Eyewitness Travel Guide to Jerusalem & the Holy Land
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Palestine
Palestine
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Bible and Sword
Bible and Sword
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The New Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land
The New Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land
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Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team
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Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World'sMost Notorious Nazi
Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World'sMost Notorious Nazi
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Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
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The Case for Israel
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Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
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Persepolis 2
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A History of the Jews
A History of the Jews
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All the Shah's Men
All the Shah's Men
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A Peace to End All Peace
A Peace to End All Peace
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Jerusalem: The Biography
Jerusalem: The Biography
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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Jeremy Scahill

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On Wings of Eagles
On Wings of Eagles
Ken Follett

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House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
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Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia
Janet Wallach

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Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew
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The Bible Unearthed
The Bible Unearthed
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Islam: A Short History
Islam: A Short History
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
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Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
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The Israel Lobby
The Israel Lobby
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Generation Kill
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The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
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The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander
The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
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In The Company Of Soldiers: A Chronicle Of Combat
In The Company Of Soldiers: A Chronicle Of Combat
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Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
George Crile

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First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
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The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
Amartya Sen

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The Great War For Civilization: The Conquest Of The Middle East
The Great War For Civilization: The Conquest Of The Middle East
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The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
Robert Spencer

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The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA
The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA
Joby Warrick

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Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians
Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians
Noam Chomsky

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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
Ahmed Rashid

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The Arabs: A History
The Arabs: A History
Eugene Rogan

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The Good Soldiers
The Good Soldiers
David Finkel

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The Crisis of Islam
The Crisis of Islam
Bernard Lewis

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World Orders, Old and New
World Orders, Old and New
Noam Chomsky

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The Brenner Assignment: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Spy Mission of World War II
The Brenner Assignment: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Spy Mission of World War II
Patrick K. O'Donnell

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What Went Wrong? Western Impact & Middle Eastern Response
What Went Wrong? Western Impact & Middle Eastern Response
Bernard Lewis

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Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror
Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror
Robert Young Pelton

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The Secret War Against the Jews: How Western Espionage Betrayed The Jewish People
The Secret War Against the Jews: How Western Espionage Betrayed The Jewish People
Mark Aarons

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World

China: A New History
China: A New History
John King Fairbank

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THE MUQADDIMAH: An Introduction to History
THE MUQADDIMAH: An Introduction to History
Ibn Khaldun

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The Crusades
The Crusades
Thomas Asbridge

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Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet
Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet
Karen Armstrong

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Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh
Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh
Joyce A. Tyldesley

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Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles
Anthony Swofford

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Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World
Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World
Karen Armstrong

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A History of India : Volume One
A History of India : Volume One
Romila Thapar

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Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Lars Brownworth

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A History of the Crusades: 1.The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
A History of the Crusades: 1.The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Steven Runciman

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The History of Ancient Israel
The History of Ancient Israel
Michael Grant

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My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq
My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq
Ariel Sabar

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The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople
The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople
Jonathan Phillips

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The Ottoman Centuries
The Ottoman Centuries
John Patrick Douglas Balfour

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The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response
The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response
Peter Balakian

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The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan
The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan
Ben Macintyre

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A History of Japan
A History of Japan
R.H.P. Mason

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The Middle East: 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day
The Middle East: 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day
Bernard Lewis

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Dungeon, Fire and Sword: The Knights Templar in the Crusades
Dungeon, Fire and Sword: The Knights Templar in the Crusades
John J. Robinson

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A History of Israel (Third Edition) (Westminster Aids to the Study of the Scriptures) by John Bright
A History of Israel (Third Edition) (Westminster Aids to the Study of the Scriptures) by John Bright
John Bright

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World History Books

Chronicles of the Crusades (Penguin Classics)
Chronicles of the Crusades (Penguin Classics)
Jean de Joinville

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Les Croisades vues par les Arabes
Les Croisades vues par les Arabes
Amin Maalouf

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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Herbert P. Bix

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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
Ian Shaw

from $9.59

1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
Roger Crowley

from $8.39

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War
Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War
Mitch Weiss

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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
Tamim Ansary

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Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade
Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade
James Reston Jr.

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Delta Force
Delta Force
Charlie A. Beckwith

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The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs
The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs
Tim Freke

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Street Without Joy
Street Without Joy
Bernard B. Fall

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The First Crusade: A New History: The Roots of Conflict between Christianity and Islam
The First Crusade: A New History: The Roots of Conflict between Christianity and Islam
Thomas Asbridge

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Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
Jim Frederick

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Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
Rick Atkinson

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Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
Leila Ahmed

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The White Nile
The White Nile
Alan Moorehead

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We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder With the Marines Who Took Fallujah
We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder With the Marines Who Took Fallujah
Patrick K. O'Donnell

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Masters Of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces
Masters Of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces
Linda Robinson

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The Places In Between
The Places In Between
Rory Stewart

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Out of Egypt
Out of Egypt
André Aciman

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Commonalities among these books on the Middle East include: historical accounts of various events and conflicts in the region, biographies of influential figures, memoirs of personal experiences, analyses of politics and foreign policy, explorations of cultural and religious traditions, and travel guides. The books cover a wide range of topics including ancient history, modern conflicts, religion, gender issues, espionage, and more. Many of the books also focus on the relationship between the Middle East and Western civilization.

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