The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot Through the Heart of the Middle East

By Leon McCarron
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on September 15, 2018
At one point in this personal account of a long-distance trek across the...

Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire

By Georgina Herrmann
Reviewed by Graham Chandler on May 15, 2018
British archeologist Austen Henry Layard discovered the first pieces of...

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen: Authentic Recipes for Fresh and Flavorful Mediterranean Home Cooking

By Julie Ann Sageer with Leah Bhabha
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
Julie Ann Sageer earned her nickname “Julie Taboulie” from...

The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria

By Marlene Matar
Reviewed by Tom Verde on May 1, 2017
Considering the recent fate of Aleppo, it is easy to be distracted from...

Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City

By Philip Mansel
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on May 1, 2017
In this timely publication, as Syria’s second city suffers from...

Out of the Desert: My Journey from Nomadic Bedouin to the Heart of Global Oil

By Ali Al-Naimi
Reviewed by William Tracy on May 1, 2017
“If I, a poverty-stricken Bedouin kid born in a desert, can make...

Ibn Tulun: His Lost city and Great Mosque

By Tarek Swelim
Reviewed by Tom Verde on March 1, 2017
This elegant, richly illustrated volume covers the history, architecture...

Embassy to the Eastern Courts: America's Secret Pivot Toward Asia 1832–37

By Andrew C. A. Jampoler
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on March 1, 2017
After the American Revolution, the maritime trade of the US was...

The Book of Spice: From Anise to Zedoary

By John O’Connell
Reviewed by Tom Verde on October 18, 2016
It is hard to reach for a spice that has not been touched by Arab-Muslim...

Andalusia of Love (Andalus al-Hob)

By Marcel Khalife
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on September 12, 2017
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I Speak Fula

By Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
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Aman Iman (Water is Life)

By Tinariwen
Reviewed on April 15, 2008
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A Bridge Over the Mediterranean

By The Chehade Brothers
Reviewed on April 1, 2006
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Tékitoi

By Taha, Rachid
Reviewed on April 1, 2005
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Cleopatra

By Wahab, Mohamed Abdel
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
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