AUB and Ras Beirut in 150 Years of Photographs

AUB and Ras Beirut in 150 Years of Photographs

By Maria Bashshur Abunassar
Reviewed by William Tracy on January 15, 2020
This coffee-table volume of photography focusing on the American...
The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt’s Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt’s Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

By Seif El Rashidi and Sam Bowker
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 15, 2019
This book is a model of how to make the fruit of specialized academic...
Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World’s Richest Man

Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World’s Richest Man

By Jonathan Conlin
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 15, 2019
When Armenian Turkish businessman Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955, Life...
Legacy in Stone: Syria Before War

Legacy in Stone: Syria Before War

By Kevin Bubriski.
Reviewed by Judy Sultan on July 15, 2019
Today, many only know Syria as a geopolitical disaster and humanitarian...
The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot Through the Heart of the Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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...

AUB and Ras Beirut in 150 Years of Photographs

By Maria Bashshur Abunassar
Reviewed by William Tracy on January 15, 2020
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Fruits from the Sands: The Silk Road Origins of the Foods We Eat

By Robert N. Spengler III
Reviewed by Gary Paul Nabhan on January 15, 2020
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Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide

By Caroline Williams
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2020
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Rewriting the Nation in Modern Kazakh Literature: Elites and Narratives

By Diana T. Kudaibergenova
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on January 15, 2020
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Saffron in the Souks: Vibrant Recipes from the Heart of Lebanon

By John Gregory-Smith
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2020
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The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats

By Daniel Stone
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2020
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The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World: A History of Honey, Salt, Chile, Pork, Cacao, and Tomato

By Jenny Linford
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2020
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The Vanishing Stepwells of India

By Victoria Lautman
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on January 15, 2020
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War Songs

By `Antarah ibn Shaddad. James E. Montgomery with Richard Sieburth, tr. Peter Cole, fwd.
Reviewed by Kay Hardy Campbell on January 15, 2020
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Hassan Fathy: An Architectural Life

By Leila El-Wakil, ed.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 15, 2019
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The Making of the Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World

Reviewed by Caroline Stone on November 15, 2019
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Through the Palace Keyhole

By Ann Hutchison Sawalha
Reviewed by Kay Hardy Campbell on November 15, 2019
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