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...

Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire

By Georgina Herrmann
Reviewed by Graham Chandler on May 15, 2018
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Arabic Type-Making in the Machine Age: The Influence of Technology on the Form of Arabic Type, 1908-1933, Vol. 14

By Titus Nemeth
Reviewed by Tom Verde on May 15, 2018
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Classical Poems by Arab Women: A Bilingual Anthology

By Abdullah al-Udhari, ed.
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on May 15, 2018
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Palmyra: An Irreplaceable Treasure

By Paul Veyne
Reviewed by Frank L. Holt on May 15, 2018
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The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China

By David Eimer
Reviewed by Louis Werner on May 15, 2018
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The Essential Herodotus

By William A. Johnson, trans.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on May 15, 2018
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The Islamic Lineage of American Literary Culture: Muslim Sources from the Revolution to Reconstruction

By Jeffrey Einboden
Reviewed by Alia Yunis on May 15, 2018
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The Kurds: A Modern History

By Michael M. Gunter
Reviewed by Louis Werner on May 15, 2018
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Tippu Tip: Ivory, Slavery and Discovery in the Scramble for Africa

By Stuart Laing
Reviewed by Charles O. Cecil on May 15, 2018
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Visit the Old City of Aleppo: Come with Tamim to a World Heritage Site

By Khaldoun Fansa
Reviewed by Louis Werner on May 15, 2018
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Coastline: The Food of Mediterranean Italy, France, & Spain

By Lucio Galletto and David Dale
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
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Istanbul & Beyond: Exploring the Diverse Cuisines of Turkey

By Robyn Eckhardt
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
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