Customer Review: BAGHDAD WITHOUT A MAP is a series of articles Tony Horwitz wrote while trying to spark a freelance journalism career in the Middle East. The title is somewhat misleading as the articles cover a wide spectrum of Middle Eastern countries. Horwitz does not always have an assignment as was the case... more info
Customer Review: Very very current and informative for the area. Quite useful for someone that may be spending time there on business. Easy to read and understand.
Customer Review: Extremely useful advice throughout the entire book for anyone planning on living in the Gulf States. Will be my 'bible' for when I get there. Highly recommended for anyone planning on living and working in this region.
Customer Review: Gertrude Bell was without a doubt one of the world's most interesting women, whose life and work converged at a crucial time in history. In carrying out Great Britain's ambitions in Mesopotamia, she almost single-handedly created a precarious nation from an assortment of tribes and faiths,... more info
Customer Review: My purpose in reading this volume of Gertrude Bell's diaries was to learn about this powerful Englishwoman's adventures and discoveries in the Middle East written in her own words.
Rosemary O'Brien did an excelllent job of editing this material which I used as part of a book report on THE... more info
Customer Review: I confess: Richard F Burton is one of my heroes. In part, it's because much of my life has been spent in his traces, from India, through the Middle East, to Baltimore and the Great Plains. He's simply a fabulous story-teller. Whether he's commenting on the sexual proclivities of the people of a... more info
Customer Review: I found this book absolutely fascinating as it described a time, only 70-odd years ago, when there truly were unexplored reaches, where legend and history still co-existed, and where a culturally sensitive and aware, and properly respectful traveler could find peaceful and fulfilling adventure. This... more info
Customer Review: The diary is wonderful, and Dr. Mack's "A Prince of Our Disorder, describes this year very well. I recommend that those who have not yet seen the full 1922 text edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom get their copy of that first from Castle Hill Press in the UK, sold on their website. As Dr. Mack notes,... more info
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