Best Cities In Middle East - April 2024

Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953

“Best of Enemies is surely destined to stand alongside Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis as a graphic history of the Middle East. A must read for anyone interested in learning, or teaching, about the region.”—Mark Levine, professor of history at UC-Irvine and author of Heavy Metal Islam   In the third volume of their graphic history of US and Middle East relations, Jean-Pierre Filiu and David B. take in the tumultuous period that began with Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and ended with Obama’s decision, in 2013, not to intervene in Syria.   Spanning the First Gulf War, the rise of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1906838453
• ASIN: 1906838453
• ISBN: 1906838453
• Brand: Self Made Hero
• Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

Culture and Conflict in the Middle East

In an era of increasing interaction between the United States and the countries of the Middle East, it has become ever more important for Americans to understand the social forces that shape Middle Eastern cultures. Based on years of his own field research and the ethnographic reports of other scholars, anthropologist Philip Carl Salzman presents an incisive analysis of Middle Eastern culture that goes a long way toward explaining the gulf between Western and Middle Eastern cultural perspectives.Salzman focuses on two basic principles of tribal organization that have become central principles ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1591025877
• ASIN: 1591025877
• ISBN: 1591025877
• Brand: Brand: Humanity Books
• Manufacturer: Humanity Books

When You Reach Me (Yearling Newbery)

"Like A Wrinkle in Time (Miranda's favorite book), When You Reach Me far surpasses the usual whodunit or sci-fi adventure to become an incandescent exploration of 'life, death, and the beauty of it all.'" —The Washington Post This Newbery Medal winner that has been called "smart and mesmerizing," (The New York Times) and "superb" (The Wall Street Journal) will appeal to readers of all types, especially those who are looking for a thought-provoking mystery with a mind-blowing twist. Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes, and s... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375850864
• ASIN: 0375850864
• ISBN: 1921656069
• Brand: Random House
• Manufacturer: Yearling

Jerusalem: A Cookbook

• ASIN: 1607743949
• UPC: 001607743949
• ASIN: 1607743949
• ISBN: 1607743949
• Brand: Random House
• Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press

Orphan Train

The #1 New York Times BestsellerNow featuring a sneak peek at Christina's forthcoming novel A Piece of the World, coming February 2017.Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel—the captivating story of a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and the teenage girl whose own troubled adolescence leads her to seek answers to long-buried questions…now with an extended scene that addresses the number one question readers ask, and an excerpt from Kline’s upcoming novel A Piece of the World.“A lovely novel about the search for family that also happen... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0061950726
• ASIN: 0061950726
• ISBN: 0061950726
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World (P.S.)

• ASIN: B000SCHBR0
• ASIN: B000SCHBR0
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books

The Boy Who Saved Baseball

Tom Gallagher is in a tight spot. The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. If Tom's team loses, they lose their field too. But how can they possibly win? Just when everything seems hopeless, a mysterious boy named Cruz de la Cruz rides into town and claims to know the secret of hitting. Not to mention the secrets of Dante Del Gato, Dillontown's greatest hitter ever. Since he walked away from the game years ago, Del Gato hasn't spoken a word to anyone. But now he might be Tom's only hope for saving his hometown. From the award-winning author of... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0142402869
• ASIN: 0142402869
• ISBN: 0142402869
• Brand: Ritter, John H.
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

War in the Middle East: A Reporter's Story: Black September and the Yom Kippur War

An award-winning journalist offers a reporter’s-eye view of the Middle East conflict, from Black September to the Yom Kippur War to events of the present day.In 1970, when the Jordanian civil war known as Black September began, U.P.I. correspondent Wilborn Hampton was sent to report on unfolding events. Holed up in the InterContinental Hotel and caught in the crossfire, he managed to get the story out. Three years later, dispatched to Israel to cover the Yom Kippur War, the reporter took it on himself to drive to the front lines. The acclaimed author of Kennedy Assassinated!, Meltdown, and... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0763624934
• ASIN: 0763624934
• ISBN: 0763624934
• Brand: Brand: Candlewick
• Manufacturer: Candlewick

Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets

After five years of overcoming obstacles, meticulous planning, and ten thousand miles of traveling the length and breadth of Iran cooking with local cooks, visiting workshops, and developing recipes Najmieh's dream has been realized with the creation of Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets. This book is a distillation of those past five years. It is an authoritative exploration of a cuisine whose cultural roots are among the deepest of any in the world.Najmieh takes us with her on an extraordinary culinary journey: from the daily fish market in Bushehr, on the Persian Gulf, wh... [Read More]

• ASIN: 193382395X
• ASIN: 193382395X
• ISBN: 193382395X
• Manufacturer: Mage Publishers

The Bronze Bow

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Samuel 22:35)The Bronze Bow, written by Elizabeth George Speare (author of The Witch of Blackbird Pond) won the Newbery Medal in 1962. This gripping, action-packed novel tells the story of eighteen-year-old Daniel bar Jamin—a fierce, hotheaded young man bent on revenging his father’s death by forcing the Romans from his land of Israel. Daniel’s palpable hatred for Romans wanes only when he starts to hear the gentle lessons of the traveling carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth. A fast-paced, suspens... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0395137195
• UPC: 046442137195
• ASIN: 0395137195
• ISBN: 0395137195
• Brand: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

Home of the Brave

A man I helped to settle heretaught me a saying from Africa.I'll bet you would like it:A cow is God with a wet nose.Kek comes from Africa where he lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his mother have survived. Now she's missing, and Kek has been sent to a new home. In America, he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter―cold and unkind. But slowly he makes friends: a girl in foster care, an old woman with a rundown farm, and a sweet, sad cow that reminds Kek of home. As he waits for word of hi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312535635
• ASIN: 0312535635
• ISBN: 9780312535636
• Brand: Square Fish
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

Practice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish, Second Edition: (Beginner) 325 Exercises + Online Flashcard App + 75-minutes of Streaming Audio (Practice Makes Perfect Series)

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Bite-size lessons. Big-time learning, now with digital supportPractice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish is a trusted and proven companion for your Spanish-learning experience. In each bite-sized lesson, author Dorothy Richmond explains one – and only one – grammar concept and illustrates it with many clear examples. The accompanying exercises let you practice, practice, practice what you have learned. Although... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0071849211
• ASIN: 0071849211
• ISBN: 9780071849210
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)

• ASIN: 0312427735
• ASIN: 0312427735
• ISBN: 0312427735
• Brand: Picador USA
• Manufacturer: Picador

The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America

In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1400078679
• UPC: 884752196866
• ASIN: 1400078679
• ISBN: 1400078679
• Brand: Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Hybrid Sovereignty in the Arab Middle East: The Cases of Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq (Middle East in Focus)

This book provides readers with a fresh analysis of the Arab state by using a new theoretical framework: hybrid sovereignty. The author examines various areas to make his argument: citizenship, the issue of minorities, electoral engineering, the failure of central rule, tribalism, and the lack of impersonal bureaucratic mechanism.

• ASIN: 0230600409
• ASIN: 0230600409
• ISBN: 0230600409
• Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan

Best of Enemies : A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953

"Best of Enemies is surely destined to stand alongside Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis as a graphic history of the Middle East. A must read for anyone interested in learning, or teaching, about the region."--Mark Levine, professor

• UPC: 19858564
• Rating: 3.0

The Mamluk City in the Middle East - eBook

The Mamluk City in the Middle East offers an interdisciplinary study of urban history, urban experience, and the nature of urbanism in the region under the rule of the Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517). The book focuses

• UPC: 886537329

The Mamluk City in the Middle East : History, Culture, and the Urban Landscape

An interdisciplinary study of urban history, urban experience and the nature of urbanism under the rule of the Mamluk Sultanate

• UPC: 55645427

Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East - eBook

This book explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities, approaching violence as an individual and collective experience, a historical event, and an urban process. Violence and the city coexist in a

• UPC: 901574323

Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East

This volume explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities--as a collective act, a historical event, and an urban

• UPC: 49744163

Towards Sustainable Cities in Asia and the Middle East - eBook

This volume presents innovative work on innovative methods, tools and practices aimed at supporting the transition of Asian and Middle Eastern cities and regions towards a more smart and sustainable dimension. The role of the

• UPC: 931874975

New Cities and Community Extensions in Egypt and the Middle East - eBook

This book seeks to push forward the boundaries of current practices and knowledge to embrace innovative solutions, novel approaches, and grounded technologies within realistic comprehension of economic risks and environmental implications. It investigates different scales

• UPC: 605190602

Madinah : City Stories from the Middle East

9781905583201

• UPC: 11539100

Peasant Maids, City Women : Economies and Institutions in the Middle East

From the 1850s to the 1920s, women were 30 to 40 percent of all immigrants to the United States and their migration experiences were shaped by similar social, economic, demographic, and cultural forces. In Peasant

• UPC: 26808743

Population, Poverty, and Politics in Middle East Cities

Population, Poverty, and Politics in Middle East

• UPC: 38184378