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Art restorer and former spy Gabriel Allon is called upon by the head of Israeli intelligence to stop a Palestinian plot to kill Yasir Arafat, ending peace talks in the Middle East--a plot run by the man responsible for the deaths of Gabriel's wife and child.
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Suspenseful, compelling, and utterly believable, The Bank of Fear is unparalleled spy fiction in the best tradition of Graham Greene and John le Carre-a twisting tale of the ruthless greed and money laundering behind today's headlines. Behind the doors of a London investment firm lies a grisly five billion dollar secret that directly involves the Ruler of Iraq. When British financial investigator Sam Hoffman and Iraqi computer analyst Lina Alway decide...
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Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He left Iraq with a shattered leg and a mission - to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as 'Suleiman'. But when his scheme begins to unravel, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane. His only hope is the urbane head of Jordan's intelligence service. But can Ferris trust him?
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"A story of how empires rattle along until their sheer scale makes them nonsensical . . [Reid's] very capable prose just begs to be read" ( The Scotsman ). At the end of the First World War, Britain, and to a much lesser extent France, created the modern Middle East. The possessions of the former Ottoman Empire were carved up with scant regard for the wishes of those who lived there. Frontiers were devised and alien dynasties imposed on the populations...
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THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON ISIS Jay Sekulow, one of America's most influential attorneys, closely examines the rise of the terrorist groups ISIS and Hamas, explains their objectives and capabilities and how, if left undefeated, their existence could unleash a genocide of historic proportions. Recently, the world has been shaken by gruesome photos and videos that have introduced us to the now infamous terrorist group known as ISIS. The world's wealthiest...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
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Alex Rider must once again do battle against the terrorist organization responsible for the death of his parents--Scorpia--when their plot in the Middle East poses a threat to humanity, but this time around the risks are bigger and Alex will not walk away so easily.
7) Tehran
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This edition of the Bradt guide to Tehran by Patricia Baker and Hilary Smith combines their knowledge of the city's major sights with maps, historical and cultural perspectives and recommendations for hotels, restaurants and cafés as well as detailed information on city transport, shopping and attractions in and around the city. The colourful and engaging writing style is aimed at informing as well as entertaining the reader. All information is drawn...
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Just as boredom is setting in on his long trip by motor coach across the desert to Baghdad, Mr. Parker Pyne reads about the case of the missing Mr. Long, the famous defaulting financier who, as the papers would have it, is in South America. Another member of his party, Captain Smethurst, tells Pyne that he is worried about something. But before he can tell Pyne what it is, he is found dead, with no visible wound. Pyne must piece together what happened...
9) Fade
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New York Times bestselling author Kyle Mills rewrites the rules for thrillers with Fade-a novel ripped from today's headlines. Welcome to the new war on terror. A secret wing of Homeland Security is recruiting agents to work undercover in the Middle East, and the director wants his second-in-command, Matt Egan, to bring aboard an old friend, Salam Al Fayed-better known as Fade. He's perfect: An ex-Navy Seal and the son of immigrants, he speaks flawless...
10) Lebanon
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This edition of “Bradt's Lebanon” remains the only English-language guide dedicated to the smallest country on the Asian continent. Comprehensively updated throughout to reflect recent economic, political and social changes, it includes revised and new listings for hotels, restaurants, and what to see and do, catering for all types of travellers and budgets.
Although only half the size of Wales, Lebanon offers extraordinary diversity. Some of...
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Excerpt: "The South and the North of Europe are contrasted in this volume. Not by any formal comparison of the morals and manners, the institutions and condition of the peoples in different latitudes, but by candid statement and description, I have sought to give a fair view of life as it is in Spain and Scandinavia. Since the journey was, made, the Queen of Spain has fled, and the Emperor of France has perished from among men. But, the social life...
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992"
This book will be immensely helpful to those who wish to orient themselves to what has become a very large body of literature on medieval Islamic history. Combining a bibliographic study with an inquiry into method, it opens with a survey of the principal reference tools available to historians of Islam and a systematic review of the sources they will confront. Problems of method are then examined...
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"Memories of Mutrah, Oman: Fishing Village to Vibrant City" relates to the memories of the merchants of Mutrah souq, their family life, and history as passed down from generation to generation. They tell of the good and the not-so-good times. Mutrah was a happy, lively place where the local inhabitants would gather to exchange news, reflect on the health of their families, and to purchase food and living requirements from this 600-year-old traditional...
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#1 Modern Israel has built a fully realized political system, economy, society, and culture. It is a normal country, though a unique one with many distinctive features. It grew from one of the world's oldest societies and cultures, but its ancient heritage did not make the process of nation-building any easier.
#2 The idea that Jews are only a religious group is...
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Although Iraqi Jews saw themselves as Iraqi patriots, their community-which had existed in Iraq for more than 2,500 years-was displaced following the establishment of the state of Israel. New Babylonians chronicles the lives of these Jews, their urban Arab culture, and their hopes for a democratic nation-state. It studies their ideas about Judaism, Islam, secularism, modernity, and reform, focusing on Iraqi Jews who internalized narratives of Arab...
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#1 The Squadron was 150 kilometers into Iraq when they came across the herd of goats. The nearest animals were a hundred yards away, but with every second they seemed to be getting closer. Steve had to assume the other sentries had heard the goats, but didn't see them.
#2 The decision to kill the goat-herder was up to Steve, and he had to make it in a split second. He...
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Men of Capital examines British-ruled Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s through a focus on economy. In a departure from the expected histories of Palestine, this book illuminates dynamic class constructions that aimed to shape a pan-Arab utopia in terms of free trade, profit accumulation, and private property. And in so doing, it positions Palestine and Palestinians in the larger world of Arab thought and social life, moving attention away from the...
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