Women and Words in Saudi Arabia: Politics of Literary ...
 Literature defines reality: Before moving to Saudi Arabia, I found Women and Words in Saudi Arabia: The Politics of Literary Discourse by Saddeka Arebi. I eagerly devoured the substantial text, believing the book would give me a context where I could [... more]
CDN$32.30
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Wahhabism: A Critical Essay
Wahhabism and global terror: Hamid Algar and others like Stephen Schwartz and William Roberts may very well be on the right track in the current efforts to identify the root causes of the rise of Islamic Global Terrorism. Mr. Algar Essay is not meant to [... more]
CDN$12.99
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In The Path Of God: Islam and Political Power
a wonderful book, better then the newer one: Mr. Pipes, eminent scholear and great inflamicist of Islam most recently completed his book 'militant Islam reaches America' but this book is by far more scholaraly and gives a more complete picture of the [... more]
CDN$33.95
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Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991
a superb military history of the Middle East: The main thesis of Pollack's book is that the Arab armies lose wars because of the low quality of the junior officer corps. The first army that Pollack evaluates is the Egyptian army from 1948-1991. Pollack [... more]
CDN$30.95
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Endings
My new favorite novel: I read this novel for my AP English class and thought it was the most thought provoking, intelligent, ambiguous novel I have read in my life. Munif was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (I think the year was 1981). The [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Travels With A Tangerine: A Journey In The Footnotes Of ...
From Amazon.co.uk: The Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award is not handed out lightly, and is almost invariably given to travel writing of a rare order. Tim Mackintosh-Smith is a very worthy recipient, and Travels with a Tangerine will no doubt [... more]
CDN$14.99
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Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991
a superb military history of the Middle East: The main thesis of Pollack's book is that the Arab armies lose wars because of the low quality of the junior officer corps. The first army that Pollack evaluates is the Egyptian army from 1948-1991. Pollack [... more]
CDN$62.50
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Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia
A Must Read for all women: Normally I don't read biographies. Usually they focus on rags to riches stories that I can't relate to. This book was the exception. This bio starts normally: boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl get married. [... more]
CDN$18.95
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Cities of Salt
Great book from & about the Mid-East: A story of total culture shock, I'm surprised this book doesn't have a higher profile here with the current level of interest in the Mid-East. The author was born in Jordan from Saudi Arabian parents, and this [... more]
CDN$22.00
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Princess Sultana's Circle
An overindulged Princess: I found this book to be very shallow. Princess Sultana's circle is an overindulged group of royal females who recognize the Arab woman as abused and degraded. They consider themselves helpless in saving their fellow woman in a [... more]
CDN$13.49
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Travels With a Tangerine
From Amazon.co.uk: The Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award is not handed out lightly, and is almost invariably given to travel writing of a rare order. Tim Mackintosh-Smith is a very worthy recipient, and Travels with a Tangerine will no doubt [... more]
CDN$38.09
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Dude Where's My Country
From Amazon.com: he people of the United States, according to author and filmmaker Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine, Stupid White Men), have been hoodwinked. Tricked, he says, by Republican lawmakers and their wealthy corporate pals who use a [... more]
CDN$21.95
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