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	Bradt Guide Oman  •  Diana Darke  •  Sandra Shields GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series. (ARB80, $23.95)
	Sultan in Oman  •  Jan Morris TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 166 PAGES A richly evoked portrait of the culture, people and rhythms of Oman before the discovery of oil, originally published in 1957 by the insightful Jan Morris. (ARB73, $27.95)
	Arabian Sands  •  Wilfred Thesiger  •  Rory Stewart EXPLORATION •  2007 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES • FAVORITE The last of the great British traveler-explorers, Wilfred Thesiger (1910-2003) journeyed among the nomadic camel-breeding peoples of Southern Arabia in the late 1940s, falling in love with the desert and ways of life of the Bedouin. This eloquent book, a Longitude favorite, is his tribute to vanished traditions. (ARB15, $15.00)
	United Arab Emirates/Oman Map  •   ITMB MAP A map of the UAE and Oman at a scale of 1:1,400,000. (ARB48, $11.95)

	Eyewitness Top 10 Dubai and Abu Dhabi  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions. (ARB95, $12.00)
	Say It in Arabic  •  Farouk El-Baz   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A guide to common words and phrases in the widely spoken Cairo dialect. (ARB54, $4.95)
	Thomas Cook Travellers Oman  •  Diana Darke   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A colorful and easy-to-use guide to Oman, filled with hundreds of photographs, 15 maps, a series of walking and driving tours, and a section of practical information on accommodations, restaurants and attractions. (ARB92, $16.95)
	A History of the Arab Peoples  •  Albert Hourani   • HISTORY  •  A grand history of the Arab world by the distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani, this is a readable and much acclaimed survey that ranges over 13 centuries, chronicling the political, spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the Arab peoples in 26 lucidly written chapters. (MDE11, $16.99)
	A Peace to End all Peace, The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East  •  David Fromkin   • HISTORY  •  With its focus on the creation of the modern nations of the Middle East, this fascinating book reveals the historical foundations of the present-day conflicts in the region. Fromkin weaves a panoramic tale spanning from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to independence after WWI. (ARB13, $20.00)
	Behind the Veil in Arabia, Women in Oman  •  Unni Wikan   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An insightful and remarkable look at the role of women in Oman based on Wikan's fieldwork as well as her personal experiences and impressions of the place. (ARB05, $19.00)
	Islam and the West  •  Bernard Lewis   • RELIGION  •  In this illuminating collection of essays, one of the great authorities on the Middle East explores the common ground shared by Islam and the West. (ARB12, $18.95)
	Islam, A Short History  •  Karen Armstrong   • RELIGION  •  Armstrong brings authority and experience to this clear-headed, vivid survey of the history and impact of Islam from the birth of Muhammad to present day challenges. A Modern Library Chronicles book. (ISL15, $14.95)
	Islam, The Straight Path  •  John L. Esposito   • RELIGION  •  A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tome intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader. (MDE22, $39.95)
	Multiple Identities of the Middle East  •  Bernard Lewis   • HISTORY  •  Lewis illuminates the clash of old and new in the Middle East in this collection of essays on the many layers of language, history and religion in the region. (MDE29, $12.00)
	Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women  •  Geraldine Brooks   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A highly readable overview of the role of women in Islamic society, drawn from the author's many interviews with women throughout the Arab World. (ARB06, $14.95)
	Storm from the East, The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West  •  Milton Viorst   • HISTORY  •  A brief history of contemporary Arabia and the uneasy relationship with the West in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series by a journalist and senior scholar at the Middle East Institute. (ARB75, $13.95)
	The Arab World, Forty Years of Change  •  Elizabeth Warnock and Rob Fernea  •  Thomas Hartwell   • HISTORY  •  An award-winning look at life in the Middle East, updated in the 1990s. The authors revisit towns and cities, paying close attention to how changes such as the Gulf War and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations have impacted daily life. (ARB33, $16.95)
	The Heritage of Oman, A Celebration in Photographs  •  Ozzie Newcombe   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A Muscat resident for 20 years, Newcombe captures the austere, surprisingly diverse landscapes, people and traditions of Oman in dozens of beautiful color photographs. (MDE136, $65.00)
	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power  •  Daniel Yergin   • HISTORY  •  Master storyteller Yergin conjures a large and fascinating cast of tycoons, sheiks and politicians in this monumental and thoroughly researched history examining the story of petroleum and the West's dependence on the oil-rich Middle East. (ARB36, $22.00)
	The Stakes: America in the Middle East, The Consequences of Power and the Choice for Peace  •  Shibley Telhami   • HISTORY  •  An excellent review of current U.S.- Arab relations, updated with a new epilogue. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, is a scholar at the Brookings Institution. (MDE88, $15.95)
	Islamic Arts  •  Jonathan Bloom  •  Sheila Blair   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A comprehensive survey of 1,000 years of Islamic architecture, design and decoration. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps and site plans. (ISL01, $24.95)
	The Road to Mecca  •  Muhammad Asad   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The extraordinary account of how Leopold Weiss, born in Lvov in 1900, became a Muslim. A journalist, Asad writes of his travels, transformation and attachment to Islam and the Arab world. (ISL23, $17.95)
	The Road to Ubar, Finding the Atlantis of the Sands  •  Nicholas Clapp   • EXPLORATION  •  A fascinating day-by-day account of Clapp's search in the 1980s for the ruins of Ubar, an ancient Arabian trading center on the frankincense route in Oman's Empty Quarter. (ARB49, $14.00)
	Travels in Arabia Deserta, Selected Passages  •  Charles Doughty   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Doughty's first-hand observations of Arab life and culture in the 1870s, including his account of two years wandering among the Bedouin nomads and of his attempt to reach Mecca. (ARB76, $17.95)
	The Arabian Nights  •  Husain Haddawy   • LITERATURE  •  Translator Husain Haddawy grew up hearing his grandmothers' friends re-tell these tales on winter nights in Baghdad. His love for the story shines through in this Norton edition, translated from Muhsin Mahdi's Arabic text. (ARB10, $16.95)

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