Cultural Region/Middle Eastern
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West Jerusalem Noir
$17.95 Add to cart“Fifteen tales that capture the magic and mystery of everyday life in West Jerusalem, which has been the main area of Jewish population from the time of Israeli independence in 1948 . . . Whether thes… [more below]
- Series: Akashic Noir
- Author: Eitan, Maayan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1617752290
- Language: English
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One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
$42.99 Add to cartOne Palestine, Complete explores the tumultuous period before the creation of the state of Israel. This was the time of the British Mandate, when Britain’s promise to both Jews and Arabs that they wou
- Author: Segev, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: October 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0805065873
- Language: English
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Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood
$10.99 Add to cart“When a war ends it does not go away,” my mother says.”It hides inside us . . . Just forget!”
In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ra
But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember.- Author: Barakat, Ibtisam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 1250097185
- Language: English
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Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith
$19.99 Add to cartHave you ever wondered what it would be like to journey back to the first century and sit at the feet of Rabbi Jesus as one of his Jewish disciples? Join Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg as they share a
- Author: Spangler, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0310330696
- Language: English
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Rumi: Unseen Poems; Edited and Translated by Brad Gooch and Maryam Mortaz
$20.00 Add to cartA beautiful collector’s hardcover of never-before-translated poems by the widely beloved medieval Persian poet Rumi. AN EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY POCKET POET
Rumi (1207-1273) was trained in Sufism–a mystic … [more below]- Series: Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets
- Author: Rumi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1101908106
- Language: English
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It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel
$9.99 Add to cartZomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block…for the fourth time.
California’s Newport Beach is her family’s latest perch, and she’s determined to shuck her brainy loner persona and start
- Author: Dumas, Firoozeh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 15 2017
- ISBN10: 132874096X
- Language: English
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Spies of No Country: Israel’s Secret Agents at the Birth of the Mossad
$21.99 Add to cart“Wondrous . . . Compelling . . . Piercing.” —The New York Times Book Review
Award-winning writer Matti Friedman’s tale of Israel’s first spies has all the tropes of an espionage novel, including dup- Author: Friedman, Matti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1643750437
- Language: English
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
$19.99 Add to cartA gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empi- Author: Crowley, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1401308503
- Language: English
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Complete Papyrus of Ani
$14.99 Add to cartA New Edition of the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, Perfect for History Buffs, Budding Archaeologists, or Mythology Enthusiasts
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is unquestionably one of the most in- Author: Budge, E. a. Wallis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 552
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1945186658
- Language: English
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How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Were Built
$17.95 Add to cartWe admire the ancient wonders today, but somebody had to build them. No heavy machinery, no semitrucks, no cement mixers. How was it even
possible to build such wonders as pyramids and temples in ancie… [more below]- Series: How the Wonders Were Built
- Author: Henkova, Ludmila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 8000061341
- Language: English
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History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2
$27.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Jews, then keep reading…
The Jewish people are one of the oldest living people groups on the planet. The Jews lived alongside the ancient Egypti
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 110
- Publish Date: January 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1637161484
- Language: English
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19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
$8.99 Add to cart“Tell me how to live so many lives at once …”
Fowzi, who beats everyone at dominoes; Ibtisam, who wanted to be a doctor; Abu Mahmoud, who knows every eggplant and peach in his West Bank garden; myste
- Author: Nye, Naomi Shihab
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: March 15 2005
- ISBN10: 0060504048
- Language: English
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The Couscous Chronicles: Stories of Food, Love, and Donkeys from a Life Between Cultures
$19.00 Read moreAzzedine Downes moves between cultures, places, and time in this wryly comedic, at times mysterious, and always curious memoir of a lifelong nomad.
The best strategy was to drink tea, smile, and enjoy
- Author: Downes, Azzedine T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1633310752
- Language: English
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Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out
$17.99 Read more“Muzoon takes readers on her perilous and ultimately hopeful journey from refugee child to advocate for others in need.”
When
–Malala Yousafzai, bestselling author and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize- Author: Almellehan, Muzoon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1984851985
- Language: English
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Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
$34.95 Add to cart“An impressive analysis of Zionist ideology and a searing . . . indictment of Israel’s treatment of the Arabs since 1948” through a survey of popular and scholarly images (London Review of Books)
“Th- Author: Finkelstein, Norman G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 17 2003
- ISBN10: 1859844421
- Language: English
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The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism
$37.99 Add to cartThe authoritative account of Islam’s schism that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world.
In 632, soon after the Prophet Muhammad died, a struggle broke out among his- Author: Matthiesen, Toby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: March 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0190689463
- Language: English
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The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
$19.99 Add to cartNow a Netflix Series, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a dazzling story about mothers and daughters, secrets and betrayals, and a binding curse.
The #1 International Bestseller Gabriela’s mother Luna- Author: Yishai-Levi, Sarit
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 05 2016
- ISBN10: 125084682X
- Language: English
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Sin: Selected Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad
$19.95 Add to cartWinner of the 2010 Lois Roth Persian Translation Prize
“In Wolpé’s fresh and vital translation, a musical and compelling English version that draws the reader along and captures a sense of the exquis
- Author: Farrokhzad, Forugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 166
- Publish Date: June 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1557289484
- Language: English
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The Book of Hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad from the Mishkat Al Masabih
$21.95 Add to cartThis selection of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad was made by the internationally respected British Muslim scholar, Charles le Gai Eaton. The Book of Hadith captures not only the practical and pro… [more below]
- Author: Eaton, Charles Le Gai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: October 16 2008
- ISBN10: 1904510175
- Language: English
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Eating Out Loud: Bold Middle Eastern Flavors for All Day, Every Day: A Cookbook
$35.00 Add to cartDiscover a playful new take on Middle Eastern cuisine with more than 100 fresh, flavorful recipes.
“Finally Eden Grinshpan is letting us in on her secrets of her healthful and deliriously delicious- Author: Grinshpan, Eden
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0593135873
- Language: English
