Middle East | Asian History Books

The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts

March 25, 2015

In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors.In this iconoclastic and provocative work, leading scholars Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman draw on recent archaeological research to present a dramatically revised portrait of ancient Israel […]
The Good Soldiers

March 25, 2015

It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among […]
Babylon’s Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

March 25, 2015

When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, located in the city center and caught in the war’s crossfire. Once Anthony entered Baghdad he discovered that full-scale combat and uncontrolled looting had killed nearly all the animals of the zoo. But not all […]
Unavoidably Detained

March 25, 2015

August 1990. Saddam has invaded Kuwait. Within the month, all foreign workers will be held as “Human Shield” hostages. With the Iraqi borders closed and his visa cancelled, Douglas Brand, a former special forces soldier working in Iraq, has one month to flee the country. In a desperate attempt to escape, Brand is double-crossed, betrayed, […]
In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler’s Tale

March 25, 2015

Once upon a time an Indian writer named Amitav Ghosh set out to find an Indian slave, name unknown, who some seven hundred years before had traveled to the Middle East. The journey took him to a small village in Egypt, where medieval customs coexist with twentieth-century desires and discontents. But even as Ghosh sought […]
History of the Byzantine Empire 324 to 1453 two volumes, unabridged

March 25, 2015

The Byzantine Empire; a state which can said to have been in continuous existence from 324 A.D. to 1453 A.D. During this time, its fortunes have waxed and waned; it has celebrated great triumphs and suffered the basest defeats, defeated the strongest powers of the time and been overrun mere years later. To the historian, […]
Legends of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

March 25, 2015

*Includes pictures of historic art depicting important people and places. *Includes ancient descriptions of the Hanging Gardens and discusses their authenticity.*Explains the historical debate over the origins of the Hanging Gardens and where they were actually located.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents. “There was also, beside the acropolis, the Hanging Garden, […]
Ambush on the Road to Baghdad – A True Short Story

March 25, 2015

Ambush on the Road to Baghdad is the personal experience of a contractor working convoys in Iraq. The book highlights what coalition forces have to face on a daily basis and what they have to go through to survive. This is the second book about the war on Iraq by the U.S bestselling author Simon […]
Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival

March 25, 2015

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE ROSEWATER, DIRECTED BY JON STEWARTWhen Maziar Bahari left London in June 2009 to cover Iran’s presidential election, he assured his pregnant fiancée, Paola, that he’d be back in just a few days, a week at most. Little did he know, as he kissed her good-bye, that he would […]
Seven Pillars of Wisdom [Illustrated with Working TOC]

March 25, 2015

T. E. Lawrence, also known as “Lawrence of Arabia,” was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18. The extraordinary breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, have earned him international fame as […]

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