Subjects:  1. History    2. History - General History    3. History: World    4. Middle East - General    5. Middle East - Saudi Arabia    6. Saudi Arabia    7. Asian / Middle Eastern history   

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Treasure Now Found
In the book, there are two guys. Their names are Larry Williams, a self made millionaire, and Bob Cornuke, a retired police officer and a former Swat-team member. Larry Williams is also an archaeologist and he hears rumors that the real Mount Sinai (the mountain where god gave Moses the Ten Commandments) is actually in present day Saudia Arabian, on Mount Jabal al Lawz. They want to make sure that they are right, so they actually follow the route on which they believe the Hebrews used to get out of Egypt. After a couple of days, they realize that this must be the way that they took. Every single detail that is in the bible they find. When the get to what they believe is the Reds Sea, They go scuba diving in it. They find the prove that they need and Larry almost gets eaten by a shark.
Bad, bad book
This book is written like a 4th-rate children's adventure story. From the spy story to the lead "characters" furtive journey into Saudi Arabia to their diving expedition - it's all so full of hyperbole and exaggeration that the pictures of the book are needed to convince the reader that the trip happened at all.
Unlikely tale with no research content
I have the hardest time getting rid of books, and every purge of the family library ends up being a long series of painful decisions. Yet I had no trouble giving away this book after the first reading.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiquities    2. Archaeology    3. Audio Adult: Books On Tape    4. Audiobooks    5. Espionage    6. History    7. Israel    8. Saudi Arabia    9. Special Interest - Adventure    10. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    11. History / General   

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What a wonderful book!
An intersting book , aimed at expatriates, visitors and anyone else who wants to find out more about life in the State of Qatar.The country has undergone enormous changes over the past few years in terms of its economy,andstandard of living. The expatriate community in Qatar hasplayed a signifcant role in the overall development of the country for manyyears, and continues to grow and thrive as the State of Qatar is poised onthe brink of a major leap forward thanks to the exploitation of its vastnatural gas reserves.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. General    4. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    5. Juvenile literature    6. Middle East - General    7. Qatar    8. Travel   

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A great resource!
This is a wonderful resource for anyone writing on Saudi Arabia.The book is very easy to read and spellbinding if you're interested in the subject.Van der Meulen starts off with his background and how he ended up in Saudi Arabia.He then goes on to tell of his experiences there, off and on, over a span of almost thirty years.He personally met Ibn Saud as well as Philby, Saud, Faisal, and many others.He saw Arabia grow from tiny villages to large Americanized cities.His analysis of the changing situation is almost ranting at times, but nonetheless accurate.The book includes a small glossary of Arabic terms used and an index. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1880-1953    2. History    3. History - General History    4. History: World    5. Ibn Saud,    6. Ibn Sa°åud,    7. King of Saudi Arabia,    8. Middle East - General    9. Middle East - Saudi Arabia    10. Saudi Arabia    11. Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -    12. History / Middle East    13. Ibn Sa°ud   

Subjects:  1. Contemporary Politics - Middle East    2. History - General History    3. History: World    4. Middle East - General    5. Persian Gulf Region    6. Politics and government    7. Arabian peninsula    8. Asian / Middle Eastern history    9. Development economics    10. International economics    11. International relations    12. Middle East    13. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Ancient Archaeology    2. Antiquities    3. Bahrain    4. Excavations (Archaeology)    5. History - General History    6. Middle East   

Subjects:  1. History    2. History - General History    3. History: World    4. Middle East - General    5. Middle East - History    6. Middle East - Saudi Arabia    7. Arabian peninsula    8. Archaeology    9. Asian / Middle Eastern history    10. Cultural studies    11. Islamic countries    12. Islamic studies    13. World history   

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history Sheik Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa
history Sheik Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalif ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bahrain    2. Biography    3. History    4. History - General History    5. Kings and rulers    6. Middle East - General    7. Middle East - History    8. Ruler of Bahrain    9. Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa,    10. Sociology    11. Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -    12. Biography: historical    13. History / Middle East    14. Political structure & processes    15. Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa   

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Interesting --- no axe to grind
I found this book interesting and entertaining -- given the time frame when it was written it is less warped and biased by current events and politics. The Ottoman period is missing. Lesser known history
This history book covers primarily the Islamic Arabian empire, in the period from around 600 AD (the advent of Islam) to around 1500 AD when the last remnants of the empire fell.A few chapters at the beginning and the end address the pre-Islamic Arabs, and also the post empire period through about 1950.I'm pretty sure Professor Hitti is an Arab and a Moslem (though I don't have confirmation), and his perspective is enlightening, though occasionally he comes across as a bit "rah rah".I recommend this book as a good introduction to someone (like me) who doesn't know much about the rise of Islam and the subsequent empire.The book is pretty short so it is something of a summary, but Hitti has a longer work titled "History of the Arabs" which you could move on to.

No Contemporary Politics Here
Written in 1943, Hitti's work stands out as scholarship from the days when one could write History about the Arab world.This does not mean that I don't appreciate current analysis; I probably wouldn't be reading books about the Islamic world if not for current history - or perhaps I wouldn't be avoiding them, who knows?But what you will find in Hitti's work is the story of the Arabs as written by someone who's historical axe to grind is apparently no greater than impressing the reader that this is really neat stuff.Read more

Subjects:  1. Arabian Peninsula    2. Arabs    3. Civilization, Arab    4. History    5. Islamic countries   

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subjective anthropology
I read this book in college, and it was my favorite of ALL of the ethnographies I've had to read.It was interesting and heart-wrenching and uplifting all at the same time.That's what the study of humanity is supposed to be about, right? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - General    2. Bedouins    3. Cultural And Social Anthropology    4. Customs & Traditions    5. Egypt    6. Ethnic relations    7. History - General History    8. Janub Sina    9. Janub Sina (Egypt)    10. JanÃ¥ub SÃ¥inÃ¥a®    11. Middle East - General    12. Political aspects    13. Sociology    14. Storytelling    15. Anthropology    16. Asian / Middle Eastern history    17. Middle East    18. Social Science / Anthropology / General   

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Subjects:  1. History    2. History: World    3. Middle East - General    4. Najd (Saudi Arabia)    5. Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500    6. Saudi Arabia   

Subjects:  1. Journeys    2. Moloney, G. E    3. Saudi Arabia