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The culture of numbers from 1001 Nights to the Seven Wonders of the World
Rogerson's Book of Numbers tells the stories behind our iconic numbers. It is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devil...
A Biography
The Prophet Muhammad is a hero for all mankind. In his lifetime he established a new religion, Islam; a new state, the first united Arabia; and a new ...
Sunni, Shia and the Making of the Middle East
An incisive look at the past, present, and future of the religious divide that lies at the heart of the Middle East. At the heart of the Middle East, ...
Tales from the Heart of Morocco
Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco's ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytellers have gathered in the Jemaa...
From the Romans to The Rolling Stones
In this first guide to Tangier's extraordinary cultural history , former BBC North Africa correspondent Richard Hamilton explores the city to find out...
Aamer Hussein takes love to its logical conclusion, Robert Irwin traces the origins of the ghazal (love lyric), Christopher Shackle recites epic Panja...
Let It Come Down, with its title from Macbeth, tells the story of Dyar, a New York bank clerk who throws up his secure, humdrum job to find a reality ...
Inner Landscapes, Wilder Shores
Blanch, writer, artist and adventuress, followed her own compass in everything she did. She called herself a romantic traveller; her appetite for the ...
A History in Six Lives
During years of travelling through North Africa, author Barnaby Rogerson has encountered a handful of stories so complicated that he could not place t...
A Novel of the Birth of Islam
Deep in the heart of seventh-century Arabia, a new prophet named Muhammad has arisen. As his message of enlightenment sweeps through Arabia and unifie...
Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization
'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a ...
Turn your travels into stories
Whether you want to be the next Bill Bryson, set up a brilliant blog or simply make the best of your travel journal, this book will lead you along the...
- A lively, graphic, full-color guidebook to Great Britain, from London and the Lake District to Scotland's quietest fishing villages. - Color photogr...
The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World
'In a book of sensitivity and grace, Sattin does not just describe the nomadic way of life, but also evokes it . . . This is A BOOK OF BEAUTY AND BEGU...
Uniting twelve original studies by scholars of early modern history, literature, and the arts, this collection is the first that foregrounds the diale...
Insight Explore Guides: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations. Experience the best of Marrakesh wit...
Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant forms, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand its nature. Malise Ruthv...
The Byzantine Life of Steven Runciman
ECONOMIST AND SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 'An extraordinary book ... exceptionally fascinating, always readable and penetratingly intelligent' Da...
A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as โhalf snake, half folding bedstead.โ But in the eyes...
The Making of Sunnism and Shiism
The authoritative account of the sectarian division that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world. In 632, soon after ...
The Hundred-Year Battle for the Center of the World
The acclaimed Medieval historian examines how the crusades of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries reshaped the Mediterranean and influenced the glob...
The best advice on how to write and get published
'A definitive guide, in here you'll find everything you need' S. J. Watson With over 4,000 industry contacts and over eighty articles from a wide rang...
A Druze Warlord at the Court of the Medici
A groundbreaking biography of the mysterious Levantine prince Fakr ad-Din. The year is 1613: the Ottoman Empire is at its height, sprawling from Hunga...
This bestselling guide to all areas of publishing and the media is completely revised and updated every year. The Yearbook is packed with advice, insp...
A Portrait of the Legend as a Young Man
T. E. Lawrence was one of the most charismatic characters of the First World War; a young archaeologist who fought with the Arabs and wrote an epic an...
Egyptian Saintโs Day Festivals
A fascinating and highly original contribution to the study of Egyptโs religious folklore. First published in Cairo during World War II, The Moulids...
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Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future
From the Pulitzer Prizeโwinning reporter who has spent the last thirty years writing about Saudi Arabiaโas diplomatic correspondent, foreign edito...
A Human History of the Oceans
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2020 A SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, THE TIMES AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR For most of human histor...
Fodor's Exploring Guides are the most up-to-date, full-color guidebooks available. Covering destinations around the world, these guides are loaded wit...
A guide to Great Britain which includes features on how past and present have combined to create its character. Also covered are famous places, shoppi...
Politics, Essay, Review
Cultural Exchanges with the East
This book explores how the Renaissance entailed a global exchange of goods, skills and ideas between East and West. In chapters ranging from Ottoman h...
A historical and motivational context, as I have been providing in my books on the Koran is important in understanding the Message; but, perhaps even ...
The DK Eyewitness Turkey Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaway...
An Isami Futuristic Vision
Everything You Need to Know About the History (and More) of a Region that Shaped Our World and Still Does
Eastern Europe! is a brief and concise (but informative) introduction to Eastern Europe and its myriad customs and history. When the legendary Romulus...
A world away from Istanbul, the rugged region of eastern Turkey is now opening up to travellers after years of instability. Here visitors can see chur...
108 Destinations
Uncovering the past through the lens of sacred travel, this travel book includes both academic and popular religious perspectives, and is filled with ...