BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Books on the Middle East (page 3)

NONFICTION

Released: Sept. 9, 2008

LION OF JORDAN: THE LIFE OF KING HUSSEIN IN WAR AND PEACE

by Avi Shlaim

"Hussein's legacy, Shlaim holds, is "the possibility, at least, of peace in the Middle East," toward which he contributed a share--indeed, a lion's share. A worthy biography."

A comprehensive, highly readable life of the well-known but much-overlooked Middle Eastern leader. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: April 27, 2010

CROSSING MANDELBAUM GATE: COMING OF AGE BETWEEN THE ARABS AND ISRAELIS, 1956-1978

by Kai Bird

"If one person's story can shed light on a larger history, Bird's memoir carries many excellent lessons."

A wise, intimate memoir about growing up the son of an American foreign-service officer in the Middle East, from Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bird (co-author, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, 2005, etc.). Read full book review >