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1949: The First Israelis
1949



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The founding of Israel in 1948--one of the seminal events of the century--offers a heroic narrative with few parallels in modern history. In 1949, a...
1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East
1967



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“A marvelous achievement . . . Anyone curious about the extraordinary six days of Arab-Israeli war will learn much from it.”—The Economist Tom Segev’s...
The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977
The Accidental Empire



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"Gershom Gorenberg . . . has produced a remarkably insightful third account . . . It's a groundbreaking revision that deserves to reframe the entire debate . . . Yet it still soars. The book works powerfully on two important levels: as a deeply informative counterhistory and as a mournful reminder of what happens when a democratic government acquiesces in the face of its own militants."—Jonathan D. Tepperman, The New York Times Book Review
After Jihad: America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy
After Jihad



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"A substantial and important defense of why America should support democratic reform and not the authoritarian status quo in much of the Muslim world. In the follow-up to the conflict in Iraq, no subject could be more timely."—Emran Qureshi, The Washington Post Book World
The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times
The Age of Deception



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"Mohammed ElBaradei is one of the genuinely great leaders of his generation."—Graham T. Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director of the...
The Age of Orphans: A Novel
The Age of Orphans



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Told with an evocative richness of language that recalls Michael Ondaatje or Anita Desai, the story of Reza Khourdi is that of the 20th century everyman, cast...
Aliya: Three Generations of American-Jewish Immigration to Israel
Aliya



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Why would American Jews---not just materially successful in this country but, perhaps for the first time in the entire 2000-year Jewish Diaspora, truly...
American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion
American Islam



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"Few communities are simultaneously as important and as poorly understood as the Muslims of the United States. Eye-opening, penetrating, and unfailingly honest, American Islam brings us deep into the lives of influential doers and thinkers across the spectrum of Muslim diversity. Paul Barrett's intelligence and keen eye for detail make the book a pleasure to read; his admirable balance in writing about controversial figures makes it a major contribution to the continuing debate about the future of Islam in the United States."—Noah Feldman, author of After Jihad and Divided by God
The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives
The Arabs and the Holocaust



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“This is a refreshing and original study, showing clearly that Muslim anti-Semitism is neither universal, nor inevitable, nor subject to pat explanations.”—The Economist
 
“A systematic and scholarly refutation of the simplistic myths that have arisen following the formation of Israel . . . the best book on the subject so far.”—Tariq Ali, The Guardian (London)
 
The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
The Assassins' Gate



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"Packer provides page after page of vivid description of the haphazard, poorly planned and almost criminally executed occupation of Iraq. In reading him we see the staggering gap between abstract ideas and concrete reality."—Fareed Zakaria, The New York Times Book Review
The Atomic Bazaar: Dispatches from the Underground World of Nuclear Trafficking
The Atomic Bazaar



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“The Atomic Bazaar is an excellent introduction to this most discomfiting topic. It is remarkably comprehensive for a short book, especially given its pacy narrative. Through detailed reporting—from closed nuclear cities in the southern Urals to smuggler trails in Kurdistan—the author corrects many popular misunderstandings about the nuclear business.”—The Economist
Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America
Because They Hate



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"Her writing is eloquent and her passion tremendous." --Publishers Weekly “Brigitte Gabriel's words should be read, and studied carefully, by all the law...
Betrayed: A Play
Betrayed



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"A Sunni who has worked for years as a translator for the Americans in Iraq, [Adnan] has been denied a visa to immigrate to the United States . . . His plight is one of three heart-rending tales woven together in Betrayed, a new play by George Packer about the suffering of Iraqis who have risked everything to help the American government and military in Iraq—and have, all too often, received insufficient protection in return. The play . . . explores its subject with a clean focus that draws out the emotional power of the material with clinical precision."—Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
Beyond America's Grasp: A Century of Failed Diplomacy in the Middle East
Beyond America's Grasp



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Middle East expert Stephen P. Cohen traces U.S. policy in the region from the breakup of the Ottoman Empire to the present. A century ago, there emerged two...
Bliss: A Novel
Bliss



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Fifteen-year-old Meryem lives in a rural village in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Her simple, conventional way of life changes dramatically after her uncle, a...
The Book of Intimate Grammar: A Novel
The Book of Intimate Grammar



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Aron Kelinfeld is the ringleader among the boys in his Jerusalem neighborhood, but as his 12-year-old friends begin to mature, Aaron remains imprisoned in the...
Born Under a Million Shadows: A Novel
Born Under a Million Shadows



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"Former journalist Busfield first traveled to Afghanistan in 2001 to cover the fall of the Taliban. Her first novel presents the aftermath of that event through the eyes of an 11-year-old boy . . . Readers who like to explore other cultures and current events through fiction will find here an intriguing picture of contemporary Afghanistan. Extras for book clubs are appended."—Debbie Bogenschutz, Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Library Journal
Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban
Captive



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Jere Van Dyk was on the wrong side of the border. He and three Afghan guides had crossed into the tribal areas of Pakistan, where no Westerner had ventured for...
The Challenge: How a Maverick Navy Officer and a Young Law Professor Risked Their Careers to Defend the Constitution--and Won
The Challenge



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"[The Challenge] tells the story of a captive who gave his name to a great constitutional decision; and it describes the personal struggles of his lawyers, their courage, and their faults . . . A work of rare drama."—Anthony Lewis, The New York Review of Books
City Gates:
City Gates


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Drawing on the traditions of Arabic storytelling, Elias Khoury's fable of displacement, first published in Arabic in 1981, follows a stranger as he arrives in a gated city and wanders through its labyrinthine streets in search of the city's future—and his own.
City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
City of Gold



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Just a dusty fishing village in the 1950s, Dubai has grown faster than any other city in the world to become a glittering mecca for investors and...
The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism
The Convert



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*A 2011 National Book Award Finalist* A spellbinding story of renunciation, conversion, and radicalism from Pulitzer Prize-finalist biographer Deborah...
Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda
Counterstrike



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"But no other book I have read on strategy in the age of terror provides anywhere near as detailed and accurate an account of the process of the learning and adaptation that occurred in the aftermath of 9/11. No other book is as fair to the people trying to protect our country. No other book offers as many ideas about what fighting terrorism means for us as a society. Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker have done a great service in writing Counterstrike; it deserves to be widely read and discussed as we all seek to make sense of the new threats and how our government and society should respond to them."—Kori, Schake, Research Fellow, Defining Institutions (a Hoover Institution Journal)

Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds
Crescent and Star



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"An intriguing portrait of a pivotal nation in historic transition."—Robert D. Kaplan, author of Balkan Ghosts

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