Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
 

Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph

by T.E. LAWRENCE

This is the exciting and highly literate story of the real Lawrence of Arabia, as written by Lawrence himself, who helped unify Arab factions against the occupying Turkish army, circa World War I. Lawrence has a novelist's eye for detail, a poet's command of the language, an adventurer's heart, a soldier's great story, and his memory and intellect are at least as good as all those. Lawrence... (read more)

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Sokimo (J. M. Peltier)
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If you've seen the movie "Lawrence of Arabia," this is the real thing. It accounts for much which the movie did not and exposes a rather different side of him.

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  • Fu Manchu

    fu manchu said:

    lawrence no wise otherwise he be wise but he no wise just blundering fool

    posted 3 weeks ago
  • Mark  H

    mark h said:

    If the five pillars of Islam are Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting and Pilgrimage, what are Lawrence's other two pillars?

    posted Saturday, May 31 2008
  • David

    david said:

    This is a very cerebral and complicated read. abut if you can get through it.....then congratulations.

    posted Friday, May 30 2008
  • Bill M

    bill m said:

    I am interested in reading comments about this book

    posted Monday, April 7 2008
  • Westang

    westang said:

    The sword also means leanness and death...

    posted Saturday, July 21 2007
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