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  Arabian Sands

  by Wilfred Thesiger

  The author recounts his travels in the Empty Quarter of Arabia between 1945 and 1950, and describes the vanishing way of life of the Bedouins.
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  Wind, Sand and Stars

  by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Académie Française, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever written about flying. Translated by Lewis Galantière.
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  The Dream Hunter

  by Laura Kinsale

  A man of cool demeanor and stubborn solitude, Lod Winter was a restless wanderer who kept the passions of his heart well hidden. But now, traveling alone in search of a legendary mare known as String of Pearls, he has discovered a far more precious gem. For hidden beneath the ragged costume of a Bedouin boy was a remarkable woman: Zenia Stanhope, daughter of the extraordinary English adventuress known as the Queen... (more)
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  Lord of the Nile

  by Constance O'Banyon

  From the destruction of Roman battlefields to the delights of Egypt's bedrooms, he'd seen it all-the grandeur, the passions, the perversions of the ancient world. But as two shops crossed in the dangerous currents of Alexandria, Ramtat caught sight of the most intriguing woman he'd ever beheld. A tamer of wild beasts, the mysterious beauty was as fiery as the burning sands of her homeland, as lush as a desert... (more)
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  Sword of Rome (Leisure Historical Romance)

  by Constance O'Banyon

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  Desert Prince

  by Constance O'Banyon

  Egypt had finally fallen under the mighty fist of Rome. Queen Cleopatra lay entombed in the arms of her lover, and a false emperor ascended to the throne.... Young Julian Tausrat, Prince of the Badari and blood kin to the late Queen, was forced to flee Egypt. On the island of Bal Forea, he trained in the ways of the warrior and waited for the day when he could return to claim the desert land that was his... (more)
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  Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates

  by Tom Robbins

  Switters is a contradiction for all seasons: an anarchist who works for the government; a pacifist who carries a gun; a vegetarian who sops up ham gravy; a cyberwhiz who hates computers; a man who, though obsessed with the preservation of innocence, is aching to deflower his high-school-age stepsister (only to become equally enamored of a nun ten years his senior). Yet there is nothing remotely wishy-washy about... (more)