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  Son of Hamas

  A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices

  by Mosab Hassan Yousef

  Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to follow in his footsteps. But everything changed when Mosab embraced the teachings of another famous Middle East leader... (more)
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  Orientalism

  by Edward W. Said

  The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University,examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs.
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  Arabesques

  A Novel

  by Anton Shammas

  Available again, Arabesques is a classic, complex novel of identity, memory, and history in the Middle East and points beyond-including Iowa and New York City. Anton Shammas, the first Arab to write a novel in Hebrew, has given us a riveting look at a people we hear too little about: Palestinian Christians. Arabesques was chosen as one of the best books of 1988 by the editors of the New York Times Book Review.
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  War Without End: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Struggle for a Promised Land

  by Anton La Guardia

  The struggles of the Israelis and Palestinians command the obsessive attention of the world. Statesmen tinker with peace plans for the Middle East and generals worry about future wars there. Religious leaders stoke the passions of the devout while archaeologists dig to find the origins of humanity. Between the Mediterranean and the Jordan, dreams collide with the reality of nationalist struggle. With an... (more)
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  John Corey: Book 2

  The Lion's Game

  by Nelson DeMille

  John Corey and Asad Khalil have both lived hard-knock lives. As revealed in Nelson DeMille's monster bestseller Plum Island, the gruff, wisecracking NYPD homicide cop Corey stopped a hail of bullets--but he couldn't stop his wife from walking out on him. Asad, raised under Muammar Qaddafi's eye after his dad's murder, lost his surviving family in the 1986 bombing of Libya. He's heard the nasty rumors about his mom... (more)
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  Intifada

  Zachary Lockman is a professor of Middle Eastern Studies and History at NYU. Joel Beinin is a professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Stanford University.
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  The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry

  by J. D. McClatchy

  This groundbreaking volume may well be the poetry anthology for the global village. As selected by J.D. McClatchy, this collection includes masterpieces from four continents and more than two dozen languages in translations by such distinguished poets as Elizabeth Bishop, W.S. Merwin, Ted Hughes, and Seamus Heaney. Among the countries and writers represented are: Bangladesh--Taslima Nasrin Chile--Pablo Neruda... (more)
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  Blood Brothers

  The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel

  by Elias Chacour, David Hazard

  As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. The townspeople were proud of their ancient Christian heritage and lived at peace with their Jewish neighbors. But early in 1947, their idyllic lifestyle was swept away as tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million forced into refugee camps. An exile in his native land, Elias began a years-long struggle with his... (more)
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  Teta, Mother, and Me: Three Generations of Arab Women

  by Jean Said Makdisi

  Jean Said Makdisi was born in Jerusalem and studied in Cairo and the United States. She is the author of Beirut Fragments: A War Memoir , a New York Times Notable Book . She lives in Beirut.
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  The Inheritance of Exile: Stories from South Philly

  by Susan Muaddi Darraj

  "This sweet, sorrowful book is rich with insight. The Inheritance of Exile tells an authentic story of Arab-American life--these characters are true, expressive, and moving. A fully engaging, satisfying collection indeed." -- Diana Abu-Jaber, author of Origin , Crescent , and The Language of Baklava "These dazzling stories of four Palestinian-American women and their families give us a rare... (more)
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  Hoax

  Why Americans are Sucked by White House Lies

  by Nicholas Von Hoffman

  How is it that the majority of Americans believed the fabrications of the Bush administration in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq when people in other countries, even those who enlisted in "the coalition of the willing," didn't buy them? Something has happened here and nowhere else, argues provocateur and gadfly Nicholas von Hoffman. It is something that impels vast numbers of Americans to believe the... (more)
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  Message in a Bottle

  by Valerie Zenatti

  Following a suicide bomb attack on her local Jerusalem cafe, in which she and her friends could so easily have been its victims, a seventeen-year-old Israeli schoolgirl decides to send a message in a bottle to Gaza. An act of hope and desperation, Tal believes that by making contact with a Palestinian she will be able to begin a dialogue through which experiences can be shared, and, just possibly, some kind of... (more)
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  The Houses of Time (Tom Doherty Associates Book)

  by Jamil Nasir

  David Grant has a singular talent--he can affect the course of his dreams. Quite by chance, he discovers the existence of the Trans-Humanist Institute and their lucid dreaming lessons. He discovers that under the tutelage of Dr. Thotmoses he has more control over his dreams. However, his talent soon runs away with him and he visits dreamplaces while awake. The waking world and the dreaming world collide.... (more)
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  Distance Haze

  by Jamil Nasir

  If dreams are doorways, where do they take us? The Deriwelle Institute has millions in funding, Nobel prize-winning scientists, and a mission that could be crazy--or about to change the world.... Science fiction writer Wayne Dolan--his career at a standstill and his life adrift--has just entered the Deriwelle Institute. Built on sacred Indian ground in southwest Michigan, it's posh, well funded...and perhaps... (more)
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  Tower of Dreams

  by Jamil Nasir

  In advertising, image is everything. Blaine Ramsey has an unusual occupation. He travels to foreign countries and lives like a native. He drinks in the culture with his mind, body, and soul. And he does it all in the name of American capitalism. For Blaine is an Image digger, one of an elite few blessed with the power to "dream" authentic images from the deep unconscious of foreign lands that are turned into... (more)
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  Poets For Palestine

  by Remi Kanazi (Editor)

  Poets For Palestine is a unique collection of poetry, spoken word, hip-hop, and art devoted to Palestine. Unifying a diverse range of poets who have used their words to elevate the consciousness of humanity, the book aims to bridge a younger generation of poets with those who, for decades, have cultivated and strengthened the poetic medium. Poets For Palestine includes poems by the late Mahmoud Darwish, Amiri... (more)
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  Tasting the Sky

  A Palestinian Childhood

  by Ibtisam Barakat

  Winner, Arab American National Museum Book Award for Children's/YA Literature, among other awards and honors.“When a war ends it does not go away,” my mother says.“It hides inside us . . . Just forget!” But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember. In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to... (more)
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  Children of Jihad: Journeys into the Heart and Minds of Middle-Eastern Youths

  by Jared Cohen

  Classrooms were never sufficient for Jared Cohen; he wanted to learn about global affairs by witnessing them firsthand. While studying on a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, he took a crash course in Arabic, read voraciously on the history and culture of the Middle East, and in 2004 he embarked on the first of a series of incredible journeys to the Middle East. In an effort to try to understand the spread of radical... (more)
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  Colloquial Palestinian Arabic: An Introduction to the Spoken Dialect (Arabic Edition)

  by Nasser M Isleem

  Colloquial Palestinian Arabic is designed to provide students with the tools they need to succeed in learning the spoken dialect of Palestine and the surrounding region. By focusing on the Palestinian dialect, students will fi nd that they are able to acquire the necessary skills to effectively communicate in Arabic not only in Palestine but throughout the Middle East and around the world. Designed specifically... (more)