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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Zalmay Khalilzad grew up in a traditional family in the ancient city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. As a teenager, Khalilzad spent a year as an exchange student in California, where after some initial culture shocks he began to see the merits of America's very different way of life. He believed the ideals that make American culture work, like personal initiative, community action, and respect for women, could make a transformative difference to his...
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A lyrical, extremely rich narrative of loss, memory, and trauma." — STARRED review, Kirkus Reviews
An extraordinary account of survival in Syria's most notorious military prisons that is written with "brutal clarity — and yet, there is a poetic quality to the telling." — Frances Itani, award-winning author of Deafening and Remembering the Bones
Jamal Saeed arrived as a refugee
...Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
In his new book, New York Times bestselling author Jay Sekulow presents a political and historical rationale for the existence of Israel as a sovereign nation.
The State of Israel and its very right to exist is a lynchpin issue not only in the Middle-East, but is a critical issue to the world at large. Whether it is the blatant and stated desire of ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah, or Iran to wipe Israel from the face of the earth, or the more subtle but equally...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the years since 9/11, and how the U.S. efforts in the Afghan War faltered because of a failure to understand the intentions of Pakistan's intelligence agency.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
An authoritative introduction to ISIS, from a leading authority on jihadism
The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions as he provides a unique history of the rise and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, a Contemporary Spy Thriller for Fans of Brad Thor and John Le Carr.
The last time Jonah saw Nor ed-Din, he was lying face-down in a pool of icy water in the Khyber Pass. He thought he had killed him, but now the trail of betrayal has come full circle.
Friends since childhood, Jonah and Nor ed-Din had been groomed for the intelligence service, with Jonah as handler for Nor's penetration of ISI. But...
7) Henry VI
Author
Publisher
Audio Partners Pub. Group
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
“Henry VI, Part 3” (often written as 3 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591 and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Whereas “1 Henry VI” deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses and “2 Henry VI” focuses on the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, and the inevitability of armed...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Five-year-old Milad Salama is excited for the school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem. On the way, his bus collides with a semitrailer in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, gets word of the crash and rushes to the site. The scene is chaos-the children have been taken to different hospitals in Jerusalem and the West Bank; some are missing, others cannot be identified. Abed sets off on an odyssey to learn Milad's fate. It is every...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
When the spacesuit of famous astronaut Sally Ride disappears from a traveling exhibit, Amal Farah, daughter of the Air and Space Museum's archivist, and her three friends, are determined to find the culprit before the exhibit is cancelled.
10) The prophet
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
THE PROPHET is a book of 26 prose poetry essays written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over 40 different languages and has never been out of print.
The prophet, Almustafa, has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years and is about to board a ship which will carry him home....
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Benjamin Netanyahu is currently serving his fourth term in office as Prime Minister of Israel, the longest serving Prime Minister in the country's history. Now Israeli journalist Ben Caspit puts Netanyahu's life under a magnifying glass, focusing on his last two terms in office.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this collection of essays, interviews, and speeches, the renowned activist examines today’s issues—from Black Lives Matter to prison abolition and more.
Activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis has been a tireless fighter against oppression for decades. Now, the iconic author of Women, Race, and Class offers her latest insights into the struggles against state violence and oppression throughout...
Activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis has been a tireless fighter against oppression for decades. Now, the iconic author of Women, Race, and Class offers her latest insights into the struggles against state violence and oppression throughout...
13) On Palestine
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The sequel to the acclaimed Gaza in Crisis from world-famous political analyst Noam Chomsky and Middle East historian Ilan Pappé.
Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s 2014 assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dead and cleared the way for another Israeli land grab. The need to stand in solidarity with Palestinians has never been greater. Ilan Pappé and Noam Chomsky, two leading voices in...
Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s 2014 assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dead and cleared the way for another Israeli land grab. The need to stand in solidarity with Palestinians has never been greater. Ilan Pappé and Noam Chomsky, two leading voices in...
Author
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Summer's freshest sparkling drink. . . . In Gazoz, Mr. Briga and Ms. Sussman show how to craft syrups, layer flavors, and create a drink that reflects what's in your own garden or grocery store."
-The Wall Street Journal
"A sparkling book of inspiration . . . [The recipes] are at once fragrantly subtle and richly complex."
-The New York Times
"This book is sure to delight your palate and quench your thirst!"
-David Zilber, coauthor...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A necessary and unprecedented account of America's changing relationship with Israel
When it comes to Israel, U.S. policy has always emphasized the unbreakable bond between the two countries and our ironclad commitment to Israel's security. Today our ties to Israel are close, so close that when there are differences, they tend to make the news. But, it was not always this way.
Dennis Ross has been a direct participant in shaping U.S. policy toward...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
02/23/2016
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Acclaimed Israeli intelligence analyst Avi Melamed has spent more than thirty years interpreting Middle East affairs. His long-awaited Inside the Middle East challenges widely-accepted perceptions and provides a gripping and uniquely enlightening guide to make sense of the events unfolding in the region-to answer how the Arab world got to this point, what is currently happening, what the ramifications will be, how they will affect Israel, and what...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's...
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