Middle East

An introduction to the geology of Egypt and its influence on ancient Egyptian cultureWhile much is known about Egypt's towering pyramids, mighty obelisks, and extraordinary works of art, less is known about the role played by Egypt's geological history...

One woman, one bike and one richly entertaining, perception-altering journey of discovery. In 2015, as the Syrian War raged and the refugee crisis reached its peak, Rebecca Lowe set off on her bicycle across the Middle East. Driven by a desire to...

The definitive cookbook of hearty, healthy Turkish cuisine, from the leading authority on Turkey's unique food traditions, Musa Dagdeviren, as featured in the Netflix docuseries Chef's Table Vibrant, bold, and aromatic, Turkish food - from grilled meats,...

'Tenacious, revelatory, and humane.' - Paul Theroux 'The Buried is the kind of book that you don't want to end and won't forget. With the eye of a great storyteller Peter Hessler weaves together history, reporting, memoir, and above all the lives of...

Trek with the Bedouin and their camels and discover one of the most exciting new trekking destinations in the world. Egypt's Sinai peninsula is the small tooth of land between Africa and Asia, and the fabled Biblical setting of The Exodus. It's a region...

Of immense significance to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Holy Land has been attracting visitors since the fifth century BC. Covering all the main sites both in the city of Jerusalem and throughout the Holy Land and including over 150 high...

Agatha Christie's personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels. Think you know Agatha Christie? Think...

Warrior and combat medic, Titus Cervianus, must lead a legion and quell the uprisings in Egypt in this thrilling Roman adventure from Simon Turney. Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. And the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion... Egypt. 25 BC...

Whether you want to float in the Dead Sea, visit the ruby-coloured city of Petra, or tuck into Tel-Aviv's sumptuous food scene, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Jerusalem, Israel and the Palestinian territories have to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906011178Author Jan MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 171Imprint Eland Publishing LtdPublisher Eland Publishing Ltd

'Photography for me is not looking, it's feeling. If you can't feel what you're looking at, then you're never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures' - Don McCullin Journeys Across Roman Asia Minor is driven by an eye...

________________ 'This anthology will help turn your intellectual understanding of oppression into an emotional one' - New Statesman 'Thanks for being who you are and for giving us such exposure to wonderful people. Palestine is proud of you' -...

The extraordinary mysteries of the pyramids - revealedFrom the development of monumental architecture around 3,000 BC to the fabulous edifices that rose up from the desert plains of Giza, these are amongst the most remarkable structures in world history...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781517122386Author Trip Planner GuidesFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

This collection of travel writing celebrates friendship and the chance encounters that unexpectedly enrich our lives, which shows the diversity of the Islamic world and the way in which it continues to inspire, bemuse and enrich the western imagination...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Middle East is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wonder at the mighty Pyramids of Giza, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781503220065Author Amanda MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Winner - Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year 2019.Shortlisted - Rathbones Folio Prize, RSL Ondaatje Prize, and Somerset Maugham Award 2019.In 2013 Guy Stagg made a pilgrimage from Canterbury to Jerusalem. Though a non-believer, he began the journey...

'A fabulous piece of writing . . . I recommend it unreservedly' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A brilliant book' CHRISTINA LAMB, author of Farewell KabulOne of the first things I was told when I arrived in Kabul was never to walk...When journalist Taran Khan arrives...

Blue Guides: Complete Cultural Guides -- Long-awaited new edition of the Blue Guide to this fascinating city, which straddles Europe and the Orient and whose history goes back to the days of ancient Greece. Superb coverage of all the major monuments,...

The first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Oman With its unique blend of Western Palearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical components, and lying on a migratory crossroads, Oman is a jewel of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive field...

A trip to the Holy Land is on the bucket list of many Christians. But planning a meaningful trip in a place so filled with significant sites is an imposing task. Most travel guides are not prepared to link the Bible and land in an accurate and meaningful...

Unsurpassed in authority, reliability and accuracy; the 11th edition has been fully revised and updated to incorporate all relevant legislation for medical law courses. Blackstone's Statutes on Medical Law is an abridged collection of legislation...

As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherAnyone can speak another language! It's all about confidence.Israelis love to chat, so don't be surprised - or caught out - if a total stranger starts up a heated discussion while you wait at a bus...

The Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq were one of the most isolated communities in the world. Few outsiders, let alone Europeans, had been permitted to travel through their homeland, a mass of tiny islands lost in a wilderness of reeds and swamps in southern...

'A book as rich and complex as the extraordinary worlds of Turkish football it explores' David Goldblatt'Captures the Turkish game with love, in all its beauty and darkness' Simon Kuper Ask a British football fan what they know about Turkish football,...

"There are a few secrets," he tells me. "A few discoveries that I've never published. Some of the most powerful ones. I wouldn't betray them under torture." In a time of deep fakes, alternative truths and leaked secrets, it would be easy to think that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956887532Author Miles RoutledgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Antelope Hill PublishingPublisher Antelope Hill PublishingWeight(grams)...

'Dan's book demonstrates that the future will belong to the peacemakers - the true heroes among us.' - Bear GryllsWhen thirty-three Chilean miners stepped into the light, alive and well, after sixty-nine days entombed in the earth, the world experienced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781723156915Author Peyton RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804168908Author Toby WilkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 266gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR**Alev Scott's odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey's borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Their 800-year rule ended a century ago - and yet, travelling through twelve...

Explore the deserts, mountains and souks of the Middle East, with best-selling author and artist David Bellamy. Following on from David's highly acclaimed Arctic Light, this book provides an intriguing and often entertaining insight into South Arabia...

The home of trusted Turkish dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy Turkish to English and English to Turkish dictionary. Offering learners at home, school and in the office extensive and up-to-date coverage of Turkish and English...

Ask a British football fan what they know about Turkish football, and they are unlikely to describe scenes of camaraderie, hospitality and humour. They are more likely to mention banners proclaiming 'Welcome to hell'. Or Leeds United supporters stabbed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623157630Author Shadi HasanzadenematiFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

INTRODUCED BY MONISHA RAJESH, award-winning author of Around the World in 80 Trains'If I were asked to enumerate the pleasures of travel, this would be one of the greatest among them - that so often and so unexpectedly you meet the best in human nature.'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908531605Author Mark EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 196Imprint Nomad PublishingPublisher Nomad Publishing

Compact and affordable, Fodor's 25 Best Dubai is a great travel guide for those who want an easy-to-pack guidebook and map to one of the most exciting cities in the Middle East. Fodor's 25 Best Guides offer highlights of major city destinations in a...