Browsing: Middle East

A Sunday Times bestseller with nearly 4,300 five-star ratings on Goodreads: This illuminating World War I account presents the story of four men who made a mark on the Middle East. “Richly detailed… The best work of military history in recent memory” (The New York Times).

A New York Times bestseller: When a Michigan hairdresser founded a beauty school in Afghanistan, she became part of a community of women that would change her life… This vivid memoir is “witty and insightful” (Publishers Weekly starred review), with over 3,900 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

A New York Times bestselling author presents intrepid adventurer T. E. Lawrence — also known as “Lawrence of Arabia” — in a way you’ve never seen him before. “A sophisticated, rigorously pursued life-study” (Booklist).

Archaeology student Chione has vivid dreams about the discovery of an opulent tomb. After the founder of the Institute of…

This vivid work of nonfiction explores 20th-century New York through the culinary traditions of five immigrant families. “Compelling… Ziegelman cleverly takes this opportunity to show us that in learning about food, we’re actually learning about history” (Booklist).

Despite his achievements in the White House, Calvin Coolidge remains an enigmatic figure. In this masterful reappraisal, an acclaimed historian offers new insight into the life and leadership of “Silent Cal.” A “comprehensive biography” (Booklist) with over 2,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

This poignant Holocaust memoir recounts a profound journey of unimaginable loss and survival. A Wall Street Journal bestseller hailed as “an important contribution to the literature of the most tragic chapter of contemporary history” (Elie Wiesel).