THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN’S, “FROM BEIRUT TO JERUSALEM.”

Hands down, the best book I have read about Israel and Lebanon and the entire Middle East. I thought I knew a lot about this part of the world but this book proved just how little I knew.

Mr. Friedman, a New York Times reporter and contributor for over 40 years, dissects and illuminates, layer by layer the country of Israel, from the time of its creation in 1947 until 2012, and Lebanon (Beirut) from 1978 to 2012.

The book originally published in 1988 has been expanded a couple of times with Mr. Friedman meticulously analyzing its subjects right up to 2012. In the final pages of this book he literally predicts the current tragedy that is today’s headlines.

For people really interested in the back story behind today’s headlines this is the one book you should read. Amazing!!!!!!!!!