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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 1053 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,450,702 ratings — published 2003
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 882 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,712,145 ratings — published 2007
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
by (shelved 520 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.66 — 139,666 ratings — published 2003
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 463 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.27 — 228,035 ratings — published 2003
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East (Paperback)
by (shelved 415 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.22 — 9,701 ratings — published 1989
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The Complete Persepolis The Complete Persepolis (Paperback)
by (shelved 393 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.40 — 202,937 ratings — published 2007
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And the Mountains Echoed And the Mountains Echoed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 385 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.08 — 400,534 ratings — published 2012
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 357 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.49 — 33,281 ratings — published 2020
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From Beirut to Jerusalem From Beirut to Jerusalem (Paperback)
by (shelved 342 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.15 — 13,036 ratings — published 1989
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 327 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.36 — 36,946 ratings — published 2006
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 307 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.16 — 617,263 ratings — published 2012
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Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 295 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.09 — 16,744 ratings — published 2013
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The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East (Paperback)
by (shelved 289 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,575 ratings — published 2005
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 283 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.13 — 29,150 ratings — published 1978
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 280 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.29 — 11,264 ratings — published 2003
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Mornings in Jenin Mornings in Jenin (Paperback)
by (shelved 279 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.51 — 51,572 ratings — published 2006
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Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 258 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.40 — 5,665 ratings — published 2020
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The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East (Paperback)
by (shelved 258 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,422 ratings — published 2006
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 256 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.66 — 358,484 ratings — published 2006
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 243 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.55 — 10,191 ratings — published 2006
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The Bookseller of Kabul The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback)
by (shelved 240 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.77 — 56,628 ratings — published 2002
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Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS (ebook)
by (shelved 236 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.32 — 16,120 ratings — published 2016
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A History of the Arab Peoples A History of the Arab Peoples (Paperback)
by (shelved 232 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.88 — 4,607 ratings — published 1991
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The Arabs: A History The Arabs: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 212 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,481 ratings — published 2009
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.31 — 18,633 ratings — published 2004
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Exit West Exit West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 201 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.74 — 149,896 ratings — published 2017
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Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Paperback)
by (shelved 200 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,113 ratings — published 2001
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo The Beekeeper of Aleppo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 199 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.16 — 174,823 ratings — published 2019
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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 198 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.41 — 12,335 ratings — published 2009
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Salt Houses Salt Houses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 197 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.01 — 19,830 ratings — published 2017
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Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.05 — 15,089 ratings — published 1994
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A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East (Hardcover)
by (shelved 195 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,899 ratings — published 2011
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Jerusalem: The Biography Jerusalem: The Biography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 194 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,265 ratings — published 2011
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The Stationery Shop The Stationery Shop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 193 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.23 — 117,656 ratings — published 2019
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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2) Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)
by (shelved 186 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.22 — 78,635 ratings — published 2001
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The Red Tent The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.20 — 628,487 ratings — published 1997
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A Woman Is No Man A Woman Is No Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.26 — 172,593 ratings — published 2019
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Girls of Riyadh Girls of Riyadh (Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.28 — 20,987 ratings — published 2005
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Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia (Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.03 — 39,242 ratings — published 1993
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The Arabian Nights The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.03 — 80,888 ratings — published 800
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An Unnecessary Woman An Unnecessary Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.82 — 13,926 ratings — published 2013
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The Map of Salt and Stars The Map of Salt and Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 166 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.92 — 20,401 ratings — published 2018
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.23 — 325,499 ratings — published 1923
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph (Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.91 — 12,009 ratings — published 1926
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My Name Is Red My Name Is Red (Paperback)
by (shelved 158 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.87 — 60,810 ratings — published 1998
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I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.83 — 24,127 ratings — published 2009
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My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.21 — 11,012 ratings — published 2013
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.21 — 10,420 ratings — published 1983
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The Yacoubian Building The Yacoubian Building (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as middle-east)
avg rating 3.71 — 22,924 ratings — published 2002
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The Lion Women of Tehran The Lion Women of Tehran (Hardcover)
by (shelved 151 times as middle-east)
avg rating 4.48 — 139,836 ratings — published 2024
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Karl Braungart
“Actually, we’re with the United States Army stationed in Germany. My friend Paul comes here about every two to three weeks to visit his Dutch girlfriend.”
Karl Braungart, Lost Identity

Christopher Hitchens
“Control over the production and distribution of oil is the decisive factor in defining who rules whom in the Middle East.”
Christopher Hitchens, The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens

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