From Beirut to Jerusalem
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Winner of the 1989 National Book Award for nonfiction, this extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the Foreign Affairs columnist on the op-ed page of the New York Times, drew on his ten years in the Middle East to write a book that The Wall Street Journal called "a sparkling intellectual guidebook... an engrossing journey not to be missed." Now with a new chapter that brings the ever-changing history of the conflict in the Middle East up to date, this seminal historical work reaffirms both its timeliness and its timelessness. "If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it." -- Seymour Hersh. "From Beirut To Jerusalem is the most intelligent and comprehensive account one is likely to read." -- New York Times Book Review. |
This book is part of:
- The August 2007 revision of the North American Aerospace Defense Command reading list
- The June 2007 revision of the Lt Gen James Mattis reading list
- The March 2010 revision of the USMC (Civilian) reading list
- The January 2009 revision of the Navy reading list
- The January 2008 revision of the Navy reading list
- On May 25 2017 David (USA) read this book
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On May 09 2017
dugnforthunt (USN)
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On Apr 27 2017
Bryan Gardner
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Friedman's book was timely when it came out, if a bit dated today.
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On Oct 19 2012
docshea (USN)
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Helping me understand my Israelli wife.
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On Mar 24 2010
Fred Kiesche (USA)
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Some of the personalities described have died or moved on, but a very good view of the Middle East (and what a strange place it is).