Osama bin Laden
Dead or Alive?
David Ray Griffin

New from David Ray Griffin
Griffin examines the evidence for the claim—made by everyone from former CIA agent Robert Baer to Oliver North—that bin Laden is surely no longer living.

"highly recommended..." —Library Journal

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Reel Bad Arabs (revised and updated edition)
How Hollywood Vilifies a People
Jack G. Shaheen

A groundbreaking book that dissects a slanderous history dating from cinema's earliest days to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters that feature machine-gun wielding and bomb-blowing "evil" Arabs

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Secret London (4th ed.)
Exploring the Hidden City, with Original Walks and Unusual Places to Visit
Andrew Duncan

New Edition, Just Published
“...offer[s] exceptionally clear maps, public transportation links..., places of interest along the way with interesting historical information and enough fascinating facts to keep the armchair traveller happy too. Highly recommended!”
—The Travel Society

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World Heritage Sites of Great Britain and Ireland
An Illustrated Guide to All 27 World Heritage Sites
Victoria Huxley and Geoffrey Smith

Just Published
“This is a wonderful book: as crystal clear as a mountain stream, as colorful as a rainbow and as packed full of fascinating historical detail as—a World Heritage site.  It is based on a real need: there is no other book yet in print that examines the twenty seven designated World Heritage sites in the British Isles."
—History Today

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Côte d'Azure (6th ed.)
(Cadogan Guides, USA)
Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls

“Inside knowledge and intimate understanding of the South of France shines even more brightly in this new version of an old favorite” –Living France magazine

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Essential Guide to Travel Health, The
Don't Let Bugs, Bites, and Bowels Spoil Your Trip (Cadogan Guides, USA)
Jane Wilson-Howarth

“For general travel advice and information, we recommend it…” –General Practitioner Magazine

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Fairy Tale Feasts
A Literary Cookbook for Young Readers and Eaters
tales retold Jane Yolen, recipes Heidi E. Y. Stemple; illustrated by Phillippe Beha

New in Paperback
An iParenting Media Award Winner

"A fun book for family sharing."
— School Library Journal

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Palestinian Costume
Shelagh Weir

"...lavishly illustrated...a unique and valuable work that should be a part of most research, art, textiles, or Middle East collections."
— Library Journal

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Pure and Simple
Homemade Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
Vidhu Mittal

Just Published!
With step-by-step photographs for over 100 classic and contemporary vegetarian recipes, Pure and Simple makes preparing Indian food absolutely easy. Each recipe includes photographs so that you can check to make sure you are achieving the right result at each stage.

 

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Spice Kitchen, The
Flavorful Recipes from Around the World
Michal Haines; photography byJacqui Blanchard

Just Published!
"...a range of culinary endeavor that would dazzle the most jaded spice merchant on the Silk Road...Born a daughter of many cultures, Haines seems every bit as happy working with cumin, sumac and coriander as she is with ginger, garlic and lemongrass."—Weekend Edition, NPR (The 10 Best Summer Cookbooks Of 2009)

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Bob Marley
A Life
Garry Steckles

In this new biography, Garry Steckles follows Marley's eventful life through the early days in rural Jamaica, arrival in Kingston, first recordings and performances to his spectacular status as an international superstar. Throughout he analyzes Marley's political and religious beliefs, while also concentrating on his relationships with fellow musicians, family and influential figures.

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Disfigured
A Saudi Woman’s Story of Triumph over Violence
Rania al-Baz; translated by Catherine Spencer

For over six years, Rania al-Baz was the smiling face of a family program on Saudi television. She was a young, beautiful Saudi TV news anchor—the first woman to have such a job—when her abusive husband beat her into a coma and left her for dead. She later underwent thirteen operations...

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Dark Side of Love, The
Rafik Schami; translated from the German by Anthea Bell

A Publishers Weekly "Favorite Summer Read"
"Schami, a major international talent, has a broad range, from the scatological to the sexually comic to the painful, and with this extaordinary book, deserves to establish an American audience."
—Publishers Weekly, Review of the week (starred review)
Story of forbidden love set against the background of Arabic culture and endless feuds between clans,a great and moving hymn to the power of love.

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Master of the Eclipse, The
Stories
Etel Adnan

“‘What are poets for in these destitute times?’ Etel Adnan asks through Hölderlin’s voice, and then answers in prose through her own. It is a prose of uncanny elegance and skepticism and conscience which voices what chokes us into silence, as it asks: what do we make of our tourists of war—professors, directors, journalists—and whom do we imagine for their subjects?...

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Almond Blossoms and Beyond
Mahmoud Darwish; translated by Mohammad Shaheen

“I can only hope that the day will soon come, especially in English, when Darwish’s night and dream, jasmine and almond blossoms are seen for what they are: the private lexicon of a singular and eternal, timeless voice in the history of human literature.”
—Fady Joudah

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Flawed Landscape
Poems 1987-2008
Sharif S. Elmusa

"These are an exile's poems, marked by loss but offered with a generous spirit. Through them, the landscape transforms-revealing, through Elmusa's vision, its difficult beauty. This is not grounds for despair, then. But ground to work from. That is hope, indeed."
-Melanie Carter, poet

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Pocket Timeline of Islamic Civilizations
Nicholas Badcott

New!
A handy pocket-sized reference to the distinctive artistic, scientific and political achievements of Islamic cultures from approximately the 7th to the 20th centuries AD

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Sugar Comes from Arabic
A Beginner’s Guide to Arabic Letters and Words
Barbara Whitesides

New -Available this summer
A user-friendly Arabic alphabet-and-culture book for complete beginners

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Kugel Valley Klezmer Band, The
Joan Betty Stuchner; illustrated by Richard Row

Now in paperback

Oh, how Shira loves the fiddle!
Every time the Kugel Valley Klezmer Band performs, ten-year-old Shira watches closely. Isaac, the best fiddle player this side of Nova Scotia, sees her watching, and gives her a toy fiddle.

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My Bodyworks
Songs About Your Bones, Muscles, Heart and More!
by Jane Schoenberg; music by Steven Schoenburg; illustrated by Cynthia Fisher

"Here is a splendid book for all the senses. The illustrations are lively and delightful."
–Eric Carle

"What a delicious combination of talents: lyrics, music, and facts all together. This one is earmarked for my twin granddaughters who are just the right age for it."
–Jane Yolen

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