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DESERT ROYAL by Jean Sasson
A royal Saudi Arabia memoir by the author of Princess. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear; pages are clean and tanning with age; minor shelf marks. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 5.00
GUZIN NAJIM'S THE PROMISE An Iraqi mother's desperate flight to freedom by Sandra Lee
A fascinating true story. This is a used travel book in good condition: clean with light reading wear; pages tanning with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 5.00
MAHBOBA'S PROMISE How One Woman Made a World of Difference by Mahboba Rawi
Afghanistan. Good condition with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and condition. Appears to be signed by author.
Price: AUD 5.00
A FEZ OF THE HEART Jeremy Seal - Travels Around Turkey in Search of a Hat
This looks like a great read, the author travels Turkey to trace the history of the fez.
Price: AUD 6.00
HONEYMOON IN PURDAH An Iranian Journey
The author disguises herself as a honeymooner to get access to the Iran most of us will never see, looks like a great read. This is a used travel book in good, read condition: pages are clean and tanning at the edges with age; some light wear and creasing to corners; cover is clean with light wear; price marked on bottom edge of book with texta. Has been read a few times but a good reading copy. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 6.00
VEILED COURAGE Inside the Afghan Women's Resistance by Cheryl Bernard
A look at the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan who defied the Taliban.
Price: AUD 6.00
SALAM PAX The Baghdad Blog by Salam Pax
A fascinating and hard to find account by an Iraqi of the early days of the Iraq War. Good condition with light wear and age. See photos for blurb and condition.
Price: AUD 7.00
A SHORT WALK IN THE HINDU KUSH by Eric Newby
A classic travel book by a legendary writer.
Price: AUD 8.00
BEHIND THE VEIL An Australian Nurse in Saudi Arabia
A classic Saudi Arabia travelogue. Book is in good condition with clean white pages, light reading wear to cover. See photos for cover blurb, sample page and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
BERLITZ HEBREW PHRASE BOOK & DICTIONARY
A handy pocket sized Hebrew phrasebook. This is a used travel book in good, ageing condition: pages are white and clean with little wear; cover shows age and light reading wear; owners name blacked out with texta on first page. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
BURNED ALIVE The Shocking True Story of One Woman's Escape from an "Honour" Killing by Souad
Author is from West Bank and was set alight for having sex before marriage. Book is in good, read condition. Pages are clean and browning at edges with age. Some wear and creasing to cover and corners. A bit worn but fine as a reading copy. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME Afschineh Latifi - A Story of Love, Revolution and Leaving Iran
In the richly evocative tradition of the bestselling "Reading Lolita in Tehran," this is a story of a family that had the courage to dream impossible dreams and to make them come true against impossible odds.
Price: AUD 8.00
FOLLOWING THEM HOME The Fate of the Returned Asylum Seekers by David Corlett
A scarce and important book on refugees from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan who have been sent home by Australia. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
GULF STATES & SAUDI ARABIA A SURVIVAL HANDBOOK by Bob Hughes and Graeme Chesters
This expat guide book from 2003 will have some out of date information but still looks like a handy resource for anyone moving to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar or United Arab Emirates. This is a used book in good condition with nice clean white pages and light reading wear to cover. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
IRAN AWAKENING From prison to Peace Prize: one woman's struggle at the crossroads of history by Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
A scarce book in very good condition. Very clean and rarely read. See photos for cover blurb, sample page and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
MANHATTAN TO BAGHDAD Paul McGeough - Despatches from the Frontline in the War on Terror
A most excellent book by the Australian ABC foreign correspondent.
Price: AUD 8.00
MUHAJABABES Meet the new Middle East - cooly, sexy and devout by Allegra Stratton
A very interesting look at modern Middle East culture. This is a used travel book in good condition: clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00





















