The Arabs: Journeys beyond the Mirage - Hardcover

“Intelligent and incisive . . . Mr. Lamb has the first-rate reporter’s tools, and he uses them to relate, with compelling detail, who the Arabs are.” —"The New York Times Book Review"
“Perhaps the best effort to examine the Middle East using a mixture of anecdote, description, and analysis to bring the region to life.” —"Los Angeles Times"
“A thoughtful closeup study of the Arab peoples, based on firsthand observation and on knowledge of their history. . . . An excellent piece of writing and persuasion.” —"The New Yorker"
“Neither pretentious nor polemical . . . A valuable contribution toward knocking down stereotypes.” —"The Boston Globe
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Intelligent and incisive . . . Mr. Lamb has the first-rate reporter s tools, and he uses them to relate, with compelling detail, who the Arabs are. The New York Times Book Review
Perhaps the best effort to examine the Middle East using a mixture of anecdote, description, and analysis to bring the region to life. Los Angeles Times
A thoughtful closeup study of the Arab peoples, based on firsthand observation and on knowledge of their history. . . . An excellent piece of writing and persuasion. The New Yorker
Neither pretentious nor polemical . . . A valuable contribution toward knocking down stereotypes. The Boston Globe
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"Intelligent and incisive . . . Mr. Lamb has the first-rate reporter's tools, and he uses them to relate, with compelling detail, who the Arabs are." --The New York Times Book Review

"Perhaps the best effort to examine the Middle East using a mixture of anecdote, description, and analysis to bring the region to life." --Los Angeles Times

"A thoughtful closeup study of the Arab peoples, based on firsthand observation and on knowledge of their history. . . . An excellent piece of writing and persuasion." --The New Yorker

"Neither pretentious nor polemical . . . A valuable contribution toward knocking down stereotypes." --The Boston Globe

David Lamb is an eight-time Pulitzer Prize nominee who has traveled the world for 25 years as a Los Angeles Times correspondent. He is the author of six widely praised books.