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Not bad
This book could be considerably better.But it gives me a chance to show that I can be generous, and give five stars to any book that makes a serious effort to inform its readers.This book does that.
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Subjects:  1. Arab-Israeli conflict    2. Astronomy (Young Adult)    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History - Middle East    7. History: World    8. Israel    9. Israel-Arab conflicts    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Middle East - Israel    12. Asian / Middle Eastern history   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. History - Middle East    4. Iran    5. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. People & Places - Middle East    9. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    10. Social life and customs    11. Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing   

Subjects:  1. 1948-1967    2. 20th century    3. Arab-Israeli conflict    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. History    7. History - Middle East    8. Israeli-Arab conflict    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Middle East - General    12. Palestine   

Subjects:  1. Alexandria (Egypt)    2. Ancient - Greece    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Civilization    5. Description and travel    6. History    7. History - Africa    8. History - Ancient    9. History - Middle East    10. History: World    11. Juvenile literature    12. African history: BCE to c 500 CE    13. Ancient Egypt    14. BCE to c 500 CE    15. History / Ancient / Greece    16. Social history    17. Travel & holiday   

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Are you kidding?
It's a good bit of crafty fun, but where does someone come off selling it for $250 when it RETAILED for $9.95?!

A first-hand look at ancient egyptian architecture . . .
Be prepared for hours of cutting and folding the intricate pieces of this wonderful temple. My son is 13 and fairly precise in his work, and it was quite difficult for him to assemble this project without help. Not that helping is a bad thing, though. We spent a great deal of time talking about the architecture, what materials would have been used, how large structures would have been raised, and what the cut-out figures were doing (some of them are very small). Absolutely necessary tools: flexible metal ruler, bone folder, thin-bladed scissors, Tacky glue. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - Cut & Assemble    2. Architecture    3. Children's 9-12 - Crafts / Hobbies    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Crafts & Hobbies - General    6. History - Middle East    7. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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A very accurate description of what to expect
I found this book to be 97% accurate of what my experiences were for the week I spent in Damascus and immediate areas. I highly recommend anyone planning a trip to Syria to use this book as a guide to understandingSyrian customs. Coleman South's attention to the details of everyday lifehelped immensely. The Syrian people were indeed friendly and became evenmore so when they found out I was an American. I would only add that sinceCulture Shock: Syria! was written, information access is widespread, asjudged by the forest of satellite dishes seen on rooftops and CNN in myhotel rooms. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Sociology    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. History - Middle East    5. Juvenile literature    6. People & Places - Middle East    7. Syria   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - History - General    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc.    6. History - Middle East    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Middle East    10. Middle East - General    11. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Juvenile Nonfiction    2. Children's 9-12 - History - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. People & Places - Middle East    5. Peace    6. Juvenile literature    7. History - Middle East    8. Middle East - Israel    9. 1993-    10. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    11. Arab-Israeli conflict   

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This is a cool book!
This is a reALLY cool book. i enjoyed reading about the pharoahs and thelofe and deaths of them. . . this is a great book, worth the price, evenfor me, a kid, with out a steady income. ITS GREAT ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. History - Ancient    5. History - Middle East    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Kings and rulers    9. Kings, queens, rulers, etc    10. People & Places - Middle East    11. Pharaohs    12. Non-Classifiable   

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On the topic of religion...
Um. Yeah. I felt totally tripped with this book, like you know that feeling? Like...feeling in TUNE With those dead peots prophets puppets and kings. But, I wish the topic of exorcism were covered more deeply, because I felt like my pagan heritage was insulted by this conglomeration of falsities in the christian religion! Satan is NOT EVIL!! SATAN IS NOT EVIL!!! but...... McDonalds is. Thank you and may the pentogram be in your dreams.
Prophetic!
This book Rocks, it tells the story of my man Jesus and his wonderful travels it is A+ man I read it in school and it is really good book, a must read for all you religious buffs out there.Wonderfully written. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. History - Middle East    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Religion - General   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Children's 9-12 - History - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    6. History - Middle East    7. Israel    8. Jews    9. Juvenile literature    10. Pictorial works    11. Prime ministers    12. History    13. Jewish studies    14. Middle East    15. Rabin, Yitzhak   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. History - Middle East    4. History - Military & Wars    5. Iraq War, 2003    6. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Afghanistan    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Biography & Autobiography - Political    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    7. History - Middle East    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Karzai, Hamid    11. Politics and government    12. Presidents    13. Biography: general   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. History - Middle East    4. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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Provides depth and detail on Palestine history and issues
The first edition of Encyclopedia Of The Palestinians appeared in 2000 and there have been vast changes in the region since, prompting the need for this substantively revised edition, which offers new entries about these recent developments. Articles have all been updated, photos of important leaders and events added, and fifty key documents included. Encyclopedia Of The Palestinians provides depth and detail on Palestine history and issues, making it a recommended pick for general-interest college-level history holdings, as well.
Concise Discussions Without Overt Bias Can Promote Peace
There is much more detail that should be included. Four examples: Excellent Encyclopedia about Palestine & Palestinians
This Encyclopedia in one volume brings together a wealth of unbiased information about Palestine & Palestinians. It walks you through a snapshot of Palestine past & current events. I gained valuableinformation about past & current leadership within the Palestiniancommunity. For example, briefly it gives you a snapshot about Palestinianfamilies & their well known family members (i.e. Husayni, Nashashibi,Abdil Hadi, Khalidi, Nsabih,..etc. families). Beside that the book alsogave me a deep insight into the past & present political parties, theirleadership, statistical data (population, immigration, water sources,..etc) before & after the catastrophe, Israeli settlement, ..Etc.Although the book contained very good maps, it lacks pictures of itssubjects & events. An Arabic & Hebrew version of this book is amust. Good Job ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Arab-Israeli conflict    2. Astronomy (Young Adult)    3. Biography    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    5. Encyclopedias    6. History - General History    7. History - Middle East    8. History: World    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Middle East - General    11. Multicultural Studies (Young Adult)    12. Palestinian Arabs    13. People & Places - Middle East    14. Reference - Encyclopedias    15. World - General    16. Asian / Middle Eastern history    17. Asian studies    18. Palestine    19. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. Atlases    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Egypt    5. Historical atlases    6. History    7. History - Middle East    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Maps for children    10. Middle East - Egypt    11. Reference    12. Reference - Atlases   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. History - Middle East    5. Jerusalem    6. Juvenile Geography    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Lifestyles - City & Town Life    10. Middle East - Israel    11. People & Places - Middle East   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Architecture, Ancient    3. Building, Stone    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Design and construction    7. Egypt    8. General    9. History    10. History - Middle East    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Preschool Reading Skills    14. Pyramids    15. Readers - Beginner    16. To 332 B.C.   

Subjects:  1. 2001-    2. Afghan War, 2001-    3. Afghanistan    4. Asia - General    5. Children's 12-Up - History - General    6. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    7. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    8. History    9. History - Middle East    10. History - Military & Wars    11. History: World    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Relations    14. United States    15. Humanities   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. General    5. History - Middle East    6. Juvenile Geography    7. Juvenile Multicultural Studies    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. People & Places - Middle East    11. Saudi Arabia