To Dream of Deserts: Evoke the sense of the shifting sands

A Listmania! list by James Cotton (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
 
The Sheltering Sky
1.  The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
The list author says:
  "An impressionist masterpiece, evoking the emptiness of the land and an emptiness inside an idle post-war couple. Read everything by Bowles."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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Night and Horses and the Desert: The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature
2.  Night and Horses and the Desert: The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature by Robert Irwin
The list author says:
  "Introducing the beauty of Arabic writing, in translation."
Used & New from: £4.78

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Arabian Sands (Travel Library)
3.  Arabian Sands (Travel Library) by Wilfred Thesiger
The list author says:
  "Thesiger has the greatest feeling for people and place."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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An Uncertain Grace
4.  An Uncertain Grace by Sebastiao Salgado
The list author says:
  "Sebastio Salgado's famous, darkly beautiful, pictures of terrible hardship during the eithiopian famine"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo)
5.  In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo) by William Dalrymple
The list author says:
  "Great travel writing. Dalrymple followed Marco Polo's footsteps across the Middle East and Central Asia"
£4.61   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Arabian Nightmare
6.  Arabian Nightmare by Robert Irwin
The list author says:
  "A disturbed daydream of the orient"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Blind Owl
7.  The Blind Owl by Sadiq Hidayat
The list author says:
  "A complex, hallucinatory metaphor"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? (Environmental Alert Series)
8.  Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? (Environmental Alert Series) by Sandra Postel
The list author says:
  "An inspiration to the green movement, and with profound implications for the arid parts of the world, and beyond"
Used & New from: £0.30
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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A New Book of Middle Eastern Food (Cookery Library)
9.  A New Book of Middle Eastern Food (Cookery Library) by Claudia Roden
The list author says:
  "you've read the books, now eat the food.. a classic cookbook"
£16.25   Used & New from: £13.41
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) by Paul Bowles
The list author says:
  "These short stories include some of Bowles' finest work - highly recommended"
Used & New from: £0.37

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The Arabs (Penguin History)
11.  The Arabs (Penguin History) by Peter Mansfield
The list author says:
  "A key to understanding the people and politics of a complex part of the world"
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Islamic Art and Architecture (World of Art)
12.  Islamic Art and Architecture (World of Art) by Robert Hillenbrand
The list author says:
  "The best introduction i've seen.. flick the pages and dream.."
£6.96   Used & New from: £4.24
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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