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Excellent work by an intelligent writer, 12 Aug 2006

This collection of previously published essays by one of Britain's most original thinkers on the Middle East covers a wide range of topics, from the Iranian revolution to human rights in Islam. One of the best chapters deals with Orientalism and its critics, in which Halliday intelligently tackles both sides of this rather tiresome debate. Throughout, he upholds a belief in the value of approaching the Middle East with the normal standards of social science in mind; he treats it not as some exotic, unchanging terrain, but as a complex region that can be best understood by asking the right questions and looking hard enough for evidence. A breath of fresh air.

Fantastic book for anybody who enjoys food!, 15 Nov 2005

Theodore Kyriakou's menus at The Real Greek and The Real Greek Souvlaki & Bar are inspired by dishes cooked in the homes of families in his Greek homeland; now he has taken this inspiration and, with co-writer Charles Campion, put it into his latest book.
On every page, recipes evoke the traditions of the Greek kitchen, warming the soul as well as the stomach. Dishes range from classics, such as dolmades and the sweet and sticky baklava, to the celebration lamb dishes prepared especially for Easter.

The style of dishes reflects the part of the country they hail from: simple fish dishes from the islands and more complex meat dishes from the cities.

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A must-buy book - highly recommended, 5 Dec 2003

Not since Adolf Hitlter has the world seen the diabolitc torture, and murder of so many human beings as controlled and ordered by Saddam Hussein and like-minding insane family. Through the talents of Jean Sasson, Mayada Al-Askari's promise to tell the world about her torture and that of the shadow women, and so many others, came true. While so much has been said about the alleged weapons of mass destruction one only has to read this book and learn that Hussein was a WMD. Millions of Iraq's now have hope for a democracy, free speech, and the ability to achieve things those of us in the free world take for granted. While no one likes war sometimes humans have to make great sacrifice to stop… Read more