About the Author
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.

Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Lamb, who spent many years as a correspondent in Cairo, scored a best seller with this 1987 study of Arab religion, culture, and politics. Following recent dramatic developments, Lamb here updates the information. This should be equally, if not more, popular now.
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Review
«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