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  • The Book of Dede Korkut

    A Turkish Epic

    by Faruk Sümer ...
    Translated by Ahmet E. Uysal ...
    " The Book of Dede Korkut has been called the Iliad of the Turks . . . An excellent translation in English . . . Smooth, highly readable, enlightening." — Books AbroadOne of the oldest surviving pieces of Turkish literature, The Book of Dede Korkut can be traced to tenth-century origins. Now considered the national epic of Turkey, it is the heritage of the ancient Oghuz Turks and was com... ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Turkish Folktale

    The Art of Behet Mahir

    Edited by Warren S. Walker, Carl Lindahl ...
    First published in 1996. A ten-hour tale, long enough to fill a night in the telling, artful enough to keep all its listeners eagerly awake: such marathon narratives constitute a recurrent theme found in folktales worldwide. This entire book records, annotates and interprets one such rare performance, by Behcet Mahir. a man who joins great storytellers whose art has survived their deaths and ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman

    The Arabic Epic of Dhat al-Himma

    Translated by Melanie Magidow ...
    by Melanie Magidow ...
    **Published in English for the first time, and the only Arabic epic named for a woman, The Tale of Princess Fatima recounts the thrilling adventures of a legendary medieval warrior universally known throughout the Middle East and long overdue to join world literature's pantheon of female heroes.A Penguin Classic**A fearsome, sword-slinging heroine who defeated countless men in stealth attacks on ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Mirror of My Heart

    A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women

    Translated by Dick Davis ...
    by Dick Davis ...
    **An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis.A Penguin Classic**The Mirror of My Heart is a unique and captivating collection of eighty-three Persian women poets, many of whom wrote anonymously or were punished for their outspokenness. One of the very first Persian poets was ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Arabian Knights - Volume 2

    Knights of Arabia, #2

    by Aisha Bilal ...
    Series Book 2 - Knights of Arabia
    Whether you're interested in anthropology, theology or just plain old-fashioned adventure, you're sure to find a story you like in this fun second installment of the narrative history series "Knights of Arabia".Story #1: Zaid bin Amr resurrects an extinct Monotheistic religion and practices it despite the ridicule and harassment of his peers.Story #2: Abd Al-Muttalib re-discovers the fabled lost ... Read more

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  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

    by Jack Weatherford ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age—by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan.The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • After the Prophet

    The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam

    by Lesley Hazleton ...
    In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam.“Fascinating. . . . Lively and engaging. . . . Anyone seeking to understand today’s Middle East can learn from this book."—Seattle TimesEven as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would take control of the new Islamic nation had begun, ... Read more

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  • Eaters of the Dead

    by Michael Crichton ...
    From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an epic tale of unspeakable horror.It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to their home. He is appalled by their customs—the gratuitous sexuality of their women, their disregard for cleanliness, and their cold-blooded sacrifices. As they enter the frozen, forbidden ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The First Muslim

    The Story of Muhammad

    by Lesley Hazleton ...
    **The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited—and remade.Lesley Hazleton's new book, Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto, is out now from Riverhead Books.**Muhammad’s was a life of almost unparalleled historical importance; yet for all the iconic power of his name, the intensely dramatic story of the prophet of Islam is not well known. In The First Muslim, Lesley ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Islam Quintet

    Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree, The Book of Saladin, The Stone Woman, A Sultan in Palermo, and Night of the Golden Butterfly

    by Tariq Ali ...
    Series series The Islam Quintet
    Five nuanced and powerful historical novels depicting the clashes among Muslims, Christians, and Jews from the Crusades to twenty-first-century London.Celebrated British-Pakistani journalist and author Tariq Ali takes a mind-expanding journey through the ages with these five acclaimed works of fiction, available now in one collection.Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree : "Ali captures the humanity and ... Read more

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  • The Leadership of Muhammad

    by John Adair ...
    The Leadership of Muhammad is a very personal study of the life-story and leadership skills of the Prophet. John Adair served with a Bedouin regiment in the Arab Legion and this story is full of fascinating detail of desert life and Bedouin beliefs. A business book that crosses boundaries it highlights the key leadership skills displayed by Muhammad and allows you to share in his wisdom. John ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Ramses: The Son of Light - Volume I

    by Christian Jacq ...
    Historical fiction meets mythology as ancient Egypt comes alive in this monumental epic with over 2 million copies sold around the world.At fourteen, Ramses, the second son of the Pharaoh Seth, must begin to pass a series of royal tests designed to build his mental and physical prowess-or break him. Is Seth planning to leave the world's most powerful empire to Ramses, and not his corrupt brother, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD