Buy From Beirut to Jerusalem 2nd Revised ed. There is no finer book ever written about the Middle East and all its problems than this one. In a new afterword, he updates his journey with a fresh discussion of the Arab Awakenings and how they are transforming the area, and a new look at relations between Israelis and Palestinians, and Israelis and Israelis.
Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman drew upon his ten years of experience reporting from Lebanon and Israel to write this now-classic work of journalism. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2009. It does not read like dry impersonal text book and the reader tends to experience the place first hand through the eyes of friedman.

Twenty years later, the events have faded from the foreground, although the background problem has hardly changed, unless it is for the worse. Good read with a good insight on both sides, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2013. No Kindle device required.

“The most intelligent and comprehensive account one is likely to read.” ―The New York Times Book Review, “If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it.” ―Seymour Hersh, “A book that must be read by all who are concerned about the present and future of a part of our world to which Western civilization has always been, and will continue to be, vitally connected.” ―The Washington Post Book World, “A sparkling intellectual guidebook…An engrossing journey not to be missed.” ―The Wall Street Journal, “A complex, illuminating vision written with a novelist's eye for the telling detail and a reporter's knack for the revealing quote.” ―San Francisco Chronicle, “Perhaps no other book written for a popular audience has so successfully explained the unexplainable….This book is an annotated roadmap to the past, and a brilliant crystal ball for the future.” ―St.

A revised and expanded edition was published in hardcover in 2006 and in 2007.

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The book provides some facinating insight into the cultures and political characters of this sometimes tense environment. Dated personal experience, but still good history, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2012. Unable to add item to Wish List. "The most intelligent and comprehensive account one is likely to read." Good read with a good insight on both sides, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2013. A must for anyone who wants to attempt to understand an area that is not easily understood. So far only half-way through but "love" (love is not really the right word here.. let's say very eye opening) the details about the authors experiences in Beirut during the civil war. A very readable and informative account of a age old dispute that sadly looks as if it will go on for ever. I knew little about middle east but this book gives really good insight into the recent troubles and complexities Seemingly without bias.

This seems to me to be rather missing the point, as it is a partial autobiography, reflected in the chaos surrounding him, rather than with Friedman himself as the centre of gravity. Better than a university course. sorry i can't provide more detail to this review, but i can promise that if you are at all interested in the subject, you will enjoy and benefit from this work. The title of the book, ” From Beirut to Jerusalem: A woman surgeon with the … Most thorough description of the ongoing battle in the middle east. It was the start of the nearly ten-year journey through the Middle East that is the subject of this book. Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. Many of Friedman's detractors (there are many) write him off as an unrepentant admirer and supporter of Israel, and insist that his work is not balanced. 1-Click ordering is not available for this item. The book is a must for anyone wanting to improve their understanding of the Middle East.

A very readable and informative account of a age old dispute that sadly looks as if it will go on for ever. Pumpkinflowers: An Israeli Soldier's Story, Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations (Version 2.0, With a New Afterword), Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War, From Beirut to Jerusalem: Written by Thomas L. Friedman, 2012 Edition, (Revised Edition) Publisher: Picador [Paperback], All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East, Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon. Edition (11 Dec. 2012), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2014. The book is a must for anyone wanting to improve their understanding of the Middle East.