By Benjamin Orbach

An American graduate student from Pittsburgh, while finishing a degree in Middle Eastern studies, travels through the Middle East on the eve of the Iraq war.

With no place to live, little money, and no friends in the region, he spends 13 months discovering a land and people not ordinarily presented in the popular media.

Sharing his observations and experiences in this well-written bestseller, he attempts to go beyond Western stereotypes as he reveals a different understanding of the region, from the streets of Cairo to the living rooms of ordinary people in Jordan and Palestine.

A fun, entertaining, and educational read. Captures many of the old and new realities of this fascinating region. 320 pages. Hardcover. 2007.

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