middle east

Describes the experiences of soldiers in combat zones and how they try to readjust to life when they are brought back home and discusses the efforts of individuals who have rescued animals from war zones despite the risk of being arrested, kidnapped, or killed.

Jake Grafton, a Defense Intelligence agent, is dispatched to Moscow. His mission is to keep the twenty thousand nuclear weapons from the former Soviet Union from getting on the black market, but there are many who would like to see him fail.

Believing he has discovered the burial chamber of a near-mythical Egyptian pharaoh and a mystical double crown, famed archaeologist Porter Stone and his team suffer bizarre accidents that Professor Jeremy Logan is brought in to investigate.

Describes the plant and animal life of western Asia and its interaction with the environment.

Contains accounts of World War I's Lawrence of Arabia, the Middle East, and Africa in graphic novel format.

Discusses the lives of women in the Middle East today including the traditions that shape these lives, the present day social and political realities, and changing expectations.

Provides descriptions of the seven wonders of the ancient Middle East, including Ziggurat atUr, the library in Nineveh, Persepolis, King Solomon's temple, Petra, Hagia Sophia, and Krak des Chevaliers, with photographs of the sites and some of the artifacts found at each location.

Explores seven natural wonders of Asia and the Middle East including Mount Everest, the Gobi Desert, Mount Fuji, Sumatra Rain Forest, the Dead Sea, Cappadocia, and the Chocolate Hills.

Describes the structures and functions of castles and everyday life inside a medieval castle.