middle east

Examines the experiences of typical teenagers in twelve Middle Eastern countries, covering family life, schooling, traditional and nontraditional food, social life, recreation, entertainment, and religious practices and cultural ceremonies, and lists nonfiction books, novels, Web sites, and pen pal/chat sites for each country.

In December 2009, a group of the CIA's top terrorist hunters gathered at a secret base in Khost, Afghanistan. They were meeting to greet Human Khalil al-Balawi, a Jordanian double agent who had infiltrated the upper ranks of al-Qaeda. For months he had passed on important information and now promised to lead operatives to Osama bin Laden. Instead, as he stepped from his car, he detonated a thiry-pound bomb strapped to his chest, instantly killing himself and seven CIA operatives, the agency's worst loss of life in decades.

Explores the roles and responsibilities of women throughout the Middle East, including how religion, marriage, and politics influence their lives.

White House advisor Jon Bennett arrives in the Middle East in hopes of closing an Arab-Israeli peace deal which would require the historic enemies to work together to tap into a newly discovered tract of oil and natural gas deep beneath the Mediterranean--a venture the U.S. has promised to underwrite for billions of dollars, but there are those who do not want to see the plan succeed.

Long after the Great Crusade, Duncan, son of Murdo, leaves his home in search of the Black Rood and finds that the Knights Templar, the guards at the gates to the Holy Land, hold the keys to not only Duncan's destiny, but that of all of the West.

Traces the history of the castle from its ancient roots through the sixteenth century, looking at castle architecture, design, construction, and living areas; and discussing castles as military fortresses.

Eight true stories of bravery and courage enacted by men and women involved in modern conflicts in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.