arabian peninsula

A collection of bedtime stories told by Shahrazad to her husband the king in an effort to keep him from having her killed as he had done with all his other wives after a single night of marriage.

Discusses the folklore of the Arabian Peninsula.

A representative selection of literature from the Arabian peninsula. Includes poetry, drama, and short stories.

A magic lute brings wealth and happiness to a poor young man and his mother.

Including photographs, maps, fact boxes, and Web sites, this book tells of explorers to the Asian peninsula, such as Marco Polo and Ferdinand Magellan.

A tour of Arabia's natural world, from sharks and barracuda in the coral reefs of the Red Sea, baboons and ibex on the high cliffs of the mountain barrier, lizards and migrating birds in the foothills, to the traditional nomadic life of the Bedouin, with a journey by camel across the immense desert.

Examines how the production of oil resources have impacted the political, social, and economic development of the Saudi Arabian peninsula.

Discusses the development of the trade routes known as the Nile Route, Sudan Route, Incense Road, Pilgrimage Road, and Sahara Routes, with an overview of their social and economic history up to the present day.