From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L Friedman (ISBN:0385413726)

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		From Beirut to Jerusalem
	
				(78 reviews)			
(1218 Readers)

			Thomas L Friedman		
	
Winner of the 1989 National Book Award for nonfiction, this extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written...more
 Winner of the 1989 National Book Award for nonfiction, this extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the Foreign Affairs columnist on the op-ed page of the New York Times, drew on his ten years in the Middle East to write a book that The Wall Street Journal called "a sparkling intellectual guidebook... an engrossing journey not to be missed." Now with a new chapter that brings the ever-changing history of the conflict in the Middle East up to date, this seminal historical work reaffirms both its timeliness and its timelessness. "If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it." -- Seymour Hersh. "From Beirut To Jerusalem is the most intelligent and comprehensive account one is likely to read." -- New York Times Book Review.   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Excellent book, a must read for anyone trying to understand the mid east...history based..

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Friedman is a master reporter who shows his chops in this book, written nearly 20 years ago. He deftly details the complexity and difficulties that block an easy resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He also successfully captures the Middle East circa mid 1980s when Hassef al Assad still ruled Syria and Saddam Hussein was a U.S. ally.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Short of going to the Middle East, this book is remarkable in its portrayal of the events of the Lebanon conflict, Israel-Palestinian relations. The setting is stark and the accounts realistic.

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							Charles
						
							few weeks ago						
I hate Friedman more and more each year, and this is the book that started it. His arrogance and racism is truly irritating.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
REALLY REALLY extensive read on middle east. Chronicles Friedman's time in Lebanon, then Israel, and the new section is in Washington.  Talks about EVERYTHING. Talks about history, identity, religion, conflicts between more people than you would have imagined, international policy, and it goes on. He's really clever and has a few hilariously sarcastic comments on what he talks about. I like his...more
 REALLY REALLY extensive read on middle east. Chronicles Friedman's time in Lebanon, then Israel, and the new section is in Washington.  Talks about EVERYTHING. Talks about history, identity, religion, conflicts between more people than you would have imagined, international policy, and it goes on. He's really clever and has a few hilariously sarcastic comments on what he talks about. I like his style of writing very much.  the only thing is that it's long, so i read about 5 book after starting this but before finishing it.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Interesting read, but it didn't hold my interest.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
first class reporting; top notch analysis

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Interesting though somewhat outdated, a good study in the human condition and westernization.  I wished he wrote more in depth about the Palestinian side of it, but he  stuck with what he knew.  Even 4 years in Beirut can't teach you about the Palestinians the way growing up Jewish teaches you about Jews.

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							Turn the world around,tear the borders down
						
							few weeks ago						
Brings the middle east alive..Completely agree with what a reviewer said about this book..."From Beirut to Jerusalem is wonderfully shrewd, surprisingly funny and indispensable to anyone seeking a fuller understanding of the political causes and psychological effects of the seemingly endless strife which besets this embattled region."

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
If you're looking for a boots-on-the-ground analysis of the Arab-Israeli Conflict from a world-class writer, look no further. As resounding and resonating today as when it was first published.

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