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Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • love it!!!!!!
  • Brilliant
  • Yum
  • A great gift
  • Any general-interest library with patrons interested in Middle Eastern cuisine must have ARABESQUE.
 Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon
Claudia Roden
Manufacturer: Knopf
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 030726498X
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Book Description

In the 1960s Claudia Roden introduced Americans to a new world of tastes in her classic A Book of Middle Eastern Food. Now, in her enchanting new book, Arabesque, she revisits the three countries with the most exciting cuisines today—Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon. Interweaving history, stories, and her own observations, she gives us 150 of the most delectable recipes: some of them new discoveries, some reworkings of classic dishes—all of them made even more accessible and delicious for today’s home cook.

From Morocco, the most exquisite and refined cuisine of North Africa: couscous dishes; multilayered pies; delicately flavored tagines; ways of marrying meat, poultry, or fish with fruit to create extraordinary combinations of spicy, savory, and sweet.

From Turkey, a highly sophisticated cuisine that dates back to the Ottoman Empire yet reflects many new influences today: a delicious array of kebabs, fillo pies, eggplant dishes in many guises, bulgur and chickpea salads, stuffed grape leaves and peppers, and sweet puddings.

From Lebanon, a cuisine of great diversity: a wide variety of mezze (those tempting appetizers that can make a meal all on their own); dishes featuring sun-drenched Middle Eastern vegetables and dried legumes; and national specialties such as kibbeh, meatballs with pine nuts, and lamb shanks with yogurt.

Claudia Roden knows this part of the world so intimately that we delight in being in such good hands as she translates the subtle play of flavors and simple cooking techniques to our own home kitchens.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars love it!!!!!!.......2007-05-14

I just love this book, the stories and recipes. I bought three and gave them as gifts, and I think I'll keep buying some more!

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.......2007-05-12

Claudia Roden manages to amaze me every time. Each book is distinct and the theme for Arabesque is summer. She offers a lot of grilled items, eggplant favourites, lots of lemon, olive oil and amazing desserts and not one bad recipe! She is a gracious, generous, loyal to all who taught her recipes and just lovely. This book makes a great present.

5 out of 5 stars Yum.......2007-05-10

Roden presents Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines with delicious results. The recipes are clear, easy and just plain good. Try the zucchini fritters "kabak mucveri," the roast shoulder of lamb with couscous and date stuffing "dala m'aamra bi keskou wa tmar" or prawns in spicy tomato sauce "kimroun bil tamatem." A glossary would have been a good addition and the book's organization by country is a bit awkward, but the index is thorough and broken down by ingredients. For the cook interested in this food genre, I would also refer them to books by Wolfert and Heiou, as well as Roden's previous writings. A terrific addition to any cook's library.

5 out of 5 stars A great gift.......2007-04-04

I gave this book as a gift to someone who loves anything about Morrocco
They called me and told me they loved loved loved it
they said the printing was absolutely beautiful and that the book was beautiful

5 out of 5 stars Any general-interest library with patrons interested in Middle Eastern cuisine must have ARABESQUE........2007-03-12

ARABESQUE: A TASTE OF MOROCCO, TURKEY & LEBANON revisits three countries the author first explored back in the 1960s: Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon, providing more depth and insight into their history and culture as she provides over a hundred recipes - some new discoveries, some redone classics. Color photos peppered liberally throughout accompany such unique regional dishes as Chicken with Chestnuts and Eggplant Pilaf. Each recipe is accompanied by a paragraph or two of extensive detail on culinary and cultural traditions. Any general-interest library with patrons interested in Middle Eastern cuisine must have ARABESQUE.

Diane C. Donovan
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Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail (Oprah's Book Club)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Stolen Lives
  • Disliked
  • Who edited this book?
  • true story of unbelievable courage against horrific odds
  • Gripping to the end.
 Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail (Oprah's Book Club)
Malika Oufkir , and Michele Fitoussi
Manufacturer: Miramax Books
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ASIN: 0786886307

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At the age of 5, Malika Oufkir, eldest daughter of General Oufkir, was adopted by King Muhammad V of Morocco and sent to live in the palace as part of the royal court. There she led a life of unimaginable privilege and luxury alongside the king's own daughter. King Hassan II ascended the throne following Muhammad V's death, and in 1972 General Oufkir was found guilty of treason after staging a coup against the new regime, and was summarily executed. Immediately afterward, Malika, her mother, and her five siblings were arrested and imprisoned, despite having no prior knowledge of the coup attempt.

They were first held in an abandoned fort, where they ate moderately well and were allowed to keep some of their fine clothing and books. Conditions steadily deteriorated, and the family was eventually transferred to a remote desert prison, where they suffered a decade of solitary confinement, torture, starvation, and the complete absence of sunlight. Oufkir's horrifying descriptions of the conditions are mesmerizing, particularly when contrasted with her earlier life in the royal court, and many graphic images will long haunt readers. Finally, teetering on the edge of madness and aware that they had been left to die, Oufkir and her siblings managed to tunnel out using their bare hands and teaspoons, only to be caught days later. Her account of their final flight to freedom makes for breathtaking reading. Stolen Lives is a remarkable book of unfathomable deprivation and the power of the human will to survive.

Book Description

A gripping memoir that reads like a political thriller--the story of Malika Oufkir's turbulent and remarkable life. Born in 1953, Malika Oufkir was the eldest daughter of General Oufkir, the King of Morocco's closest aide. Adopted by the king at the age of five, Malika spent most of her childhood and adolescence in the seclusion of the court harem, one of the most eligible heiresses in the kingdom, surrounded by luxury and extraordinary privilege.

Then, on August 16, 1972, her father was arrested and executed after an attempt to assassinate the king. Malika, her five younger brothers and sisters. and her mother were immediately imprisoned in a desert penal colony. After fifteen years, the last ten of which they spent locked up in solitary cells, the Oufkir children managed to dig a tunnel with their bare hands and make an audacious escape. Recaptured after five days, Malika was finally able to leave Morocco and begin a new life in exile in 1996.

A heartrending account in the face of extreme deprivation and the courage with which one family faced its fate, Stolen Lives is an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to freedom.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Stolen Lives.......2007-05-28

I found this story to be an inspirational account of a young girl's struggle from the palace to a jail cell. The orginial controversy of punnishing children for their father's actions developed the story into a thrilling drama. It was a compelling and gripping story, but they way it was written was a little off. Some of the sentances were difficult to read because of the way the words were written. I did not like how the writer kept jumping to the past and present to explain events. This made it confusing to determine what details were current and which already occured.

1 out of 5 stars Disliked.......2007-05-18

I read the book for a book club. I was disappointed. The story was very self-centered. Also,difficult to believe, but a bit boring.

3 out of 5 stars Who edited this book?.......2007-04-30

I won't go into too much detail but must agree with those who thought that the story had potential but the book was poorly written and edited. But I can't honestly blame the writer. Millions of poorly written books are submitted to publishing houses each year. It was up to the editor and publisher to really go to town on this book. It's possible they improved it from really bad to ok to print, but like other reviewers, i could hardly get through this for my book club. I felt like i was reading the diary of a middle school aged girl! Furthermore, Oufkir is clearly repressed or supressing her own feelings. Her explorations of her feelings were surface at best. I didn't feel any depth of emotion on her part, whatsoever. She also comes off sounding smug and superior, when I imagine she may not be that way in real life.

Had this not been for my book club, and had i not had integrity to finish it so i could fully trash it at book club, i would not have gotten past page 35.

5 out of 5 stars true story of unbelievable courage against horrific odds.......2007-03-24

Malika Oufkir's childhood was one of luxury and indulgence as the informally adopted daughter of King Muhammed V of Morocco and companion to Princess Amina. That life was gone in an instant when Malika's father, General Oufkir, was implicated in an abortive coup against the regime. The General was summarily shot; Oufkir's wife and six children -- the eldest, 19-year old Malika, and the youngest a baby only three - were rounded up, placed under house arrest and then dispatched without legal recourse to a series of remote desert prisons, each more isolated, squalid and inhospitable than the last.
Their jailers had their instructions: " Subdue the Oufkirs. King's orders".

"Stolen Lives" is Malika's story of 15 years incarceration in some of the worst hell-holes on earth, where the family endured cold, near starvation, vermin, petty jailors, disease and despair. Realizing that they would never be released; that they would die there, forgotten, the now grownup children dug a tunnel, using little more than their bare hands, and four of them escaped. Pursued by police and rebuffed by old friends, they reached Tangier and broke their story to the foreign press. Eventually the authorities were embarrassed into freeing the entire family.

This is a story of ingenuity, perseverance and unbelievable courage in the face of horrific odds. The events described are beyond shocking; it is considered inhumane to confine animals or the worst criminals in such conditions. It is unspeakable that these acts were perpetrated on children, and incredible that they survived.

What kind of regime imprisons children for the sins of their father? "That kind of thing can't happen here", you say. After all, "Liberty" and Freedom" is enshrined in our Constitution/Bill of Rights.
But it can and does, although the difference may be only one of degree.

You need look no further than March 2007, and the case of Kevin, the 9-year old Canadian-born son of Iranian parents. The family (with admittedly stolen documents) were held in a US detention centre, ie., cramped cells in a former medium security Texas prison, for over a month after they were taken off a Canada-bound plane which had been forced to land in Puerto Rico due to an on-board medical emergency. Kevin got the attention of the media & an appalled Canadian public (well, some of us were appalled) when he sent a desperate letter to Canada's Prime Minister, pleading for release.
Canadian Immigration may have been embarrassed by adverse press coverage into offering temporary asylum to the family; the Bush Administration, it seems, is impervious to embarrassment.

I urge you to read "Stolen Lives". This book shines a small light on the abuses that are inflicted routinely on the innocent and helpless in places that we may know only from the six o'clock news. But it might also lead you to reflect, as I did, on recent limits that our governments have placed on human rights (no doubt the King of Morocco was fearful of his safety too), and to ask whether our guarantees of freedom and liberty are worth the paper they are written on.

5 out of 5 stars Gripping to the end........2007-02-15

This is NOT the kind of book I usually like, and in fact I tried to skip over large parts and cast it away many times initially. But once I realized what cohesiveness and love this family had for each other, I couldn't 'abandon' them! In fact, it reads like a suspense novel in many ways, and even when it gets extremely bleak, Malika manages to give hope behind the despair.

I highly recommend this book both for the personal travails of this family, and for how much regimes that suppress freedoms can crush individual humanity. As one reviewer said, this isn't even the worst of what happens in such countries.

I object to the reviewers who say Malika is too 'self centered'. Such comments show how little empathy they have for this wretched family. It was evident that Malika was trying everything she could to keep her family together. This is called heroics, not self absorption. I have some sympathy with those who found the book difficult to read. It took about a chapter before it became compelling to me. I discount, however, those who condemn books as 'poorly written' despite their ability to draw people in and tell a captivating story. Malika did this here, and did a splendid job.
Lonely Planet Morocco
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • This book does the job well...
 Lonely Planet Morocco
Anthony Ham , and Alison Bing
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1740599748

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Visit the Djemaa el-Fna late at night when most of the crowd is local p297. Join the locals in a public hammam and try not to flinch as layers of skin are sloughed off p443. Learn to cook from women who prepare wedding feasts in the city of romance, Marrakesh p306. Find a cure for baldness, impotence or camel sickness in markets all over the country. Five authors, two rented mules, 210 days of in-country research. Expanded Trekking chapter ­- each trek completed by footsore authors. All-new Culture chapter - meet Fatima, Driss and Amina and understand Moroccan culture through their eyes. You asked for it, we researched it - more language courses, cooking courses and sustain­able travel experiences.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars This book does the job well..........2007-05-16

Yet again, the Lonely Planet puts together a pretty thorough guidebook that helps in exploring this remarkable destination. My experience showed that some of the info was a bit dated and a comparison with a fellow traveller's 2004 LP revealed that the two editions don't differ all that much. In their defense, things in Morocco tend not to be all that structured or consistent and would be hard to keep on top of. All in all, the book served me quite well. I will write them with the corrections that I noticed and hopefully the guide will continue to improve.
Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine
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    		Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine
    Michael I Greenberg , Robert G Hendrickson , Mark Silverberg , Colleen Campbell , and Anthony Morocco
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    ASIN: 0781745861

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    Featuring more than 1,100 full-color illustrations, this atlas is a visual guide to the diagnosis and management of medical and surgical emergencies. Emergency medicine depends on fast, accurate interpretation of visual cues, making this atlas an invaluable tool.



    The book is divided into sections on prehospital management and resuscitation, organ system emergencies, and multisystem emergencies. For each specific emergency, the authors present both clinical photographs and illustrations of significant diagnostic test findings such as specimens, radiographs, endoscopic images, and ECGs. The succinct text accompanying the illustrations covers patient presentation, diagnosis, and clinical management.

    Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Not a cookbook........
    • This is an awesome cookbook...
    • Authentic without being impossible
    • The best!
    • A very good guide to Moroccan food!
    		 Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco
    Paula Wolfert
    Manufacturer: Morrow Cookbooks
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0060913967

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    North Africa is the home to one of the world's great cuisines. Redolent of saffron, cumin and cilantro, Moroccan cooking can be as elegant or as down-home hearty as you want it to be. In Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco, author Paula Wolfert has collected delectable recipes that embody the essence of the cuisine. From Morocco's national dish, couscous (for which Wolfert includes more than 20 different recipes), to delicacies such as Bisteeya (a pigeon pie made with filo, eggs, and raisins among other ingredients), Wolfert describes both the background of each recipe and the best way to prepare it. As if the mouthwatering recipes weren't enough, each chapter includes some aspect of Moroccan culture or history, be it an account of Moroccan moussems, or festivals, or a description of souks, or markets. Just reading the recipes will be enough to induce ravenous hunger even on a full stomach. Once you've tried the Chicken Tagine with Prunes and Almonds, or the Seared Lamb Kebabs Cooked in Butter, Paula Wolfert's Couscous and Other Good Foods from Morocco will become a well-worn title on your cookbook shelf.

    Book Description

    Since it was first published in 1973, Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco has established itself as the classic work on one of the world's great cuisines. From the magnificent bisteeyas (enormous, delicate pies composed of tissue-thin, buttery layers of pastry and various fillings) to endless varieties of couscous, Paula Wolfert reveals not only the riches of the Moroccan kitchen but also the variety and flavor of the country itself. With its outstanding recipes, meticulous and loving research, and keen commitment to the traditions of its subject, this is one of the rare cookbooks that are as valuable for their good reading as for their inspired food.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Not a cookbook...............2007-06-10

    This is a lot of things, but it is not a cookbook. The recipes are listed by local names and have little or any organization. I felt like I spent more time looking up what the words meant so often that I felt the book was written in Moroccan. There were a very few line drawings and no pictures of finished dishes. This book is not about couscous, it is about just about every other dish served in Morocco.

    My daughter loves couscous and I bought this book hoping to find some good dishes that she would enjoy. Nothing could be further from the truth.

    If you are looking of a compendium of Moroccan food and have time to sit and read this book from cover to cover, then this is your book. If you want something helpful in the kitchen, save you money.

    This book was a total disappointment to me and I am amazed that it is even given cookbook status.

    5 out of 5 stars This is an awesome cookbook..........2007-01-19

    clear, coherent, easily followed recipes.. Preserved lemons are the best...I have given this as a present sooo many times, I can't say....this is EXCELLENT FOOD!!!

    5 out of 5 stars Authentic without being impossible.......2007-01-05

    I have owned and used this book for years and love it well enough to have also purchased it for friends who are interested in Moroccan cuisine. The recipes are the BEST I have ever found for Moroccan cooking. Not too difficult and very authentic. The method for preserving lemons is alone worth the purchase price in my opninion. Get this book--you will not be sorry.

    5 out of 5 stars The best!.......2007-01-05

    Great collection of Moroccan recipes. We have enjoyed re-creating some of the wonderful meals we had on our recent trip to Morocco. Everything has been delicious.

    4 out of 5 stars A very good guide to Moroccan food!.......2006-02-07

    When we got this book, my husband looked through every page from cover to cover with excitement. He took a pencil and circled all of the recipes that he loved, or sounded good to him. He circled a large portion of the book!! I have grown to love Moroccan food since I got married, and more so since our trip to Morocco! The only down side is that there isn't that large of variety of recipes. I am searching for more variety, since my husband only wants a certain few moroccan meals. I will never get rid of this book! I love it, and it makes a great foundation for your Moroccan cooking library!
    Lonely Planet Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    • The best choice (of 2) for travel needs and tourists...
    • Well, it sure impressed my Moroccan HUSBAND!
    • Don't buy this book to impress your Moroccan boyfriend.
    		 Lonely Planet Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook
    Dan Bacon , and Bichr Andjar
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    ASIN: 0864425864

    Book Description

    ssalamu'lekum is a greeting you'll hear from dawn to dusk and on into the night. 'Peace be upon you' - if only you could return the wish! And how about the farewell: lla yhennik - 'May God give you tranquility'. Must be one of the best ways to bid goodbye to someone about to travel further into the magic lands of Morocco.

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Initially seemed great, but turned out NOT to be useful.......2007-02-02

    I bought it with a great enthusiasm but when I arrived at Morocco I discovered that the book is not useful for some reasons. I traveled around Morocco on bicycle for 2 weeks but learnt only very few phrases from this book. I suspect something is wrong with the structure of this phrasebook.

    5 out of 5 stars Zuina Bezzaf - MUST READ BOOK!.......2005-05-24

    This book was GREAT! It's the best one out there, and it's a Fantastic price. So much information, helpful phrases, easy word spelling for prnounciation. This book was so helpful and yet so simple, it takes you from basic topics such as "Religion" "People" "Places" "Transportation" "Feelings" and so many other topics. This is a must read book. And it's so small, you can bring it anywhere.

    4 out of 5 stars The best choice (of 2) for travel needs and tourists..........2005-02-16

    Okay, so there are really only two books out there that I know of which will teach you anything about Moroccan Arabic: this handy little pocket-sized phrase book and the big, green, more academic text called "A Basic Course in Moroccan Arabic." The choice between the two is clear, with the Lonely Planet book being the obvious choice for the thousands of us who just plan on going to Morocco for a short visit as a tourist or on business. The other book would probably be a better choice if you plan on living in Morocco and need to know the grammar and truly gain some in-depth knowledge, though the LP phrasebook would probably be a good place to start anyway.

    This "Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook" has most of what you will need for a short junket, with the usual smattering of vocabulary on food, clothes, medical problems, directions, hotels and airports. To add some criticism, since no book is perfect, I would mention that the glossary is only English-->Moroccan, so if someone tells you a word in "darija" you will have no way to look it up and find its equivalent in English. I really don't see the point of putting everything in Arabic script either, since Moroccan Arabic is never written down and the target audience won't be reading anything in Arabic anyway! Maybe just including a description of the alphabet in an appendix would suffice. As usual, there are always some things you need but cannot find (typically "where is the bathroom?", though I think LP included that this time!)...

    I had a great time with some Moroccans at a party using the phrasebook: None of them spoke any French or English, so I played charades by acting like I was one of the animals listed in the book and I knew that they were guessing the right animal, since I had the name in the book in front of me. Cheezy-sounding, but believe me, when you have no way to communicate with anyone around you, desperation sets in! Which is where this great phrasebook will come in handy!

    4 out of 5 stars Well, it sure impressed my Moroccan HUSBAND!.......2001-01-25

    My husband and I have both gone over the book and were quite suprised and pleased at the accuracy. Moroccan arabic is a VERY different dialect from the traditional and Egyptian arabic, so if you are hoping to use this book to communicate with other arabic speakers that are NOT from Morocco, forget it. They will not understand you(although, some Algerians and Tunisians might as many Moroccans live there and the language is a little similar), so don't buy it if you want to communicate with non-Moroccans. I bought the travel pack which included the book, audio cassette and a little lesson book, that doubles as the cassettes's cover. Although, it is true: it is not for conversations or to learn the actual language from; it is mainly travel dialog and gettin' around stuff to say but I have in a pinch been able to use it on my husband with fantastic results. NOTE: this dialect is not spoken all through Morocco. There are several dialects of arabic spoken there. This particular dialect is spoken in Casablanca, Agadir and around there-'bouts. Different regions speak different dialects but most Moroccans should be able to understand you, from what my hubby says. I did have a couple of disappointments though; for one, the book's transliteration is a little strange on some of the words but nothing crucial, you will still be understood. I read arabic and some pages includes the arabic script of the sentences, so I could read that and understand more. Secondly, I wish there was MORE dialog or a part 2!! Third, if you buy the cassette with it, sadly, it does NOT cover anything in the book. My husband and I agree that it is an excellent book and well worth the price but if it is too hard for you to learn it and you are going to Morocco: learn Spanish or French. At least 95% of the population knows them as they are considered the main 4 languages of the land: Arabic, French, Spanish(Spain dialect-not Mexican Spanish), and Berber. If you are getting it to learn for a Moroccan husband or boyfriend, it will slightly help but you will not learn the language or how to speak to him from this book but it's a good reference to have on hand anyway! It has helped me! (get the cassette, too!)

    5 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book to impress your Moroccan boyfriend........2000-08-18

    This book provides a lot of fun facts that make it easy to understand the Moroccan language, as well as culture. There is an easy-to-use pronunciation guide to get any beginner started, though some of the suggested sounds to make while attempting to pronounce certain phrases are difficult to master. This book seems to encompass what one would need to know for their basic travel needs, and most of what it does not cover in its text, it covers in its dictionary. This book is ideal for traveling due also to its small size. However, I would not recommend purchasing it for the purpose of attempting to communicate with your ESL (English as a Second Language) boyfriend, whom you cannot understand otherwise, because it probably won't be too helpful.

    (Especially if he dumps you because you can in no way marry him sometime in the near future).
    Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al Qaeda: A Spy's Story
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    		 Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al Qaeda: A Spy's Story
    Omar Nasiri
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    ASIN: 0465023886

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    For the first time, a first person account of life inside the jihad...

    Between 1994 and 2000, Omar Nasiri worked as a secret agent for Europe's top foreign intelligence services - including France's DGSE (Direction Générale de la Sécurite Extérieure), and Britain's MI5 and MI6. From the netherworld of Islamist cells in Belgium, to the training camps of Afghanistan, to the radical mosques of London, he risked his life to defeat the emerging global network that the West would come to know as Al Qaeda.

    Now, for the first time, Nasiri shares the story of his life--a life balanced precariously between the world of Islamic jihadists and the spies who pursue them. As an Arab and a Muslim, he was able to infiltrate the rigidly controlled Afghan training camps, where he encountered men who would later be known as the most-wanted terrorists on earth: Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi, Abu Zubayda, and Abu Khabab al-Masri. Sent back to Europe with instructions to form a sleeper cell, Nasiri became a conduit for messages going back and forth between Al Qaeda's top recruiter in Pakistan and London's radical cleric Abu Qatada.

    A gripping and provocative insider's account of both Islamist terror networks and the intelligence services that spy on them, Inside the Jihad offers a completely original perspective on the ongoing battle against Al Qaeda.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Good Read.......2007-06-28

    The book is told in firt person, storied format, which made it really enjoyable to read. I could care less about whether or not it's non-fiction (which the author claims), it's a good, suspenseful espionage type story, that teaches you a little something.

    I didn't read it looking for political knowledge for debate, I read it to have something to read, and it was good, plain and simple.

    5 out of 5 stars Great book .......2007-06-18

    Great book! Easy read the author is a really good writer, he should write more. this book is so good that it has made want to learn more about the muslim religion and since I have ordered more books about it.

    Get it!!!

    5 out of 5 stars Very Timely.......2007-06-06

    Given the complexity of the events and involvements of the young author's story, I thought I would surely get lost or be unable to keep things straight after a few pages. However, I found that Nasiri is mindful of keeping his readers up to speed by using clear references to characters and places. Because of this, I learned a great deal.

    As to the complete accuracy of detail, he mentions up front that he doesn't have total recall of every event. Best to read this book for its timeliness and the overall story he relates.

    This is one compelling book!

    3 out of 5 stars Should it be trusted?.......2007-05-03

    Nasiri has definitely lived an amazing life as a spy for European anti-terrorism groups. He is also amazingly lucky. Everything seems to go his way, from being able to get into an Afghanistan jihadist camp by a chance encounter at an airport (after a pitstop in Pakistan). He blows his cover to two major people in the Islamic underground (and who happen to be later thrown in jail), but no one ever connects him to it (despite using their name to help him get close to some major people in the movement).

    What strikes me the most about Nasiri is his own narcissism. He constantly argues with his handlers for not treating him with respect-by doing things such as asking too many questions. He gives out information that is very beneficial, but at the same time delivers a car bomb, but does not give out the name of the elderly man he gives it to because he is worried about his well-being. The car bomb kills people in Morocco and while Nasiri expresses guilt about the incident-he seems to miss the point that he could have stopped it from happening all along.

    While I think Nasiri is telling the truth for the most part and his story is intriguing, in the back of my mind I keep on wondering how much of his story is true.

    and I will leave with this one final thought. He talks about how when captured, a jihadist should always embellish the infomation to scare the opposition. He gives the example of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi giving false info about the Hussein-Al Qaeda connection. While Nasiri is not technically captured, he does feel that the West has captured the Muslim world and culture and has hurt it more then helped it. Nasiri might not be the best Muslim in the world, but it is what he believes and does want to defend it if it is attacked....could Nasiri be doing the same in his story?

    3 out of 5 stars Not reliable, but a good story.......2007-04-17

    Wow......what a story. But I find the story little reliable though there is a lot of hard fact in it. I mean, is this guy really a mujahedin MI6 "James bond" super agent? Smarter than the real deal?

    Omar Nasiri very proudly describes all the things he can do and learned. And he can do everything, from being the perfect spy to mix his own Semtex. Solve complex mathematic formulas and drive a tank!!!! He knows about architectural and historical things as well when he's on "sightseeing" in Istanbul.....naaaa.

    What also strikes me is that lots of the information in this story, is very similar to things one can find on the internet. So just maybe the author collected information from newspapers, the internet and from persons who know "something" and led his imagination do the rest. I don't know. Read it and judge for yourself.

    Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from My Moroccan Kitchen
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • excellent cookbook for an advanced cook
    		 Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from My Moroccan Kitchen
    Kitty Morse
    Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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    ASIN: 081181503X

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    Moroccan food features the delicious flavors and health benefits of other Mediterranean cuisines, but tantalizes the senses with its own unique combinations of spices and simple ingredients. Grilled meats, vegetable or fruit tagines (stews), delicately spiced salads, couscous, and sweet or savory pastries are its hallmarks. Kitty Morse, who grew up in Casablanca, brings to this new book fascinating details about life and food in Morocco. Her approach to this exotic culinary tradition is surprisingly accessible yet authentic. With Morse's easy, step-by-step recipes and time-saving tips, any cook can create exquisite Moroccan flavors. On-location photos taken by the author's husband together with Laurie Smith's luscious stills create a beautiful insider's look at an intriguing cuisine and culture.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book.......2007-06-10

    This is a great book. It's organized perfectly: observation and notes on the region, notes on the cuisine, definitions of the basic ingredients and basic techniques. There are even basic recipes for the staples, such as preserved lemons. There are menues to help you with choosing which dishes pair best.

    The recipes that follow are varied -- soups and salads, pastries and breads, meat, poultry, fish and veggies, couscous, and beverages and desserts. All are easy to follow. There are beautiful pictures of many of the recipes.

    This is a wonderful book, good for any Moroccan cuisine enthusiast.

    4 out of 5 stars Kasbah Found.......2007-06-08

    Excellent cook book thoroughly recommended for the experienced chef.
    Good layout and introduction to the cuisine

    5 out of 5 stars authentic and great recipes!.......2005-11-16

    My husband is a Moroccan and I am a Taiwanese. I love Moroccan food and always want to learn how to make those delicious dishes my mother-in-law made. When I bought this book, my husband and his brother thought the recipes must be westernized. After they tasted my Briouats(shrimp and ground beef) and B'stilla (seafood and chicken), they changed their minds. Most recipes are authentic and easy to follow. It's a great book. I love it!

    5 out of 5 stars Rockin' the Kasbah.......2004-05-17

    Cooking at the Kasbah by Kitty Morse is one of my favorite Morroccan/North African cook books. This book has deliciously wonderful recipes such as K'seksoo Beïdaoui (Couscous Casablanca style) and Briouats, not to mention several tangine recipes. The photography in this book is excellent and Morse gives good information about the cuisine and to some extent culture of Morocco. I loved the section on the Moroccan Kitchen which details a list of certain ingredients that make the cuisine so unique.

    Morse breaks down the recipes into the following sections: Basic recipes; Soups and salads; Savory pastries and breads: meat, poultry, fish and vegetable dishes; Couscous; and Beverages and Desserts. Out of all of these, the first section on basic recipes I found to be important. This section includes some recipes of ingredients to other recipes throughout the book, i.e. preserved lemons.

    Overall I definitely recommend thus cook book to all cooks that what to try they hands at cooking Moroccan food.

    5 out of 5 stars excellent cookbook for an advanced cook.......2002-07-18

    For cooks who really know their stuff, and love making spectacular and complex meals, this is a great resource. This book enables me to lay out a phenomenal spread that amazes and delights my friends. There are a few very simple recipes as well, which make creating a full meal quite feasible in a normal kitchen.
    Morocco (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Pretty but not as useful.
    • Sightseeing in Morocco
    • Packed with pictures but not for budget traveller
    • Great Guide, But Then Aren't All Eyewitness Guides Great?
    • Beautiful Pictures, Bad Maps
    		 Morocco (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
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    ASIN: 0756605091

    Book Description

    With over 900 full-color photographs, tips on public transportation, and detailed lists of hotels and restaurants, Eyewitness Travel Guides: Morrocco provides a wealth of informaton on this North African treasure.

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Pretty but not as useful........2007-04-10

    It is a colorful book but lack the basic information and tips on basics. Gives you a nice history of Morroco political life. But it was't as helpful on basics like maps, tours.

    This is a cheap book its ok for a overview. If your thinking of visiting Morroco with only this book as experience, dont. Always do some research and get maps in the city you visit. Especially Marrakech

    5 out of 5 stars Sightseeing in Morocco.......2007-02-26

    Just returned from Morocco and this book was indispensible! Great insight, great information about what to see. The photos are terrific to look at even if you don't make it to your destination.
    Can't wait to use the one from Turkey soon!

    4 out of 5 stars Packed with pictures but not for budget traveller.......2007-02-02

    The book is very nice for pictures. Information is not in-depth, though. Furthermore, a budget traveller should use it together with some "survival" style book (e.g. "Rough guide").

    5 out of 5 stars Great Guide, But Then Aren't All Eyewitness Guides Great?.......2007-01-17

    What can I say? Don't leave home without it. As usual, in addition to all the little details you like to know about before you get to each city, the photographs give you good ideas for where to be, where to stand, what time of day, etc. for you own creativity.

    We will not travel without an Eyewitness Guide if there is one for that particular destination.

    4 out of 5 stars Beautiful Pictures, Bad Maps.......2006-12-15

    The eyewitness travel guides have 1 thing going for them --- the pictures. You know what you are you looking for and looking at. They are perfect for looking a buildings, or gardens etc.

    The bad thing about this guide in particular were the maps were dreadful. The maps for casablanca and marrakech lacked detail and left off major sections especially in the medina. If you are looking for details on mosques and art this is the best book, if you are looking for a guide with maps, reccommendations on food etc this is not the book for you.
    Fodor's Morocco, 3rd Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)
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      		Fodor's Morocco, 3rd Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)
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      Release Date: 2007-02-06

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      Sip mint tea on the edge of the Sahara, bargain like mad in Marrakesh, wander the narrow streets of Fez, learn how to surf at Oualidia, one of Morocco's hottest beaches, or take in the awe-inspiring Islamic architecture – Fodor's Morocco, 3rd Edition offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

      The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best –"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."

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