Results for: books tagged ‘9 11’
Press Conference: Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter can sketch a world in a few lines which reveal the power of his vision focussed on the horrors that have been and that are to come. More
Collected Prose: Paul Auster
Paul Auster’s Collected Prose is an essential collection from one of the finest thinkers and stylists in contemporary letters.The celebrated author of The New York Trilogy, Moon Palace and The ... More
The Mercy Seat: Neil LaBute
On September 12, 2001, Ben Harcourt finds himself in the downtown apartment of his lover, Amy Prescott. Over the course of the night, Ben and Amy explore the choices now ... More
Opium: Salar Abdoh
Opium is the story of a world-weary young American who has spent a substantial part of his thirty-something years in the Middle East. Formerly a low-level drug-runner along the Afghan/Iran ... More
Guantanamo: David Rose
Camp Delta at Guantánamo Bay is the most controversial prison in the world.The 600 detainees in Cuba have been held in a legal black hole. Are they 'the hardest of ... More
A History of the Arab Peoples: Albert Hourani
In a work of profound and lasting importance, Albert Hourani tells the definitive history of the Arab peoples from the seventh century, when the new religion of Islam began to ... More
The Assassins' Gate: George Packer
The Assassin's Gate is the main entrance to the Green Zone, the fortified enclave of Saddam's former palaces that now houses the US military and political leadership in Baghdad. George ... More
Touchstones: Mario Vargas Llosa
Fantastically intelligent, inspired and surprising, Touchstones is a landmark collection of essays from one of the world's leading writers and intellectuals. One of Latin America's most garlanded writers, Mario Vargas ... More
Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern: John Gray
'The suicide warriors who attacked Washington and New York on September 11th, 2001, did more than kill thousands of civilians and demolish the World Trade Center. They destroyed the West's ... More
The Shape of Things to Come: Greil Marcus
America recognizes itself as a voice of power and righteousness, speaking to itself in a message broadcast to the whole world. This is a fundamental part of American identity - ... More
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