The Arabs: Journeys Beyond the Mirage

Mr. lamb offers an honest unbiased critique of the Arab countries. His remarks consist of very complimentary remarks and very critical comments. Both are honest with reasoning put forth with them. I highly recommend this book.

This book was a great introduction into many aspects of Arab culture. Highly recommend it to anyone before making a decision about current Arab-American relations.

At last, there is a fair and unbiased vision for the arab people. The west used to look for arabs , as hostile and antiwest minds.In this book, lamb put the evidences that show the real image.David lamb wrote a very nice desciption for the arab identity.In his analysis , he depended upon many trusted referances as well as living among arab community for long time.I liked his historical analysis for terrorism and history of aggressive movments in the middle east.He demonstrated that it is quite unfair vision of the west to arab people.I invite every European and American to read this unbiased analysis that may explain why the world suffer from instability now.

Finally an unbiased story of the Arab world! The book illustrates with candor and great insight the bias and shortsightedness of the many American Administrations and gives a realistic picture of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book should be required in high school so that people can press their leader in Washington to have a balance policy towards the Middle East. It is the other side of the story.

David Lamb's "The Arabs" reads like a long, Sunday feature article from the travel section. It's rich and vivid, yet it does not use snesational tricks to hold the reader's attention. First published twelve years ago, it remains timely today; required reading for anyone travelling to the middle east. Lamb's book focuses on long-term cultural and social trends in the Middle East, and while a few of his chapters (notably, the ones on Iran and Lebanon) are out-of-date, the rest still carry the full weight of his original writing. Lamb sprinkles numerous trivia and slice-of-life images throughout his book, ranging from plumbing to courtship, auto mechanics in Kuwait to getting visas for Saudi Arabia. Those glimpses provide lighthearted breaks from the more serious descriptions of countries and a religion which few Westerners understand, but Lamb puts within easy reach.