This extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the middle east. Thomas l. An engrossing journey not to be missed." Now with a new chapter that brings the ever-changing...This extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the middle east. Thomas l. 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 fiction work reaffirms both its timeliness and its timelessness.