{"product_id":"an-arabian-journey-one-mans-quest-through-the-heart-of-the-middle-east","title":"An Arabian Journey: One Man's Quest Through the Heart of the Middle East","description":"Following in the footsteps of famed explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, British explorer Levison Wood brings us along on his most complex expedition yet: a circumnavigation of the Arabian Peninsula.\nStarting in September 2017 in a city in Northern Syria, a stone’s throw away from Turkey and amidst the deadliest war of the twenty-first century, Wood set forth on a 5,000-mile trek through the most contested region on the planet. He moved through the Middle East for six months, from ISIS-occupied Iraq through Kuwait and along the jagged coastlines of the Emirates and Oman; across a civil-war-torn Yemen and on to Saudia Arabia, Jordan, and Israel, before ending on the shores of the Mediterranean in Lebanon. Like his predecessors, Wood travelled through some of the harshest and most beautiful environments on earth, seeking to challenge our perceptions of this often-misunderstood part of the world. Through the relationships he forges along the way―and the personal histories and local mythologies that his companions share―Wood examines how the region has changed over thousands of years and reveals a side of the Middle East we don’t often see in the media.\nAt once a thrilling personal journey and a skillful piece of cultural reportage, Arabia is a breathtaking chronicle of an epic journey through the land at the root of all civilization.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0802148859\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0802148859.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wood, Levison\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374302527549,"sku":"BVV.0802148859.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0802148859-0.jpg?v=1784587701","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/an-arabian-journey-one-mans-quest-through-the-heart-of-the-middle-east","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}