Thicker than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia

Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude by Robert Baer

Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude

Robert Baer

Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present by Michael B. Oren

Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present

Michael B. Oren

The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East by Robert Fisk

The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East

Robert Fisk

America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier by Robert Vitalis

America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier

Robert Vitalis

Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia by Thomas W. Lippman

Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia

Thomas W. Lippman

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

Stephen Kinzer

Saudi Arabia Exposed by John R. Bradley

Saudi Arabia Exposed

John R. Bradley

House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties by Craig Unger

House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties

Craig Unger

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power [1992 TV miniseries] by Daniel Yergin

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power [1992 TV miniseries]

Daniel Yergin

Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic by Ray Takeyh

Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic

Ray Takeyh

Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the U.S. by Trita Parsi

Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the U.S.

Trita Parsi

A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin

A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East

David Fromkin

Diplomacy by Henry Kissinger

Diplomacy

Henry Kissinger

The Closing of the American Border: Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11 by Edward Alden

The Closing of the American Border: Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11

Edward Alden

The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East by Andrew Scott Cooper

The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East

Andrew Scott Cooper

From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman

From Beirut to Jerusalem

Thomas L. Friedman

The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century by Steve Coll

The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century

Steve Coll

Fateful Triangle : The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky

Fateful Triangle : The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians

Noam Chomsky

Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy by Shlomo Ben-Ami

Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy

Shlomo Ben-Ami

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

Lawrence Wright

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

John J. Mearsheimer

Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future by Stephen Kinzer

Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future

Stephen Kinzer

American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945 by Douglas Little

American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945

Douglas Little

Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower by Zbigniew Brzezinski

Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower

Zbigniew Brzezinski

A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East by Kenneth Pollack

A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East

Kenneth Pollack

Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum (American Empire Project) by Michael T. Klare

Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum (American Empire Project)

Michael T. Klare

The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia by Lutz Kleveman

The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia

Lutz Kleveman

The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future by Vali Nasr

The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future

Vali Nasr

Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia by Robert Lacey

Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia

Robert Lacey

Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid

Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

Ahmed Rashid

Chain of Command: the Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib by Seymour M. Hersh

Chain of Command: the Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib

Seymour M. Hersh

Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror by Richard A. Clarke

Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror

Richard A. Clarke

Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden by Peter L. Bergen

Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden

Peter L. Bergen

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Samuel P. Huntington

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Samuel P. Huntington

A History of Modern Libya by Dirk Vandewalle

A History of Modern Libya

Dirk Vandewalle

The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq by Patrick Cockburn

The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq

Patrick Cockburn

Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah by Olivier Roy

Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah

Olivier Roy

The Tragedy of Great Power Politics by John J. Mearsheimer

The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

John J. Mearsheimer

A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East by Lawrence Freedman

A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East

Lawrence Freedman

America's Great Game: The CIA's Secret Arabists and the Shaping of the Modern Middle East by Hugh Wilford

America's Great Game: The CIA's Secret Arabists and the Shaping of the Modern Middle East

Hugh Wilford

Resurrecting Empire by Rashid Khalidi

Resurrecting Empire

Rashid Khalidi

Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East by Rashid Khalidi

Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East

Rashid Khalidi

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

Jimmy Carter

The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977 by Gershom Gorenberg

The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977

Gershom Gorenberg

The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global by Fawaz A. Gerges

The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global

Fawaz A. Gerges

Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet by James Mann

Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet

James Mann

The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times by Odd Arne Westad

The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times

Odd Arne Westad

Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Secret Saudi-U.S. Connection by Gerald L. Posner

Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Secret Saudi-U.S. Connection

Gerald L. Posner

Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy by Fawaz A. Gerges

Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy

Fawaz A. Gerges

Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East, 1945-2000 by Melani McAlister

Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East, 1945-2000

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