{"product_id":"arabian-sands-paperback-by-wilfred-thesiger","title":"Arabian Sands Paperback by Wilfred Thesiger","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Classics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2008-01-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e400\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780141442075\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e294.84\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.75 x 5.09 x 0.86\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Following worthily in the tradition of Burton, Lawrence, Philby and Thomas, [\u003ci\u003eArabian Sands\u003c\/i\u003e] is, very likely, the book about Arabia to end all books about Arabia.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArabian Sands\u003c\/i\u003e is Wilfred Thesiger's record of his extraordinary journey through the parched \"Empty Quarter\" of Arabia. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Thesiger was repulsed by the softness and rigidity of Western life—\"the machines, the calling cards, the meticulously aligned streets.\" In the spirit of T. E. Lawrence, he set out to explore the deserts of Arabia, traveling among peoples who had never seen a European and considered it their duty to kill Christian infidels. His now-classic account is invaluable to understanding the modern Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilfred Thesiger\u003c\/b\u003e (1910-2003) was a British explorer and travel writer. He was born at Addis Ababa, Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). Educated at Eton and Oxford, he worked in the Sudan Political Service and and later, for a year, as a Political Officer for the Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie. He is best known for two travel books:\u003ci\u003e Arabian Sands\u003c\/i\u003e (1959) and \u003ci\u003eThe Marsh Arabs\u003c\/i\u003e (1964).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRory Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Places In Between\u003c\/i\u003e and The\u003ci\u003e Prince of the Marshes\u003c\/i\u003e. A former fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire by the British government for services in Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44900509679777,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780141442075","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780141442075.jpg?v=1744351632","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/arabian-sands-paperback-by-wilfred-thesiger","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}