Fodor’s correspondents highlight the best of Israel, including Jerusalem’s holy sites, Tel Aviv’s cafés and shops, and the Galilee’s nature reserves and ancient ruins. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it’s your first trip or your fifth. MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS from Nazareth to the Negev desert PERFECT HOTELS for …
The Bible on Location: Off the Beaten Path in Ancient and Modern Israel
In this innovative guidebook Julie Baretz takes readers to twenty-one off-the-beaten-path locations in Israel where Bible stories are said to have happened. At each site she sets the scene by relating the historical context of the event, then follows with the biblical text itself and her own lively commentary. Captivating and complex Bible characters bring the locations to …
One of the world’s most fascinating countries, Israel defies indifference with its immense historical, spiritual, and contemporary significance, as well as its wealth of unique natural and cultural attractions. Whether you want to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem’s Old City, party in fashionable Tel Aviv, bathe in the Dead Sea, or discover the country’s distinctive architecture, Insight Guide …
Perhaps now more than ever, Margaret Nydell’s Understanding Arabs is a must-read. The fifth edition of this classic introduction to Arab culture has been completely revised and updated to help readers understand the complex issues playing out on the world stage such as the Arab Spring. Understanding Arabs: A Contemporary Guide to Arab Society is a handbook accessible …
• Top dining and lodging picks for every budget • Spectacular modern architecture, from towering Burj Khalifa to the sail-shape Burj al Arab hotel • Traditional neighborhoods such as Al Fahidi, historic and new mosques, cultural museums • Fabulous local shopping in …
Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a group offering humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation. Surrounded by men and women whose skills–as doctors, nurses, and therapists–seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother of two from Michigan, despaired of being of any real …
A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert (Penguin Classics)
A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of the upcoming major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, and Robert Pattinson, and directed by Werner HerzogGertrude Bell was leaning in 100 years before Sheryl Sandberg. One of the great woman adventurers of the …
An Illustrated Guide to the Holy Land for Tour Groups, Students, and Pilgrims
The Holy Land has immense significance around the world. As the geographic heart and soul of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, millions visit the region each year. But since the fifth century BC, enthusiastic and curious people have needed a guide as they travel to see the sites for themselves. This book not only gives the historical, archaeological descriptions …
In 1933, the delightfully eccentric travel writer Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana, near the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. Throughout, he kept a thoroughly captivating record of his encounters, discoveries, and frequent misadventures. His story would become a best-selling travel book throughout …
THREE PRODUCTS IN ONE: This national award-winning, discounted book retails for $28.95. The purchase includes a high-quality, hardback TRAVEL GUIDE, a JOURNAL, as well as a separate MAP (an 8 1/2″ X 11″, succinct and comprehensive “Israel Lap Map for the Christian Traveler,” currently selling on Amazon for $5.47, or two for $10.95). The book is beautifully bound …