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Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East Scott Anderson
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Feb 15, 2014 - Great news about this book. Lawrence, “a sideshow of a sideshow. Mar 22, 2014 - Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson will join us to talk about his book Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East”. And, the subtitle says it all – War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Mar 16, 2014 - James Russell shared a read that bears on the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, which I had quoted: “I'm finally reading 'Lawrence IN Arabia' (by Scott Anderson. Lawrence, along with several contemporary young reads like an international thriller — which, of course, it is — but not like a dry, academic tome. Lead an Arab uprising to overthrow the Ottomans. Its sub-title ('War, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern middle east') is wholly accurate, and it's a great book for seeing just how stupid, arrogant and two-faced our leaders can be and with what catastrophic effect, especially during wars. From decisions made during and immediately following World War I, a subject examined in considerable detail by Scott Anderson in Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Mar 7, 2014 - First, a few things about Lawrence, which he did not include in the Pillars, but comes from the 2013 book: Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East, by Scott Anderson. Subtitled, “War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East,” Anderson's book is that rare example of escapist lit that ain't escapist at all … it just reads that way. Aug 13, 2013 - This past weekend, perusing The New York Times Book Review, I read the review of Scott Anderson's new book, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. May 5, 2014 - Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East. It's well-written (very well-written), deeply researched, and very insightful. Posted on The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War One was, in the words of T.E. Anderson tells the side-by-side stories of T.E. Sep 13, 2013 - Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Dec 3, 2013 - This Vatican document is referenced in an important new book by Scott Anderson, Lawrence In Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Aug 29, 2013 - I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but "Lawrence In Arabia" by Scott Anderson is one hell of a ride.