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Lawrence Of
Arabia
The Authorized Biography of T. E. Lawrence
By Jeremy Wilson
First published in 1989 by William Heinemann Ltd., London,
then in the United States by Atheneum, New York.
Unlike other writings about its subject, Wilson's book deliberately
limits itself to contemporary sources, thus obviating after-the-fact
controversial speculations about Lawrence's actual doings and
achievements. The book is 1188 pages, including extensive notes
and an index.
A review is in the works.... but we have to finish reading
it first!
Learn more by visiting: http://www.telstudies.org/biog/biogint.htm
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- A Documentary History
- Photographs of the Hejaz Railway
Author: Mustafa Aksay, Editor: Ibrahim Usul,
Foreword: Osman Akyuz, Translator: Mevlut Turk, Publisher: Albaraka
Turk, Istanbul, 1999, 248 pp, 24cm x 32 cm Language: Turkish,
Serial Number 0007130
Although weakened, the 19th century Ottoman Empire continued
as one of the strategic powers of the time. The decision to build
an East-to-West railway network, known as the Hejaz Railway,
was one of the main projects which the political and economic
leadership of the day embarked on in the effort to restore the
Empire’s fortunes.
The book, in both English and Turkish, gives and brief history
of the railway, and presents both historical and contemporary
photographs side by side on the same page. High quality, hardcover
printing Unfortunately, this book is out of stock.
We are currently trying to locate this book. If you have one
and would like to review it, please contact
us.
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- In the Heart of the Desert
- The Story of an Exploration Geologist
and the Search for Oil in the Middle East
by Michael Quentin Morton
Hardback: 282 pages, 83 b+w photographs and illustrations,
23 colour photographs, maps ISBN-10: 095522120X
Click on the photo to visit the publishers website.
Reviews
"Mr Morton has created a remarkable book that boasts
more than 100 photographs. It will interest anyone who shares
Mike's obvious passion for the Middle East, particularly the
places off the beaten track." Jo Parfitt, The Telegraph
"This thoroughly researched book is a biography of
Mike Morton, an exploration geologist, written by his son who
has used his father's journals, correspondence, notes, sketches
and photographs to give a fascinating account of the early days
in the search for oil." Julian Paxton, The British-Yemeni
Society Journal 2007
"[In the Heart of the Desert] is well illustrated
throughout by Morton’s poems and sketches, together with
numerous photographs of these early expeditions and early concession
maps of the region. While the book is primarily aimed at the
non-technical layman, it contains much that anyone interested
in the early oil exploration of the Middle East will find fascinating."
American Association of Petroleum Geologists' Bulletin
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"Quentin Morton is to be congratulated on finding
a way to describe his father's extraordinary life and to show
how he came to love his work, the countries he worked in and
the people of those countries and over all, the desert. [In the
Heart of the Desert] is well illustrated with photographs and
sketch maps and will enthral anyone with an interest in the countries
it describes... It is highly recommended." The Journal
of the Sultan's Armed Forces Association
"An account of that [the Fahud] expedition, fraught
with both peril and adventure, is detailed in an absorbing new
book titled In the Heart of the Desert...it provides fascinating
insights into the search for oil in Oman and the wider Middle
East region." Oman Daily Observer
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