Beirut Travel, Lebanon Travel

Lebanon, Lebanon

pChildren are living in appalling conditions in Lebanon since the outbreak of war in July 2006. This collection of writing and drawings-from some of the world’s leading authors and artists-is for them. /p pContributors include: Adonis, Paul Auster, John Berger, Abbas Beydoun, Raymond Briggs, Carmen Callil, John le Carré, Jung Chang, Hassan Daoud, Mahmud Darwish, Margaret Drabble, Moris Farhi, Robert Fisk, Maggie Gee, Charles Glass, Mona Hatoum, Tobias Hill, Aamer Hussein, Nada Awar Jarrar, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Peter Kennard, Zena el-Khalil, Hanif Kureishi, Doris Lessing, Toby Litt, Madi, Jean Said Makdisi, Alberto Manguel, Yann Martel, Adrian Mitchell, Blake Morrison, Beverley Naidoo, V.S. Naipaul, Greta Naufal, Alexandre Najjar, Shirin Neshat, Orhan Pamuk, Harold Pinter, Mohammad Rawas, Claudia Roden, Kamila Shamsie, Owen Sheers, David Shrigley, Iain Sinclair, Ali Smith, George Szirtes, Arnold Wesker, Brian Whitaker, and Hugo Williams./p

Lebanon: Through Writers' Eyes (Through Writers' Eyes)

This book is a record of the people who visited Lebanon from between 1800 BC to the last summer; and of the Lebanese themselves, writing about their homeland, their religions, their joys, their wars and their sorrows. The passages have been selected and presented by Ted Gorton and Andree Feghali Gorton. Ted first came to Lebanon in 1967, to study Arabic at the American University of Beirut, AUB; there he met his archaeologist wife Andree. They describe their book as a labour of love: in it, the visitor to Lebanon will discover a country that is infinitely richer, more diverse and perennial than the headlines of the last few decades might suggest. A Lebanese reader will delight in the familiar, as well as discovering new treasures of description, analysis, and literature.

Lonely Planet Syria Lebanon

PDiscover all of Syria’s myriad charms – explore magnificent Crusader castles and ancient ruins, treasure hunt in labyrinthine souqs and people-watch in Damascene coffeehouses – with this excellent guide. ulli52 detailed maps, plus a full-colour country map /lilithe lowdown on where to eat and stay for all budgets /liliillustrated guides to shopping in the souqs and steaming in the hammams (bathhouses) /liliall you need to know about the major sights, from ancient Palmyra to the old houses of Damascus /liliuseful language chapter with Arabic alphabet, numerals and script /li/ul