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Review title: Best book on the ME I have ever read
Product review: Even though it dates from the late 1980's, DPJ's "The Closed Circle" is one of the finest books on the Middle East I have come across and is as valuable today as ever. Rather than giving a very dry and distant overview of this complex region, the author uses his own experiences and intimate knowledge of local customs and history to give us a startling view of the culture and logic of the Middle East in general, and the Arab world in particular. For a historical overview of the ME, I would recommend any one of Bernard Lewis's books, but to really get an understanding of how different, and yet predictable, Middle Eastern logic and values are, this is by far the best resource.Highly recommended.
