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The Son King
Madawi Al-Rasheed
Tribes and Politics in Yemen
Marieke Brandt
Arabia Felix From the Time of the Queen of Sheba
Jean-Francois Breton, Jean-François Breton
City of Gold
Jim Krane
Saudis Updated Edition
Sandra Mackey
Prophets and Princes
Mark Weston
Bahrain Through the Ages - Archa
Shaikha Haya Ali Al Khalifa, Michael Rice
Qatar
Mehran Kamrava
Yemen Chronicle
Steven C. Caton
A Vision of Yemen
Alan Verskin
Archive Wars
Rosie Bsheer
Yemen
Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Allen J. Fromherz, Allen James Fromherz
Ibn Saud
Barbara Bray, Michael Darlow
Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets
Laura Kasinof
Behind the Kingdom's Veil
Susanne Koelbl, Karen Elliott House
Yemen in Crisis
Helen Lackner
Unholy Kingdom
Malise Ruthven
The Fakhros of Bahrain
Adel Fakhro