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struggling with a recession . . . European nations at risk of defaulting on their loans . . . A possible global financial crisis. It happened before, in the 1970s. Oil Kings is the story of how oil came to dominate U.S. domestic and international affairs. As Richard Nixon fought off Watergate...

David Rundell - one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia - explains how the country has been stable for so long, why it is less so today, and what is most likely to happen in the future. The book is based on the author's close contacts and intimate knowledge of the country where he spent 15 years living and working as a diplomat. Vision or Mirage demystifies one of the most powerful, but least understood, states in the Middle East and is essential for anyone interested in the power dynamics and politics of the Arab world.

Princess describes the life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia. Hidden behind her black veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, and her country. Sultana tells of appalling oppressions, everyday occurrences that in any other culture would be seen as shocking human rights violations: 13-year-old girls forced to marry men five times their age; young women killed by drowning, stoning, or isolation in the "women's room". Princess is a testimony to a woman of indomitable spirit and courage.

Based on exclusive interviews, an eye-opening biography of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), head of the House of Saud, the calculating ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a central Middle East power broker. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and former Wall Street Journal publisher...

Using previously unpublished documents, Gold, the former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, exposes how the deeply ingrained hatred that has provoked the new terrorism has its roots in Saudi Arabia's dominant religious creed, a radical Islamic offshoot known as Wahhabism.

When she got hired to drive for the Saudi royal family vacationing in Beverly Hills, Larson thought she’d been handed the golden ticket. Each day the royal women spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on plastic surgery and mega-shopping sprees on Rodeo Drive. But Driving the Saudis also reveals how Larson grew to understand the complicated nuances of a society whose strict customs remain intact even across.

From a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist specializing in the Middle East, this groundbreaking account of the Syrian Civil War reveals the never-before-published true story of a 21st-century humanitarian disaster. In spring 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad turned to his friend and army...

Bestselling author Bethany McLean reveals the true story of fracking's impact -- on Wall Street, the economy and geopolitics. The technology of fracking in shale rock -- particularly in the Permian Basin in Texas -- has transformed America into the world's top producer of both oil and natural...

With the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright became generally acknowledged as one of our major journalists writing on terrorism in the Middle East. Here, in ten powerful pieces first published in The New Yorker, he recalls the path that terror in the Middle East has taken...

"Saudis, the CIA and the Arming of Syrian Rebels" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Let Women Drive, a Saudi Prince Urges" is from the November 30, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Sewell Chan and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Even as the Saudi government canceled a quarter of a trillion dollars’ worth of projects back home as part of a fiscal austerity program, workers hustled to finish bright blue landing pads for helicopters at the vacation compound and to erect a tent the size of a circus big-top where the king could feast and entertain his enormous retinue.

"Saudis Outraged Again over List of Children's Rights Violators" is from the August 2, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rick Gladstone and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Saudi Arabia Cuts Billions in Aid to Lebanon" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Saudi Arabia Executes a Prince Convicted in a Fatal Shooting" is from the October 18, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Hubbard and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Saudi Prince Lays out Plan to Cut Oil Dependency and Energize the Economy" is from the April 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Hubbard and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout If Congress Passes 9/11 Bill" is from the April 16, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Mazzetti and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Saudi-Led Coalition Resumes Bombing of Yemeni Capital after Talks Collapse" is from the August 09, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Canadian Nathalie Morin's four children cannot leave Saudi Arabia without exit visas signed by Nathalie's abusive husband. Her mother chronicles her decades-long struggle to bring her daughter and four grandchildren home to safety in Montreal.

Journalist Krithika Varagur's Da'wa chronicles the House of Saud as it systematically transforms the Muslim world in its own image, in one of the major imperial projects in today's world, on par with China's economic diplomacy. Since 1979, Saudi Arabia has spent $1.8 billion per year, by one...