A Fistful of Lentils: Syrian-Jewish Recipes From Grandma Fritzie’s Kitchen
	Jennifer Felicia Abadi
	Harvard Common Press, 2002, paperback, 372 pp.
	A Fistful of Lentils is unique in its preservation of Arab-Jewish recipes passed down from Palestinian and Syrian ancestors who immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Abadi’s family story opens a rare window onto the experience of Arab Jewish immigrants to the United States at the turn of the 20th century and provides a delightful context to the delicious recipes. Foreword by Barbara Kafka.
	List Price: $16.95
	AET Price: $12

	The Umma and the Dawla: The Nation State and the Arab Middle East
	Tamim Al-Barghouti
	Pluto Press, 2008, paperback, 240 pp.
	A timely and interesting engagement of the tensions between the concepts of the Umma, or global Muslim community, and the Dawla, or nation state, in the Arab world. A must read to understand the political and social dynamics of Arab Muslim political identity at a time of heightened discourse regarding the imposed and artificial borders that define the modern Arab world.
	List Price: $35
	AET Price: $21

	A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation
	Naim Stifan Ateek
	Orbis Books, 2008, paperback, 224 pp.
	Reverend Ateek’s fresh and updated perspective seamlessly integrates religious texts, current events, the history of Palestinian nonviolence, and his own thoughts and experiences. Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
	List Price: $24
	AET Price: $18

	Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories (Updated & revised ed.)
	Anna Baltzer
	Paradigm Publishers, 2007, paperback, 400 pp.
	Perhaps the most comprehensive and accessible in-print collection of an international’s experience in the West Bank, Witness in Palestine combines Baltzer’s compelling first-hand accounts with her prolific photography, maps, and detail. An essential resource that documents her experiences between 2003 and 2007, made more powerful by her own narrative as a Jewish-American.
	List Price: $27
	AET Price: $17

	Hammered by the Irish: How the Pitstop Ploughshares Disabled a U.S. War Plane–With Ireland’s Blessing
	Harry Browne
	Counterpunch and AK Press, 2008, paperback, 180 pp.
	The inspiring story of Irish activists and their regional response to the unjust invasion and occupation of Iraq. Introduction by Daniel Berrigan.
	List Price: $15.95
	AET Price: $11

	breaking poems
	Suheir Hammad
	Cypher Books, 2008, paperback, 63 pp.
	A masterful collection of messages from the front line that captures the individual consequences of war. If Hammad’s previous collections are any gauge, the AET Book Club recommends that you buy a copy of this one fast! The now out-of-print Za’atarDiva was one of our most popular titles in 2006, and previous collections–if they can be found at all–sold for hundreds of dollars.
	List Price: $12
	AET Price: $9

	Classic Palestinian Cuisine
	Christiane Dabdoub Nasser
	Saqi Books, 2008, paperback, 271 pp.
	The long awaited reprint of this essential collection of recipes is sure to keep you busy cooking and eating delicious food for many years to come.
	List Price: $21.95
	AET Price: $15

	The Returns of Zionism: Myths, Politics and Scholarship in Israel
	Gabriel Piterberg
	Verso, 2008, paperback, 298 pp.
	A fascinating and well-researched addition to a growing body of critical scholarship on Zionism. The Israeli-born and raised Piterberg deftly challenges the foundational myth of Israel through an analysis of Zionism as a settler-colonial movement rooted in Ashkenazi nationalism.
	List Price: $29.95
	AET Price: $20

	Mountain Against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture
	Salim Tamari
	University of California Press, 2009, hardcover, 237 pp.
	A fascinating collection of essays that investigate Palestinian society in the first half of the 20th century, Mountain Against the Sea provides crucial insight into the social and cultural roots of today’s Palestinian communities and the complexities of their fragmented nation.
	List Price: $34.95
	AET Price: $25

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