Lawrence of Arabia by Alistair MacLean
	List Price:   $6.95 Unit Price:   $5.56 You Save:   $1.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   1402736134 ISBN-13:   9781402736131 Publisher:   Sterling Publishing Series:   Sterling Point Bks. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   August 2006 Pages:   176 Format:   Paperback
Subjects
LAWRENCE, T. E. (THOMAS EDWARD), 1888-1935_JUVENILE LITERATURE WORLD WAR, 1914-1918_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
Colorful characters, a larger-than-life hero, stirring battles, death-defying desert treks, and an adventure rich in mystery and romance, are all depicted by a great writer. That and more is what readers will find in this spellbinding biography of Lawrence of Arabia that is impossible to put down. Bestselling author and screenwriter Alistair MacLean follows Lawrence as he breaks with tradition to live with Arabs and, using modern-day guerrilla tactics, helps them defeat the Turks and gain an independent state. In addition to the enthralling details of the campaign, MacLean provides valuable insight into the origins of the Middle East we know today. The author describes Lawrence breaking with tradition to live with Arabs and helping them defeat the Turks and gain an independent state, providing valuable insight into the origins of the Middle East as we know today.