02073cam a2200265 i 4500 385800077 TxAuBib 20190731120000.0 910808s1992||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 91030731 9780452267459 16.00 0452267455 16.00 eng rda TxAuBib rda Horwitz, Tony, 1958-2019. Baghdad without a map [BOOK] : and other misadventures in Arabia / Tony Horwitz ; with a new epilogue by the author. New York : Plume, 1992. 285 pages : map ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier With razor-sharp wit and insight, intrepid journalist Tony Horwitz gets beyond solemn newspaper headlines and romantic myths of Arabia to offer startling close-ups of a volatile region few Westerners understand. His quest for hot stories takes him from the tribal wilds of Yemen to the shell-pocked shores of Lebanon; from the malarial sands of the Sudan to the eerie souks of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, a land so secretive that even street maps and weather reports are banned. As an oasis in the Empty Quarter, a veiled woman offers tea and a mysterious declaration of love. In Cairo, “politeness police” patrol seedy nightclubs to ensure that belly dancers don't show any belly. And at the Ayatollah's funeral in Tehran a mourner chants, “Death to America,” then confesses to the author his secret dream-to visit Disneyland. Careening through thirteen Muslim countries and Israel, Horwitz travels light, packing a keen eye, a wicked sense of humor, and chutzpah in almost suicidal measure. This wild and comic tale of Middle East misadventure reveals a fascinating world in which the ancient and the modern collide. Provided by publisher. 20190731. Horwitz, Tony 1958-2019 Travel Middle East. Middle East Description and travel.