Dove's Eye View

Tumang and DeRivera: Homelands: Women's Journeys Across Race, Place, and Time
An essay of mine is included in this anthology from Seal Press.

Mohja Kahf: The Girl In The Tangerine Scarf

Celeste Lipow Macleod: Multiethnic Australia: Its History and Future
My mother-in-law wrote it! Australia is a huge melting pot. Read about progressive labor politics and the multi-cultural mix.

Chant Avedissian: Cairo Stencils
An artist I knew a long time ago

Maria Golia: Cairo : City of Sand
A multi-layered look at Cairo's present reality: people, daily life, language, interactions with visitors and the world. Conceived as a series of long chapters, readable yet extensively footnoted, it combines scholarly research with a writer's eye for detail. A must for Cairo visitors and residents.

Deborah Madison: Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
Indispensable - I use it all the time, and give it as presents to brides, young people starting out, etc. Not for vegetarians only - hence the title - a great resource for anybody wanting delicious recipes for vegetables, grains and legumes. Great sauces and salads, too.

Claudia Roden: Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon
Excellent in-depth cultural and social essays on three major cuisines; the recipes include the standards as well as unusual dishes, and the photographs are gorgeous. A great gift book - the Dove asked for and got it for Christmas.

Anissa Helou: Lebanese Cuisine: More Than 250 Authentic Recipes From The Most Elegant Middle Eastern Cuisine

Anissa Helou: Mediterranean Street Food

Claudia Roden: The New Book of Middle Eastern Food

Clifford A. Wright: Little Foods of the Mediterranean: 500 Fabulous Recipes for Antipasti, Tapas, Hors d'Oeuvres, Meze, and More