As a young boy, Raja Shehadeh was entranced by a forbidden Israeli postage stamp in his uncle's album, intrigued by tales of a green land beyond  (+)

Who makes the decisions in this country? Who is the power behind the throne? Who's really in charge? Let the BBC's business correspondent Robert Peston  (+)

'If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something  (+)

'Powerful [and] intelligent' - Fareed Zakaria, CNN

'Superbly researched and written' - Francis Fukuyama,  (+)

'Powerful [and] intelligent' - Fareed Zakaria, CNN

'Superbly researched and written' - Francis Fukuyama,  (+)