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With a long Arabian coastline of ports, date oases and inland deserts, Oman faces the sea and desert interior. Its seafaring trade in frankincense (aromatic tree resin) and oil income after 1970 linked sea captains to interior forts, shaping tales of voyages and duty. Celestial Bodies and Sandstorm sit on its shelf. Open Oman on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Sandstorm
An inexplicable explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum, setting off alarms in clandestine organizations around the world. And now the search for answers is leading Lady Kara Kensington; her friend…
De Icarus Intrige
Colorado Congressman Evan Kendrick is trying to live out his term quietly when a political mole reveals his deepest secret: Kendrick was the anonymous hero who freed the hostages held by Arab terrorists in the American…
Celestial Bodies
In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await a reunion with the…
الشيخ الأبيض
"الشيخ البيض" قصة حقيقية وقعت أحداثها في بداية القرن التاسع عشر، ولكتابتها لم أكتف بما بين يدي من وثائق وكتب، بل قمت بزيارة لمدينة "سليم" في الولايات المتحدة الأميركية وشاهدت المباني القديمة في الجزء المتبقي من المدينة…
Himalayan Dhaba
In a remote Himalayan village, a widowed American doctor searches for the ghost of her husband, an injured traveler is kidnapped, and the waiter in the local dhaba finds love when he least expects it...Following her…
Another Year in Oman: Between Iraq and a Hard Place... (American Experiences in Arabia)
In the second of a three book series describing his life in the Middle East after the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, the author finds he is alone again in the remote regions of Arabia. Rather inadvertently,the…
My Year in Oman: An American Experience in Arabia During the War on Terror
AUTHORIZED VERSION HAS A GREEN COVER. One month after the September 11th attacks, the somewhat skeptical, ex-paratrooper and teacher, decides to take a teaching job as an English teacher in the Sultanate of Oman. In…
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