So I just completed Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson. It was a long, but informative and carefully researched book about the title subject, but so much more. It would interest anyone who has ever seen the film Lawrence of Arabia. And if you haven't you really should. I would highly recommend the book to anyone interested in a comprehensive history of how the political and religious boundaries that exist in the Middle East came to be, as well as the seemingly never ending conflicts that are the result.