Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (Peoples of the Ancient World) Paperback – Illustrated, 23 Aug. 2001

The book covers many topics and contains detailed information, yet it is easy to read, so that a reader will not be puzzled. However, I had read Greg Fisher's Rome and the Arabs Before the Rise of Islam before I read this book. I appreciate many maps, photos and other graphic material in each chapter and extensive bibliography. Although there is much to be discovered, the book fills the gap in our undestanding of pre-Islamic Arabian history and culture. Definitely worth its price. Skilfully written, an indispensable source of reference.