Anwar El Sadat: In Search of Identity an Autobiography (English and Arabic Edition) Hardcover – January 1, 1978

The book is in pretty good condition except for the jacket. The back of the jacket is torn, but I am glad to have it. The book has been very interesting since I know hardly anything of modern Egypt. I caught Anwar Sadat on a Meet the Press type show. I found him very intelligent and was much saddened when he was assassinated.

The author writes very clearly and although philosophical it is easy to follow and understand. It is educational about a historic place and person impacting the world.

I highly enjoyed this book. Sadat in many ways was a man of tremendous wisdom and political savvy. His memoirs span his birth, the free officer movement, Nasser's reign, and Sadat's presidency. Curiously, the book ends right before the Camp David Accords as he talks about the hopes he has in working with Carter. Sadat has many fascinating insights into Egyptian politics and the Middle East. I highly recommend this book.

A wonderful autobiography of a kind and humble man. I remember his simple delight in eating a roasted onion from his grandmothers fire pit. I read this book in 1978 and thanks to Amazon, I can buy another copy to give to a friend 35 years later.

nice product, will buy more and recommend to friends

This book is really good because it contains powerful insights from the life of a man who not only saw struggle, but was able to overcome them. However, I would recommend reviewing the society and culture of Egypt before or while reading this book because it contains many references to the region and society of the country that may be unfamiliar to people from other countries or non-muslim readers. Overall, very good book.

The add stated, " Brand new first printing hb with dj per image above, no marks or signs of use, just a hint of shelf wear" however, when I opened the book it had the name "brad" written on the inside and the letter "B" written on the inside of the dust jacket. As for "just a hint of shelf wear", I would say that this has a little more than just a hint, but I must be honest and say that I am a bit critical of the dust jacket because I am buying this for collector purposes. I am just planning on buying a brand new book and donating this one to my local library.

The book itself is in good condition but there are some things about which I am unhappy. First, it has a cover that is glued to the inside cover of the book both front and back so that it can not be removed. Why am I unhappy about this? Because the book cover also has a library label on the binding at the bottom which is unreachable behind a plastic outer cover which can't be accessed except from the very ends that are glued shut. In addition, it is hand stamped by the organization that owned it.I care about this because I not only want to read it but I am a bibliophile and I was not informed beforehand that this mutilation was true. It is one thing to have a tattered dust cover and lower the condition rating of the book because of it. That I can accept. But to have one that has the library marking on the dust cover and is then glued on, making it impossible to even rectify it without damaging the book? That is very misleading.