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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph (The Authorized Doubleday/Doran Edition) Paperback – June 1, 1991

by T.E. Lawrence (Author)
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In his classic book, T.E. Lawrence—forever known as Lawrence of Arabia—recounts his role in the origin of the modern Arab world. At first a shy Oxford scholar and archaeologist with a facility for languages, he joined and went on to lead the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks while the rest of the world was enmeshed in World War I. With its richly detailed evocation of the land and the people Lawrence passionately believed in, its incisive portraits of key players, from Faisal ibn Hussein, the future Hashemite king of Syria and Iraq, to General Sir Edmund Allenby and other members of the British imperial forces, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an indispensible primary historical source. It helps us to understand today’s Middle East, while giving us thrilling accounts of military exploits (including the  liberation of Aqaba and Damascus), clandestine activities, and human foibles.
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This is the exciting and highly literate story of the real Lawrence of Arabia, as written by Lawrence himself, who helped unify Arab factions against the occupying Turkish army, circa World War I. Lawrence has a novelist's eye for detail, a poet's command of the language, an adventurer's heart, a soldier's great story, and his memory and intellect are at least as good as all those. Lawrence describes the famous guerrilla raids, and train bombings you know from the movie, but also tells of the Arab people and politics with great penetration. Moreover, he is witty, always aware of the ethical tightrope that the English walked in the Middle East and always willing to include himself in his own withering insight.

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The monumental work that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence of Arabia." Not only a consummate military history, but also a colorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man who helped shape the Middle East as it exists today.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anchor; Reissue edition (June 1, 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 784 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385418957
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385418959
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.36 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.09 x 1.69 x 7.95 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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T.E. Lawrence was born on 16th August 1888 in Tremadog in Wales. He was one of five illegitimate children born to the Seventh Baron of Westmeath. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford where he became interested in the Middle East. He worked for British Intelligence during the First World War and fought with the Arab forces to defeat the Turks. His exploits earned him the title of "Lawrence of Arabia" back in Britain.Her resigned in 1922 and sought anonymity in the RAF where he enlisted as John Hume Ross. He later changed his name by deed poll to T.E. Shaw. Shortly after retiring from the RAF, T.E. Lawrence died in a motorcycle accident on 19th May 1935.

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Customers find the book wonderfully written and describe it as a brilliant memoir that provides a must-read for serious students of history. Moreover, they appreciate its beautiful descriptions of the desert, with one customer highlighting its detailed observations of the land. The book receives positive feedback for its intelligence, with one review noting Lawrence's classical education background, and for its strategic content, particularly its insights into warfare tactics. However, the physical quality receives mixed reviews, with some finding it solid while others describe it as poorly produced. Additionally, several customers mention the book's length as a drawback, noting parts that are extremely boring.

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359 customers mention "Readability"264 positive95 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a brilliant memoir that is well written and descriptive. One customer notes that the day-by-day journal is fascinating.

"...The book is filled with gems like, “the enemy can have the railroad, as long as we control the desert.”..." Read more

"...will initiate the reader into Lawrence's world, and that book is well published and edited, and contains several maps and a good number of..." Read more

"...Unquestionably, a great work and worthy of anyone's read." Read more

"Overall, I enjoyed the book, primarily the first-hand accounts of Lawrence's actions during WWI. It meandered quite a bit and was often confusing...." Read more

101 customers mention "History"98 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the historical content of the book, describing it as an outstanding account of World War I and a must-read for serious students of history.

"Lawrence does an excellent job weaving the story to how he coalesced Arabic tribes to fight off the Turks in WWII...." Read more

"...I mention it because, even today, it provides several insights on the region which explain current middle eastern issues, from both sides...." Read more

"...and his assessment of the Arab political struggle, the mingling of politics and religion, the volatility of passions and the need for a charismatic..." Read more

"...It sounds far-fetched, but the book contains a lot of information on Middle Eastern customs and traditions...." Read more

68 customers mention "Information value"62 positive6 negative

Customers find the book informative, providing important insights into people and culture, with one customer noting it offers personal reflections of Lawrence's experiences.

"...read it for the military aspect, but the book is also rich in psychology and observation...." Read more

"...At other times, it was a very detailed oriented account of his actions helping lead the Arab Revolt...." Read more

"...he's playing a role on the world's great stage, the book is mostly introspection rather than an adventure story...." Read more

"...Both these ebooks compilation have excellent interactive table of contents...." Read more

34 customers mention "Beauty"34 positive0 negative

Customers praise the book's beautiful descriptions of the desert, with its wonderful imagery of Arabia and illustrative drawings.

"...are unfamiliar to the modern reader, but it is beautiful in its descriptions of the desert and Lawrence's life in the Arab Revolt in WWI...." Read more

"...His descriptions of landscapes, military strategies, combat maneuvers, heat, terrain and local tribalism are magnificent...." Read more

"...The book is mostly descriptive of the land and people that Lawrence encounters in his campaign and the way he plots his strategy...." Read more

"...This version has beautifully done illustrative drawings the Delphi version has extensive photos...." Read more

28 customers mention "Intelligence"24 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate Lawrence's intelligence, with one noting his classical education and another highlighting his incredible range of intellect.

"...book is a slow and confusing read, it does provide a good look at Lawrence's experiences during the Arab Revolt...." Read more

"...Naxos Audiobooks chose a great narrator in Roy McMillan. He has the Oxbridge accent that so many Americans find to be engaging...." Read more

"Very different to the romantic, heroic and wonderful movie Lawrence of Arabia - which by and large allegedly talks about the same part of the world,..." Read more

"...piece of philosophical Literature - displaying the incredible range of Lawrence's intellect...." Read more

19 customers mention "Strategy"19 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's tactical content, with one customer noting it pioneered special forces type warfare, while another highlights its exploration of the ethics of war.

"...His descriptions of landscapes, military strategies, combat maneuvers, heat, terrain and local tribalism are magnificent...." Read more

"...his experience and is not real great on the exact strategies but good on tactics...." Read more

"...to Arab tribal differences and cultural practices, tactical warfare during the early 20th century, wonderful geographic descriptions, general social..." Read more

"...I believe this made him a brilliant strategist...." Read more

51 customers mention "Spw quality"22 positive29 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's quality, with some finding it wonderfully crafted and solid, while others describe it as very bad and poorly produced.

"...reviews (check out the 1-star reviews), there are many horrible, terrible, very bad editions of "Seven Pillars," by which Lawrence would be..." Read more

"...I also recommend the Delphi version as it is also done well and contains his other works and it too is an exceptional value at under $2...." Read more

"...here the frustrations i saw in other reviews , of the poor quality of the kindle edition...." Read more

"...Otherwise, this edition is great. I know some other versions include maps of the described regions, but this one does not include those maps...." Read more

22 customers mention "Length"4 positive18 negative

Customers find the book long and tedious, with multiple reviews noting that 100 pages are extremely boring.

"...is the poor editing of the book with many typos and some passages repeated out of sequence...." Read more

"...As many readers here have already mentioned, the book is long, detailed and very subjective...." Read more

"...This book is not great literature. The writing is overly flowery at times, and it is hard to keep track of what is going on where...." Read more

"...It is often repeatative, somewhat boring and disjointed at times...." Read more

A true story that is stranger than fiction
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A true story that is stranger than fiction
This is a very entertaining and informative book about the Arabian fight for independence which was a back water event in World War I. Lawrence is a gifted writer who tells a gripping reality based yarn. He is particularly effective in describing the milieu in the which events unfolded. He convinced me more fully than ever before that I would not like to live in that region. Neither the book nor the movie explained why Lawrence took up the cause of the Arabians as he did; but since the story was based on historical fact, there is little doubt that he did commit himself to their efforts to free themselves from the Ottoman Empire - even though he knew that in the end the Europeans would take over. His title is a bit of a mystery as it has no clear connection to the narrative. Perhaps he liked the phrase and pinned it on an available donkey.
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  • John Hart
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book, but be warned!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013
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    Please note, the 5 stars are for Lawrence's book, not the publisher, which I will get to in a second.

    Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a challenging read, but like so many challenges, the reward is made greater through the difficulty of the test. Lawrence's language and syntax are unfamiliar to the modern reader, but it is beautiful in its descriptions of the desert and Lawrence's life in the Arab Revolt in WWI. The book was written from memory after his previous version, written from his war journal, was lost on a train journey. He had destroyed the journal after completion of his first version, so the fact that all of this was done by sheer recollection is amazing. The amount of detail is more than most readers will need, and that is one of the great challenges of the book, along with the sometimes confusing word choice and sentence structures. But, many of the passages that recall his experiences of desert life among the Arabs are as well written as anything in the English language. Seven Pillars also gives some insight into the complex mind of Lawrence: his self loathing, insecurities, sexual oddities, hatred of his physical body, and simultaneous love and disgust with the Arab people. It is a fascinating glimpse into a mind that was struggling to understand itself and its place in the world. For those who complete the journey with Lawrence, the reward will be much more than a deeper understanding of WWI military history.

    If Lawrence's writing was not challenging enough, the typographical errors in the edition I read make some passages incomprehensible. BN Publishing should be ashamed to put their name on a book that has so many errors in it. From what I gather, this is an optical scan of another text, done by a computer, and published under the BN name. However, the scan was obviously not edited by a human afterwards. A common mistake by the computer optics is to read the letters "rn" in a word as "m". Instead of a scout returning to camp to "warn" the others, he comes back to "wam". You can imagine the hilarity that ensues as you attempt to read a passage several times, believing that Lawrence's vast vocabulary has gotten the better of you once again, only to finally pick out where the software made a mistake. Just this morning, I was rereading a passage from Book X that I was never able to discern. It reads "Our mobile column of airplanes, armored cars, Arab Regulars and Bedouin collected at Azrak. We determined to rot all through railways leading out of Deraa. The southern line we rot near Mafrak..." For the life of me, I don't know what "rot" means in these sentences. Unfortunately, those types of errors are common throughout the 400,000 word text. For this reason, I cannot recommend the BN Publishing version of this book. If there was a hardcover, human-edited, unabridged text I would pay a pretty penny for it, but this seems to be the only one on the market. Stear clear of the BN Publishing edition at all costs! I hope you can find a great version of this wonderful book and will treasure it as much as I do.
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  • Savoir Faire
    5.0 out of 5 stars The very model of a modern guerrilla general
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2014
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    Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a war history, but it reads like a novel. I imagine most people read it for the military aspect, but the book is also rich in psychology and observation. The author slyly includes references to classic quest and adventure stories, and at least one instance of parody. There are sad parts, funny parts, and plenty of irony.

    Lawrence turns out to be a military genius, but he is modest about his abilities as a soldier. He admits, for instance, to shooting his own camel during a charge. This is his charm as a narrator. Like Jack Ryan in the Tom Clancy novels, Lawrence is not a fighter but an analyst. He requests a military advisor, and the army sends him instead.

    One thing that struck me about Lawrence was his abiding sensitivity and compassion. He is sympathetic to the two outcast boys he takes on as servants, and his figure for “acceptable casualties” is zero. He also has an amazing stock of learning to draw upon. It’s hard to believe that one man can know so much, accomplish so much, and also be a good writer.

    Lawrence exhaustively describes Arabian culture, history, and geography. He spends pages describing the rocks and sand in each part of the desert. A good editor might have cut all this, but I didn’t mind. It develops the character of Lawrence as a compulsive thinker.

    Left to plan the campaign on his own, he complains that he knows “nothing” about strategy, except what he has read of Hannibal, Belisarius, Napoleon, Mahan, Foch, Saxe, and Clausewitz. The book is filled with gems like, “the enemy can have the railroad, as long as we control the desert.” Lawrence also discusses his political challenges with the tribes and the towns, and the Allied high command.

    If you are planning an insurgency, you definitely want to read this book. I also recommend it to those who like adventure stories. If you read Tom Clancy, for instance, or Patrick O’Brien, you are sure to enjoy Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

    One note on the Bybliotech Discovery version. It seems to be one of those optical reader texts, where the letters are sometimes messed up. It’s better than most, though. I also have it in hardcover, and I did most of the reading on my Kindle.
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  • Fernando Dameto
    1.0 out of 5 stars Obra maestra, pésima edición
    Reviewed in Spain on June 17, 2014
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    Esta edición desmerece la maravillosa obra de Lawrence, su letra es tan pequeña que es ininteligible. Recomiendo adquirir otra edición si uno no se quiere dejar la vista.
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  • Maia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Read
    Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2018
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    Fantastic narrative and read. The read is a little heavy, so I wouldn’t suggest it for the lighter hearted reader. The Seven Pillars has made it to my top book reads — it’s both educational and riveting. Definitely a classic to be respected.
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  • Alasdair Park
    5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece
    Reviewed in Germany on January 3, 2021
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    The most honest, painful, joyous, vibrant and deeply colourful account of a theatre of war ever written. A man full of contradictions and yet driven by a singular purpose.

    Truly wonderful. Timeless and full of lessons for all.
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  • MILENA BATISTONI
    5.0 out of 5 stars Memorie di Lawrence d'Arabia
    Reviewed in Italy on December 1, 2023
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    Splendido libro di memorie di "Lawrence d'Arabia", personalità spiccata che emerge dalle pagine, in cui in mezzo a grandi avvenimenti politici e militari, i singoli eventi, la vita quotidiana, la civiltà di quei popoli e i paesaggi, si impongono con grande forza letteraria.
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  • ebolavir
    5.0 out of 5 stars Edition Kindle austère et presque donnée
    Reviewed in France on March 5, 2018
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    J'avais lu "Les Sept piliers de la sagesse" il y a longtemps (quand le film "Lawrence d'Arabie" est sorti, au XXe siècle), et un jour que j'avais le temps j'ai eu envie de feuilleter l'original. Merveille du Kindle, il m'arrive dans la minute, pour un euro. Depuis, j'ai retrouvé le charme de l'ouvrage et de son auteur, à commencer par l'avant-propos que j'avais oublié (ou qui manque à la traduction): "... Ma part de l'histoire est mineure, mais grâce à une plume facile, une parole libre, un cerveau quelque peu adroit, j'ai pris pour moi-même, ainsi que je le montre, une place au premier plan, fictive. En réalité je n'ai jamais eu aucun poste officiel auprès des Arabes ..." Et le lecteur le suit dans une aventure plus grande que tous ceux qui y ont participé.

    L'édition Kindle est honnête, avec une vraie table qui fonctionne, très peu de coquilles, une carte qu'on peut lire et une mise en page sans prétention. Et pas de notes, pas de commentaire d'un historien, pas de biographie de l'auteur. Ca n'existe qu'en édition papier (cher).
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