"""['The Road to Mecca'] combines the adventure and scenic beauty of a good travel book, some unusually informed comments on near Eastern affairs, and a deeply thoughtful account of one man's finding of his own path."" --Book of the Month Club, New York ""A book trenchant with adventure magnificently described, and a commentary upon the inner meaning of Arab and Muslim life, helpful to all who would achieve a more accurate understanding of the Arabs and their lands."" --Christian Science Monitor ""A very rare and powerful book, raised completely above the ordinary by its candor and intelligence."" --New York Post"