This book was written by an American woman who spent some years in Saudi Arabia. The book does contain a massive cultural bias, which I disliked. It does contain some good information about different cultural and social happenings, which was why I was drawn to the book to begin with. It is also important to note that this book was written about time spent in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s and 1980s. Obviously, things have changed a great deal in the Middle East in general. It is important to note that some things are out of date, as some social aspects do not occur as they once did. I also felt that the book could have been much shorter and more concise. There was a lot of repetition and nonsense filler material that was just simply not needed.