First published in 2008 with the subtitle The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution , this strikingly prophetic and critically acclaimed book caused an international media firestorm when it was banned by former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. When the revolution it uniquely predicted took place in early 2011, Inside Egypt became essential reading for anyone wanting to understand what led to revolutionary upheaval in the Arab world's most populous country. In a new Introduction, the author explores the revolution itself, and ponders the still precarious future of a country he lived in for more than a decade. If you want to understand how Egypt got to this crossroads, read this book ." FAREED ZAKARIA, Book of the Week (CNN) "This book caused an uproar in Egypt !" -Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt's leading independent newspaper "Bradley says Western journalists mocked him when he predicted a revolution in Egypt. In his famous 2008 book Inside Egypt, he predicted the outbreak of a popular revolt against the Mubarak regime (which banned Inside Egypt from distribution in the country). He has now been transformed overnight into a star because of his book's prediction, hunted by the print media, satellite channels and international television stations." - Asharq Al-Awsat , the leading pan-Arab daily newspaper "John R. Bradley is a writer looking for the truth in Arab countries ruled by dictators. His writing is brave and essential to our understanding of the reality behind the official, artificial image of our societies ." ALAA AL-ASWANY, Egyptian author of the international bestselling novels The Yacoubian Building and Chicago " Inside Egypt is an informed and immensely readable addition to this literature." Michael Burleigh, Literary Review "Insightful and eye-opening...a must read for anyone interested in Egyptian politics." The Daily News (Egypt) "What distinguishes [Bradley] from many other Western commentators is that he has gone native in the Arab world, living among Arab people and immersing himself in Arab culture. What also makes him stand out is the way he writes with a manifest determination to make a difference. [ Inside Egypt ] is compelling and depicts a hopelessly dysfunctional country where poverty, torture, and corruption are ubiquitous." The New Statesman "(This) book... in a strikingly prescient way... foretold the January revolution. (It) was banned by Mubarak's regime -- and understandably so! If you want to understand how Egypt got to this crossroads, read this book ." --FAREED ZAKARIA, Book of the Week (CNN) "John R. Bradley is a writer looking for the truth in Arab countries ruled by dictators. His writing is brave and essential to our understanding of the reality behind the official, artificial image of our societies ." --ALAA AL-ASWANY, Egyptian author of the international bestselling novels The Yacoubian Building and Chicago "Essential reading for anyone interested in modern Egypt and the looming dramas of the Arab world." --United Press International "This book caused an uproar in Egypt !" -Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt's leading independent newspaper "Bradley says Western journalists mocked him when he predicted a revolution in Egypt. In his famous 2008 book Inside Egypt, he predicted the outbreak of a popular revolt against the Mubarak regime (which banned Inside Egypt from distribution in the country). He has now been transformed overnight into a star because of his book's prediction, hunted by the print media, satellite channels and international television stations." - Asharq Al-Awsat , the leading pan-Arab daily newspaper " Inside Egypt is an informed and immensely readable addition to this literature." --Michael Burleigh, Literary Review "Insightful and eye-opening...a must read for anyone interested in Egyptian politics." --The Daily News (Egypt) "Among the Egyptian small English-speaking minority, those who finally managed to find [ Inside Egypt ] dubbed Bradley "John Bravery" because he put in writing what they have been saying in restricted company about the disintegration of the country.... One of Bradley's longest chapters, on torture, is particularly well documented, while religious strife, and the disastrous state of health and education, among other afflictions, are carefully exposed in all their sad reality." --Al-Ahram Weekly (EGYPT) "This dark and sober look at contemporary Egypt... offers a compelling explanation for the anger now being seen on the streets of Cairo." -- The Christian Science Monitor "In this highly readable and thoughtful volume, Bradley provides a devastating critique of Egypt's current dictatorial government. His fluency in Egyptian Arabic allows him to see Egypt and its myriad social problems through the eyes of ordinary people who are the real victims of the pervasive corruption, torture, and other degradation of life in that country. This book is aimed