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| Introduction | 
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Chapter 1 Playboys in the Holy Land | 
 
 
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Chapter 2 A Very Unusual Type | 
 
 
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Chapter 3 Another and Another Nice Thing | 
 
 
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Chapter 4 To the Last Million | 
 
 
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Chapter 5 A Despicable Mess | 
 
 
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Chapter 6 The Keepers of Secrets | 
 
 
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Chapter 8 The Battle Joined | 
 
 
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Chapter 9 The Man Who Would Be Kingmaker | 
 
 
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Chapter 10 Neatly in the Void | 
 
 
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Chapter 11 A Mist of Deceits | 
 
 
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Chapter 12 An Audacious Scheme | 
 
 
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Chapter 16 A Gathering Fury | 
 
 
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Chapter 17 Solitary Pursuits | 
 
 
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| Epilogue: Paris | 
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| Acknowledgments | 
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| Notes | 
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| Bibliography | 
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| Index | 
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