T.E. Lawrence is doubtless a great storyteller! Although I had seen the film Lawrence of Arabia before listening to this book, I was still struck by the power of this writer to bring to life images encapsulated in words. These images – sometimes disgusting, sometimes delectable, but always captivating – were even more palpable to the senses than those presented on celluloid by the makers of the film. I highly recommend this exquisitely narrated autobiographical tale of conquest told by the conqueror himself.