THIRTEEN DAYS IN SEPTEMBER

In September 1978, President Jimmy Carter met with Israeli prime minister Menach
em Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to broker a peace agreement between
the two Middle Eastern nations. After thirteen tumultuous days a treaty was forg
ed which would go on to last for more than three decades. With his hallmark insi
ght into the forces at play in the Middle East, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalis
t Lawrence Wright takes us through each day of this historic conference, illumin
ating the issues that have made the region's troubles so intractable and explori
ng the scriptural narratives that continue to frame the conflict.