This book explores the impact of Western civilization on the Bedouins of Saudi Arabia, questioning how it might alter their customs and traditional lifestyle. Forty years after Wilfred Thesiger's journey through the Rub' al-Khali desert, the author and his wife Danielle embark on a similar journey to highlight the lifestyle, dignity, and vitality of the Kingdom's Bedouins. Through vivid photographs taken over seven years, the book captures the courage, generosity, and survival of these people in harsh conditions, documenting their history and traditions now threatened by modernity. The images and events may surprise those unfamiliar with the Kingdom's social diversity, but they serve as a crucial record of a nearly forgotten segment of society.