Well, I'm back in the UK now and a ton of essays await me. However, if anyone comes across this blog who's thinking about doing research in Amman, there's a large library run by the Americans that's kept a secret. I was chatting to a girl from the U.S. in Books@Cafe (which I'd highly recommend) and she told me about it.
You can't get their address off the internet (you have to phone and request it and they email it to you) and when I arrived everyone kept asking how I'd heard about them. They don't advertise and there's not even sign on the building because of "security issues".
Only the Americans would have an enormous collection full of unique books on Jordan and keep it a secret because they're so paranoid about security!
I have to say they were very helpful, so I'm not willing to spill the beans here, but if you get in touch I'll send you the details.
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