Koolaids: The Art of War
 Koolaids: The Art of War is a novel written by Rabih Alameddine an author and painter who lives in both San Francisco and Beirut. He grew up in the Middle East in Kuwait and Lebanon. Published in 1998 Koolaids is Alameddine's first novel. The majority of the story takes place in San Francisco and Beirut the sites of two very different wars.