In 2011, Nasrallah published Dates: A Global History, which explores the historical, nutritional, cultural, and symbolic value of dates in the Middle East and beyond, while also describing its anatomy, nomenclature, cultivation, and cultural associations. The book illuminates the various legends associated with dates throughout history, such as the Greek myth of the date palm’s connection to the phoenix, which influenced the botanical naming of the date palm as Phoenix dactylifera.