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A Palestinian journalist who grew up in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza Asmaa alGhoul offers a rare view of a young woman coming into her own political and secular beliefs amidst the regions relentless violence and under Israeli occupation She has been called too strong minded frequently criticized for not covering her hair and for being outspoken As a journalist and activist she has led demonstrations and been vocal in her opposition to Hamas and Fatah which has led her to family strife imprisonment brutal interrogations death threats and attacksA Rebel in Gaza is Asmaas story as told to FrancoLebanese writer Selim Nassib over the course of the Arab Spring through meetings phone calls Skype and even texts during the siege of Gaza in 2014 when Israel conducted Operation Cast Lead in response to several rocket attacks by Hamas and she was locked in the open air prison that her homeland had become Both determined and dedicated to its liberation through writing education and culture she paints the sensory portrait of the native country she passionately loves which over years has become a cauldron of wars and fundamentalismGaza has always been rebellious stubborn addictive Im her daughter and I look like herAsmaa alGhoul b 1982 was given the prestigious Courage in Journalism Award by the International Womens Media Foundation and is described by The New York Times as a woman known for her defiant stance against the violations of civil rights in GazaSelim Nassib b 1946 journalist for Libération and novelist is the author of I Loved You for Your Voice and The Palestinian Lover Europa Editions
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A Palestinian journalist who grew up in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza Asmaa alGhoul offers a rare view of a young woman coming into her own political and secular beliefs amidst the regions relentless violence and under Israeli occupation She has been called too strong minded frequently criticized for not covering her hair and for being outspoken As a journalist and activist she has led demonstrations and been vocal in her opposition to Hamas and Fatah which has led her to family strife imprisonment brutal interrogations death threats and attacksA Rebel in Gaza is Asmaas story as told to FrancoLebanese writer Selim Nassib over the course of the Arab Spring through meetings phone calls Skype and even texts during the siege of Gaza in 2014 when Israel conducted Operation Cast Lead in response to several rocket attacks by Hamas and she was locked in the open air prison that her homeland had become Both determined and dedicated to its liberation through writing education and culture she paints the sensory portrait of the native country she passionately loves which over years has become a cauldron of wars and fundamentalismGaza has always been rebellious stubborn addictive Im her daughter and I look like herAsmaa alGhoul b 1982 was given the prestigious Courage in Journalism Award by the International Womens Media Foundation and is described by The New York Times as a woman known for her defiant stance against the violations of civil rights in GazaSelim Nassib b 1946 journalist for Libération and novelist is the author of I Loved You for Your Voice and The Palestinian Lover Europa Editions
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A Palestinian journalist who grew up in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza Asmaa alGhoul offers a rare view of a young woman coming into her own political and secular beliefs amidst the regions relentless violence and under Israeli occupation She has been called too strong minded frequently criticized for not covering her hair and for being outspoken As a journalist and activist she has led demonstrations and been vocal in her opposition to Hamas and Fatah which has led her to family strife imprisonment brutal interrogations death threats and attacksA Rebel in Gaza is Asmaas story as told to FrancoLebanese writer Selim Nassib over the course of the Arab Spring through meetings phone calls Skype and even texts during the siege of Gaza in 2014 when Israel conducted Operation Cast Lead in response to several rocket attacks by Hamas and she was locked in the open air prison that her homeland had become Both determined and dedicated to its liberation through writing education and culture she paints the sensory portrait of the native country she passionately loves which over years has become a cauldron of wars and fundamentalismGaza has always been rebellious stubborn addictive Im her daughter and I look like herAsmaa alGhoul b 1982 was given the prestigious Courage in Journalism Award by the International Womens Media Foundation and is described by The New York Times as a woman known for her defiant stance against the violations of civil rights in GazaSelim Nassib b 1946 journalist for Libération and novelist is the author of I Loved You for Your Voice and The Palestinian Lover Europa Editions
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Recounts the story of the Canadian woman who disguised herself as a man and slipped behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union army
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The stories behind the stories of some of Hollywoods most iconic movies The magazine world s monthly arbiter of culture personality and world affairs Vanity Fair has always offered the definitive insiders look at Hollywood power and glamour since its relaunch twentyfive years ago Now for the first time ever Vanity Fair presents a oneofakind collection featuring thirteen behindthe scenes stories on some of cinemas most iconic filmsincluding pictures as varied as All About Eve Cleopatra Sweet Smell of Success Rebel Without a Cause and Saturday Night Fever For popculture fanatics and movie buffs alike Vanity Fairs Tales of Hollywood is an irresistible glimpse at how classic filmsand box office bombsare made
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Combining US Army records and files from the National Archives Reit has reconstructed the story of an incredible woman who joined the Yankee army disguised as a man A suspensefilled account of a brave and loyal feministBooklist
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Recounts the story of the Canadian woman who disguised herself as a man and slipped behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union army
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This biography is the story of General Charles Gordon his exploits in the Crimean War his secondment to the Chinese government to defeat the Boxer rebels his care of street boys in Gravesend his rule in Sudan and persecution of the slave trade and finally his death in 1885 trying to save the people of Khartoum from fire and sword remains one of the great sagas of the 19th century The author has used extensive manuscript sources to reveal the zeal of Gordon telling his story from an objective viewpoint After Gordons death the legend grew of the perfect hero Then a second legend grew of the tarnished hero the secret drinker perhaps something worse This has dominated and distorted his biographies This book rehabilitates the reputation of one of Victorian Englands great heroes and places the mans Christian faith at the heart of his life John Pollock is the author of The Apostle John Wesley Shaftesbury and George Whitefield
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When a horrific battle rips through Gettysburg the farm of Union widow Liberty Holloway is disfigured into a Confederate field hospital bringing her face to face with unspeakable sufferingand a Rebel scout who awakens her long dormant heart While Libertys future crumbles as her home is destroyed the past comes rushing back to Bella a former slave and Libertys hired help when she finds herself surrounded by Southern soldiers one of whom knows the secret that would place Liberty in danger if revealed In the wake of shattered homes and bodies Liberty and Bella struggle to pick up the pieces the battle has left behind Will Liberty be defined by the tragedy in her life or will she find a way to triumph over itWidow of Gettysburg is inspired by firstperson accounts from women who lived in Gettysburg during the battle and its aftermath
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Before the intifada began Joost Hiltermann had already looked at local organizations in the Israelioccupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and seen there the main elements that would eventually be used to mobilize the Palestinian masses In the first comprehensive study of these organizations Hiltermann shows how local organizers provided basic services unavailable under military rule while recruiting for the cause of Palestinian nationalism
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Before the intifada began Joost Hiltermann had already looked at local organizations in the Israelioccupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and seen there the main elements that would eventually be used to mobilize the Palestinian masses In the first comprehensive study of these organizations Hiltermann shows how local organizers provided basic services unavailable under military rule while recruiting for the cause of Palestinian nationalism
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Part travelogue part scientific investigation Dr Marcone describes his journeys into remote regions of the world often risking life and limb at the hands of rebel warlords corrupt police international smugglers and hungry crocodiles He does this all in the search for the hidden secrets and science behind the worlds most expensive and bizarre foods The stories and information in this eclectic collection of food delicacies will certainly satisfy the curiosity of food aficionados and adventure travelers alike but is also sure to whet the appetites of the just curious
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In 1979 armed rebels stormed into Minou Reeves office in Tehran For ten days she was held prisoner in the basement not knowing if she would live or die Her crime was to work as International Secretary for Empress Farah Diba and she was guilty by association of the infamous corruption that prevailed at the court of the Shah of Iran Minou Reeves was released having convinced her captors that she was herself disgusted with the excesses of the court and had remained working for the Empress only because Savak the Shahs secret police had threatened her life if she left But she was kept under surveillance virtually under house arrest always in the fear that one caprice of the Ayatollahs regime could see her tortured or killed Eventually she escaped Iran aided by a man who died in his efforts to help her This book is not simply Minou Reeves own story It is one womans appraisal of why the Pahlavi dynasty crumbled and why the people of Iran have chosen another despot after deposing the Shah The contrast between the extraordinary luxury at court the corruption of the Shahs entourage his own foolish nepotism and greed and the poverty of the mass of a simple peasantry is staggering From the winter court in St Moritz where Minou Reeves first met Empress Farah to the pointless cultural centres built by the Shah at the expense of real improvements in health and education for his people the author observed the inevitable path to the collapse of a dynasty And little by little her respect for the Empress shrank as Farah in her Paris couture clothes seemed oblivious to the needs of the people to whom she was once an idol Disillusionment anger and finally terror drove Minou from her homeland This book is a unique story of personal sadness and political lunacy It illuminates the Iran of the Shah and the Persia of Ayatollah Khomeini as never before
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Here for the first time in paperback are more than 200 dramatic photos of James Dean on the sets of East of Eden Rebel Without a Cause and Giant plus rare text revealing the many ways in which Deans offscreen personality was both disturbingly and charmingly similar to the one he portrayed on screen
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In one of moviedoms most influential roles James Dean is Jim the new kid in town whose loneliness frustration and anger mirrored those of postwar teens and reverberates 40 years later Before the feature are three BehindtheCameras segments from the Warner Bros Presents TV series including a safedriving interview withdrawn from airing following Deans September 30 1955 death about REBEL WITHOUT a CAUSE a documentary segment exclusive to this Warner Bros Classics edition contains re
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Skylarks and Rebels is a story about the fate of Latvia in the 20th century as told by Rita Laima Laima a LatvianAmerican chose to leave behind the comforts of life in America to explore the land of her ancestors which in the 1980s languished behind the Iron Curtain In writing about her own experiences in a totalitarian state Sovietoccupied Latvia Laima delves into her familys past to understand what happened to her fatherland and its people during and after World War II She also pays tribute to some of Latvias remarkable people of integrity who risked their lives to oppose the brutal and destructive Soviet state
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Can history be changed Can the south still win the War Between the States Colonel McColloch thinks soand his gold his gun and some very special blueprints stand behind him to help him prove it Sargeant Harmon is a black man who hopes notand only his readiness ingenuity and wit stand behind him to help him stop it In the corridors of contemporary Washington and on the fields where Civil War battles have yet to be fought these two men take each other onand the winner will determine the course of history
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In April 1861 Private Robert Patrick a talented clerk in the Commissary and Quartermaster departments of the Fourth Louisiana Infantry began a diary that he continued until the last days of the Civil War A keen observer who had a flair for descriptive writing Patrick offers a fascinating look behind the Confederate front linesIn his memoir originally written in Benn Pitman shorthand and intended for no ones eyes but his own this articulate and practicalminded young Louisianian provides a colorful narrative of events both on and off duty He vividly recounts the siege around Port Hudson and Vicksburg the Battle of Shiloh and the retreat from Atlanta episodes in which his regiment had one of the highest records for casualties in the entire Confederate army Especially enlightening are his comments on logistics supply and the competence of supply officers issues relatively ignored in Confederate history His descriptions of conditions and civilian sentiment in the residential areas near army camps and along the route of march are also revealingPatricks honesty literary craftsmanship and uninhibited expression give his narrative unusual realism Full of anecdotes ranging from humorous to horrifying his diary adds significant details to the portrait of the Confederate soldier in the rear echelons
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