Saturday, February 28, 2004

American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945

American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945

American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945

Douglas Little exposes the persistence of Orientalist stereotypes in American popular culture and examines United States policy toward the Middle East from many angles. Little offers valuable historical context for anyone seeking a better understanding of the complicated relationship between the US and the Middle East.

ISBN: 0807855391
Author: Douglas Little
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Rating: 3.53

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Tuesday, February 3, 2004

A Painted House

A Painted House

A Painted House

Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers — and two very dangerous men — came through the Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke’s world.

A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip and suspicion. A beautiful young woman ignites forbidden passions. A fatherless baby is born ... and someone has begun furtively painting the bare clapboards of the Chandler farmhouse, slowly, painstakingly, bathing the run-down structure in gleaming white. And as young Luke watches the world around him, he unravels secrets that could shatter lives — and change his family and his town forever....


From the Paperback edition.

ISBN: 0385337930
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Bantam
Rating: 3.64

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Sunday, February 1, 2004

Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants

Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants

Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants

Loretta La Roche has helped millions of people find ways to lighten up and overcome stress. Now, in Life Is Short—Wear Your Party Pants, she gives you the tools you need to not only reduce feelings of tension, but also to bring joy, passion, and gusto into your life. Her techniques are a brilliant blend of old-world common sense and the most contemporary research in brain chemistry, psychology, and mind-body studies. Loretta gives you dozens of proven techniques for recognizing the ten simple truths that will lead you to an intense, happy, successful life: resilience, living in the moment, optimism, acceptance, humor, creativity, moderation, responsibility, meaning, and connection.

            Loretta’s wisdom evolved from her own life—one filled with the demands of being a single mother of three; of starting her own business when she was broke; and of the wacky invasiveness of her Italian family. She’s like all of us: real, flawed, stressed out, and on edge. Her magic comes from an ability to not take herself too seriously, and to always shift her focus away from the self-destructive and toward the truly important things in life.

            In her work, Loretta has seen tens of thousands of people who live their lives as if they’re sitting in a waiting room, hoping that their turn comes up next. This book will show you that life is not something to be endured, but is something to be truly appreciated. We need to remember how to access our inner abundance, which allows us to be heart-centered, joy-filled human beings.

            As Loretta says: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift—that’s why they call it the present.”

ISBN: 1401901492
Author: Loretta LaRoche
Publisher: Hay House
Rating: 3.70

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