Live From Jordan: Letters Home From My Journey Through the Middle East
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814474276 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"It's a wonderful tale -- not of danger and intrigue, but of good friends and interesting, hospitable people." -American Pundit blog, July 24, 2007 “A funny, poignant trip through the Mideast.” -Miami Herald “Orbach's knowledgeable but down-to-earth style is refreshing, and it's a delight to follow him on his 13-month sojourn.” -National Geographic Traveler Online “Live from Jordan…is the thoughtful, illuminating, and highly entertaining book debut by Pittsburgh native Benjamin Orbach… elegantly written, and often hilarious account of Orbach’s prolonged stay in Jordan and Egypt… intelligent, balanced, and insightful book debut.” Democracy and Security
Benjamin Orbach (Washington, DC) currently works at the State Department as an expert on democratic reform issues in the Middle East and North Africa. . Prior to joining the State Department, he worked as a research fellow at a think tank in Washington D.C. and as a high school social studies teacher
bottoms up A fantastic book. The parallels with Tom Friedmans' "Beirut to Jerusalem" are remarkable, but where Tom's insight derived from serving as the NY Times correspondent to Beirut and Jerusalem and interacting with high level politicos (top down), Ben's piece involves living i. see humanity in the Middle East John Augsbury This outlines the experiences of a graduate student moving to Jordan and living there for 7 months just prior to the American invasion of Iraq. His experiences and interactions with local people are facinating and highly insightful. His travels around the middle east are . Sincere and Honest Search to Understand Arab World, Pursue Peace Sincere, honest, and funny are words that come most readily to mind when summing up this book. Young American Ben Orbach showed significant courage in traveling to the Arab World (and Turkey) post-9/11, and he was on the ground with war in Iraq brewing and then breaking o
From the angry streets of Cairo to the living rooms of ordinary people in Jordan and Palestine, Orbach offers an honest, balanced portrait of a region in turmoil and the vivid, misunderstood, and often welcoming people who inhabit it. Engaging and evocative, Live from Jordan is a myth-breaking book that combines the lyricism of a travelogue with the insight of reportage.. As he begins his unforgettable journey which takes him from bustling bazaars to underground brothels, he meets all kinds of characters: a falafel cook who hates Americans because they "have no mercy," a kindly baker who wishes him "peace and blessings" every time he buys pita bread, and the curious, impassioned 21-year-old medical student with a penchant for debating U.S. foreign policy. With humor and wit, he sheds new light on a culture that few Americans understand. Beyond the anti-American sentiment he expected, he found a complex, curious people whose lives were made even more difficult by an overwhelming feeling of powerlessness. Despite having a degree