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Title: At Home in the World: Collected Writings from the Wall Street Journal (Wall Street Journal Book) by Daniel Pearl, Helene Cooper, Mariane Pearl ISBN: 0-7432-4317-X Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful and insightful articles that enlighten you!
Comment: i highly recommend this book if you love the printed word, if you love reading about other cultures , if you love anecdotes about life in America. I bought this book last year but put it away until i wasnt so upset by Daniel Pearl's torture and murder. If you want to honor Daniel Pearl and even honor yourself by enlightening your world, i highly recommend this book. Wonderful articles! I wish i had known of his work before he was kidnapped and murdered..such a shame but he lives on in this fine book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Edifying, amusing, worth the money and the time
Comment: I bought this to see what Daniel Pearl was all about after his tragic death. I'm so glad I did. It makes me wish I'd known him. Kudos to the people who chose and organized the articles - it's a wonderful tribute.
Wait - those of you who haven't read this yet, please don't get the wrong idea! - just because I'm being sentimental about it doesn't mean that the book requires you to be. The articles in here are so worth reading by anyone, for any reason - please pick it up and see what you learn about the world.
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic Journal quirkiness; detailed and illuminating
Comment: Being an avid reader of the Wall Street Journal for nearly a decade, the tragic loss of Daniel Pearl struck me hard even though I couldn't ever recall associating his name with a specific article. "At Home in the World" is an excellent collection of writings exemplifying the in-depth--yet sometimes quirky--reporting like that often found in the middle column of the Journal's front page. They're my favorite articles: almost always interesting; so well-written. Since I actually remembered some of the stories, perhaps I've been a fan of Mr. Pearl's all along.
I like the way this book is organized: six parts, each one highlighting a literary style or theme infused with interesting facets of Mr. Pearl's life and personality (Editor Helene Cooper provides some insightful anecdotes at the beginning). For example, Part Four ("Finding the Potholes ...") reveals his propensity for delving deep into the fabric of a society to get an unexpected story; Part Two ("I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music") plays off of his love for music ... all music. The writings in each part are presented pretty much (occasional exceptions) in reverse chronological order, so that his work from WSJ stints in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., London, and India are kept together. The fifty articles range in length from two to eleven pages, lending themselves well to intermittent reading when time is tight. I don't imagine every article will be of interest to all readers, so there's the option of covering everything or just picking out what you consider interesting (I chose the former). The book got better as I went along, with Part Six ("Nice Lede!") being the most entertaining. The Appendix articles from the North Adams Transcript are hilarious.
This book should appeal especially to Journal fans and those who love reading (learning) about diverse subjects from many worlds. I would also recommend this for anyone who wants to explore truly human topics that aren't offered on a daily basis by the news media.
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Title: A Mighty Heart by Mariane Pearl, Sarah Crichton ISBN: 0743244427 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Who Killed Daniel Pearl? by Bernard Henri Levy ISBN: 0971865949 Publisher: Melville House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl by Ruth Pearl, Judea Pearl ISBN: 1580231837 Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Floating Off the Page : The Best Stories from The Wall Street Journal's "Middle Column" by Ken Wells, Michael Lewis ISBN: 074322664X Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 02 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Sleeping With the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude by Robert Baer ISBN: 1400050219 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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