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Title: Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor ISBN: 0786867175 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.7
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent history and autobiography
Comment: I thought this was a wonderful book, both easy to read and informative. I liked that Queen Noor gave specific examples of UN resolutions that are able to be confirmed and might serve to inspire readers to learn more about the Middle East. It was a great blend of her life/personality and historical events as she saw them. I particularly liked her description of Petra, the Dead Sea and other places in Jordan.
Within the first chapter she basically says straight out that she is not an expert or a scholar on the Middle East, but rather is giving her view of things as she sees them. ( as most autobiographies do) I found it refreshing to hear an Arab view about the Middle East to balance so much of the negative propaganda we hear about Arabs and Muslims. I did not in anyway find her view anti-Semitic. (It might be noteworthy here to point out that Arabs are themselves Semites.) While she is critical of Israel, America, and Egypt to name a few, she did not come across to me as anti-Jewish. At one point in the book she talks about visiting Iraq, and how the numerous posters of Saddam Hussein reminded her of the propaganda in Nazi Germany, and how she found this quite disturbing.
That said, I found this book informative, inspiring, and entertaining. I think it is one of the best autobiographies I have read. If you are interested in learning more about Islam/Arabs and the West, try Richard Fletcher's book called Moorish Spain. I'm reading it right now, and really enjoying what I am learning. So, thank you Queen Noor, and Thanks!
Rating: 5
Summary: A brilliant EYE-OPENER!!!!!!
Comment: Bravo Queen Noor! An extremely well-written memoir about a Queen and her two greatest loves (King Hussein and the Jordanians). I bought the book at an airport and couldn't put it down for hours. Fascinating, inside look at life and peacemaking in the Middle East. I found it very refreshing to hear another point of view on the Israeli -Palestinian conflict and think anyone interested in the region should read the book. It is pretty heavy on history and foreign policy, from the Jordanian perspective, and lighter on personal details. Queen Noor is an articulate, graceful woman that used her unique position to better the lives of many Jordanians, especially women, and create a greater/more accurate understanding of Arabs and their culture in the USA. Born and raised in America, she was educated in some of the countries most prestigous institutions and her passion for human rights was emblazed in her during the civil rights movement. I view Queen Noor as a visionary and a genuine peacemaker and wish more women in power would embrace her view of humanity.
As a final comment, I am not at all surprised by the negative attacks on the book by the unconditional pro-Israeli followers who cannot bear to have their story questioned. Their comments seem extremely defensive and reveal a deep unsecurity. Despite years of the U.S. media bombarding us with a one-sided, distorted view of Israeli history, Queen Noor has found a powerful platform to present the OTHER side. Hope the Queen's LEAP of FAITH opens your eyes.....
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must Read - Heartfelt, Honest, & Inciteful !!!
Comment: Even as an individual that is deeply interested in world events and world history, I am still surprised that to the present day our American media coverage of events, more specifically Middle Eastern events, becomes tragically misrepresented and changes from fact to fiction. This book, was nothing short of an eye opener. It was amazing to learn of certain world events that have been completely misrepresented and unfairly characterized. This is a must read for anyone wishing to have an 'insiders' view to world events over the past twenty years. This book should also be required reading for all individuals in the educational systems (administrators, students & teachers...) What a breath of fresh air.
Peace Be With You, HM Queen Noor & Thank You For Your Gift of Insite.
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Title: Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton ISBN: 0743222245 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 09 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ISBN: 0385504209 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier by J. Randy Taraborrelli ISBN: 0446531642 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ISBN: 0142001740 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Kate Remembered by A. Scott Berg ISBN: 0399151648 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 11 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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