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Children of Jihad by Jared Cohen
Jewish American Jared Cohen was an extensively traveled young man who was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. While there, he took a crash course in Arabic and studied the history and culture of the Middle East. In 2004-2005 he set out for Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Iraq to investigate the phenomenon of radical Islamic extremism. Reaching out to the youth in these countries, he put himself into incredible danger in order to understand their views on their own governments, on Israel, and on America. What he discovers will shock the reader, but will also offer hope for a better future for all people.
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The Innocent Man by John Grisham
First non-fiction by John Grisham about a killer. I found the book hard to put down and written just as well as all his other books. -Jan
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Booklist Online
Booklist Online provides access to thousands of book reviews published in Booklist, a journal published by the American Library Association.
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Novelist
Assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles (If you like...). Browse theme-oriented book lists, awards lists and fiction-related websites.
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This resource features biographical and contact information for thousands of living authors worldwide who have at least one English publication. Entries typically include name, pseudonyms, addresses, birth date, career information, and a list of their works.
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