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Sarjat

Tekijän teokset

Matter (Science All Around Me) (1996) 29 kappaletta
Plains Indians (Native Americans) (2000) 26 kappaletta
Arctic Peoples (Native Americans) (1999) 21 kappaletta
The Widow's Husband (2009) 14 kappaletta
The Lost Boy (1995) 5 kappaletta
Dolls (Cool Collections) (1997) 4 kappaletta
The Sea House (1996) 4 kappaletta
Stamps (Cool Collections) (1997) 3 kappaletta
Creepy Creatures (1997) 1 kappale
Mysterious Places (1997) 1 kappale
Insects (Cool Collections) (1997) 1 kappale
Baffling Disappearances (1998) 1 kappale
Runaway Spaceship (2000) 1 kappale
Vanished! *Just Imagies (2004) 1 kappale

Associated Works

The Best American Political Writing 2002 (2002) — Avustaja — 25 kappaletta

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This book really helped me understand better the situation in Afghanistan.
 
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blueskygreentrees | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jul 30, 2023 |
Ansary writes with a duality that matches his bicultural heritage. His words are at once graceful and blunt; elegant and funny. He calls his upbringing "straddling a crack in the earth", but what he doesn't tell you is that his ability to navigate both the American and Afghan cultures is nothing short of expert mountaineering. His siblings may have chosen a definitive side after September 11th, but Ansary decided to use his bicultural perspective in an effort to find a deeper truth. It all started with an emotional email fired off to friends and family after the fall of the World Trade Towers. The email is included at the end of West of Kabul, in case you were wondering.
The entire time Ansary was traveling around Tangier I was on edge. His experiences with the "guides" were troubling; as was the time he was duped about an upgrade to a sleeping car on a train. (By the way, I would like to see jovial and overly congenial Rick Steves navigate those kinds of harassments.) Even when Ansary traveled to city to city waiting anxiously for a letter from his girlfriend, I was on edge. Would she wait for him? You just have to read his memoir to find out.
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SeriousGrace | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Apr 23, 2023 |
This book should be required reading in American high school world history classes. It presents a very different perspective on world history from the perspective of a culture and religion alien to most Americans. It does not just provide a view of Islamic history, but also of European and American history from another vantage point.
 
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VickyK61 | 35 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 23, 2022 |

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