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In this "look at the effect of the Lebanese Hostage Crisis on Anderson's family, the United States, and the Middle East today, Sulome tells ... stories from her experiences as a reporter in the region and challenges our understanding of global politics, the forces that spawn terrorism and especially Lebanon, the beautiful, devastated, and vitally important country she came to love"--Dust jacket of hardcover printing.

"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2016 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers."--Verso.

A collection of critical and personal essays on the writing life, from National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates"Why do we write?" With this question, Joyce Carol Oates begins an imaginative exploration of the writing life in this new collection of seminal essays and criticism. In Soul at the White Heat, Oates deploys her keenest critical faculties, conjuring contemporary and past voices whose work she deftly and creatively dissects for clues to these elusive questions. Virginia Woolf, John Updike, Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith, and many others appear as predecessors and peers--material through which Oates sifts in acting as literary detective, philosopher, and student. Oates provides rare insight into her own process, in candid, self-aware dispatches from the author's writing room.

"All Aboard" Family Vacation Planner by Joan Nosal, mother of five, and seasoned trip coordinator, is the essential guide for all types of families traveling in harmony.The author has created a "hit-and-run-with-it" book that will take you from the first step in planning your vacation, to kicking your shoes off at the beach, to savoring the memories long after the fun."All Aboard" inspires parents and their children to participate together in the overall vacation experience. The practical guide helps take the frustration out of planning a trip by offering keen budgeting tips to reduce costs, packing suggestions, useful Internet resources, and listings for major airlines, accommodations and car rentals. For convenience, additional copies of templates for such subjects as sample budgeting outlines, packing lists, "job" checklists for each participant, and daily trip journal entries are included. The lively book contains amusing and inspiring anecdotes and notes by the author and her family, as well as simple meal ideas, unique recipes, and general travel tips. ALL ABOARD: FAMILY VACATION PLANNER by Joan Nosal.

"Nightmare Echoes blends supernatural elements and haunting themes into everyday situations to create stories that could echo your own nightmares."--Back cover.