The author describes her conversion to Islam and journey to Egypt where she taught English and set about learning Middle Eastern culture, and her relationship with Omar, an Egyptian man with a resentment toward western influences in his country.
Documents the author's conversion from all-American atheist to Islam, a journey marked by her decision to relocate to Cairo, romance with a passionate young Egyptian, and her efforts to balance the virtues of both cultures.
Documents the author's conversion from all-American atheist to Islam, a journey marked by her decision to relocate to Cairo, romance with a passionate young Egyptian, and her efforts to balance the virtues of both cultures.
"For generations, the turbulent story of Florida has been distorted and whitewashed. In [this book], T.D. Allman reclaims this remarkable history from the mythmakers, apologists, and boosters"--Dust jacket flap
"For generations, the turbulent story of Florida has been distorted and whitewashed. In [this book], T.D. Allman reclaims this remarkable history from the mythmakers, apologists, and boosters"--Dust jacket flap.
Traces the rise of the J.P. Morgan empire from its beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987.
Traces the rise of the J.P. Morgan empire from its beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987.
An explorer and environmentalist offers a natural history of the Earth as well as a biography of the human species.
An explorer and environmentalist offers a natural history of the Earth as well as a biography of the human species
An explorer and environmentalist offers a natural history of the Earth as well as a biography of the human species.
An explorer and environmentalist offers a natural history of the Earth as well as a biography of the human species.