Thomas L. Friedman
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| Title | : | From Beirut to Jerusalem |
| Author | : | Thomas L. Friedman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 541 pages |
| Published | : | July 15th 1990 by Anchor Books (first published June 1989) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. Politics. Cultural. Israel |
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This extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the Foreign Affairs columnist on the op-ed page of the New York Times, drew on his ten years in the Middle East to write a book that The Wall Street Journal called "a sparkling intellectual guidebook... an engrossing journey not to be missed." Now with a new chapter that brings the ever-changing history of the conflict in the Middle East up to date, this seminal historical work reaffirms both its timeliness and its timelessness. "If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it." -- Seymour HershMention Books To From Beirut to Jerusalem
| Original Title: | From Beirut To Jerusalem |
| ISBN: | 0385413726 (ISBN13: 9780385413725) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | National Book Award for Nonfiction (1989), ASJA Outstanding Book Award (1990), Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism (1990), Cornelius Ryan Award (1989) |
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Ratings: 4.12 From 9974 Users | 771 ReviewsWrite-Up About Books From Beirut to Jerusalem
I really enjoyed this book, but more so when I realized it was memoir rather than history. Friedman is writing about his time as a journalist in Beirut and Jerusalem roughly between 1979 and 1989. He was in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war and the Israeli invasion, intended to drive out Arafat and the PLO, and moved on to Jerusalem in time for the first intifada, beginning in 1987. I enjoyed the first half of the book more and feel that he did a better job in it of simply reporting theAccording to one cynical goodreads reviewer, From Beirut to Jerusalem offers some insight into two sets of idiots killing each other over a piece of dirt. My instinctive reaction when I read this was to feel sorry for this reviewer who clearly doesnt know what it means to have a homeland, and to be so deeply invested in it as to be willing to die for it. My husband pointed out that the reviewer may actually know what its like to have a homeland. What the reviewer doesnt know is what its like to
This was required reading for one of my undergrad poli sci classes, and it's very good. Anyone who's interested in learning more about the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict should read it.
From Beirut to Jerusalem by Tom Friedman won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction in 1989.Lebanon was once known as the Switzerland of the Middle East, a land of mountains, money, and many cultures, all of which somehow miraculously managed to live together in harmony. At least that was the picture-postcard view. It was not the Lebanon that greeted Ann and me in June 1979. We came to a country that had been in the grip of a civil war since 1975. Our first evening at the Beirut Commodore Hotel
If you're sick and tired of what a pedantic wind-bag Thomas Friedman has become since his stupid 'lexus & olive-tree' epiphany, take a trip back to when he was less pedantic, less wind-baggish, and could make a point without the use of a dozen unnecessary, self-aggrandizing anecdotes.From Beirut to Jerusalem is entertaining, well-written, poignant, and a great primer to middle-eastern/Israeli-Palestinian affairs. The Beirut section of the book is a bit better than the Jerusalem section (I
A very insightful book that tells the story of two different cultures at odds, not just with one another, but with themselves. He draws parallels between these two disparate societies by focusing on each one's search for identity. In addition to the politics, greed, and the arrogant assumption that cruelty can be justified by an invisible sociopath in the sky described in this book, the author also beautifully conveys the dignity and sanity of which human beings are capable, even in the worst
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