Alice Walker - Author Biographies

Alice Walker was born on 9 February 1944 Malsenior in Whitechapel near Eatonton, Georgia. His parents, Willie Lee and Minnie Lou Grant Walker Walker Tallulah, were impoverished sharecroppers. Alice was the youngest of eight children.

In high school, Alice was voted "most popular student." He was also class valedictorian and graduated Prom Queen. She attended Spelman College and Sarah Lawrence College Scholarship, Degree in 1965 as a junior college, he spent a summeras an exchange student in Uganda, Africa.

After college, Alice has helped in voter registration in Georgia, blacks registered to vote. Then he took a job in the social department of the City of New York.

Alice and lawyer and activist Mel Levanthal entered into an interracial marriage in 1967, when it was still illegal in some countries. They had a daughter Rebecca in 1970, but divorced in 1976. Rebecca is also an activist and writer.

While Alice was an activist in collegeand a feminist (she defines a womanist) and still active as reflected in their books and poems. It 'also the author of short stories, a novelist, anthologist, poet and publisher. It 'still a political activist and defender of civil rights for all. It 'also an activist for the environment, animal rights and the rights of women. It 'opened against female genital mutilation, so his book Warrior Marks, "" The Temple of My Familiar "and" possess the secret ofJoy. "

Alice Walker was known for his Nobel Prize-known book, "The Color Purple." Many of us could not wait for the next film by Steven Spielberg and starring Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, director.

Alice Walker Books:

Fiction:
The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970)
In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women (1973)
Meridian (1976)
You Can not Keep A Good Woman Down: Stories (1981)
The Color Purple (1982)
The temple of myFamiliar (1989)
Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992)
The Complete Stories (1994)
1998 with the light of my father's smile ()
The road is 2000 with a broken heart ()
Now the Times to Your Heart (2005 Open)

Subjects:
In search of our mother's garden: womanist prose (1983)
Living by the Word (1989)
Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the sexual bond between women (1993)
The same river twice: Tribute to the Hard (1996)
Anything We Love Can BeSaved (1997)
Sent by Earth: A grandmother Spirit, after the fire of the world
Trade Center and the Pentagon (2001)
Langston Hughes, American poet (2002)
We are the ones we expected: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness (2006)

Poetry:
Once: Poems (1968)
Revolutionary petunias and other poems (1973)
Good Night Willie Lee. I will keep you in the morning (1979 Lake)
Horses make a landscape look more beautiful (1988)
His whole body Blue WeTo Know: Earthling Poems 1965-1990 91991)
absolute faith in the goddess of the earth (2003)
A Poem traveled down my arm (2003)

Children's Books:
To Hell with Dying (1988)
Finding the green stone (1991)
It is a flower on the tip of my nose smell Me (2006)

Some recommendations Songwriter interviews and biographies

Lately I've enjoyed reading about some of my favorite songwriter. This is an attempt to understand their thinking, and maybe read some of their methods, if such a thing. I could see a fairly wide variety of biographies in my local library. I will be a brief description of some books I recently read and make some additional remarks.

First, there is an excellent collection of American Songwriter Magazine aptly named"Song", which has some very nice conversations with a variety of authors like Tom Petty, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Jeff Tweedy and Sheryl Crow. Each interview provides insights and recommendations for other singers who can help. I recommend this book to people who may not have time to dig blown biographies, as a whole. This is a collection of short interviews and many of the artists who make suggestions for aspiring songwriters.

I happen to beWilco a fan since he was in the Chicago area, so I read a book called "Learning How To Die" by Greg Kot. It 'an interesting story of a group that has challenged the industry stereotyped approach to folk music and songs. It also provides an excellent example for a band to break through, despite the many challenges managed. This book not only offers a very good overview on current trends in the music industry, but also helps people understand how the music business.It also helps to distinguish the approach of an avant-garde singer and songwriter, the more commercial approach to a pure artist, or a pure songwriter.

I read Warren Zevon biography "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead," written by his friend and ex-wife, Crystal Zevon. It 'a tragic story, but offers a much better description of undervalued Zevon, written in a style that we never actually see again. Zevon's music, what Hunter S. Thompson is literature. Heis the epitome of "Gonzo," a term coined HS Thompson. Hunter seemed to recognize this peculiarity in Zevon, as they quickly become friends.

Recently I read "Paul Simon", a biography by Laura Jackson. I find this book especially fun, I remember the events surrounding the creation of Simon and Garfunkel in the 60s. I find it particularly interesting that some of my favorite songs of Paul Simon wrote significant connections to events in his life was, as events inHistory. There are too many songs to list, but especially love the "Sound of Silence, The Boxer," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "America," "late night", "Graceland," "Diamonds on the Soles of her shoes" and "You Can Call Me Al." While it was fun, would provide an analysis of these songs, I will not spoil the book for those who have an interest in reading can have for themselves. But I found it interesting that Simon also employs the habit of collecting some thoughts and randomObservations in a notebook, then infused in his work.

I just wrote a biography of the late Woody Guthrie by Elizabeth Partridge, entitled concluded, "This Land Is Your Land." This book is very readable, but for me it was very dark and depressing. After reading the book, I wanted to hug my 14 years and go out to see if the sun still shines. It 'was, thank God While Woody Guthrie is one of the most prolific songwriter of modern times withPeople like Leonard Cohen, his life was worse than I ever imagined. However, it is difficult to Woody Guthrie in a light 100% positive feedback. I can not judge this man, except to say that was extraordinary in every way, unorganized, except for the unique gift of songwriting. Incidentally, it was my interest in Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie brought me. I had the name of Guthrie is often taken, but I was not prepared for its tragic history.

If you are interestedsong writing, I encourage you to learn more about the songwriters who have made an impression on you. It 's interesting, but it can also be a little' fear, as you may find some similar features like yours. It 's definitely something that some people attracted to this art form and it is interesting to some similarities that are intertwined with their lives to see both the circumstances and behaviors.

Perhaps an attribute that is very positive for meTrend for all the great songwriters extraordinary observer of life in general. They seem to have a particular ability, the words to things that are indescribable for the rest of the population has led. These words make listeners immediately with human thoughts and feelings to identify a unique way.

A little 'darker side, there are some features that tied it very difficult for those of us in society to understand the context, can not. Some even issued Songwriterdestructive behaviors that seem to coincide with its success. For some of these people seems to be a recurring theme of introspection, depression and mania. While my list is rather that of some others who were perhaps not able to reach the same level of awareness of tame in comparison, looks quite similar to us a good reason to Remain vigilant as to be our life. extreme conditions and practices can provide abundant material for a songwriter, but it is easycommon sense in moderation (if possible) to maintain self-control and integrity, I believe, is essential for sustainable development, humor happy life. Art is a wonderful thing, but there are many good examples of art that exists without great suffering as a prerequisite. If you convert now then by all means, find a way to make your experience into art. However, I urge everyone not to go through life looking for ways to suffer Artsake.

Finally, these books an added bonus for fans of music during the most fertile that have 50 years in music history. It is a cultural aspect, any books that might be a better understanding of the ecological context elements of each artist. These elements include history, politics, social change, economic conditions and popular culture. Furthermore, each of these books is a Who's Who "of influential people in the music industry in this period.

Stuart Woods, author biographies

Stuart Woods Hales from Manchester, Georgia, was born on 9 January 1938. He says that his mother taught him to read before entering school forever. He says he was a voracious reader and even tried writing a novel when he was nine years. When you are from, how difficult it has been found, was in the project.

Stuart studied at the University of Georgia with a degree in sociology in 1959. He says he joined the Air National Guard, jokingly called "Draft Dodger program. However, inThe mid sixties was serving in Germany, where he spent 10 months required. He says the only thing that was flying a truck.

Relocating to New York in 1960, went to work in a job training with Stuart advertising agency. He says his secretary has more money than him. He then spent three years in London working in various advertising agencies.

In 1973, Stuart moved to Ireland, supposedly to write his first novel. He worked at an advertising agency in Dublin two days a week for support.It was during this period was concerned for the marine, building on the raft in the race against competitors to indigenous children.

The novel, "leaders" got put on hold for eight years and was finally published in 1981. The paperback Stuart founded as a serious writer. And 'three shares was made in a TV mini-series with Charleston Heston and Danny Glover in 1983. Stuart has had a small role as FBI agent in part three. He said the hardest part of working on the book, "Heads"it was finished. After all, it was a story he wanted to tell, since he was a boy.

What was the delay you ask? Sailing is the answer. Stuart grandfather died, left money for him in his will. Stuart bought a boat! In fact, he built a yacht and in 1975 entered the Multihull Offshore Cruising and Racing Association Race Azores. Stuart has published a book in 1977 about his experience in this race with the title "Blue Water, Green Skipper".

Stuart is known for his masteryCreate tension in a novel. admits in an interview with Stuart, who only joined the class, took correspondence courses at the University of Georgia was to fill his full five credits, with all that he learned working in the field of advertising. Another of Stuart's novels, "Grass Roots", was in a TV mini-series since 1993.

Leave After Stuart began, was very prolific, sometimes producing two books a year, without much effort. Now, at the request of his publisher, hasagreed to write three books a year. Some believe that Stuart Woods writing runs hot and cold, with "heads" as his masterpiece. You judge.

Stuart has been twice, but is a self-proclaimed bachelor, married again. Combined with his Black Lab, Fred (Stuart says he called all his dogs Fred) Stuart makes his home in Key West, Florida, Maine and New York. These days, he says, is sailing on other peoples boats.

Books by Stuart Woods

Series:

WillLee
Chiefs (1981)
Run before the wind (1983)
Deep Lie (1986)
Grass Roots (1989)
The Run (2000)
Capital crimes (2002)
Mounting Fears (2009)

Holly Barker
Orchid Beach (1998)
Orchid Blues (2001)
Blue Orchid (2002)
Reckless Abandon (2004)
Iron Orchid (2005)
Hothouse Orchid (2009)

Stone Barrington:
New York Dead (1991)
Dirt (1996)
Dead in the Water (1997)
Swimming to Catalina (1998)
Worst fears realized (1999)
LADead(2000)
Cold Paradise (2001)
The Short Forever (2002)
Dirty Work (2003)
Reckless Abandon (2004)
Two-Dollar Bill (2005)
Dark Harbor (2006)
New Disaster (2007)
Shoot if he runs (2007)
Hot Mahogany (2008)
Loitering with intent (2009)
Kisser (2009)
Lucid intervals (2010)
And Eagle
Santa Fe Rules (1992)
Short Straw (2006)
Santa Fe Dead (2008)

Rick Barron:
The Prince of Beverly Hills (2004)
Beverly Hills Dead (2008)

Stand AloneNovels:
Under The Lake (1986)
White Cargo (1988)
Palindrome (1991)
Los Angeles Times (1993)
Dead Eyes (1993)
Imperfect Strangers (1994)
Heat (1994)
Choke (1995)

Non Fiction:

Blue Water, Green Skipper (1977)
A Guide to Romantic Country Inns of Britain and Ireland (1997)

Into the Wild

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NonfictionLarge Print Edition* A New York Times BestsellerIn April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. He had given ,000 in savings to a charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet and invented a life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. Jon Krakauer brings Chris McCandlesss uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows and illuminates it with meaning in this mesmerizing and heartbreaking tour de force.





"God, he was a smart kid..." So why did Christopher McCandless trade a bright future--a college education, material comfort, uncommon ability and charm--for death by starvation in an abandoned bus in the woods of Alaska? This is the question that Jon Krakauer's book tries to answer. While it doesn't—cannot—answer the question with certainty, Into the Wild does shed considerable light along the way. Not only about McCandless's "Alaskan odyssey," but also the forces that drive people to drop out of society and test themselves in other ways. Krakauer quotes Wallace Stegner's writing on a young man who similarly disappeared in the Utah desert in the 1930s: "At 18, in a dream, he saw himself ... wandering through the romantic waste places of the world. No man with any of the juices of boyhood in him has forgotten those dreams." Into the Wild shows that McCandless, while extreme, was hardly unique; the author makes the hermit into one of us, something McCandless himself could never pull off. By book's end, McCandless isn't merely a newspaper clipping, but a sympathetic, oddly magnetic personality. Whether he was "a courageous idealist, or a reckless idiot," you won't soon forget Christopher McCandless.

Customer Reviews ::

Poorly written and biased - Melissa L. Stephens - Spokane, WA
One of the many reasons I disliked this book was because of the biased way Krakauer wrote about Chris McCandless. Throughout a lot of the book, he would say something along the lines of "This could have befallen Chris" or "-so-and-so- made all these silly mistakes" and then follow it up with "But of course, Chris was far too driven/smart/courageous/perfect for this to happen to him." He glorified a boy who shouldn't have been glorified. The parallels he drew were poor, and he always seemed to be making excuses for Chris' ignorance or stupidity.

He also completely ignored any of the bad aspects of Chris' "odyssey" - the people he hurt, the laws he broke, and the contradictions between what he complained about and what he did. I'm sure he - and Krakauer himself - was supposed to come across as a boy with all the right ideas who was smart enough to do what he wanted, but what I got from it was an ignorant, arrogant boy who thought he could tame the Alaskan "wilderness" - though he scorned "the burgeois trappings of mainstream America" - without any regard to anyone or anything besides himself.

Terrible story, and a terrible book.

A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse

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- A Brother's Journey will appeal to the same audience that made #1 New York Times bestsellers of Dave Pelzer's popular novels: A Child Called "It" (Health Communications, 1995), The Lost Boy (Health Communications, 1997), and A Man Named Dave (E.P. Dutton, 1999), which have sold over six million copies combined. - There is a strong market for memoirs detailing traumatic experiences, as demonstrated by the success of A Million Little Pieces (Nan A. Talese, 4/03) and Running With Scissors (St. Martin's Press, 2002). - Subsidiary rights have already been sold in England and Japan. - Available as a Time Warner AudioBook.

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Interesting Perspective - C. Hulls - Brooklyn, NY
I'm a social worker so these type of stories interest me in how they show the human will to survive and deal with trauma. I of course enjoyed Dave Pelzer's books and this one is interesting in the fact that it gives you another perspective and experience from the same family. I recommend it.

When the Game Was Ours

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From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s--Celtics vs Lakers, East vs West, physical vs finesse, Old School vs Showtime, even white vs black. Each pushed the other to greatness--together Bird and Johnson collected 8 NBA Championships, and 6 MVP awards and helped save the floundering NBA at its most critical time. When it started they were bitter rivals, but along the way they became lifelong friends.

With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, When the Game Was Ours transports readers to this electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. From the heady days of trading championships to the darker days of injury and illness, we come to understand Larry's obsessive devotion to winning and how his demons drove him on the court. We hear him talk with candor about playing through chronic pain and its truly exacting toll. In Magic we see a young, invincible star struggle with the sting of defeat, not just as a player but as a team leader. We are there the moment he learns he's contracted HIV and hear in his own words how that devastating news impacted his relationships in basketball and beyond. But always, in both cases, we see them prevail.

A compelling, up-close-and-personal portrait of basketball's most inimitable duo, When the Game Was Ours is a reevaluation of three decades in counterpoint. It is also a rollicking ride through professional basketball's best times.

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Amazon Exclusive: Bill Walton Reviews When the Game Was Ours

Bill Walton played in the NBA for 13 years, and in 1996, was named one of the top 50 players in NBA history. He's been an analyst for CBS Sports and NBC Sports, and since 2002, he's been a game analyst for ESPN NBA telecasts. Read his guest review of When the Game Was Ours:

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are transcendent, iconic and timeless standard bearers of excellence who changed "The Game" forever, always bringing out the best in each other and never failing to put a smile on all our faces.

I was one of the lucky ones. I had the incredible good fortune to have witnessed firsthand the Bird/Magic rivalry. It was an intense and constant thing for us all. But even I didn't realize how powerful their connection was until I read When the Game Was Ours, a riveting and page-turning masterpiece that could only be written with the help of someone like Jackie MacMullan, who was there every step of the way and who sensed there was a whole lot more to their story than what happened on the court or got played over and over again on the highlight reels. In this book, Larry and Magic tell stories like they never have before. I was enthralled, page after page. Theirs was a unique relationship. They were polar opposites, but in ways few of us realized they were very much the same. They both wanted the same thing, day in and day out--to win. And did they know how to win.

When the Game Was Ours perfectly captures the defining moments of their lives from the very beginning of their fiercest of rivalries through their constantly evolving historical relationship and friendship right up to the present. This epic tome is the capstone of their landmark careers. It is also so much more than anyone could ever dream for. When the Game Was Ours brilliantly explains why "The Game" will always belong to Larry and Magic.--Bill Walton

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Amazon Exclusive: A Q&A with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson

Amazon.com: It was interesting to learn that a fast break during an exhibition game sparked the start of your long friendship. Talk about that play and how it set the stage for future Bird vs. Magic battles.

Larry Bird: What I remember about that play was we had the defender spinning around like a top because we moved the ball so quickly. I had never played with anyone who could pass the ball like Magic. I was blown away by the things he was doing on the court. But once we were done as teammates on that All-Star team, I moved on. And, a year later, when we played against each other for the NCAA championship, I treated him like he was just another guy. I wasn't too big on being friendly with people I was trying to beat. I think that upset him, but I didn't care. I was always taught, "Don't talk to the enemy."

Earvin "Magic" Johnson: I already knew about Larry before we played in the World Invitational Tournament. I was dying to meet this guy who went to Indiana, quit school, worked on a garbage truck, then came back and started putting up really big numbers for Indiana State. We played on the second team together during those exhibitions, and the way we moved the ball, we were better than the starters! That one play was so fast, so amazing, those Russian players had no idea what hit them. We didn't spend a whole lot of time together off the court, because Larry kept to himself, but I was real excited the following spring when I realized our Michigan State team was going to play his Indiana State team for the NCAA championship. I went over to say hello to him at the press conference a day or two before the game, and he totally blew me off. I couldn't believe it. I left thinking, "That Larry Bird, he's kind of a jerk." And the rivalry was on.

Amazon.com: Where did you each develop your love for the game?

Bird: My two older brothers, Mike and Mark, played basketball all day long. They were bigger and stronger than me, so they were better in the beginning. But I loved the way it felt when the ball dropped through the strings, so I was out there all the time, day and night, working on my game. I wasn't going to stop until I could beat my brothers. And by the time that happened, I was hooked on the game. I couldn't live without it.

Johnson: I honestly can't remember a time when basketball wasn't a part of my life. I grew up in a big family, so we played all kinds of sports, including basketball. I loved the way the ball felt in my hands. I took my ball with me everywhere--to school, to the store, to the school dances. People in Lansing, Michigan, got used to seeing me walking down the street dribbling my ball. I wasn't going to stop until I was in the NBA.

Amazon.com: If you could each replay one game from the past, which would it be and why?

Bird: I'd like to go back to the 1987 Finals, to the game when Magic sunk his junior junior hook. It was down to the final seconds, and Magic had Kevin McHale isolated out on the wing, and when he drove past him to the basket, our center, Robert Parish, came over to help, and I came over from the weak side, but probably a second too late. I never expected Magic to shoot a hook. I had never seen him do anything like that before. People forget that even after that basket, we still had a chance to pull it out. I got a great look from the baseline in the final seconds, but the shot rolled off. If I could go back and replay that game, maybe we would have won it, and possibly the series as well.

Johnson: That's easy. I'd go back to Game 2 of the 1984 Finals, when we were in Boston and about to take a 2–0 lead in the series, and instead I called a time-out in the final seconds. If I hadn't called it, we would have run out the clock and taken total command of the series. Instead, because of the time-out, the Celtics were able to set their defense, and James Worthy's pass was intercepted by Gerald Henderson. That was one of the most disappointing losses of my career, and I've never forgotten it.

Amazon.com: One of the most powerful moments in the book surrounds November 7, 1991--the day Magic announced he was HIV positive. Magic, why was it so important to you to contact Larry before the news hit?

Johnson: You've got to understand that by this point, we're like Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. Nobody talked about one of us without mentioning the other. We were that connected. I knew the minute the news hit, people would be flocking to get a reaction from both Larry and Michael Jordan, so I felt I had to give them some warning. Also, by then, Larry and I had developed a bit of a relationship. In spite of all our battles, I felt a real affection for him. He needed to know, and he needed to know from me.

Amazon.com: Larry, what do you remember most about that day?

Bird: The feeling I had in the pit of my stomach. It was a horrible, awful feeling. I just remember lying in my room, trying to take a nap, and all I could think about was that Magic would be dead soon. At that time, we didn't know much about HIV. We all just assumed he had been given a death sentence, and that was really shocking to think about.

Amazon.com: How did winning a gold medal with the 1992 Dream Team compare to winning an NBA championship?

Johnson: That whole experience in Barcelona was amazing, fantastic. At that point, I was technically retired from the NBA because of my HIV illness, and I missed basketball so much. To be out there playing for my country, not to mention alongside Larry and Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing, was one of the biggest thrills of my life. I savored every single moment of it.

Bird: It was a little harder for me because my back was in such bad shape, and sometimes it was hard for me to enjoy it because of the pain. I just wanted to get into a game and make a contribution and be able to say I did it, that I was part of an Olympic team. And once I did that, I was happy. My goals were pretty realistic in Barcelona. Still, I didn't realize how amazing it would feel to be up on that medal stand, alongside Magic, John Stockton, Patrick, and all the guys, with that gold medal around my neck. That is one special memory.

Amazon.com: Who carries the NBA torch today?

Johnson: There's some great young talent out there, but I've got to choose the Laker, Kobe Bryant. I think he proved in the 2009 NBA championship that he learned how to balance his own individual skills with those of his teammates. That was a big step forward for him. What I liked best about Kobe was watching him enjoy himself. The game is supposed to be fun. Larry and I never lost sight of that.

Bird: You certainly couldn't go wrong choosing Kobe, but I'm a LeBron James man. He is so strong. He's also fearless, and he's convinced he can do anything. That's what stands out to me. He still has some steps to take, like bringing the same effort defensively every night that he brings on the offensive end, but he has all the tools to accomplish that. He's going to have a long, successful career that will include some championships of his own.

Amazon.com: If you both laced 'em up right now, who would win one-on-one in H-O-R-S-E?

Bird: Nobody beats me in H-O-R-S-E. Besides, Magic can't shoot.

Johnson: Larry, you'd have no chance against me one-on-one. I've got too many ways to beat you. Plus, as slow as I am, I'm still faster than you.

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Magic and his high school coach George Fox	Larry and his mother Georgia in Salt Lake City, 1979	Magic and Larry in a pregame meeting of team captains	Larry and Magic for a NBA promotional campaign
Larry and Magic in between takes of the 1985 Converse commercial	Larry, Commissioner David Stern and Magic	Larry, Michael Jordan, and Magic in their Dream Team uniforms	Magic congratulates Larry at his retirement ceremony

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Infidel

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In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of The Caged Virgin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her astonishing life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya, to her intellectual awakening and activism in the Netherlands, and her current life under armed guard in the West.

One of today's most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into international headlines following an Islamist's murder of her colleague, Theo van Gogh, with whom she made the movie Submission.

Infidel is the eagerly awaited story of the coming of age of this elegant, distinguished -- and sometimes reviled -- political superstar and champion of free speech. With a gimlet eye and measured, often ironic, voice, Hirsi Ali recounts the evolution of her beliefs, her ironclad will, and her extraordinary resolve to fight injustice done in the name of religion. Raised in a strict Muslim family and extended clan, Hirsi Ali survived civil war, female mutilation, brutal beatings, adolescence as a devout believer during the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, and life in four troubled, unstable countries largely ruled by despots. In her early twenties, she escaped from a forced marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands, where she earned a college degree in political science, tried to help her tragically depressed sister adjust to the West, and fought for the rights of Muslim immigrant women and the reform of Islam as a member of Parliament. Even though she is under constant threat -- demonized by reactionary Islamists and politicians, disowned by her father, and expelled from her family and clan -- she refuses to be silenced.

Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, Hirsi Ali's story tells how a bright little girl evolved out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no story could be timelier or more significant.

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A profound experience - J. Doescher -
I recommend this book to everyone, especially those who live in a western society and may never have to experience the shocking reality of true Islam. I was raised Christian, but I've been skeptical of the existance of a god since high school, and this book has given me a greater understanding. This book had a huge impact on my life because it gave me a new perspective on true Islam and religion in general.