Author: Emilie Ruete
Publisher: London : Ward and Downey
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess, an Autobiography
Author: Emilie Ruete
Publisher: London : Ward and Downey
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher: London : Ward and Downey
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds
Author: Sayyida Salme
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004508791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Princess Salme, daughter of Sa‘id ibn Sultan, ruler of Oman and Zanzibar, was born in Zanzibar on August 30, 1844. In 1866 she fled to Aden where she was baptized with the Christian name Emily and where she married the German merchant Rudolph Heinrich Ruete. In Hamburg three children were born. Her husband died in 1870, and after that she lived in several cities in Germany. In 1885 and again in 1888 she went to Zanzibar. Between 1889 and 1914 she lived in Jaffa and Beirut, and afterwards again in Germany. She died in Jena in 1924. The present work contains a short biography of Princess Salme/Emily Ruete and of her son Rudolph Said-Ruete, a new English translation of her Memoirs, and an English version of her other writings, unpublished so far: Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs and Syrian Customs and Usages.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004508791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Princess Salme, daughter of Sa‘id ibn Sultan, ruler of Oman and Zanzibar, was born in Zanzibar on August 30, 1844. In 1866 she fled to Aden where she was baptized with the Christian name Emily and where she married the German merchant Rudolph Heinrich Ruete. In Hamburg three children were born. Her husband died in 1870, and after that she lived in several cities in Germany. In 1885 and again in 1888 she went to Zanzibar. Between 1889 and 1914 she lived in Jaffa and Beirut, and afterwards again in Germany. She died in Jena in 1924. The present work contains a short biography of Princess Salme/Emily Ruete and of her son Rudolph Said-Ruete, a new English translation of her Memoirs, and an English version of her other writings, unpublished so far: Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs and Syrian Customs and Usages.
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Oman and Zanzibar
Author: Michael William Werner Said-Ruete Bauer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736146606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736146606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess, an Autobiography
Author: Emilie Ruete
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Leap of Faith
Author: Queen Noor
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780753817568
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation. Born into a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Halaby was a strongly independent young woman. After studying architecture at Princeton, her work on projects in the Middle East gave her a profound understanding both of the links between the environment and social problems, and also of the tumultuous history of the Arab nations. Then, in 1974, her life took a very different turn, when her father introduced her to the world's most eligible bachelor, King Hussein of Jordan. After a whirlwind romance, she became Noor Al Hussein, Queen of Jordan. With eloquence and honesty, Queen Noor speaks of the obstacles she faced as a young bride and of her successful struggle to create a role for herself as a humanitarian activist. She tells of her heartbreaking miscarriage and the births of her four children, along with her continuing support for King Hussein's campaign to bring peace to the Arab nations. But most of all this is a love story - an honest and engaging portrait of a truly remarkable woman and the man she married.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780753817568
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation. Born into a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Halaby was a strongly independent young woman. After studying architecture at Princeton, her work on projects in the Middle East gave her a profound understanding both of the links between the environment and social problems, and also of the tumultuous history of the Arab nations. Then, in 1974, her life took a very different turn, when her father introduced her to the world's most eligible bachelor, King Hussein of Jordan. After a whirlwind romance, she became Noor Al Hussein, Queen of Jordan. With eloquence and honesty, Queen Noor speaks of the obstacles she faced as a young bride and of her successful struggle to create a role for herself as a humanitarian activist. She tells of her heartbreaking miscarriage and the births of her four children, along with her continuing support for King Hussein's campaign to bring peace to the Arab nations. But most of all this is a love story - an honest and engaging portrait of a truly remarkable woman and the man she married.
Out of Egypt
Author: André Aciman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429998776
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This richly colored memoir chronicles the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, André Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--Uncle Vili, the strutting daredevil, soldier, salesman, and spy; the two grandmothers, the Princess and the Saint, who gossip in six languages; Aunt Flora, the German refugee who warns that Jews lose everything "at least twice in their lives." And through it all, we come to know a boy who, even as he longs for a wider world, does not want to be led, forever, out of Egypt.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429998776
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This richly colored memoir chronicles the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, André Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--Uncle Vili, the strutting daredevil, soldier, salesman, and spy; the two grandmothers, the Princess and the Saint, who gossip in six languages; Aunt Flora, the German refugee who warns that Jews lose everything "at least twice in their lives." And through it all, we come to know a boy who, even as he longs for a wider world, does not want to be led, forever, out of Egypt.
My Several Worlds
Author: Pearl S. Buck
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480421235
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
A memoir from the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. “Not only [Buck’s] most important book, but—on many counts—her best book” (Kirkus Reviews). Often regarded as one of Pearl S. Buck’s most significant works, My Several Worlds is the memoir of a major novelist and one of the key American chroniclers of China. Buck, who was born to missionary parents in 1892, spent much of the first portion of her life in China, experiencing the Boxer Rebellion first hand and becoming involved with the society with an intimacy available to few outside observers. The book is not only an important reflection on that nation’s modern history, but also an account of her re-engagement with America and the intense activity that characterized her life there, from her prolific novel-writing to her loves and friendships to her work for abandoned children and other humanitarian causes. As alive with incident as it is illuminating in its philosophy, My Several Worlds is essential reading for travelers and readers alike. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480421235
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
A memoir from the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. “Not only [Buck’s] most important book, but—on many counts—her best book” (Kirkus Reviews). Often regarded as one of Pearl S. Buck’s most significant works, My Several Worlds is the memoir of a major novelist and one of the key American chroniclers of China. Buck, who was born to missionary parents in 1892, spent much of the first portion of her life in China, experiencing the Boxer Rebellion first hand and becoming involved with the society with an intimacy available to few outside observers. The book is not only an important reflection on that nation’s modern history, but also an account of her re-engagement with America and the intense activity that characterized her life there, from her prolific novel-writing to her loves and friendships to her work for abandoned children and other humanitarian causes. As alive with incident as it is illuminating in its philosophy, My Several Worlds is essential reading for travelers and readers alike. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.
Daring to Drive
Author: Manal Sharif
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476793026
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A memoir by a Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job, and legal contradictions changed her perspectives.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476793026
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A memoir by a Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job, and legal contradictions changed her perspectives.
Isabella Motadinyane
Author: Motadinyane, Isabella
Publisher: Deep South
ISBN: 0987028278
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Dark night babe toss and turn the clouds above you make the sober go drunk come in from the cold warm you up sink down our throat the clouds above mountains so high sink babe sink sink a shaft move slowly down the mountain down our throats toss and turn babe sink on me all night dark clouds above you make the sober go drunk sink babe sink sink it smooth sink a shaft
Publisher: Deep South
ISBN: 0987028278
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Dark night babe toss and turn the clouds above you make the sober go drunk come in from the cold warm you up sink down our throat the clouds above mountains so high sink babe sink sink a shaft move slowly down the mountain down our throats toss and turn babe sink on me all night dark clouds above you make the sober go drunk sink babe sink sink it smooth sink a shaft
American Chick in Saudi Arabia
Author: Jean Sasson
Publisher: Liza Dawson Associates
ISBN: 9781939481054
Category : Princesses
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
It all begins with an ad in the newspaper. When Jean Sasson, a young Southern woman living in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, answers a call to work in the royal hospital in Saudi Arabia, what should have been a two-year stay turns into a life-changing adventure spanning over a decade. Over the years Jean is plunged into the hidden lives of the veiled women in Riyadh, where women are locked in luxurious homes and fundamentalist mutawas terrorize the streets. Jean meets women from all walks of life--a feisty bedouin, an educated mother, a conservative wife of a high-ranking Saudi, and a Saudi princess the world knows as Princess Sultana--all who open a window into Saudi culture and help to reshape Jean's worldviews ... the first installment in a heartfelt, inspiring memoir about Jean's thirty-year travels and adventures in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq.
Publisher: Liza Dawson Associates
ISBN: 9781939481054
Category : Princesses
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
It all begins with an ad in the newspaper. When Jean Sasson, a young Southern woman living in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, answers a call to work in the royal hospital in Saudi Arabia, what should have been a two-year stay turns into a life-changing adventure spanning over a decade. Over the years Jean is plunged into the hidden lives of the veiled women in Riyadh, where women are locked in luxurious homes and fundamentalist mutawas terrorize the streets. Jean meets women from all walks of life--a feisty bedouin, an educated mother, a conservative wife of a high-ranking Saudi, and a Saudi princess the world knows as Princess Sultana--all who open a window into Saudi culture and help to reshape Jean's worldviews ... the first installment in a heartfelt, inspiring memoir about Jean's thirty-year travels and adventures in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq.