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Laurence King Publishing, 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition,… Mehr…

Laurence King Publishing, 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1800grams, ISBN:9781856692809, Laurence King Publishing, 2002, 0, Broadway. Good. 5.31 x 0.83 x 8 inches. Paperback. 1999. 304 pages. <br>At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were. Her delici ously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion f or food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told. B eginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating cha racters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Mo nsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first soufflé, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the org anic food revolution in the 1970s. Spiced with Reichl's infectiou s humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bo ne is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist's coming-of-age. Editorial Reviews Review Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it. . . . Reichl makes the read er feel present with her, sharing the experience. --Washington Po st Book World An absolute delight to read . . . how lucky we are that [Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite. --Newsday A poignant, yet hilarious, collection of stories about people [R eichl] has known and loved, and who, knowingly or unknowingly, st eered her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world' s leading food writers. --Chicago Sun-Times While all good food writers are humorous . . . few are so riotously, effortlessly ent ertaining as Ruth Reichl. . . . [She] is also witty, fair-minded, brave, and a wonderful writer. --New York Times Book Review [In ] this lovely memoir . . . we find young Ruth desperately trying to steer her manic mother's unwary guests toward something edible . It's a job she does now . . . in her columns, and whose intimat e imperatives she illuminates in this graceful book. --The New Yo rker A savory memoir of [Reichl's] apprentice years. . . . Reich l describes [her] experiences with infectious humor, . . . the de scriptions of each sublime taste are mouth-wateringly precise. . . . A perfectly balanced stew of memories. --Kirkus Reviews From the Inside Flap At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that foo d could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watch ed people as they ate, you could find out who they were. Her deli ciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a lif e determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told. Beginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner know n as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating c haracters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first soufflé, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the o rganic food revolution in the 1970s. Spiced with Reichl's infecti ous humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist 's coming-of-age. From the Back Cover Reading Ruth Reichl on foo d is almost as good as eating it. . . . Reichl makes the reader f eel present with her, sharing the experience. --Washington Post B ook World An absolute delight to read . . . how lucky we are tha t [Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite. --Newsday A p oignant, yet hilarious, collection of stories about people [Reich l] has known and loved, and who, knowingly or unknowingly, steere d her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world's le ading food writers. --Chicago Sun-Times While all good food writ ers are humorous . . . few are so riotously, effortlessly enterta ining as Ruth Reichl. . . . [She] is also witty, fair-minded, bra ve, and a wonderful writer. --New York Times Book Review [In] th is lovely memoir . . . we find young Ruth desperately trying to s teer her manic mother's unwary guests toward something edible. It 's a job she does now . . . in her columns, and whose intimate im peratives she illuminates in this graceful book. --The New Yorker A savory memoir of [Reichl's] apprentice years. . . . Reichl de scribes [her] experiences with infectious humor, . . . the descri ptions of each sublime taste are mouth-wateringly precise. . . . A perfectly balanced stew of memories. --Kirkus Reviews About th e Author Ruth Reichl is the restaurant critic for the New York Ti mes. She lives in New York City with her husband, her son, and tw o cats. Excerpt. ® Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Most mornings I got out of bed and went to the refrigerator to s ee how my mother was feeling. You could tell instantly just by op ening the door. One day in 1960 I found a whole suckling pig star ing at me. I jumped back and slammed the door, hard. Then I opene d it again. I'd never seen a whole animal in our refrigerator bef ore; even the chickens came in parts. He was surrounded by tiny c rab apples (lady apples my mother corrected me later), and a whol e wreath of weird vegetables. This was not a bad sign: the more odd and interesting things there were in the refrigerator, the ha ppier my mother was likely to be. Still, I was puzzled; the refri gerator in our small kitchen had been almost empty when I went to bed. Where did you get all this stuff? I asked. The stores aren 't open yet. Oh, said Mom blithely, patting at her crisp gray ha ir, I woke up early and decided to go for a walk. You'd be surpri sed at what goes on in Manhattan at four A.M. I've been down to t he Fulton Fish Market. And I found the most interesting produce s tore on Bleecker Street. It was open? I asked. Well, she admitt ed, not really. She walked across the worn linoleum and set a bas ket of bread on the Formica table. But I saw someone moving aroun d so I knocked. I've been trying to get ideas for the party. Par ty? I asked warily. What party? Your brother has decided to get married, she said casually, as if I should have somehow intuited this in my sleep. And of course we're going to have a party to ce lebrate the engagement and meet Shelly's family! My brother, I k new, would not welcome this news. He was thirteen years older tha n I and considered it a minor miracle to have reached the age of twenty-five. I don't know how I survived her cooking, he said as he was telling me about the years when he and Mom were living alo ne, after she had divorced his father and was waiting to meet min e. She's a menace to society. Bob went to live with his father i n Pittsburgh right after I was born, but he always came home for holidays. When he was there he always helped me protect the guest s, using tact to keep them from eating the more dangerous items. I took a more direct approach. Don't eat that, I ordered my best friend Jeanie as her spoon dipped into one of Mom's more creativ e lunch dishes. My mother believed in celebrating every holiday: in honor of St. Patrick she was serving bananas with green sour c ream. I don't mind the color, said Jeanie, a trusting soul whose own mother wouldn't dream of offering you an all-orange Hallowee n extravaganza complete with milk dyed the color of orange juice. Ida served the sort of perfect lunches that I longed for: neat s quares of cream cheese and jelly on white bread, bologna sandwich es, Chef Boyardee straight from the can. It's not just food colo ring, I said. The sour cream was green to begin with; the carton' s been in the refrigerator for months. Jeanie quickly put her sp oon down and when Mom went into the other room to answer the phon e we ducked into the bathroom and flushed our lunches down the to ilet. That was great, Mim, said Jeanie when Mom returned. May w e be excused? is all I said. I wanted to get away from the table before anything else appeared. Don't you want dessert? Mom asked . Sure, said Jeanie. No! I said. But Mom had already gone to ge t the cookies. She returned with some strange black lumps on a pl ate. Jeanie looked at them dubiously, then politely picked one up . Oh, go ahead, eat it, I said, reaching for one myself. They're just Girl Scout mint cookies. She left them on the radiator so a ll the chocolate melted off, but they won't kill you. As we munc hed our cookies, Mom asked idly, What do you girls think I should serve for Bob's engagement party? You're not going to have the party here, are you? I asked, holding my breath as I looked aroun d at our living room, trying to see it with a stranger's eye. Mo m had moments of decorating inspiration that usually died before the project was finished. The last one, a romance with Danish mod ern, had brought a teak dining table, a wicker chair that looked like an egg and hung from a chain, and a Rya rug into our lives. The huge turquoise abstract painting along one wall dated from th at period too. But Mom had, as usual, gotten bored, so they were all mixed together with my grandmother's drum table, an ornate br eakfront, and some Japanese prints from an earlier, more conserva tive period. Then there was the bathroom, my mother's greatest d ecorating feat. One day she had decided, on the spur of the momen t, to install gold towels, a gold shower curtain, and a gold rug. They were no problem. But painting all the porcelain gold was a disaster; it almost immediately began peeling off the sink and it was years before any of us could take a bath without emerging sl ightly gilded. My father found all of this slightly amusing. An intellectual who had escaped his wealthy German-Jewish family by coming to America in the twenties, he had absolutely no interest in things. He was a book designer who lived in a black-and-white world of paper and type; books were his only passion. He was kind ly and detached and if he had known that people described him as elegant, he would have been shocked; clothes bored him enormously , when he noticed them at all. No, said Mom. I exhaled. In the c ountry. We have more room in Wilton. And we need to welcome Shell y into the family properly. I pictured our small, shabby summer house in the woods. Wilton is only an hour from New York, but in 1960 it was still very rural. My parents had bought the land chea ply and designed the house themselves. Since they couldn't afford an architect, they had miscalculated a bit, and the downstairs b edrooms were very strangely shaped. Dad hardly knew how to hold a hammer, but to save money he had built the house himself with th e aid of a carpenter. He was very proud of his handiwork, despite the drooping roof and awkward layout. He was even prouder of our long, rutted, meandering driveway. I didn't want to cut down a s ingle tree! he said proudly when people asked why it was so crook ed. I loved the house, but I was slightly embarrassed by its unp ainted wooden walls and unconventional character. Why can't we ha ve the party in a hotel? I asked. In my mind's eye I saw Shelly's impeccable mother, who seemed to go to the beauty parlor every d ay and wore nothing but custom-made clothes. Next to her, Mom, a handsome woman who refused to dye her hair, rarely wore makeup, a nd had very colorful taste in clothes, looked almost bohemian. Sh elly's mother wore an enormous diamond ring on her beautifully ma nicured finger; my mother didn't even wear a wedding band and her fingernails were short and haphazardly polished. Nonsense, said Mom. It will be much nicer to have it at home. So much more inti mate. I'd like them to see how we live, find out who we are. Gre at, I said under my breath to Jeanie. That'll be the end of Bob's engagement. And a couple of the relatives might die, but who wor ries about little things like that? Just make sure she doesn't s erve steak tartare, said Jeanie, giggling. Steak tartare was the bane of my existence: Dad always made it for parties. It was a p erformance. First he'd break an egg yolk into the mound of raw ch opped steak, and then he'd begin folding minced onions and capers and Worcestershire sauce into the meat. He looked tall and suave as he mixed thoughtfully and then asked, his German accent very pronounced, for an assistant taster. Together they added a little more of this or that and then Dad carefully mounded the meat int o a round, draped some anchovies across the top, and asked me to serve it. My job was to spread the stuff onto slices of party pu mpernickel and pass the tray. Unless I had bought the meat myself I tried not to let the people I liked best taste Dad's chef d'oe uvre. I knew that my mother bought prepackaged hamburger meat at the supermarket and that if there happened to be some half-price, day-old stuff she simply couldn't resist it. With our well-train ed stomachs my father and I could take whatever Mom was dishing o ut, but for most people it was pure poison. Just thinking about it made me nervous. I've got to stop this party, I said. How? as ked Jeanie. I didn't know. I had four months to figure it out. My best hope was that my mother's mood would change before the pa rty took place. That was not unrealistic; my mother's moods were erratic. But March turned into April and April into May and Mom w as still buzzing around. The phone rang constantly and she was fe eling great. She cut her gray hair very short and actually starte d wearing nail polish. She lost weight and bought a whole new war drobe. Then she and Dad took a quick cruise to the Caribbean. We booked passage on a United Fruit freighter, she said to her frie nds, so much more interesting than a conventional cruise. When as ked about the revolutions that were then rocking the islands she had a standard response: The bomb in the hotel lobby in Haiti mad e the trip much more interesting. When they returned she threw h erself into planning the party. I got up every morning and looked hopefully into the refrigerator. Things kept getting worse. Half a baby goat appeared. Next there was cactus fruit. But the morni ng I found the box of chocolate-covered grasshoppers I decided it was time to talk to Dad. The plans are getting more elaborate, I said ominously. &q... ., Broadway, 1999, 2.5, UsedGood. Book is in good condition and may contain underlining or highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include library labels. May not contain miscellaneous items (toys, dvds, etc). We offer 100% money back guarantee and fast customer support., 0, William Morrow. Very Good. 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches. Hardcover. 2005. 432 pages. dj dented.<br>There are few individuals as unique, eni gmatic, and colorful as Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz A lsaud. This biography of the world's fifth-richest man -- worth around $24 billion -- tells the story of a businessman who starte d out with a relatively modest bank loan and built an empire that embraces the best-known brands, from Citigroup and Disney to App le Computers and the Four Seasons Hotels.Alwaleed, as he's known to most in the Middle East, is the largest single foreign investo r in the U.S. economy, with interests in almost everything that t ouches the American lifestyle. Like investment guru Warren Buffet t, Alwaleed became hugely successful through consecutive strategi c high-profile investments, earning him the respect of Wall Stree t. In this fascinating and uniquely insightful authorized biogra phy, international journalist and broadcaster Riz Khan offers a r evealing insider's view of this provocative business genius, focu sing on issues including: his unique family history the origins of his powerful drive to succeed his phenomenal success in resc uing beleaguered companies such as America's giant Citigroup his investments in top brands including Four Seasons Hotels, Saks Fi fth Avenue, and NewsCorp his unique approach to investing -- and some of his most lucrative strategies Beyond the billionaire, j et-set lifestyle, Prince Alwaleed has a close and emotional relat ionship with the desert and its people. His identity sits on the fence separating the Arab world on one side, with tents, camels, and rifle-toting Bedouins ... and the fast-paced, hungry, pinstri pe world of Wall Street, with limousines and designer labels. Br illiant, charming, and extraordinarily hardworking, this billiona ire's personal story unfolds in gripping detail, based on in-dept h interviews with the Prince's family, entourage, and closest bus iness associates -- including top names such as Sandy Weill, Rupe rt Murdoch, and Jimmy Carter. Alwaleed is a revealing portrait o f an unusual individual whose presence in the global economy is u nmatched; a twenty-first-century ambassador who could be the ulti mate bridge to connect the Middle East and the West. Editorial R eviews From Publishers Weekly Though Prince Alwaleed bin Talal c ame to public attention in the U.S. when Rudy Giuliani rejected h is $10 million donation to the Twin Towers fund, Alwaleed's real significance is as a global financial powerbroker. The Saudi roya l is the biggest single foreign investor in the U.S. economy and the world's fourth-richest man, with assets totaling more than $2 1 billion. His significant holdings in U.S. companies include Cit igroup (which he bailed out with $590 million in the early '90s), Apple and News Corp., the corporate entity responsible for this authorized biography. Khan, who has interviewed high-profile figu res for CNN International, tags along with Alwaleed and his entou rage as they conduct business in Riyadh and Paris, holiday in Can nes and trek into the Saudi desert for a weekend getaway. The res ulting reportage has the breezy flavor of a magazine profile awkw ardly stretched to book length. There's plenty of praise for Alwa leed's financial intelligence and outsized personality, but Khan doesn't probe beyond the admirable surface (though he notes other s have tried to dig up dirt with little success). The glowing des criptions seem carefully crafted--and timed--to raise Alwaleed's profile in the West. (Oct.) Copyright ® Reed Business Informatio n, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Bo oklist Khan, independent broadcaster and journalist, offers a uni que window into the life and times of His Royal Highness Prince A lwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (known as Alwaleed), who is described by the Wall Street Journal as the Arab Warren Buffet . Age 50 and U.S.-educated, Alwaleed is currently the fifth wealt hiest man in the world. His prominent family ties in Saudi Arabia as well as in Lebanon lead him, a Muslim who identifies with Wes tern ways and champions reform, to serve as a bridge between the Middle East and the West. The most successful investor outside th e U.S., he owns vast investment portfolios that include such bran d names as Citibank, EuroDisney, and Apple. This is a fascinating tale of a financial giant who gave the author unprecedented acce ss to himself and those who surround him, resulting in a treasure trove of information. However, like all biographies written with the support of the subject, many could question its objectivity. Mary Whaley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved About the Author Riz Khan is a well-known independent broadcaster and journalist. He worked at CNN International for e ight years, where he hosted the flagship program Q&A with Riz Kha n. On this popular show, he interviewed a long list of world lead ers and newsmakers including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Hill ary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Tom Clancy, Richard Gere, and many other s. Prior to his years at CNN, he was a top broadcaster with BBC W orld TV. As an international journalist, he has been involved in a wide range of documentaries with a strong focus on the Middle E ast. </div ., William Morrow, 2005, 2.75<

2005, ISBN: 9780060850302

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Laurence King Publishing, 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition,… Mehr…

Laurence King Publishing, 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1800grams, ISBN:9781856692809, Laurence King Publishing, 2002, 0, Broadway. Good. 5.31 x 0.83 x 8 inches. Paperback. 1999. 304 pages. <br>At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were. Her delici ously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion f or food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told. B eginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating cha racters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Mo nsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first soufflé, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the org anic food revolution in the 1970s. Spiced with Reichl's infectiou s humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bo ne is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist's coming-of-age. Editorial Reviews Review Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it. . . . Reichl makes the read er feel present with her, sharing the experience. --Washington Po st Book World An absolute delight to read . . . how lucky we are that [Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite. --Newsday A poignant, yet hilarious, collection of stories about people [R eichl] has known and loved, and who, knowingly or unknowingly, st eered her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world' s leading food writers. --Chicago Sun-Times While all good food writers are humorous . . . few are so riotously, effortlessly ent ertaining as Ruth Reichl. . . . [She] is also witty, fair-minded, brave, and a wonderful writer. --New York Times Book Review [In ] this lovely memoir . . . we find young Ruth desperately trying to steer her manic mother's unwary guests toward something edible . It's a job she does now . . . in her columns, and whose intimat e imperatives she illuminates in this graceful book. --The New Yo rker A savory memoir of [Reichl's] apprentice years. . . . Reich l describes [her] experiences with infectious humor, . . . the de scriptions of each sublime taste are mouth-wateringly precise. . . . A perfectly balanced stew of memories. --Kirkus Reviews From the Inside Flap At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that foo d could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watch ed people as they ate, you could find out who they were. Her deli ciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a lif e determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told. Beginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner know n as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating c haracters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first soufflé, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the o rganic food revolution in the 1970s. Spiced with Reichl's infecti ous humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist 's coming-of-age. From the Back Cover Reading Ruth Reichl on foo d is almost as good as eating it. . . . Reichl makes the reader f eel present with her, sharing the experience. --Washington Post B ook World An absolute delight to read . . . how lucky we are tha t [Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite. --Newsday A p oignant, yet hilarious, collection of stories about people [Reich l] has known and loved, and who, knowingly or unknowingly, steere d her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world's le ading food writers. --Chicago Sun-Times While all good food writ ers are humorous . . . few are so riotously, effortlessly enterta ining as Ruth Reichl. . . . [She] is also witty, fair-minded, bra ve, and a wonderful writer. --New York Times Book Review [In] th is lovely memoir . . . we find young Ruth desperately trying to s teer her manic mother's unwary guests toward something edible. It 's a job she does now . . . in her columns, and whose intimate im peratives she illuminates in this graceful book. --The New Yorker A savory memoir of [Reichl's] apprentice years. . . . Reichl de scribes [her] experiences with infectious humor, . . . the descri ptions of each sublime taste are mouth-wateringly precise. . . . A perfectly balanced stew of memories. --Kirkus Reviews About th e Author Ruth Reichl is the restaurant critic for the New York Ti mes. She lives in New York City with her husband, her son, and tw o cats. Excerpt. ® Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Most mornings I got out of bed and went to the refrigerator to s ee how my mother was feeling. You could tell instantly just by op ening the door. One day in 1960 I found a whole suckling pig star ing at me. I jumped back and slammed the door, hard. Then I opene d it again. I'd never seen a whole animal in our refrigerator bef ore; even the chickens came in parts. He was surrounded by tiny c rab apples (lady apples my mother corrected me later), and a whol e wreath of weird vegetables. This was not a bad sign: the more odd and interesting things there were in the refrigerator, the ha ppier my mother was likely to be. Still, I was puzzled; the refri gerator in our small kitchen had been almost empty when I went to bed. Where did you get all this stuff? I asked. The stores aren 't open yet. Oh, said Mom blithely, patting at her crisp gray ha ir, I woke up early and decided to go for a walk. You'd be surpri sed at what goes on in Manhattan at four A.M. I've been down to t he Fulton Fish Market. And I found the most interesting produce s tore on Bleecker Street. It was open? I asked. Well, she admitt ed, not really. She walked across the worn linoleum and set a bas ket of bread on the Formica table. But I saw someone moving aroun d so I knocked. I've been trying to get ideas for the party. Par ty? I asked warily. What party? Your brother has decided to get married, she said casually, as if I should have somehow intuited this in my sleep. And of course we're going to have a party to ce lebrate the engagement and meet Shelly's family! My brother, I k new, would not welcome this news. He was thirteen years older tha n I and considered it a minor miracle to have reached the age of twenty-five. I don't know how I survived her cooking, he said as he was telling me about the years when he and Mom were living alo ne, after she had divorced his father and was waiting to meet min e. She's a menace to society. Bob went to live with his father i n Pittsburgh right after I was born, but he always came home for holidays. When he was there he always helped me protect the guest s, using tact to keep them from eating the more dangerous items. I took a more direct approach. Don't eat that, I ordered my best friend Jeanie as her spoon dipped into one of Mom's more creativ e lunch dishes. My mother believed in celebrating every holiday: in honor of St. Patrick she was serving bananas with green sour c ream. I don't mind the color, said Jeanie, a trusting soul whose own mother wouldn't dream of offering you an all-orange Hallowee n extravaganza complete with milk dyed the color of orange juice. Ida served the sort of perfect lunches that I longed for: neat s quares of cream cheese and jelly on white bread, bologna sandwich es, Chef Boyardee straight from the can. It's not just food colo ring, I said. The sour cream was green to begin with; the carton' s been in the refrigerator for months. Jeanie quickly put her sp oon down and when Mom went into the other room to answer the phon e we ducked into the bathroom and flushed our lunches down the to ilet. That was great, Mim, said Jeanie when Mom returned. May w e be excused? is all I said. I wanted to get away from the table before anything else appeared. Don't you want dessert? Mom asked . Sure, said Jeanie. No! I said. But Mom had already gone to ge t the cookies. She returned with some strange black lumps on a pl ate. Jeanie looked at them dubiously, then politely picked one up . Oh, go ahead, eat it, I said, reaching for one myself. They're just Girl Scout mint cookies. She left them on the radiator so a ll the chocolate melted off, but they won't kill you. As we munc hed our cookies, Mom asked idly, What do you girls think I should serve for Bob's engagement party? You're not going to have the party here, are you? I asked, holding my breath as I looked aroun d at our living room, trying to see it with a stranger's eye. Mo m had moments of decorating inspiration that usually died before the project was finished. The last one, a romance with Danish mod ern, had brought a teak dining table, a wicker chair that looked like an egg and hung from a chain, and a Rya rug into our lives. The huge turquoise abstract painting along one wall dated from th at period too. But Mom had, as usual, gotten bored, so they were all mixed together with my grandmother's drum table, an ornate br eakfront, and some Japanese prints from an earlier, more conserva tive period. Then there was the bathroom, my mother's greatest d ecorating feat. One day she had decided, on the spur of the momen t, to install gold towels, a gold shower curtain, and a gold rug. They were no problem. But painting all the porcelain gold was a disaster; it almost immediately began peeling off the sink and it was years before any of us could take a bath without emerging sl ightly gilded. My father found all of this slightly amusing. An intellectual who had escaped his wealthy German-Jewish family by coming to America in the twenties, he had absolutely no interest in things. He was a book designer who lived in a black-and-white world of paper and type; books were his only passion. He was kind ly and detached and if he had known that people described him as elegant, he would have been shocked; clothes bored him enormously , when he noticed them at all. No, said Mom. I exhaled. In the c ountry. We have more room in Wilton. And we need to welcome Shell y into the family properly. I pictured our small, shabby summer house in the woods. Wilton is only an hour from New York, but in 1960 it was still very rural. My parents had bought the land chea ply and designed the house themselves. Since they couldn't afford an architect, they had miscalculated a bit, and the downstairs b edrooms were very strangely shaped. Dad hardly knew how to hold a hammer, but to save money he had built the house himself with th e aid of a carpenter. He was very proud of his handiwork, despite the drooping roof and awkward layout. He was even prouder of our long, rutted, meandering driveway. I didn't want to cut down a s ingle tree! he said proudly when people asked why it was so crook ed. I loved the house, but I was slightly embarrassed by its unp ainted wooden walls and unconventional character. Why can't we ha ve the party in a hotel? I asked. In my mind's eye I saw Shelly's impeccable mother, who seemed to go to the beauty parlor every d ay and wore nothing but custom-made clothes. Next to her, Mom, a handsome woman who refused to dye her hair, rarely wore makeup, a nd had very colorful taste in clothes, looked almost bohemian. Sh elly's mother wore an enormous diamond ring on her beautifully ma nicured finger; my mother didn't even wear a wedding band and her fingernails were short and haphazardly polished. Nonsense, said Mom. It will be much nicer to have it at home. So much more inti mate. I'd like them to see how we live, find out who we are. Gre at, I said under my breath to Jeanie. That'll be the end of Bob's engagement. And a couple of the relatives might die, but who wor ries about little things like that? Just make sure she doesn't s erve steak tartare, said Jeanie, giggling. Steak tartare was the bane of my existence: Dad always made it for parties. It was a p erformance. First he'd break an egg yolk into the mound of raw ch opped steak, and then he'd begin folding minced onions and capers and Worcestershire sauce into the meat. He looked tall and suave as he mixed thoughtfully and then asked, his German accent very pronounced, for an assistant taster. Together they added a little more of this or that and then Dad carefully mounded the meat int o a round, draped some anchovies across the top, and asked me to serve it. My job was to spread the stuff onto slices of party pu mpernickel and pass the tray. Unless I had bought the meat myself I tried not to let the people I liked best taste Dad's chef d'oe uvre. I knew that my mother bought prepackaged hamburger meat at the supermarket and that if there happened to be some half-price, day-old stuff she simply couldn't resist it. With our well-train ed stomachs my father and I could take whatever Mom was dishing o ut, but for most people it was pure poison. Just thinking about it made me nervous. I've got to stop this party, I said. How? as ked Jeanie. I didn't know. I had four months to figure it out. My best hope was that my mother's mood would change before the pa rty took place. That was not unrealistic; my mother's moods were erratic. But March turned into April and April into May and Mom w as still buzzing around. The phone rang constantly and she was fe eling great. She cut her gray hair very short and actually starte d wearing nail polish. She lost weight and bought a whole new war drobe. Then she and Dad took a quick cruise to the Caribbean. We booked passage on a United Fruit freighter, she said to her frie nds, so much more interesting than a conventional cruise. When as ked about the revolutions that were then rocking the islands she had a standard response: The bomb in the hotel lobby in Haiti mad e the trip much more interesting. When they returned she threw h erself into planning the party. I got up every morning and looked hopefully into the refrigerator. Things kept getting worse. Half a baby goat appeared. Next there was cactus fruit. But the morni ng I found the box of chocolate-covered grasshoppers I decided it was time to talk to Dad. The plans are getting more elaborate, I said ominously. &q... ., Broadway, 1999, 2.5, William Morrow. Very Good. 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches. Hardcover. 2005. 432 pages. dj dented.<br>There are few individuals as unique, eni gmatic, and colorful as Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz A lsaud. This biography of the world's fifth-richest man -- worth around $24 billion -- tells the story of a businessman who starte d out with a relatively modest bank loan and built an empire that embraces the best-known brands, from Citigroup and Disney to App le Computers and the Four Seasons Hotels.Alwaleed, as he's known to most in the Middle East, is the largest single foreign investo r in the U.S. economy, with interests in almost everything that t ouches the American lifestyle. Like investment guru Warren Buffet t, Alwaleed became hugely successful through consecutive strategi c high-profile investments, earning him the respect of Wall Stree t. In this fascinating and uniquely insightful authorized biogra phy, international journalist and broadcaster Riz Khan offers a r evealing insider's view of this provocative business genius, focu sing on issues including: his unique family history the origins of his powerful drive to succeed his phenomenal success in resc uing beleaguered companies such as America's giant Citigroup his investments in top brands including Four Seasons Hotels, Saks Fi fth Avenue, and NewsCorp his unique approach to investing -- and some of his most lucrative strategies Beyond the billionaire, j et-set lifestyle, Prince Alwaleed has a close and emotional relat ionship with the desert and its people. His identity sits on the fence separating the Arab world on one side, with tents, camels, and rifle-toting Bedouins ... and the fast-paced, hungry, pinstri pe world of Wall Street, with limousines and designer labels. Br illiant, charming, and extraordinarily hardworking, this billiona ire's personal story unfolds in gripping detail, based on in-dept h interviews with the Prince's family, entourage, and closest bus iness associates -- including top names such as Sandy Weill, Rupe rt Murdoch, and Jimmy Carter. Alwaleed is a revealing portrait o f an unusual individual whose presence in the global economy is u nmatched; a twenty-first-century ambassador who could be the ulti mate bridge to connect the Middle East and the West. Editorial R eviews From Publishers Weekly Though Prince Alwaleed bin Talal c ame to public attention in the U.S. when Rudy Giuliani rejected h is $10 million donation to the Twin Towers fund, Alwaleed's real significance is as a global financial powerbroker. The Saudi roya l is the biggest single foreign investor in the U.S. economy and the world's fourth-richest man, with assets totaling more than $2 1 billion. His significant holdings in U.S. companies include Cit igroup (which he bailed out with $590 million in the early '90s), Apple and News Corp., the corporate entity responsible for this authorized biography. Khan, who has interviewed high-profile figu res for CNN International, tags along with Alwaleed and his entou rage as they conduct business in Riyadh and Paris, holiday in Can nes and trek into the Saudi desert for a weekend getaway. The res ulting reportage has the breezy flavor of a magazine profile awkw ardly stretched to book length. There's plenty of praise for Alwa leed's financial intelligence and outsized personality, but Khan doesn't probe beyond the admirable surface (though he notes other s have tried to dig up dirt with little success). The glowing des criptions seem carefully crafted--and timed--to raise Alwaleed's profile in the West. (Oct.) Copyright ® Reed Business Informatio n, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Bo oklist Khan, independent broadcaster and journalist, offers a uni que window into the life and times of His Royal Highness Prince A lwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (known as Alwaleed), who is described by the Wall Street Journal as the Arab Warren Buffet . Age 50 and U.S.-educated, Alwaleed is currently the fifth wealt hiest man in the world. His prominent family ties in Saudi Arabia as well as in Lebanon lead him, a Muslim who identifies with Wes tern ways and champions reform, to serve as a bridge between the Middle East and the West. The most successful investor outside th e U.S., he owns vast investment portfolios that include such bran d names as Citibank, EuroDisney, and Apple. This is a fascinating tale of a financial giant who gave the author unprecedented acce ss to himself and those who surround him, resulting in a treasure trove of information. However, like all biographies written with the support of the subject, many could question its objectivity. Mary Whaley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved About the Author Riz Khan is a well-known independent broadcaster and journalist. He worked at CNN International for e ight years, where he hosted the flagship program Q&A with Riz Kha n. On this popular show, he interviewed a long list of world lead ers and newsmakers including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Hill ary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Tom Clancy, Richard Gere, and many other s. Prior to his years at CNN, he was a top broadcaster with BBC W orld TV. As an international journalist, he has been involved in a wide range of documentaries with a strong focus on the Middle E ast. </div ., William Morrow, 2005, 2.75<

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Crown Publishers, Incorporated. Good. 159 x 236mm. Paperback. 1992. 618 pages. Cover worn.<br>Winner of the National Book Critics Cir cle award for nonfiction, this controversial, t… Mehr…

Crown Publishers, Incorporated. Good. 159 x 236mm. Paperback. 1992. 618 pages. Cover worn.<br>Winner of the National Book Critics Cir cle award for nonfiction, this controversial, thought-provoking, and timely book is as groundbreaking as Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex and Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. -- Newsweek . From the Trade Paperback edition. Editorial Reviews Amazon.c om Review A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Wall Street J ournal, Faludi lays out a two-fold thesis in this aggressive work : First, despite the opinions of pop-psychologists and the mainst ream media, career-minded women are generally not husband-starved loners on the verge of nervous breakdowns. Secondly, such belief s are nothing more than anti-feminist propaganda pumped out by co nservative research organizations with clear-cut ulterior motives . This backlash against the women's movement, she writes, stands the truth boldly on its head and proclaims that the very steps th at have elevated women's positions have actually led to their dow nfall. Meticulously researched, Faludi's contribution to this tum ultuous debate is monumental and it earned the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Pu blishers Weekly Far from being liberated, American women in the 1 980s were victims of a powerful backlash against the handful of s mall, hard-won victories the feminist movement had achieved, says Wall Street Journal reporter Faludi, who won a Pulitzer this yea r. Buttressing her argument with facts and statistics, she states that the alleged man shortage endangering women's chances of mar rying (posited by a Harvard-Yale study) and the infertility epide mic said to strike professional women who postpone childbearing a re largely media inventions. She finds evidence of antifeminist b acklash in Hollywood movies, in TV's thirtysomething , in 1980s f ashion ads featuring battered models and in the New Right's attac k on women's rights. She directs withering commentary at Robert B ly's all-male workshops, Allan Bloom's prolonged rant against wom en and Betty Friedan and Germaine Greer's revisionism. This eloqu ent, brilliantly argued book should be read by everyone concerned about gender equality. First serial to Glamour and Mother Jones. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refe rs to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Faludi, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for th e Wall Street Journal , marshals in a sustained and excoriating 5 00-plus pages what many thoughtful women already know: it isn't t hat the goals of the feminist movement have failed, but that they have not yet been tried. Placing the current backlash against wo men squarely in a historical context (in the 19th century so-call ed experts told women that education would atrophy their wombs), she debunks the shoddy scholarship and half-truths that produced the myths we hear today: that women are fleeing the workplace to stay home and cocoon; that their chances of marrying diminish gre atly if they don't marry young; that their lack of advancement is their own fault. She argues that women's anger and resentment ar e not due to their feminism, but occur because women have not yet been the beneficiaries of the justice, fairness, and equity they deserve. Along the way, Faludi demolishes the anti-feminist agen das of Robert Bly's wild men, Allan Bloom ( Closing of the Americ an Mind , LJ 5/1/87), and George Gilder ( Sexual Suicide , LJ 8/7 3), among others. This is most important book. - GraceAnne A. DeC andido, School Library Journal Copyright 1991 Reed Business Infor mation, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Kirkus Reviews The Pulitzer-winning journalist (The Wall Street Journal, Ms., The Miami Herald) expl ores the real status of American women in the 90's in this powerf ul and long-overdue myth-buster--an instant classic and a valuabl e companion to Paula Kamen's Feminist Fatale (reviewed below). Co llege-educated women over 30 are more likely to be killed by a te rrorist than to marry. Working women enjoy their careers at the e xpense of their children's welfare. If you're female, you can't r eally have it all. So go the modern myths that were born in the 8 0's, despite the era's supposedly ``liberated'' image, and that h ave terrorized American women ever since. The trouble, claims Fal udi, is not only that the myths aren't true, but that through del iberate action or passive collusion the government, media, and po pular culture have ensured their overpowering influence on the pu blic. Her interest sparked by her discovery that the Harvard-Yale marriage-for-women-over-30 study was based on very shaky methodo logy, but that there was resistance in both the media and governm ent to correcting its conclusions, Faludi went on to uncover the unacknowledged but frighteningly widespread backlash against femi nism that has taken place under the surface of 80's careerism. Ta king the reader step by step through the creation of wildly anti- feminist 80's myths and backlashes in popular culture (Fatal Att raction, the ``New Traditionalism,'' the new ``feminine'' fashion s); in politics (reproductive rights, the female New Right); in p opular psychology (``to improve your marriage, change yourself'') ; in the workplace (lack of day care, parental leave, the wage ga p); and in health (white career women's supposed sterility vs. bl ack women's actual, unaddressed, sterility problem), Faludi convi ncingly peels back layers of deliberate and passive misrepresenta tion to reveal what she sees as the underlying message of the Rea gan-Bush era: Women's problems are a direct result of too much in dependence, and no one but feminists are to blame. Historically, backlashes have always followed feminist gains, Faludi points out ; the necessity is to see behind today's hip ``postfeminist'' apa thy to the injustices still being done. Brilliant reportage, with all the details in place--a stunning debut. -- Copyright ®1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review Th e backlash against women is real. This is the book we need to hel p us understand it, to struggle through the battle fatigue, and t o keep going. -- Alice Walker. Withering commentary... This elo quent, brilliantly argued book should be read by everyone concern ed with gender equality. -- Publishers Weekly. Backlash is the r ight book at exactly the right time... This trenchant, passoinate , and lively book should be an eye-opener even for feminists who thought they understood what has been going on. -- Los Angeles Ti mes Book Review From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text re fers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Fr om the Publisher Winner of the National Book Critics Circle award for nonfiction, this controversial, thought-provoking, and timel y book is as groundbreaking as Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Se x and Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. -- Newsweek. The ba cklash against women is real. This is the book we need to help us understand it, to struggle through the battle fatigue, and to ke ep going. -- Alice Walker. Withering commentary... This eloquen t, brilliantly argued book should be read by everyone concerned w ith gender equality. -- Publishers Weekly. Backlash is the right book at exactly the right time... This trenchant, passoinate, an d lively book should be an eye-opener even for feminists who thou ght they understood what has been going on. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Inside Flap Winner of the Nation al Book Critics Circle award for nonfiction, this controversial, thought-provoking, and timely book is as groundbreaking as Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex and Betty Friedan's The Feminine My stique. -- Newsweek. From the Trade Paperback edition. --This te xt refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title . From the Back Cover The backlash against women is real. This i s the book we need to help us understand it, to struggle through the battle fatigue, and to keep going. -- Alice Walker. Witheri ng commentary... This eloquent, brilliantly argued book should be read by everyone concerned with gender equality. -- Publishers W eekly. Backlash is the right book at exactly the right time... T his trenchant, passoinate, and lively book should be an eye-opene r even for feminists who thought they understood what has been go ing on. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Au thor A former Wall Street Journal reporter, Susan Faludi won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for explanatory journalism and the Nationa l Book Critics' Circle award for Backlash. She is the author of S tiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man, which was published in 1999, and has written for many publications, including The New Yo rker, The Nation, Newsweek, and the New York Times. From the Tra de Paperback edition. --This text refers to an out of print or un available edition of this title. Excerpt. ® Reprinted by permiss ion. All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION: BLAME IT ON FEMINISM To be a woman in America at the close of the 20th century--what good fortune. That's what we keep hearing, anyway. The barricades hav e fallen, politicians assure us. Women have made it, Madison Aven ue cheers. Women's fight for equality has largely been won, Time magazine announces. Enroll at any university, join any law firm, apply for credit at any bank. Women have so many opportunities no w, corporate leaders say, that we don't really need equal opportu nity policies. Women are so equal now, lawmakers say, that we no longer need an Equal Rights Amendment. Women have so much, former President Ronald Reagan says, that the White House no longer nee ds to appoint them to higher office. Even American Express ads ar e saluting a woman's freedom to charge it. At last, women have re ceived their full citizenship papers. And yet . . . Behind thi s celebration of the American woman's victory, behind the news, c heerfully and endlessly repeated, that the struggle for women's r ights is won, another message flashes. You may be free and equal now, it says to women, but you have never been more miserable. T his bulletin of despair is posted everywhere--at the newsstand, o n the TV set, at the movies, in advertisements and doctors' offic es and academic journals. Professional women are suffering burnou t and succumbing to an infertility epidemic. Single women are gri eving from a man shortage. The New York Times reports: Childless women are depressed and confused and their ranks are swelling. Ne wsweek says: Unwed women are hysterical and crumbling under a pro found crisis of confidence. The health advice manuals inform: Hig h-powered career women are stricken with unprecedented outbreaks of stress-induced disorders, hair loss, bad nerves, alcoholism, a nd even heart attacks. The psychology books advise: Independent w omen's loneliness represents a major mental health problem today. Even founding feminist Betty Friedan has been spreading the word : she warns that women now suffer from a new identity crisis and new 'problems that have no name.' How can American women be in s o much trouble at the same time that they are supposed to be so b lessed? If the status of women has never been higher, why is thei r emotional state so low? If women got what they asked for, what could possibly be the matter now? The prevailing wisdom of the p ast decade has supported one, and only one, answer to this riddle : it must be all that equality that's causing all that pain. Wome n are unhappy precisely because they are free. Women are enslaved by their own liberation. They have grabbed at the gold ring of i ndependence, only to miss the one ring that really matters. They have gained control of their fertility, only to destroy it. They have pursued their own professional dreams--and lost out on the g reatest female adventure. The women's movement, as we are told ti me and again, has proved women's own worst enemy. In dispensing its spoils, women's liberation has given my generation high incom es, our own cigarette, the option of single parenthood, rape cris is centers, personal lines of credit, free love, and female gynec ologists, Mona Charen, a young law student, writes in the Nationa l Review, in an article titled The Feminist Mistake. In return it has effectively robbed us of one thing upon which the happiness of most women rests--men. The National Review is a conservative p ublication, but such charges against the women's movement are not confined to its pages. Our generation was the human sacrifice to the women's movement, Los Angeles Times feature writer Elizabeth Mehren contends in a Time cover story. Baby-boom women like her, she says, have been duped by feminism: We believed the rhetoric. In Newsweek, writer Kay Ebeling dubs feminism The Great Experime nt That Failed and asserts women in my generation, its perpetrato rs, are the casualties. Even the beauty magazines are saying it: Harper's Bazaar accuses the women's movement of having lost us [w omen] ground instead of gaining it. In the last decade, publicat ions from the New York Times to Vanity Fair to the Nation have is sued a steady stream of indictments against the women's movement, with such headlines as when feminism failed or the awful truth a bout women's lib. They hold the campaign for women's equality res ponsible for nearly every woe besetting women, from mental depres sion to meager savings accounts, from teenage suicides to eating disorders to bad complexions. The Today show says women's liberat ion is to blame for bag ladies. A guest columnist in the Baltimor e Sun even proposes that feminists produced the rise in slasher m ovies. By making the violence of abortion more acceptable, the au thor reasons, women's rights activists made it all right to show graphic murders on screen. At the same time, other outlets of po pular culture have been forging the same connection: in Hollywood films, of which Fatal Attraction is only the most famous, emanci pated women with condominiums of their own slink wild-eyed betwee n bare walls, paying for their liberty with an empty bed, a barre n womb. My biological c, Crown Publishers, Incorporated, 1992, 2.5, William Morrow. Very Good. 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches. Hardcover. 2005. 432 pages. dj dented.<br>There are few individuals as unique, eni gmatic, and colorful as Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz A lsaud. This biography of the world's fifth-richest man -- worth around $24 billion -- tells the story of a businessman who starte d out with a relatively modest bank loan and built an empire that embraces the best-known brands, from Citigroup and Disney to App le Computers and the Four Seasons Hotels.Alwaleed, as he's known to most in the Middle East, is the largest single foreign investo r in the U.S. economy, with interests in almost everything that t ouches the American lifestyle. Like investment guru Warren Buffet t, Alwaleed became hugely successful through consecutive strategi c high-profile investments, earning him the respect of Wall Stree t. In this fascinating and uniquely insightful authorized biogra phy, international journalist and broadcaster Riz Khan offers a r evealing insider's view of this provocative business genius, focu sing on issues including: his unique family history the origins of his powerful drive to succeed his phenomenal success in resc uing beleaguered companies such as America's giant Citigroup his investments in top brands including Four Seasons Hotels, Saks Fi fth Avenue, and NewsCorp his unique approach to investing -- and some of his most lucrative strategies Beyond the billionaire, j et-set lifestyle, Prince Alwaleed has a close and emotional relat ionship with the desert and its people. His identity sits on the fence separating the Arab world on one side, with tents, camels, and rifle-toting Bedouins ... and the fast-paced, hungry, pinstri pe world of Wall Street, with limousines and designer labels. Br illiant, charming, and extraordinarily hardworking, this billiona ire's personal story unfolds in gripping detail, based on in-dept h interviews with the Prince's family, entourage, and closest bus iness associates -- including top names such as Sandy Weill, Rupe rt Murdoch, and Jimmy Carter. Alwaleed is a revealing portrait o f an unusual individual whose presence in the global economy is u nmatched; a twenty-first-century ambassador who could be the ulti mate bridge to connect the Middle East and the West. Editorial R eviews From Publishers Weekly Though Prince Alwaleed bin Talal c ame to public attention in the U.S. when Rudy Giuliani rejected h is $10 million donation to the Twin Towers fund, Alwaleed's real significance is as a global financial powerbroker. The Saudi roya l is the biggest single foreign investor in the U.S. economy and the world's fourth-richest man, with assets totaling more than $2 1 billion. His significant holdings in U.S. companies include Cit igroup (which he bailed out with $590 million in the early '90s), Apple and News Corp., the corporate entity responsible for this authorized biography. Khan, who has interviewed high-profile figu res for CNN International, tags along with Alwaleed and his entou rage as they conduct business in Riyadh and Paris, holiday in Can nes and trek into the Saudi desert for a weekend getaway. The res ulting reportage has the breezy flavor of a magazine profile awkw ardly stretched to book length. There's plenty of praise for Alwa leed's financial intelligence and outsized personality, but Khan doesn't probe beyond the admirable surface (though he notes other s have tried to dig up dirt with little success). The glowing des criptions seem carefully crafted--and timed--to raise Alwaleed's profile in the West. (Oct.) Copyright ® Reed Business Informatio n, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Bo oklist Khan, independent broadcaster and journalist, offers a uni que window into the life and times of His Royal Highness Prince A lwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (known as Alwaleed), who is described by the Wall Street Journal as the Arab Warren Buffet . Age 50 and U.S.-educated, Alwaleed is currently the fifth wealt hiest man in the world. His prominent family ties in Saudi Arabia as well as in Lebanon lead him, a Muslim who identifies with Wes tern ways and champions reform, to serve as a bridge between the Middle East and the West. The most successful investor outside th e U.S., he owns vast investment portfolios that include such bran d names as Citibank, EuroDisney, and Apple. This is a fascinating tale of a financial giant who gave the author unprecedented acce ss to himself and those who surround him, resulting in a treasure trove of information. However, like all biographies written with the support of the subject, many could question its objectivity. Mary Whaley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved About the Author Riz Khan is a well-known independent broadcaster and journalist. He worked at CNN International for e ight years, where he hosted the flagship program Q&A with Riz Kha n. On this popular show, he interviewed a long list of world lead ers and newsmakers including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Hill ary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Tom Clancy, Richard Gere, and many other s. Prior to his years at CNN, he was a top broadcaster with BBC W orld TV. As an international journalist, he has been involved in a wide range of documentaries with a strong focus on the Middle E ast. </div ., William Morrow, 2005, 2.75<

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Middlesex, England: Puffin Classics, 1987. Book. Illus. by David McAllister; Arthur Hall;. Very Good. Paperback. Later Printing. 256 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with faint creasing … Mehr…

Middlesex, England: Puffin Classics, 1987. Book. Illus. by David McAllister; Arthur Hall;. Very Good. Paperback. Later Printing. 256 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with faint creasing on the spine; previous owner's name inside. Cover art by David McAllister; interior line drawings by Arthur Hall.., Puffin Classics, 1987, 3, William Morrow. Very Good. 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches. Hardcover. 2005. 432 pages. dj dented.<br>There are few individuals as unique, eni gmatic, and colorful as Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz A lsaud. This biography of the world's fifth-richest man -- worth around $24 billion -- tells the story of a businessman who starte d out with a relatively modest bank loan and built an empire that embraces the best-known brands, from Citigroup and Disney to App le Computers and the Four Seasons Hotels.Alwaleed, as he's known to most in the Middle East, is the largest single foreign investo r in the U.S. economy, with interests in almost everything that t ouches the American lifestyle. Like investment guru Warren Buffet t, Alwaleed became hugely successful through consecutive strategi c high-profile investments, earning him the respect of Wall Stree t. In this fascinating and uniquely insightful authorized biogra phy, international journalist and broadcaster Riz Khan offers a r evealing insider's view of this provocative business genius, focu sing on issues including: his unique family history the origins of his powerful drive to succeed his phenomenal success in resc uing beleaguered companies such as America's giant Citigroup his investments in top brands including Four Seasons Hotels, Saks Fi fth Avenue, and NewsCorp his unique approach to investing -- and some of his most lucrative strategies Beyond the billionaire, j et-set lifestyle, Prince Alwaleed has a close and emotional relat ionship with the desert and its people. His identity sits on the fence separating the Arab world on one side, with tents, camels, and rifle-toting Bedouins ... and the fast-paced, hungry, pinstri pe world of Wall Street, with limousines and designer labels. Br illiant, charming, and extraordinarily hardworking, this billiona ire's personal story unfolds in gripping detail, based on in-dept h interviews with the Prince's family, entourage, and closest bus iness associates -- including top names such as Sandy Weill, Rupe rt Murdoch, and Jimmy Carter. Alwaleed is a revealing portrait o f an unusual individual whose presence in the global economy is u nmatched; a twenty-first-century ambassador who could be the ulti mate bridge to connect the Middle East and the West. Editorial R eviews From Publishers Weekly Though Prince Alwaleed bin Talal c ame to public attention in the U.S. when Rudy Giuliani rejected h is $10 million donation to the Twin Towers fund, Alwaleed's real significance is as a global financial powerbroker. The Saudi roya l is the biggest single foreign investor in the U.S. economy and the world's fourth-richest man, with assets totaling more than $2 1 billion. His significant holdings in U.S. companies include Cit igroup (which he bailed out with $590 million in the early '90s), Apple and News Corp., the corporate entity responsible for this authorized biography. Khan, who has interviewed high-profile figu res for CNN International, tags along with Alwaleed and his entou rage as they conduct business in Riyadh and Paris, holiday in Can nes and trek into the Saudi desert for a weekend getaway. The res ulting reportage has the breezy flavor of a magazine profile awkw ardly stretched to book length. There's plenty of praise for Alwa leed's financial intelligence and outsized personality, but Khan doesn't probe beyond the admirable surface (though he notes other s have tried to dig up dirt with little success). The glowing des criptions seem carefully crafted--and timed--to raise Alwaleed's profile in the West. (Oct.) Copyright ® Reed Business Informatio n, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Bo oklist Khan, independent broadcaster and journalist, offers a uni que window into the life and times of His Royal Highness Prince A lwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (known as Alwaleed), who is described by the Wall Street Journal as the Arab Warren Buffet . Age 50 and U.S.-educated, Alwaleed is currently the fifth wealt hiest man in the world. His prominent family ties in Saudi Arabia as well as in Lebanon lead him, a Muslim who identifies with Wes tern ways and champions reform, to serve as a bridge between the Middle East and the West. The most successful investor outside th e U.S., he owns vast investment portfolios that include such bran d names as Citibank, EuroDisney, and Apple. This is a fascinating tale of a financial giant who gave the author unprecedented acce ss to himself and those who surround him, resulting in a treasure trove of information. However, like all biographies written with the support of the subject, many could question its objectivity. Mary Whaley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved About the Author Riz Khan is a well-known independent broadcaster and journalist. He worked at CNN International for e ight years, where he hosted the flagship program Q&A with Riz Kha n. On this popular show, he interviewed a long list of world lead ers and newsmakers including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Hill ary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Tom Clancy, Richard Gere, and many other s. Prior to his years at CNN, he was a top broadcaster with BBC W orld TV. As an international journalist, he has been involved in a wide range of documentaries with a strong focus on the Middle E ast. </div ., William Morrow, 2005, 2.75<

2005, ISBN: 9780060850302

William Morrow. Very Good. 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches. Hardcover. 2005. 432 pages. dj dented.<br>There are few individuals as unique, eni gmatic, and colorful as Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal … Mehr…

William Morrow. Very Good. 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches. Hardcover. 2005. 432 pages. dj dented.<br>There are few individuals as unique, eni gmatic, and colorful as Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz A lsaud. This biography of the world's fifth-richest man -- worth around $24 billion -- tells the story of a businessman who starte d out with a relatively modest bank loan and built an empire that embraces the best-known brands, from Citigroup and Disney to App le Computers and the Four Seasons Hotels.Alwaleed, as he's known to most in the Middle East, is the largest single foreign investo r in the U.S. economy, with interests in almost everything that t ouches the American lifestyle. Like investment guru Warren Buffet t, Alwaleed became hugely successful through consecutive strategi c high-profile investments, earning him the respect of Wall Stree t. In this fascinating and uniquely insightful authorized biogra phy, international journalist and broadcaster Riz Khan offers a r evealing insider's view of this provocative business genius, focu sing on issues including: his unique family history the origins of his powerful drive to succeed his phenomenal success in resc uing beleaguered companies such as America's giant Citigroup his investments in top brands including Four Seasons Hotels, Saks Fi fth Avenue, and NewsCorp his unique approach to investing -- and some of his most lucrative strategies Beyond the billionaire, j et-set lifestyle, Prince Alwaleed has a close and emotional relat ionship with the desert and its people. His identity sits on the fence separating the Arab world on one side, with tents, camels, and rifle-toting Bedouins ... and the fast-paced, hungry, pinstri pe world of Wall Street, with limousines and designer labels. Br illiant, charming, and extraordinarily hardworking, this billiona ire's personal story unfolds in gripping detail, based on in-dept h interviews with the Prince's family, entourage, and closest bus iness associates -- including top names such as Sandy Weill, Rupe rt Murdoch, and Jimmy Carter. Alwaleed is a revealing portrait o f an unusual individual whose presence in the global economy is u nmatched; a twenty-first-century ambassador who could be the ulti mate bridge to connect the Middle East and the West. Editorial R eviews From Publishers Weekly Though Prince Alwaleed bin Talal c ame to public attention in the U.S. when Rudy Giuliani rejected h is $10 million donation to the Twin Towers fund, Alwaleed's real significance is as a global financial powerbroker. The Saudi roya l is the biggest single foreign investor in the U.S. economy and the world's fourth-richest man, with assets totaling more than $2 1 billion. His significant holdings in U.S. companies include Cit igroup (which he bailed out with $590 million in the early '90s), Apple and News Corp., the corporate entity responsible for this authorized biography. Khan, who has interviewed high-profile figu res for CNN International, tags along with Alwaleed and his entou rage as they conduct business in Riyadh and Paris, holiday in Can nes and trek into the Saudi desert for a weekend getaway. The res ulting reportage has the breezy flavor of a magazine profile awkw ardly stretched to book length. There's plenty of praise for Alwa leed's financial intelligence and outsized personality, but Khan doesn't probe beyond the admirable surface (though he notes other s have tried to dig up dirt with little success). The glowing des criptions seem carefully crafted--and timed--to raise Alwaleed's profile in the West. (Oct.) Copyright ® Reed Business Informatio n, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Bo oklist Khan, independent broadcaster and journalist, offers a uni que window into the life and times of His Royal Highness Prince A lwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (known as Alwaleed), who is described by the Wall Street Journal as the Arab Warren Buffet . Age 50 and U.S.-educated, Alwaleed is currently the fifth wealt hiest man in the world. His prominent family ties in Saudi Arabia as well as in Lebanon lead him, a Muslim who identifies with Wes tern ways and champions reform, to serve as a bridge between the Middle East and the West. The most successful investor outside th e U.S., he owns vast investment portfolios that include such bran d names as Citibank, EuroDisney, and Apple. This is a fascinating tale of a financial giant who gave the author unprecedented acce ss to himself and those who surround him, resulting in a treasure trove of information. However, like all biographies written with the support of the subject, many could question its objectivity. Mary Whaley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved About the Author Riz Khan is a well-known independent broadcaster and journalist. He worked at CNN International for e ight years, where he hosted the flagship program Q&A with Riz Kha n. On this popular show, he interviewed a long list of world lead ers and newsmakers including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Hill ary Clinton, Kofi Annan, Tom Clancy, Richard Gere, and many other s. Prior to his years at CNN, he was a top broadcaster with BBC W orld TV. As an international journalist, he has been involved in a wide range of documentaries with a strong focus on the Middle E ast. </div ., William Morrow, 2005, 2.75<