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Fast Times in Palestine

Pamela Olson, a small town girl from eastern Oklahoma, had what she always wanted: a physics degree from Stanford University. But instead of feeling excited for what came next, she felt consumed by dread and confusion. This irresistible memoir chronicles her journey from aimless ex-bartender to Ramallah-based journalist and foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate.

With dizzying speed she finds herself attending Yasser Arafat’s funeral, sharing a holiday dinner with a suicide bomber’s family, tour-guiding Israeli friends around the West Bank, dating a Palestinian from a conservative Muslim village, being held at gunpoint and injured by a stun grenade, and witnessing the 2005 Disengagement from inside the Gaza Strip.

The gripping narrative focuses not only on violence, terror, and social and political upheavals but also on the daily rounds of house parties, concerts, barbecues, weddings, jokes, harvests, and romantic drama that happen in between. Its seamless blend of travelogue, memoir, and narrative journalism ramps the average American up to a sophisticated, multi-faceted understanding of the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Funny, gorgeous, shocking, and galvanizing, Fast Times in Palestine challenges the way we think not only about the Middle East but albout human nature and our place in the world.

REVIEWS

“A moving, inspiring account of life in Palestine that’s enormously informative yet reads like a novel!”

– Rebecca Vilkomerson, Executive Director, Jewish Voice for Peace

“It’s love in the time of occupation as Pamela Olson… takes us on the emotional roller-coaster of her very personal experience of life in Ramallah… A charming book brimming with tension and tragedy, but also with the humor, warmth, everyday foibles and irrepressible hopes of a people determined to live free.”

– Tony Karon, Senior Editor, TIME Magazine

“Part adventure story, part searing reportage, part love story, and wholly absorbing.”

– Dr. Kenneth Ring, co-author, Letters from Palestine

“Pamela Olson leads the reader on an exciting, funny, at times heart-wrenching journey, carefully deciphering complex political and historical issues. Olson is a talented writer, intelligent and exceptional in her ability to convey both tragedy and hope, remaining morally grounded and refreshingly honest.”

– Ramzy Baroud, Author, My Father was a Freedom Fighter

“As an Israeli whose life was shaped by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I found Fast Times in Palestine moving and refreshing. Pamela Olson comes to the Middle East with a blank slate and is therefore able to hold up an undistorted mirror to the reality she encounters.”

– Miko Peled, Author, The General’s Son

For more information, visit pamolson.orgPamela Olson, a small town girl from eastern Oklahoma, had what she always wanted: a physics degree from Stanford University. But instead of feeling excited for what came next, she felt consumed by dread and confusion. This irresistible memoir chronicles her journey from aimless ex-bartender to Ramallah-based journalist and foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate.

With dizzying speed she finds herself attending Yasser Arafat’s funeral, sharing a holiday dinner with a suicide bomber’s family, tour-guiding Israeli friends around the West Bank, dating a Palestinian from a conservative Muslim village, being held at gunpoint and injured by a stun grenade, and witnessing the 2005 Disengagement from inside the Gaza Strip.

The gripping narrative focuses not only on violence, terror, and social and political upheavals but also on the daily rounds of house parties, concerts, barbecues, weddings, jokes, harvests, and romantic drama that happen in between. Its seamless blend of travelogue, memoir, and narrative journalism ramps the average American up to a sophisticated, multi-faceted understanding of the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Funny, gorgeous, shocking, and galvanizing, Fast Times in Palestine challenges the way we think not only about the Middle East but albout human nature and our place in the world.

REVIEWS

“A moving, inspiring account of life in Palestine that’s enormously informative yet reads like a novel!”

– Rebecca Vilkomerson, Executive Director, Jewish Voice for Peace

“It’s love in the time of occupation as Pamela Olson… takes us on the emotional roller-coaster of her very personal experience of life in Ramallah… A charming book brimming with tension and tragedy, but also with the humor, warmth, everyday foibles and irrepressible hopes of a people determined to live free.”

– Tony Karon, Senior Editor, TIME Magazine

“Part adventure story, part searing reportage, part love story, and wholly absorbing.”

– Dr. Kenneth Ring, co-author, Letters from Palestine

“Pamela Olson leads the reader on an exciting, funny, at times heart-wrenching journey, carefully deciphering complex political and historical issues. Olson is a talented writer, intelligent and exceptional in her ability to convey both tragedy and hope, remaining morally grounded and refreshingly honest.”

– Ramzy Baroud, Author, My Father was a Freedom Fighter

“As an Israeli whose life was shaped by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I found Fast Times in Palestine moving and refreshing. Pamela Olson comes to the Middle East with a blank slate and is therefore able to hold up an undistorted mirror to the reality she encounters.”

– Miko Peled, Author, The General’s Son

For more information, visit pamolson.org

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The Sirius Connection: Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Egypt

This work looks at the Ancient Egyptian’s belief that the dog star Sirius holds the key to the destiny of the planet. Looking at questions such as what is the nature of this wisdom, and what is the significance of its practices and beliefs, this book unfolds a profound system of wisdom.

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THIS 74 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Miracle in Stone: or the Great Pyramid of Egypt, by Joseph A. Seiss. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564598209.

Discoveries Of The Great Pyramid And Its Biblical Connections

Ancient Egyptian Animals (British Museum Pocket Dictionaries)

Animals played a significant role in the everyday lives and religion of the people of ancient Egypt and frequently figure in Egyptian art. Many of the signs used in the hieroglyphic script are in the form of animals. Many of the Egyptian gods were identified with animals or shown in animal-headed forms, and sacred animals such as cats, ibises, bulls and even crocodiles were kept in the temple enclosures. Not all animals were admired, or useful: dangerous or venomous creatures such as crocodiles and scorpions were an ever-present hazard to ancient Egyptians living and working around the river Nile. Domestic animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and poultry were vital to ancient Egyptian agriculture, and oxen, horses and donkeys provided transport. The Egyptians admired many animals simply for their beauty or character, and kept cats, dogs, monkeys and gazelles as pets. Exotic animals such as giraffes were imported as curiosities.

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Includes cruising the Nile and touring ancient Egypt. This title offers insider secrets on the best buys at the Cairo markets. It helps to explore the energetic metropolis of Alexandria and the Red Sea’s top dive spots.

Discover Egypt. Anthony Sattin

The Egyptian Nightmare (Dark Chapters)

The Egyptian Nightmare focuses on the Pharaoh and his son, as they experience each plague. We see Pharaoh’s relationship with Moses and Aaron veer wildly from anger to pride to shame to defiance. We also see Moses, though struggling with the destruction and suffering he is called upon to unleash, determinedly following God’s call on his life. Through the character of Ibiya, Pharaoh’s son and heir, the reader is able to address the tough questions of the story – why is all this suffering necessary? What does this whole story tell me about God’s character and where does it sit in the wider story of the Bible?The Egyptian Nightmare focuses on the Pharaoh and his son, as they experience each plague. We see Pharaoh’s relationship with Moses and Aaron veer wildly from anger to pride to shame to defiance. We also see Moses, though struggling with the destruction and suffering he is called upon to unleash, determinedly following God’s call on his life. Through the character of Ibiya, Pharaoh’s son and heir, the reader is able to address the tough questions of the story – why is all this suffering necessary? What does this whole story tell me about God’s character and where does it sit in the wider story of the Bible?

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This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1857 edition by James Nisbet and Co., London.

The Desert of Sinai: Notes of a Spring-journey from Cairo to Beersheba

Uarda: a Romance of Ancient Egypt Volume 05

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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Mark Twain once famously said “there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can’t be restored.”  Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books.

There are now 65,000  titles available  (that’s an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such as  Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon.

Further information on The British Library and its digitisation programme can be found on The British Library website.

Days and Nights in the East; From the Original Notes of a Recent Traveller Through Egypt, Arabia, Petra, Syria, Turkey and Greece.

The Dawn of Astronomy: A Study of Temple Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians

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