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Baghdad Burning II: More Girl Blog from Iraq

Riverbend, the Iraqi woman whose "articulate, even poetic prose packs an emotional punch" (The New York Times),continues her dispatches from her native Baghdad.

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Interweaving commentary on major events since October 2004 to March 2006, with compelling stories about her own life as well as her family's daily struggles, this is journalism from ground zero recording both occupation and insurgency.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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