Green Sands: My Five Years in the Saudi Desert

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Summary: soso
Review: i got this book because i was really interested in the middle east, but didn't know a thing about it. that's pretty much what this book is good for. i was really happy with the information i got out of it, but between the author's sappy, (not to mention DUMB) commentary and the appalling editing job i got pretty annoyed with the book by the time i was half way through. so that's my opinion. it's good if you just want some of the basic interesting info about Saudi Arabia, but steer clear of it if you have ever read anything about the subject before. My main feeling was that i just wanted the info and for the author to BUTT OUT.

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Summary: WOW!
Review: I have so much more respect for the Islamic religion and culture now. This book gave me a deep understanding of that as well as an insight to the country of Saudi Arabia-something I previously knew nothing about. This book is fantastic. I would describe it as a page turner with an excellent author. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone. It gave me a new appreciation for being an American.

Rating:
Summary: WOW!
Review: I learned so much about how similar and how different it is in the middle east. The happenstance that a woman from West Texas could end up living, for five years, in a country where she must keep a driver handy makes the book worth the money.

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Summary: Suprising comedy of life and agriculture
Review: I learned so much about how similar and how different it is in the middle east. The happenstance that a woman from West Texas could end up living, for five years, in a country where she must keep a driver handy makes the book worth the money.