Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life / Queen Noor.
Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and a moving account of their public role.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781401359485
- ISBN: 1401359485
- Physical Description: xi, 476 p., [16] p. of plates : (softcover) ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Miramax Books, c2003.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | First impressions -- Roots -- Tehran journal -- Audience with the King -- Leap of faith -- Honeymoon at Gleneagles -- Young bride in the royal household -- Pomp and circumstance -- One crisis after another -- America through new eyes -- At home and abroad -- "Women hold up half the sky" -- Parenthood -- Growing pains -- Prelude to war -- Fire in the Gulf -- Test of faith -- Day like no other -- Edge of the Abyss -- White bird -- Skies cried. |
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Subject: | Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951- Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999. Queens > Jordan > Biography. Arab-Israeli conflict. Jordan > Politics and government > 1952-1999. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Vanderhoof Public Library | 956.9504 NOO (Text) | 35193000189821 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |