You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.
Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Reply #13: Her book got some extremely prestigious award at one point. Here is [View All]

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU
truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-22-10 02:12 AM
Response to Reply #10
13. Her book got some extremely prestigious award at one point. Here is
Edited on Mon Mar-22-10 02:13 AM by truedelphi
What Amazon reports about her books:
Book 1.
Baghdad Burning, A Blog by Riverbend (Paperback - Apr. 1, 2005)
Buy new: $14.95 $10.52

34 new from $8.00
75 used from $2.90

.
4.2 out of 5 stars (32) Other Editions: Kindle Edition, Paperback
Excerpt - Front Matter: "... Sarandon "I've learned more about the occupation of Iraq from Riverbend's blog than from just about any other news source. This 24-year-old ..."


Book 2.
Product Details
Baghdad Burning II: More Girl Blog from Iraq (Women Writing the Middle East) by Riverbend, James Ridgeway, and Jean Casella (Paperback - Sept. 1, 2006)
Buy new: $14.95 $13.16

20 new from $4.95
39 used from $0.01


4.3 out of 5 stars (6)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
  -Riverbend revisited...how one teacher used Baghdad Burning for her lesson plans. madfloridian  Mar-22-10 12:06 AM   #0 
  - I'm amazed that a teacher in America got away with using Riverbend as a teaching tool..  Fumesucker   Mar-22-10 12:13 AM   #1 
  - Probably because she approached it from the standpoint of history...  madfloridian   Mar-22-10 12:20 AM   #3 
     - Riverbend talked a great deal about the war and how badly it effected her country..  Fumesucker   Mar-22-10 12:34 AM   #6 
  - has she ever communicated since?  Kali   Mar-22-10 12:20 AM   #2 
  - I'm not sure. I just watched "Baghdad Heavy metal" about  truedelphi   Mar-22-10 02:08 AM   #12 
  - When her family got to Syria, all communication ceased  eridani   Mar-22-10 03:21 AM   #15 
  - I still have that blog bookmarked.  Suich   Mar-22-10 12:30 AM   #4 
  - Thank You So Much For Posting This Riverbend Story.  justinaforjustice   Mar-22-10 12:34 AM   #5 
  - Yes, she was a great writer. I only hope we someday hear from her again.  madfloridian   Mar-22-10 11:42 AM   #19 
  - Does anyone know  burrowowl   Mar-22-10 12:35 AM   #7 
  - A post from 2007 with bitter overtones.  madfloridian   Mar-22-10 12:36 AM   #8 
  - How does one...  madfloridian   Mar-22-10 12:43 AM   #9 
  - The Jackass Brigade has seen a number of members tombstoned recently,  ConsAreLiars   Mar-22-10 01:05 AM   #11 
  - I remember hearing that Riverbend Blog was going to get a hardcover  RaleighNCDUer   Mar-22-10 12:53 AM   #10 
  - Her book got some extremely prestigious award at one point. Here is  truedelphi   Mar-22-10 02:12 AM   #13 
     - I bought both books  bonnieS   Mar-22-10 07:36 AM   #16 
        - I did not buy the books, but think I will.  madfloridian   Mar-22-10 03:06 PM   #20 
  - k&r  Jax   Mar-22-10 02:16 AM   #14 
  - Oh my Oh my.. "where hearts can heal and souls can mend"  annabanana   Mar-22-10 07:57 AM   #17 
  - There will be no accountability for Iraq.  madfloridian   Mar-22-10 09:58 AM   #18 
  - Very difficult to read, but thanks for posting this. Rec. nt.  bertman   Mar-22-10 05:01 PM   #21 
  - I get very emotional when I remember those early days of the invasion.  madfloridian   Mar-23-10 12:09 AM   #22 
     - I burned out after the runup to the first Gulf War, which was virtually the same IMO: a setup  bertman   Mar-23-10 10:26 PM   #25 
  - I have missed her insightful posts.  BlueMTexpat   Mar-23-10 02:39 AM   #23 
  - NOW!  rucognizant   Mar-23-10 11:40 AM   #24 
 

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC