books by Wendell Steavenson (intimate georgien georgian)

books by Wendell Steavenson

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The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of ...

49 reviews
Wendell Steavenson

Harper Paperbacks, 2010

A Heavy Weight
This is the only up close and personal look at someone in Saddam Hussein's ruling circle that I know of. The author researches the life of General Sachet through the only available sources which are his family and circle of acquaintances. To them his is a war hero, a devout Muslim and a family man. He is compassionate towards the poor. He treats his soldiers well. The author gives examples of ...

Magnum Photos: Georgian Spring-A Magnum Journal
Wendell Steavenson

Chris Boot, 2009

In this volume, ten Magnum photographers turn their lenses on contemporary Georgia. Situated on the cusp of Russia and Asia, but with a European culture dating back to the 7th century BC, Georgia was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1922. Its independence was restored in 1991, but it then suffered from civil war and a breakdown of its economic infrastructure. In the last decade, however, despite ongoing tensions in its relations ...

The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Life of an Iraqi Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny

1 review
Wendell Steavenson

Harpercollins Canada, 2009

Why am I the first person to be reviewing this extraordinary book?
Odd - why am I the first person to be reviewing this extraordinary book here some seven months after its hardcover release? If you enjoy riveting non-fiction drama, you're missing out. I'm a big fan of author Wendell Steavenson based on the strength of her previous work, her Georgia-based travelogue Stories I Stole. She's outdone herself here with this recounting of the tale of Iraqi general ...

The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of ...
Wendell Steavenson (Author), 2009

The Weight of a Mustard Seed
Wendell Steavenson

Atlantic Books, 2010

If you are unable to protect yourself from a tyrant, how can you protect your family? And how does a proud man live with that knowledge? Reminiscent in part of "Stasiland" and "The Bookseller of Kabul", this is the story of one family's struggle to survive the iniquities of Saddam Hussein's savage dictatorship. It is a career-defining book for Wendell Steavenson. In "The Weight of a Mustard Seed", Wendell Steavenson tells the story of General ...

Stories I Stole

12 reviews
Wendell Steavenson

The Text Publishing Company

You'll fall for Ms. Steavenson's stories
I admire Wendell Steavenson for this effort. Tbilisi intrigued her - it was a pin on her map and the germ of her idea (go some place unique; collect some killer stories; write a compelling travelogue). Many have thoughts like that...Ms. Steavenson carried it out. She paints a balanced, compelling pastiche of life in Georgia as it struggles out of its post-Soviet torpor. The only shame is that ...