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the celebrated litterateur Ibn Qutaybah locks horns with those members of his society who belittled Arabness and vaunted the glories of Persian heritage and culture

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The Color of the Elephant AUTH-10382422 and contemplative activist working atAn outstanding new voice in memoir, Christine Herbert takes the reader on a "time machine tour" of her Peace Corps volunteer service as a health worker and educator from 2004 2006 in Zambia. Rather than a retrospective, this narrative unfolds in the present tense, propelling the reader alongside the memoirist through a fascinating exploration of a life lived "off the grid." At turns harrowing, playful, dewy eyed and wise, the author's heart and candor