“Brave; honest; and necessary.â€â€•Nancy Pearl; NPR Seattle Kayla Williams is one of the 15 percent of the U.S. Army that is female; and she is a great storyteller. With a voice that is “funny; frank and full of gritty details†(New York Daily News); she tells of enlisting under Clinton; of learning Arabic; of the sense of duty that fractured her relationships; of being surrounded by bravery and bigotry; sexism and fear; of seeing 9/11 on Al-Jazeera; and of knowing she would be going to war. With a passion that makes her memoir “nearly impossible to put down†(Buffalo News) Williams shares the powerful gamut of her experiences in Iraq; from caring for a wounded civilian to aiming a rifle at a child. Angry at the bureaucracy and the conflicting messages of today’s military; Williams offers us “a raw; unadulterated look at war†(San Antonio Express News) and at the U.S. Army. And she gives us a woman’s story of empowerment and self-discovery.
#355013 in Books Chanrithy Him 2001-04-17 2001-04-17Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.20 x .90 x 5.50l; .63 #File Name: 0393322106336 pagesWhen Broken Glass Floats Growing up under the Khmer Rouge
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book really gives one a close up and personal look at what life was like for ordinary families whose lives were totally disrupted by ...By bbstanHaving grown up during the Vietnam War; I had heard of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge but hadn't thought too much about what the people of Cambodia really went through. This book really gives one a close up and personal look at what life was like for ordinary families whose lives were totally disrupted by that terrible war. Chanrithy survives against unbelievble odds and relives her past to help other children who have suppressed their memories of deprivation; starvation; and loss. I highly recommend this book to anyone; especially if they have heard the quote "some pigs are more equal than others" and knowwhat it means.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Heartbreaking and amazing storyBy R TitsworthWhat a story of keeping relationship and family connections in the midst of horrible circumstances. To choose to live when it would be easier to give up. I have more of an understanding of what living under the Khmer Rogue was like and hope no one experiences that kind of horror again.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Cambodia. storyBy Kindle CustomerA young girl's tale of living under the Khmer Rouge. I interesting; as I knew very little about the Khmer Rouge. Her life was brutal under these communists; with little food and back breaking to forced labor. However; she does not tell of their ideology or their motivation.
