House of stone : (Record no. 1579)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 110909s2012 mau 000 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2011036906
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780547134666 (hardback)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency AE-ShPAA
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code a-le---
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050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HQ663.9
Item number .S53 2012
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 306.0956
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shadid, Anthony.
9 (RLIN) 19108
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title House of stone :
Remainder of title a memoir of home, family, and a lost Middle East /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Anthony Shadid.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Boston :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 311 p. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
501 ## - WITH NOTE
With note P.B
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "In 2006, Shadid, an Arab-American raised in Oklahoma, was covering Israel's attack on Lebanon when he heard that an Israeli rocket had crashed into the house his great-grandfather built, his family's ancestral home. Not long after, Shadid (who had covered three wars in the Middle East) realized that he had lost his passion for a region that had lost its soul. He had seen too much violence and death; his career had destroyed his marriage. Seeking renewal, he set out to rebuild the house that held his family's past in the town they had helped settle long ago. Although the course of the reconstruction is complicated by craftsmen with too much personality, squabbles with his extended family, and Lebanon's political strife, Shadid is restored along with the house and finds that his understanding of the Middle East, which he had known chiefly in wartime, has been deepened by his immersion in smalltown life. Coming to terms with his family's emigrant experience and their town's history, the "homeless" Shadid finds home and comes to understand the emotions behind the turbulence of the Middle East. In a moving epilogue, Shadid describes returning to this house after a nearly disastrous week as a prisoner of war in Libya along with the first visit of his daughter. Combining the human interest of The Bookseller of Kabul and Three Cups of Tea with the light touch of an expert determined, first, to tell a story, Shadid tells the story of a reconstruction effort that would have sent Frances Mayes to a psychiatric hospital as he brings to life unforgettable characters who lives help explain not just the modern Middle East but the legacy of those who have survived generations of war. He flashes back to his family's loss of home, their suffering during their country's dark days, and their experiences as newcomers in Oklahoma. This is a book about what propels the Middle East's rage, loss of home, and what it must examine and re-find, the sense of shared community. Far surpassing the usual reporter's "tour of duty," books, House of Stone is more humane and compelling and will please students of the region, those whose families have emigrated from other nations, and all readers engaged by engrossing storytelling"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Families
Geographic subdivision Lebanon.
9 (RLIN) 19109
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Home
Geographic subdivision Lebanon
General subdivision History.
9 (RLIN) 19110
910 ## - USER-OPTION DATA (OCLC)
User-option data 2132
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Books
999 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBERS (KOHA)
Koha biblionumber 1579
Koha biblioitemnumber 1579
Holdings
Date last seen Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired
03/10/2025   HQ663.9 .S53 2012 0002774 02/02/2022 Books   Library of Congress Classification   Available for loans On Shelves   SPAA Library SPAA Library General Collection 02/02/2022