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Where the Paved Road Ends
Carolyn Han
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Description for Where the Paved Road Ends
Hardback. In 2004, Carolyn Han left her comfortable life and position as a lecturer in English at Hawaii Community College and went to live in one of the most remote and mysterious places in the Middle East-Yemen, known in the West primarily for providing a haven for terrorists affiliated with al Qaeda. Num Pages: 296 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
In 2004, Carolyn Han left her comfortable life and position as a lecturer in English at Hawaii Community College and went to live in one of the most remote and mysterious places in the Middle East—Yemen, known in the West primarily for providing a haven for terrorists affiliated with al Qaeda. The previous year, she had sold her gold jewelry to travel with Bedouin by camel from Marib to Shabwa, and the life-changing experience opened the path for her to become the first American English instructor in Yemen’s wild tribal area, Marib.
Guided by fateful encounters and unfazed by ... Read more
In 2004, Carolyn Han left her comfortable life and position as a lecturer in English at Hawaii Community College and went to live in one of the most remote and mysterious places in the Middle East—Yemen, known in the West primarily for providing a haven for terrorists affiliated with al Qaeda. The previous year, she had sold her gold jewelry to travel with Bedouin by camel from Marib to Shabwa, and the life-changing experience opened the path for her to become the first American English instructor in Yemen’s wild tribal area, Marib.
Guided by fateful encounters and unfazed by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597977258
SKU
V9781597977258
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Carolyn Han
CAROLYN HAN is the author of several books, including From the Land of Sheba: Yemen Folk Tales (Interlink Publishing, 2005) and three collections of Chinese folktales published in the 1990s by the University of Hawaii Press. She received a BA in English from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and an MA in comparative literature from San Diego State University. ... Read more
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