Richard Bach: 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull a story'

Here is a link to a book that I read this weekend.... The author specifically states in the acknowledgments that, if the reader enjoys reading the book and gets something out of it, (s)he should pass it onto others as an educational source without charging anything.

So here I go - it is worth setting a few hours aside and reading through the little yet very rich book. I shall not say more about it -- Do read it and discover the essence of it yourself!

http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/2/3599/3599086_richard_bach__jonathan_livingston_seagull.pdf

'Sabra Zoo' - a novel and film by Mischa Hiller

'Sabra Zoo' is the book that I had been looking for sometime - a book that I could not put down, but simply had to keep on reading till I got to the end. The story captured me from the firs line and I was barely breathing till I read the final paragraph of it. The story truly touches your heart and makes you reflect on how our lives are shaped by where we are born and which nationality and religion we carry.

No surprise that the book has gained international recognision and Hiller has won prices for it.

Below is more detailed information about the book and links to the author's website:

The book is about Beirut under siege in 1982. Members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) have been evacuated and war is about erupt between different religious and racial groups. Ivan, a teenager holding Danish and Palestinian citizenship decides to remain in Lebanon after his parents are evacuated to interpret for international medical volunteers. Whilst working as an interpreter in Sabra refugee camp, he is also working undercover for the PLO. Ivan befriends Youssef - an orphan receiving medical aid after being disabled by a cluster bomb. He also harbours feelings for Eli, the Norwegian physiotherapist who, in turn, is plagued by doubts of her own.

The assassination of the president-elect is the prologue of a massacre in Beirut. A massacre is carried out by the Israeli army as it enters Beirut, and the scene becomes the camp story franchised into international headlines. The stench of war crimes - rape, mass execution and decapitation force Ivan to face the quest for survival and search for Youssef - a final attempt at saving a fragment of humanity from Sabra.

This brief, explosive account of the weeks leading up to the massacre of Palestinians at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in September 1982 is a timely reminder of Lebanon's divided past and precarious future.

'Beautifully told, ambitious and important, this is a debut with something to say.' Ronan Bennett 'Mischa Hiller has written a moving and haunting novel, a narrative for our tormented times.' Fergal Keane --Reviews and endorsements

www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/sabra-zoo-by-mischa-hiller-1948104.html

www.mischahiller.com/