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Club Read 2009 : nobooksnolife is alive and kicking in 2009.		48	nobooksnolife, November 12
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Reading Globally : Charbutton's African summer		98	bfertig, August 31
Bug Collectors : Early reviews missing		20	tobiejonzarelli, August 13
Readers Without Borders : What are you reading now?		30	dgcox, August 12
List Five Books Parlour Game : Tinker, Tailor...		54	rolandperkins, July 11
Early Reviewers : ER Stars and Stinkers		143	bookczuk, June 2
Writer-readers : Reading to Write		52	WhisperedDreams, May 7
50 Book Challenge : TheBooknerd's NonFic 50		9	TheBooknerd, May 5
50 Book Challenge : If you could force everyone...to read one book...?		29	billiejean, April 20
Holocaust and genocide : Books about Darfur		2	kahlee2000, April 10
ARC Junkies : ARCs you wanna read or are ready to pass on		192	channywax, February 19
Hogwarts Express : Game: I have read...		284	MrAndrew, February 5
What Are You Reading Now? : Your BEST BOOKS of 2008		174	MissTeacher, January 18
The Green Dragon : Your best books read in 2008! Non-Fiction		40	jewels, January 7
50 Book Challenge : Donna828 is feeling challenged in 2008		101	Donna828, January 2
50 Book Challenge : whitewavedarling's reads in 2008		137	whitewavedarling, December 2008
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : arbjrm's 2008 challenge		44	arbjrm, December 2008
50 Book Challenge : Irish Goes for 100 in 2008		272	Irisheyz77, December 2008
ARC Junkies : So What Were the BEST Books You Got in '08		16	dulcibelle, December 2008
50 Book Challenge : Cecilturtle's 100 Book Challenge		24	Cecilturtle, December 2008
Reading Globally : Elbakerone Around the World		10	elbakerone, December 2008
888 Challenge : Ebba's 888		5	karenmarie, December 2008
50 Book Challenge : TeacherDad 2008: part II		60	mmignano11, November 2008
50 Book Challenge : Is anybody interested in having this book sent to them?		4	SqueakyChu, November 2008
888 Challenge : christiguc - 888		73	billiejean, November 2008
888 Challenge : Beth's 888		47	mcna217, November 2008
Early Reviewers : I'm sick of		293	SpongeBobFishpants, October 2008
Read YA Lit : Need YA suggestions for Intermediate School		17	fabfic-terrificteens, October 2008
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : THE KITCHEN		234	cal8769, September 2008
50 Book Challenge : Marvas 2008 book counter		78	marvas, September 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? SEPTEMBER, 2008, Part I		244	MusicMom41, September 2008
Early Reviewers : What do your ER books say about you?		36	elbakerone, September 2008
Jim Butcher : The Codex Alera Series		60	Lug_D213, August 2008
50 Book Challenge : Airycat has read...		5	Airycat, August 2008
Early Reviewers : Was this a big moment for you?		16	Donura1, August 2008
888 Challenge : whitewavedarling's categories and reads....		49	billiejean, July 2008
Early Reviewers : What books have you gotten?		75	velocibadgergirl, July 2008
Early Reviewers : The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur		224	Donura1, July 2008
Early Reviewers : Which books did you buy after seeing them on the list?		47	LisaLynne, July 2008
50 Book Challenge : 3m3m's 80 books in '08		23	AMQS, July 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : Top Five Books first quarter of 2008		119	rachbxl, July 2008
The Green Dragon : MrsLee and MerryMary ,can I your your autographs?		9	MerryMary, June 2008
GenX in PDX: A Librarians Book Group : May 2008: Biographies		1	librarianna, June 2008
Reading Globally : Irish Travels Around the World		48	Irisheyz77, June 2008
50 Book Challenge : TeacherDad 2008		185	TeacherDad, May 2008
Reading Globally : fannyprice Reads Around the World		44	Irisheyz77, May 2008
888 Challenge : Irish's		53	fannyprice, May 2008
Early Reviewers : The Official Factors for Matching LTers with Early Review Books		30	infiniteletters, May 2008
50 Book Challenge : teelgee goes for another 100 in 2008		211	teelgee, May 2008
50 Book Challenge : jnavia 2008		6	jnavia, May 2008
50 Book Challenge : Geogal's 2008 challenge		35	geogal, May 2008
Early Reviewers : ER stats		23	cal8769, April 2008
Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : PandaBaby ponders 208 list		17	Pandababy, April 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : Opera and the Morbidity of Music		20	inge87, April 2008
Dormant: Readers Without Borders : Spielberg Snubbing Olympics		23	Pandababy, April 2008
Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Favorite book from the first quarter?		11	Beary_Bookwormish, April 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : Proofreading in ARCs		23	mckait, April 2008
Dormant: Reading Globally : Litfan Reads Around the World		30	Litfan, April 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : What Did you get for March?		194	jrpatterson, April 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : How many ER books have you recommended to your library?		5	Pandababy, April 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : February - What did you get?		178	hyperreality, April 2008
Dormant: Read YA Lit : March 2008-- What are you reading?		59	Glamorous, April 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 22 March 2008		145	thekoolaidmom, March 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads February 2008		48	laruebk, March 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : 26 Gorgeous Hikes on the Western Côte d'Azur		5	tiffin, March 2008
Dormant: 20-Something LibraryThingers : Changing reader preferences		17	ambushedbyasnail, March 2008
Dormant: Reading Globally : FionaCat Around the World		2	FionaCat, March 2008
Dormant: The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, Part IV		161	littlebookworm, March 2008
Dormant: Powell's City of Books : Daoud Hari reads The Translator at Powell's - April 14		1	oregonobsessionz, March 2008
Dormant: Portland Readers : Daoud Hari reads The Translator at Powell's - April 14		1	oregonobsessionz, March 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 1 March 2008		180	karogers, March 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 23 February 2008		176	LeadTrac, March 2008
Dormant: 888 Challenge : Piefuchs' 888		3	piefuchs, March 2008
Dormant: Non-Fiction Readers : What Non-Fiction R U Reading for FEBRUARY '08		82	alcottacre, March 2008
Dormant: Reading Globally : Where in the World are You Now? February 2008		134	CEP, March 2008
Dormant: Off-topic : The Person Below Me (TPBM) #10 -- count' em, TEN		405	jillmwo, February 2008
Dormant: Canadian Bookworms : Feb/08: You know the question.....		14	LynnB, February 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 9 February 2008		148	kmbooklover, February 2008
Dormant: Read YA Lit : Biography suggestions?		11	saraslibrary, February 2008
Dormant: Readers Without Borders : The Translator - and The Translator a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Conflated		3	Pandababy, February 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters		86	Irisheyz77, February 2008
Dormant: Readers Without Borders : We Are All Zaghawa Now		9	elbakerone, February 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 9 February 2008		148	GreyHead, February 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : Do you ever request books that you expect to be bad?		12	CEP, February 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : January Book Watch (2008)		98	clamairy, February 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : ER February Book Ring		16	Irisheyz77, February 2008
Dormant: Bug Collectors : Number of ratings doesn’t add up		6	threadhead, February 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 February 2008		217	kfl1227, February 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : January books are up		131	LeHack, January 2008
Dormant: Early Reviewers : Bonus batch of Early Reviewer books from Random House		48	clik4, January 2008
Dormant: 888 Challenge : elvisettey's 888		15	elvisettey, January 2008
50 Book Challenge : AMQS' 2009 Challenge		193	AMQS, Sunday 4:29pm
50 Book Challenge : bgale11 50 book challenge		104	mnbird, November 10
50 Book Challenge : whitewavedarling's 2009 challenge....		194	whitewavedarling, September 24
999 Challenge : bonniebook's 999 challenge, Turn to Chapter 2		115	RidgewayGirl, September 13
40-Something Library Thingers : What are you currently reading/recommending?		151	anna_in_pdx, September 10
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : MusicMom41's 2009 Reads 2nd Quarter		356	Cauterize, September 4
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... this. (They think it just removes it from the collection they happen to be viewing at the time). I don't see either The Translator or The Book of the Unknown in your catalog, so the review issue is a red herring, the real question is why the books disappeared. This has absolutely ...

... books. and as I said, my reviews on the first two books listed were the first reviews there. So I am really baffled. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari - now the entrie book is gone. The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie - this one I ...

... books by African authors!) or biography/memoir: An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography by Paul Rusesabagina about Rwanda and The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. Darfur is one of my primary emphases in this category. For my fantasy category: The Forgotten Beasts of El ...

... Knows My Name or The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill (4/12/09 41. Lush Life - Richard Price (4/17/09) 42. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Daoud Hari (4/18/09) 43. The Butcher Boy - Patrick McCabe (4/19/09) 44. Shakespeare Wrote for Money - Nick Horns ...

... and the War on Terror - by Mahmood Mamdani Darfur and the Crime of Genocide - by John Hagan and Wenona Rymond-Richmond The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Daoud Hari, as told to Dennis Michael Burke and Megan M. McKenna Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur by ...

... and Principe * Senegal * Seychelles * Sierra Leone * Somalia * South Africa * Sudan: The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur * Swaziland * Tanzania * Togo * Tunisia * Uganda * Zambia * Zanzibar * Zimbabwe

My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List.

... Knows My Name or The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill (4/12/09 41. Lush Life - Richard Price (4/17/09) 42. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Daoud Hari (4/18/09) 43. The Butcher Boy - Patrick McCabe (4/19/09) 44. Shakespeare Wrote for Money - Nick Horns ...

You might try The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari and the two memoirs by Michael J. Fox. All are worthwhile, beautifully written, and in many ways read more like fiction than nonfiction. Good luck--I wish I was brave enough to take on this challenge!

... finished The Sound of Building Coffins, it is indeed my favorite ER book received to date, with the possible exception of The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur. It's just so hard to compare fiction and nonfiction!

Star: The Translator Stinkers: Sitting Practice Arlington Park

... and was pleasantly surprised to hear that it was awarded the Pulitzer last week. The other star of my 9 ER reads was The Translator. I read it right around the same time that I read What is the What and I learned so much about Sudan from those two books. Great discussion topic!

... I had purchases any of these I would have been disappointed. Some of the best ARC's for me include Scheisshaus Luck, The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, Every Man Dies Alone (Hans Fallada), The Lost City of Z, Waiter Rant, Au Revoir to All That. None of these I would ...

I'd say the stars for me were The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur (simple, wise, beautiful), Black Ships (a great fantasy beginning a new series), and Winter Rose (lovely historical fiction). There've been some other good ones, but those really stood out. I'm not done with The So ...

The best? mm- there have been many-Tyrants by Marshall N. Klimasewiski,The Translator by Daoud Hari, and Love's Civil War:Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie by Victoria Glendinning.

Stars for me were definitely Honeymoon in Tehran and The Translator for nonfiction and Everyone is Beautiful, Journal of Curious Letters and The Charlemagne Pursuit for fiction. (With honorable mentions to Outcasts United, Shade and Elisha's Bones).

Man oh Man! I am feeling just the opposite. Just finished The Butcher Boy right after reading Lush Life and The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir... and I need me some funny! Thanks for making me laugh over your experience at the production of The Santaland Diaries. Glad you--and the ...

>55 I recently read an advance copy of Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur and was really struck by it. It really gave a personal insight into the situation there making it more real than just watching the news. I am currently reading Snow, a 1001 book, which I am about half way ...

Well, I'm not too offended by the word "forced"--if I could, I really would make The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari required/forced reading for everyone, at least now. Ten years from now, I'd probably choose a different work--at least, I hope these issues aren't so ...

29. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Well, I'm not counting this toward my 999 challenge since it's a reread, but I wanted to post it here to re-recommend it once again. I'm rereading it now since I'll be teaching it this week, and as before, I'm struck by how ...

... to my interests, especially if I can get hold of non-fiction works, such as Owning the Olympics and The Translator by Hari Daoud. Ah, yes, 'alien resident certificate' rings a bell! Thank goodness it's not another one of those bureaucratic hoops to jump through! If you are curious- ...

... Sun Water Street I Feel Bad About My Neck About Alice Time Bandit China Road Inside the Red Mansion The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Hari Daoud Dress your Family in Corduroy and Denim Owning the Olympics Animal’s People Stick Out Your Tongue ...

I havent read The Translator: A tribesman's memoir of Darfur., but I have read Crank

I haven't read Wake but I have read The Translator: A tribesman's memoir of Darfur.

... you today. Been meaning to give them to you ever since you asked but i keep forgetting them. Did you still want to read The Translator? LMK

Just wondering who's still around and checking out this group. It seems about a year ago many of us were ensconced in The Translator - anyone have any multi-cultural reads planned for 2009?

... Clausen's Pier Captivating: Unveiling the Mysteries of a Woman's Soul Healing Invisible Wounds Doctored Evidence The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur Food and Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread Parables and Passion The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass The Irresi ...

The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz--growing up in Israel as it receives its nationhood by one of Israel's foremost authors. Muhammed A Biography of the Prophet by Karen Armstrong Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moo ...

... Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (technically carried into 2009, but mostly read in 2008) Top nonfiction: The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Food and Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread edited by Michael Schut Confederates in the Attic: Dis ...

... e The Good Thief The Glass of Time The Emily Post Biography I have available for trading: Wife in the North The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur Sitting Practice So Long at the Fair You can PM me, or email me at booksandcooks06ATaolDOTcom I may not respond ...

My favorites: The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur The Good Thief Farworld: Water Keep Alive and Well in Prague, New York Honeymoon in Tehran And I did like Heretic's Daughter as well, but I figured I'd give some shoutouts to some that haven't been mentioned.

The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton The Letters of Dorothy Sayers, vol. 2 What's so Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey The Menopause Manager by Mary Ann Mayo & Joseph L. Mayo, M.D.

... (4/10/09) 40. Someone Knows My Name - Lawrence Hill (4/12/09 41. Lush Life - Richard Price (4/17/09) 42. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Daoud Hari (4/18/09) 43. The Butcher Boy - Patrick McCabe (4/19/09) 44. Shakespeare Wrote for Money - Nick Horns ...

I have just read the book the Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur (which was also on the Early Reviewers). Impressive book about Daoud Hari who guides foreign journalists into this violent region of Darfur where he grew up. Does anybody know about more books about Darfur?

... r 7. The Road Home by Rose Tremain Non-fiction: 1. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver 2. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari 3. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

... has generated some fine discussion. I really want to read #59 now. I think I have another book by him, at least. I found The Translator, A Tribesman's Memoir this memoir really spoke in a human tone, not flourishing dialogue or events, but the stark reality of how cruel and unforgiving is the ...

... books in my library that I've enjoyed: Red Zone Blues - nofiction, politics Becky - historical fiction, romance The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur - nonfiction, memoir Journal of Curious Letters - young adult, science fiction Secrets of The Hollywood Girls Club - Chi ...

... as clever as many of you above, but here goes. Al knows I like to learn about other people's lives through their memoirs The Translator and Jorgy, and that I have a nose for sniffing out evil-doers Any Given Doomsday.

... received: 5/19 for a very low rated book; 3 of the 5 who did review it stated they couldn't finish it 7/16 137/284 for The Translator, a very highly rated book; most of the copies were purchased 15/33 for another book with unfavorable ratings 6/14 12/26 So that's 182 out of 392 or 46% ...

... about Dafur in the middle of next month and I'm trying to find out more about the situation there before then. I read The Translator a couple of months ago but I'd like to get something else, too. Until I read that I was really ignorant of what was happening in that area and I'd like to ...

Msg 38 - Hi TeacherDad. I'd love to hear if your son does read The Translator and what he thinks of it and how it affected him. My own boys are just at the start of their reading careers and they are reading light fare. But my oldest is 7 years old and only 7 years away from where your son is ...

... by Tana French 60. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry An impressive debut novel. Very enjoyable. 61. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari An easy to read memoir about the conflict in Darfur.

#56: The Translator ...at times a tough read, especially as a father, but with a clear honest voice that keeps it from being shocking just for the sake of shock (or for the sake of politics)... I plan on having my 14-yr old read it this week, attempting to open his eyes to a world beyond iPods ...

... a jacket, I will happily give it to you. Alrighty, that's it. In a few days I will also have another book giveaway for The Translator by Daoud Hari. The difference will be, its not yours to keep. You have to read it and pass it to someone else and they pass it on and on and on and on. I got ...

... seen my first Early Review book, Nearly Human* (from the October batch), on sale. But I did see my second book, The Translator (from one of the bonus batches over the winter) in hardcover at Elliott Bay Books this past June. * Yay! The touchstone for this book finally ...

I have received four since I first signed up. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur One in A Million Dervishes The Richest Season I have received them all.

... points to make, but needs a better editor) Images of Civil War Medicine (pretty good) Mossad Exodus (pretty good) The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur (very good; my best ER selection so far) Two Brothers: One North, One South (fair; author should skip the dialog and write ...

Erin Montague was kind enough to send The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur to me, and I will send it to whoever contacts me first. If you are interested, I will mail it to you at my cost if you provide your address for me on my home page. All we ask is that you pass the book on and put ...

19. The Translator by Daoud Hari

I received and reviewed The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur as an ER selection. Then I bought the hardcover version when I attended Daoud Hari's reading at Powell's, and asked the author to sign both copies. Bonk and The Enchantress of Florence are on my “check this out” ...

... of Poetry by Reginald Shepherd 04/04/08 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 02/10/08 The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari 02/10/08 Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 05/08/08 I also read an Ann Rule book (or ...

I've been requesting since the beginning as well. I've gotten: Gifted Olive Kitteridge Manic The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp and The Wednesday Sisters I didn't get anything from the May batch but I have my fingers crossed for June ...

38. The Translator by Daoud Hari 39. Tales from the Town of Widows By James Cañón 40. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

I've been on the receiving end of Tipperary Have you found her The sex club The translator Three girls and their brother Love marriage Black wave Not many themes to tie this list together, but I suppose my catalog is kind of all over the place. I work in a library and tend ...

I started in ?November? The Translator Jorgy I enjoyed them both. The algorithm has done well by me. I've requested at every opportunity.

... time, here's my list: Red Zone Blues Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher The Journal of Curious Letters The Translator Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club And yes, as random as that list seems, they all do match my library well. Hooray for eclectic readers!

He pans over your review of The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur.

... James Murray and W.C. Minor, by Simon Winchester Will in the World, about William Shakespeare, by Stephen Greenblatt The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice, about Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas, by Janet Malcolm James Tiptree, Jr: ...

Fanny - don't forget, parts of The Translator took place in Chad...so there is potential to add another country to your map.

... that left me scratching my head. The only other book that seems in any way whatsoever not in keeping with my library is The Translator -- but, as I said, there were many, many more copies of that book available then there are for most books, and I do have a good number of biographies (eve ...

>3 I got a book my first round (October), and then didn't get squat until two hundred The Translator were made available in one of the Bonus Batches early this year; I've gotten two more since. At some point, I credited my recent nabbings to a joke I'd made. My knitting circle had a yarn ...

... by Arthur Miller The Navigator of New York by Wayne Johnston Summer of my German Solider by Bette Greene The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari

... Desai 39. La Chute by Albert Camus 40. On Beauty by Zadie Smith 41. The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton 42. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari

Thank you for that thoughtful review of Not On Our Watch. I just finished The Translator by Daoud Hari which was definitely a beginning step "out of apathy." I really like that phrase. I found the "Darfur Primer" in Appendix I to be particularly enlightening.

27. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Hari writes in an honest candid manner that contrasts with the brutality of genocide. So much has been written about this book on LT that I don't have much to add; besides, it left me rather speechless. I'll let these ...

#42: I have The Translator on my TBR list. How did you like it?

... 44* Mossad Exodus - Dec 07 selection, 15 copies in LT, 4 tagged. 6 reviews or 40% of the total, average rating 3.1* The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Jan 08 selection, 214 copies in LT, 117 tagged with some variation of ER (some are Random House ARCs). 121 reviews or 56% ...

31. The Translator by Daoud Hari.

The current 2008 short list includes Jane Austen's Persuasion, Daoud Hari's The Translator, Alison Weir's The Children of Henry VIII, and Nancy Goldstone's Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe.

My top 5: Food and Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread by Michael Schut The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Doctored Evidence by Donna Leon Captivating: Unveiling the Mysteries of a Woman's Soul by John and Stas ...

51. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Daoud Hari

On Monday I heard Daoud Hari, author of The Translator a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur speak at Powell's books in Portland, Oregon. I will be posting a complete description of the event on my blog later today, but wanted to mention a question he was asked after his speech. "Do you think ...

55. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur I can't say that I enjoy reading memoirs about Darfur. I think it is important to know what is going on in the world and reading a memoir is one way to do it.

Well, if I were to narrow it down to one, it would be The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. Even though it was one of the shorter reads (if not the shortest) of the last few months, I feel like it was the most worthwhile, and by far the wisest. My second favorite ...

... one. Although I'm almost a little afraid that the series will run out of myths, they go through them so quickly! #70 is The Translator by Daoud Hari. I read a lot about this book on LT when it was in the Early Reviewers program, which is why I bought it. In spite of the hype, I wasnt ...

... licensed minicab crept across the fen like the model motorcar on a giant Monopoly board." Great characters. Book # 12 wasThe Translator, A Tribesman's Memoir It is a very touching memoir of the horrendous war crimes being committed in Darfur. Book # 13 is Sight Hound."We were driving along C ...

... - April's selections includes Authenticity: Clearing the Junk which is a book I requested, and need very much. (Not that The Translator is junk - however it is not a book I'm likely to read often, so it would be better to donate it to a school library.)

... my ER copies to the high school library I work at. Our sophomore English classes are doing papers on activism topics, so The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur was a great addition to the collection.

I met with the acquisitions librarian in our town last month, to thank her for hearing my request to order some copies of The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. We had a delightful conversation (she is also a Science Fiction aficionado), and she mentioned that she ...

... which both received 4.5 stars. 1938, 105 pp Rating: 4 http://1morechapter.com/2008/02/27/anthem-by-ayn-rand/ #18 The Translator by Daoud Hari It is almost always easier to learn about history through historical fiction or current world events through memoirs, and this book is ...

... on Air by Elizabeth Hay Triangle by Katherine Weber The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret Non-fiction The Translator-a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. Assassination Vocation by Sarah Vowell. The Caliph's House- A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah ...

... may have been because it was an ARC, and not because it was simply "advance".)

My copy of The Translator (January bonus batch) also called itself an ARC (I think). It didn't contain any noticable typographical errors -- at least that I cought -- and was set ...

AnnaClaire in Early Reviewers : Opera and the Morbidity of Music (Mar 31, 2008, 8:24pm)

... included in the ARC (which is normal). (#5)

... that I picked out the other three books, based on the ratings I gave them. The House at Riverton by Kate Morton The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen On Agate Hill by Lee Smith People of the Book ...

20) The Translator by Daoud Hari. A very important & timely novel. It should be read in high schools.

Two more borrowed: The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari (counted as non-fiction) The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh

23. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari 24. The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh

After finishing The Translator, I need a shift. I am in the mood for some contemporary women's fiction, so I think I will try Belong to Me. Some of my co-workers really liked Marisa de los Santos's Love Walked In, so I think I will try this new one by her.

18. The Translator by Daoud Hari I second what many others have already said about this book. Thanks for brining my attention to it, as it is an important read.

... book by a more contemporary Dominican author, even though this book provides one window into the country. Sudan The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Daoud Hari (a memoir) Review I wasn't ...

... Weir * Persuasion, by Jane Austen * The Children of Henry VIII, also Alison Weir * The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, by Daoud Hari * Good Wives: Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Northern New England, by Laurel Th ...

... surprised to see so much NF, as I am mainly a F reader. But then again, most of these are memoirs. I think if I finish The Translator this weekend, based on others recommendations, I am sure it would make this list.

The Translator is my weekend read.

... Peace by the 31st, I'll have to amend this. Nonfiction - I didn't read a lot of it this quarter, but I did love: The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari In Defense of Food : an eater's manifesto by Michael Pollan The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah V ...

... and The Infinite Plan by Isabel Allende. I picked up the first because I wanted something mindless to read after The Translator. T is for Trespass was anything but mindless as it was about elder abuse. This was a much darker book than Grafton's previous books in this series. The In ...

I too, got One In a Million. I am glad that it will be a little lighter reading than The Translator. Need a change up sometime.

... Mudbound. Highly recommended. I am going to let the story and characters sit with me for the day. I am going to start The Translator tonight.

I finished The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur yesterday. I'm reading The Sari Shop by Rupa Bajwa and listening to The Deportees by Roddy Doyle.

22. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. A heartbreaking personal account of a tragedy too often relegated to the back pages of American newspapers. I hope more people will read this book and be moved to take action.

... the most inspiring books I've read lately--beautiful writing and wonderful stories--were Black Ships by Jo Graham, The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari, and Lisey's Story by Stephen King.

... McCall Smith Canada -- Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, and others Chad -- The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Chile -- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende China -- Bound by Donna Joe Napoli Denmark -- Gertrude and ...

... to give me a copy.) Edited to add: If it makes you feel any better, I'm still having trouble reviewing The Translator. (The problem in this case is less the book than the subject matter.)

... book and also really enjoyed the sequel, Inkspell. As for what I am reading... JF: 13 Little Blue Envelopes and The Translator Listening 2: Seeing Redd on a Playaway Looking forward 2: Soon I will be Invincible

Daoud Hari, author of The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, will be at the main Powell's store on April 14 at 7:30 pm. The Translator was a recent Early Review selection, and is getting rave reviews.

Daoud Hari, author of The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, will be at the main Powell's store on April 14 at 7:30 pm. The Translator was a recent Early Review selection, and is getting rave reviews.

... Hosseini The Swallows of Kabul - Yasmina Khadra Australia Toad Rage - Morris Gleitzman Chad The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Daoud Hari China Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan The Kitchen God's W ...

Today I read The Translator by Daoud Hari. A very moving book.

... Reviewers program - I think that without something like this, an important (but depressing and often difficult) book like The Translator might be overlooked. Going now to ruminate on the book and post/email a review. ETA a link to the Pandababy in 50 Book Challenge : PandaBaby ponders 208 list (Mar 8, 2008, 3:56am)

... read Jan. 19, reviewed, four and half stars. Terrific historical fiction by a Pulitzer Prize winning author. #16 - The Translator a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari, read Feb. 21, reviewed, five stars. How can such a slender book hold the suspenseful and hair-raising, ...

16. Chad The Translator by Daoud Hari

... Not sure if you're allowing yourself multiple countries from a single book but you could probably also count Chad from The Translator as well. And there were lots of good Rwanda books mentioned in the ER group too if you're looking for more in Africa. Bon Voyage!

I have a copy of The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur that I'd love to pass on. I was going to put in on BookMooch but I knew LTers would love first dibs at it. It's gone!

I just started The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur during lunch today and I can already tell it is going to be fantastic, but I may need to bring a different book to read at work at lunch, because I have a feeling this book will make me cry.

Two other early reviewers sharing the wealth: The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur and American Theocracy: Unpacked. The Translator is going straight to the top of my TBR list!

My top 3 of Feb are: The Translator by Daoud Hari Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher and Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

It only took me a day to finish my 15th book, The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. I read it straight through, as it really held my attention. It's one of those books that I'll want to recommend or lend to everyone I know. I've read three books so far through the Early ...

... and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland by Bryan Sykes (February 3rd to February 14th) and * The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari (February 15th to February 27th). . Edited to add: I won't rank them. There's only two on ...

... by Alan Drew In Defense of Food : An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan Following closely behind would be The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari and The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve

Next Read Aloud was just finished Word Freak. 1st Memior finished - the truly excellent early reviewer book The Translator. 1st New and well reviewed finished - another early reviewer - the somewhere between OK and good Dancing to Almendra

... Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer (I didn't like it, but then I'm 49 years old) 8. The Appeal, by John Grisham 9. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, by Daoud Hari

I'll be finishing up The Children of Henry VIII this week, and writing my review of The Translator (which I meant to get up this week). Beyond that, I'm not sure.

My first comment! thank you very much and welcome to this thread. I will certainly check out The translator

... going along. If you want a work that is just as relevant but more enjoyable and an easy fulfilling read, I'd suggest The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. I read that first, and it's making Eggers' work all the harder to get through. Hari's may be a true memoir, ...

The Girl with No Shadow is gone three times over! The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir is gone too. Thanks, everybody.

Here's what I've got: Sitting Practice The Girl with No Shadow The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur The Widows of Eden Send a private comment, and please pass them on to ER members.

... King, on my Kindle Black Horses for the King, on my Kindle What is the What, Baby Sign Language Basics, Invader, The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, National Geographic Traveler France, Gardening Month by Month Washington and Oregon, and French Grammar, on my Kindle ...

I've come close enough to finishing The Translator that I brought other reading for lunchtime: Alison Weir's The Children of Henry VIII. I'll get a review of The Translator posted by the end of the week.

... poetry and fiction wise, but for the last year I'd really been thinking about getting into nonfiction. I signed up for The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari, and felt so strongly about it that now I've been reading near on only nonfiction...I think my boyfriend is ...

... effort to expose yourself to something new. I don't typically read a lot of, say, African memoirs, but I requested The Translator in January as an opportunity to try something off the beaten path. To me that's one of the best reasons to read ARCs.

Finished The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Wednesday evening, and as I needed a couple of days to process, I didn't start my next read, Food & Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread edited by Michael Schut until yesterday.

... Veil - it was one of my top 10 reads from last year. #9 - AnnaClaire - I was intrigued by your comment about reading The Translator in large chunks. I could only read it in small chunks because of the heart-breaking content. It was a fabulous book - but after a chapter or two, I ...

... are What is the What by Dave Eggers--rather slow-going I'm afraid, and a bit frustrating after having just read The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur. I just don't like the voice coming across particularly, or the structure and lack of clear timeline. I'm also reading Not ...

... I've already spotted a bug. Perhaps even a pair of them. I was editing to figure out why my start date for reading The Translator wasn't showing up in my catalog view. Further investigation uncovered the "to read" checkbox (which works fine and seems like a good idea except for the ...

I'll be finishing up (and reviewing) The Translator. It's a quick read, but not something one really wants to read in large chunks. Not sure what's next on my plate. There's a high probability that I'll read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which arrived via BookMo ...

Another way to do it is that if you just type The Translator, at the right of the message box under the heading "Touchstones" the following usually appears: "The translator by John Crowley (others)" If you click on the text "(others)" alternate titles will appear and "The translator : a ...

... Johnson's Jesus' Son is a really interesting side-read. For me? Well, my favorite books so far this year have been The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari and Lisey's Story by Stephen King. Let me know what you think if you end up exploring them...

Speaking of Early Review books, I'm a hundred pages and change into The Translator.

KinnicChick - I highly recommend The Translator it is such a powerful story and one that you won't soon forgot. Definitely worth the taking the time read it.

Over the weekend I finished Amish Grace and In Defense of Food and The Translator : a tribesman's memoir of Darfur. So, needing something light to balance out War and Peace, which I'm just 120 pages into, I started Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor. ETA: Touchstone ...

#148 - oh, okay. I thought maybe it was one of those things like how I keep telling people they NEED to read The Translator when it's released (it's an amazingly written, eye-opening memoir...you can all add it to your TBR lists now).

... forward to hearing how you like Into the Wild. And Three Cups of Tea. You have me thinking perhaps I want to add The Translator: A tribesman's Memoir to my list and change out something else.

I have a copy of The Translator and I never seem to get to it. I really need to work that in. And also, I need a copy of War and Peace! I want to join in the group read, but I have been trying to stay out of the bookstore for a while. I have bought 25 books so far this year, and only read 15 ...

... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1400067448.01._SX140_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"> 18. The Translator : A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. Like A Long Way Gone : Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, this is such an important book for westerners to ...

I have just arrived in Darfur with The Translator : a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari, while still at War and Peace in Russia and Austria.

#6 - Ditto to The Translator - I didn't mention it since it's yet to be published but it is a truly amazing book! (Mark your calenders, biography fans - March 18th!!) BTW here's a quick link to my biography tag!

Oh yes! Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee was great! As soon as The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari is published, it would be amazing for you to read. I just finished it for the Early Reviewers group. It's supposed to be published in mid March. It not ...

I am still reading The Translator which I'm enjoying...just a little depressing of course because of the content. What a beautiful writer though. I have about 80 pages left. I think next I'll move on to The Book Thief.

... Minutes by Jodi Picoult and Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I just finished to Early Reviewer books - The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur and The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters.

15. The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. A very powerful story about the author's life and struggles in Darfur. He led many journalists into Darfur and recounts a very painful time when he was captured and tortured along with the driver and journalist who he was ...

I was in Chad and Darfur with Daoud Hari's The Translator a tribesman's memoir and am now in Israel and New York ( briefly ) with Etgar Keret's The Nimrod Flipout

Finished Heat, read The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari, and am now in the middle of Etgar Keret's The Nimrod Flipout. Keret's short stories are surreal and very accomplished.

teelgee, I just finished The Translator this week, and I think you will be moved by this memoir. It's a quick read but very impactful...

... of the tome! I'm reading Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food : An Eater's Manifesto this weekend and will move on to The Translator : a tribesman's memoir of Darfur soon after. =============

... a bit; almost done with Amish Grace and will zip through In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan and possibly The Translator by Daoud Hari this weekend. And I will pick out a commuting novel next week, don't know what yet. Something simple with not too many characters!

... Me too. I saw the subject line and thought "wait, didn't we do this already?" I just started reading Daoud Hari's The Translator for the Early Reviewers program. If it weren't for that yarn crawl tomorrow, I'd say I would be likely to finish it over the long weekend.

11) The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari (review)

I finished Saxons, Vikings, and Celts at lunch yesterday, and got going on Daoud Hari's The Translator.

... this is a series that could appeal to various age groups. For the older, more advanced reader, I'd highly recommend The Translator by Daoud Hari. This book is Hari's memoir about living in war torn Darfur and how he'd risk his life to bring journalists in and out of the country so ...

... this is a series that could appeal to various age groups. For the older, more advanced reader, I'd highly recommend The Translator by Daoud Hari. This book is Hari's memoir about living in war torn Darfur and how he'd risk his life to bring journalists in and out of the country so ...

... this is a series that could appeal to various age groups. For the older, more advanced reader, I'd highly recommend The Translator by Daoud Hari. This book is Hari's memoir about living in war torn Darfur and how he'd risk his life to bring journalists in and out of the country so ...

Finished a book at lunch today. (I'll get going on Daoud Hari's The Translator on the way home today.) 5. Bryan Sykes Saxons, Vikings, and Celts. elbakerone in Readers Without Borders : We Are All Zaghawa Now (Feb 14, 2008, 11:51am)

... it really does get hard for Washington to ignore! It's also interesting to think that maybe someone reads a book like The Translator and they are moved by it. Even if they are too timid to take up political activism, passing the book along or recommending it to others is still a positive ...

... by Thomas Cahill and Startled by His Furry Shorts by Louise Rennison. I needed some mad British YA humor after The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur. ;) Oh, and I'm reading The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau during SSR and lunch breaks at work. Plus an issue of Ar ...

... a guy who wakes up in someone else's body. I took a break after two chapters to get through my Early Reviewer books but The Translator left me feeling a bit down so I went back to de Lint for some lighthearted escapist fantasy. :)

... to get 2 books from the December ER lot and there has been lots of discussion on the ER talk thread for the other book (The Translator and absolutely fabulous must read book IMHO). Anywho, reading that thread makes me want to try to jump start some honest to goodness discussions of other ER ...

... two weeks is quick for me. My reading happens mostly over lunch.) I will, however, in all likelyhood have a review of The Translator up by the end of the month. That's why I've been rushing the current book - I want to get to my Early Reviewer book, which showed up right after I ...

... (and are still getting) I should be done with it before the week is out. Then it's onto Daoud Hari's The Translator.

I'll finish Healing Invisible Wounds tonight, then it's onto The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari.

#13 Danny Gospel by David Athey #14 The Translator by Daoud Hari

I read Total Control by David Baldacci on sunday, then read and reviewed The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari I tried to begin The 13th Reality, Vol. 1: Journal of Curious Lettersby James Dashner. after work yesterday, but was too weary. Today, I ...

... are on my TBR pile which others are loving, but I know it will be awhile before I can get to them. Sigh. I just finished The Translator: A a tribesman's memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari, and second GeorgiaDawn's sentiments. Loved it. I am reading Barchester Towers by Trollope (loving it) ...

... high school. I really love A Christmas Carol though.... *clears throat* Uhh yeah...what am I reading? I just started The Translator: A tribesman's memoir of Darfur for the Early Reviewers program. It's really good so far but I've made a promise to myself that the next few books I read ...

... was out of town Thursday through Sunday. The book was in the mailbox when I got home! I just finished the other ARC book (The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur) and I'll begin The 13th Reality tonight.

... book club. I don't see what all the fuss is about; I didn't care for the book. I just finished the Early Reviewer book The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari. It was amazing! Everyone should read this book. I'll be starting The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curi ...

I also just left Darfur with The Translator what a wonderful book. It left me really moved. Now I am going back to Chile with Of Love and Shadows.

Well, my reviews of Teacher Man and The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur are both on librarything, and I've finished another book. 8. Blessing the Boats by Lucille Clifton This is a National Book Award Winner, and it's possibly the most beautiful book of poetry I've read. ...

... even if I wasn't sure of the readability. Actually, though, I've been quite surprised--the two I expected to be difficult (The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur and Unlocking the Torah) were both readable and worthwhile.

... kids from various years or classes and it just sounded as if they were all from the same group? Oh, and you might add The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur to your list....

... ER's have shown an interest in sharing the books that I thought a bookring would be a great way to do it. I have a copy of The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur available to start. If you are interested in joining the bookring and are an ER member (U.S. resident's only, sorry!) and ...

Yup. Started and finished The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur. Not exactly the most pleasant thing to read with dinner, but definitely worth reading. TPBM is also up too late and should really be asleep by now.

... List The Color Purple Zlata's Diary Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Catcher in the Rye Night Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur seems like there might have been a few more...

C) Memoir/Biography 3. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari

7. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari I'll post a full review in the next few days when I get around to reviewing my last read, but in the meantime, I'd like to say that this was both a beautiful and necessary book. I feel confident in saying that it is the wisest ...

I am about to start my Early Reviewer book, The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari, which looks like is receiving positive reviews. I am so glad because the last book (an ARC) that I finished was barely readable - it was one step above a modern Harlequin romance (no ...

Just finished Before I Die and The Eye of Danvers, going to start The Translator: A Tribesman next. I'd like to get into The Quiet Room this week, if possible. Guess we'll see how the work week shapes up!

I am SO glad to hear that you liked The Translator - it's my next book to read!

5. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari, 200 pages This was an Early Reviewer book and it was amazing!

I recently left the Darfur area of Sudan where I was traveling with Daoud Hari's memoir The Translator. I am now reading some very strange letters with Tick in Deer Park,Washington in The 13th Reality: Journal of the Curious Letters

16. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Got this memoir as part of the LT Early Reviewers program and I need to write a real review to post. Here's a one sentence review: Mediocre as a memoir but powerful in its ability to convey the tragedies of Darfur that can't be ...

... in bed and read. I finished Everlost which was a cute young adult fiction novel. Now, I'm reading my Early Review book The Translator and am very much enjoying the switch to nonfiction.

... and unique in tone. This was a very interesting journey through a country devastated by war. I am now in Darfur with The Translator: a tribesman's memoir of Darfur which is absolutely fantastic and heartwrenching.

I received my early review copy of The Translator, and noticed something odd when I added it to my catalog. The green box on the right indicates the book has been rated only once. However, the members view ...

... / 30 books. 13% done! I'm three-fifths of the way through Saxons, Vikings, and Celts and have The Translator on deck.

... . A day or two after I got started reading this book, my next Early Review book showed up. That means I'll be starting The Translator just as soon as I get my current book finished.

I just finished The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur (which is an amazing read) I'll be starting this book today.

I find it hard to find words to describe The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari other than I think that might me the best book I've read in a long time. This is a book that reaches out and touches the reader and is something that I highly recommend.

#12 The Translator by Daoud Hari This has got to be one of the best books that I've ever read. Hari's memoir really touches the reader making you feel anger, heartbreak and hope all at the same time. He really brings the horrors of Darfur to life and into my living room in a way unalike ...

I'm currently reading The Translator by Daoud Hari. It is an absolutely amazing story and i am very fortunate to have been chosen by the ER program to read it.

... Cursors! I can't read it now. I have 3 ER books to read (how I got so lucky I have no idea). I'm in the middle of one, The Translator, and its amazing and so should be done with it in no time. Another, The Journal of Curious Letters has been getting mixed reviewers over on the ER thread, ...

I have left both Palestine and Russia behind for a bit to travel through Darfur with Daoud Hari in his memoir The Translator. I know that I should be focusing on Sephardi Entrepreneurs since it came first but my bag was really heavy this morning with snow predicted that I didn't want to deal ...

In today's mail came The Translator by Daoud Hari, The 13th Reality: The Journal of the Curious Letters by James Dashner and All Souls' Rising by Madison Smartt Bell

#80 elbakerone - Those are the two I am getting! I received one today. Title: The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur Date Arrived: Feb 6, 2008 Method of Delivery: UPS Location Received: Georgia Book format: trade paperback, marked as ARC Publisher: Random House Packaging: ...

My Early Review book, Daoud Hari's The Translator, arrived last night -- late enough that I wasn't really expecting a delivery when the doorbell rang. (There are enough right building, wrong bell people that it actually made some sense for me to go answer the door last night, even ...

#7 Early Reviewer The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari Great book!!! see review on my page.

... going is Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, which is moving along at a pretty good clip. And that Early Review book is The Translator.

Title: The Translator, by Daoud Hari Date Arrived: February 4, just after 8PM. Method of delivery: UPS Ground (I didn't think they delivered so late) Location Recieved: Brooklyn, New York Book format: Paperback (the larger, trade-paperback size) with a discreet ARC logo and the ...

@59 mariekat - I'm so excited to go home now. I live just south of you in Attleboro and hope that my copy of The Translator came today too. =)

I started reading What is the what last night on my Kindle in bed. Perfect. I hope I can finish it before The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir gets here. I did read Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier a while ago. I was disturbed by its oh so smooth writing style as I felt Ishmael's ...

... books about war in Africa right now but it all just came together that way. I'm looking forward to getting my copy of The Translator.

Yahoo! I'm also getting The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur. One copy being sent to Wyoming, my first book!

Yes! I also got The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur! I'm so excited about the two books that I'll be running to the mailbox like a kid before Christmas (still waiting for Gefen, too, so there's already some of that going on). I swear, a free book in the mail-- a "surprise" book ...

I'm also getting The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur. I'm looking forward to reading it!

Don't hate me... But ditto to #117 in that I'm getting Journal of Curious Letters and The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur. Yes, I feel a little bad that I'm getting two when there are people not getting any, but in my defense my library contains large quantities of YA fantasy as ...

The Algorithm has been kind enough to allot me a copy of The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur from the bonus batch. Probably because I made a stink about the rather slim pickings of non-fiction for the general reader. (I'm told The Algorithm likes cheese -- perhaps the stink I ...

Holy cow, I've snagged a book! The one I requested was The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, and I snagged a copy! (Way back in October, I got a copy of Nearly Human -- despite the fact that the absence of other ape books in my library is, well, conspicuous. This is ...

I too am getting a copy of The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur - Massachusetts here.

I'm also getting The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur I can't believe my luck since I'm also getting The Journal of the Curious Letters. Thanks abby and LT. =D

This month was a lucky one for me! I got one in the regular set and The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur in the bonus batch -- I think I'm most excited about the bonus one, it sounds very interesting.

... thought together make up more than 50% of my library. No such luck. :( That said, just over 25% of those who requested The Translator: a Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur should be receiving copies of it, so there is still hope!

... Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson 6. The Universe in a Single Atom by Dalai Lama 7. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari (early reviewer book) 8. Rise and Fall of the Nazis by Claire Welch *Rem ...

... (read 6/08) -Reputation by Marjorie Williams (read 9/08) -Dying to Cross by Jorge Ramos (read 4/08) -The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur(read 3/08) -American Ground by William Langewiesche (read 5/08)

... 2008) IV Non Fiction 1. The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama by Thomas Laird (March 2008) 2. The Translator A Tribesman's Memoir by Daoud Hari (June 2008) 3. When you are engulfed in flames by David Sedaris (August 2008) 4. A Short History of Myth by Karen Arm ...

... Heroes, by Franz Lidz 6. Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress 7. Coming of Age in Mississippi 8. The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur

... Egypt-- The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany ***** Mozambique-- Sleepwalking Land by Mia Couto **** Sudan-- The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari ***** Ethiopia-- Notes from the Hyena's Belly: Memories of an Ethiopian Boyhood by Nega Mezlekia **** ...