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DESCRIPTION:Fast Times in Palestine is a coming-of-age memoir about a young Stanford 
 graduate from Oklahoma who stumbled unexpectedly into Palestine on a 
 post-college backpacking trip, became a journalist, and served as the 
 foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate.\n\nThe 
 book doesn't pontificate about the realities of life under occupation but 
 rather displays them in a gripping narrative full of love, beauty, 
 suspense, cruelty, star-crossed love, and dark humor that has the potential 
 to reach and move broad audiences.  It was named one of the top ten travel 
 books of the year by Publishers Weekly.\n\nAuthor Bio\n\nPamela Olson grew 
 up in small town Oklahoma and studied physics and political science at 
 Stanford University. She lived in Ramallah for two years, during which she 
 served as head writer and editor for the Palestine Monitor and as foreign 
 press coordinator for Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi's 2005 presidential 
 campaign.\n\nReviews\n\n"Harrowing, funny, vivid, entertaining and deeply 
 humane, Fast Times in Palestine opens a rare window onto Palestinian life. 
 It’s impossible not to be moved on nearly every page."\n    — Sandy 
 Tolan, author of The Lemon Tree\n\n"I realize that without knowing it, I 
 have long waited for this book, although I could not have imagined its 
 lyric magic in advance of reading."\n    — Richard Falk, UN Special 
 Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories\n\n"Pamela Olson 
 leads the reader on an exciting, funny, at times heart-wrenching journey, 
 carefully deciphering complex political and historical issues."\n    — 
 Ramzy Baroud, author of My Father was a Freedom Fighter\n\n"What makes her 
 story so compelling is that she tells it in an honest and straightforward 
 way, not by relying on hot rhetoric. For anyone who wants to learn the 
 truth about life under Israeli occupation, this book is a superb starting 
 point."\n    — John Mearsheimer, co-author of The Israel Lobby\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/17/18733794.php
SUMMARY:Fast Times in Palestine - Pamela Olson
LOCATION:295 Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley (Enter through the East courtyard, off Bancroft 
 near Simon Hall and Cafe Zeb)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/17/18733794.php
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