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020    9780393608366|q(hardcover) 
020    0393608360|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)991535924 
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100 1  Valen Levinson, Adam,|eauthor. 
245 14 The Abu Dhabi bar mitzvah :|bfear and love in the modern 
       Middle East /|cAdam Valen Levinson. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bW. W. Norton & Company,|c[2018] 
300    x, 349 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
520    Chronically questioning, funny, and bold, a young American
       writer explores the majority-Muslim lands that scare him 
       most. Armed only with college Arabic and restless 
       curiosity, Adam Valen Levinson set out to "learn about the
       world 9/11 made us fear." From a base in globalized and 
       sterilized Abu Dhabi, he sets out to lunch in Taliban 
       territory in Afghanistan, travels under the watchful eye 
       of Aleppo's secret police, risks shipwreck en route to 
       Somalia, investigates Yazidi beliefs in a sacred cave, 
       cliff-dives in Oman, celebrates New Year's Eve in Tahrir 
       Square, and, at every turn, discovers a place that matches
       not at all with its reputation. While politicians and 
       media eagerly stoke the flames of Islamophobia, Valen 
       Levinson crosses borders with abundant humor and humanity.
       Seeking common ground everywhere, he finds that people who
       pray differently often laugh the same. And as a young man 
       bar mitzvahed at twenty-one (instead of the usual 
       thirteen), he slowly learns how childish it is to live by 
       decisions and distinctions born of fear. 
600 10 Valen Levinson, Adam|xTravel|zMiddle East. 
650  0 Travel. 
650  0 Special Interest. 
650  0 Adventure and adventurers. 
650  7 TRAVEL / Middle East.|2bisacsh 
650  7 TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Middle East|xDescription and travel. 
651  0 Middle East. 
655  7 Travel writing.|2lcgft 
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