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Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life -
Queen Noor.
New York : Miramax Books, c2003.
xi, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Annotations:
- Includes index.
First impressions -- Roots -- Tehran journal -- Audience with the King -- Leap of faith -- Honeymoon at Gleneagles -- Young bride in the royal household -- Pomp and circumstance -- One crisis after another -- America through new eyes -- At home and abroad -- "Women hold up half the sky" -- Parenthood -- Growing pains -- Prelude to war -- Fire in the Gulf -- Test of faith -- Day like no other -- Edge of the Abyss -- White bird -- Skies cried.
Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and a moving account of their public role.
Reading Measurement Programs:
Accelerated Reader
Interest Level Upper Grade
Book Level 9.9
Accelerated Reader Points 16
Subjects:
- Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951-
Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999.
Queens--Jordan Biography.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Jordan--Politics and government--1952-1999.
| Language | Call Number | LCCN | Dewey Decimal | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (eng) | DS154.52.N87 A3 2003a |
2004270644 |
956.9504/4/092 B |
0786867175 9780786867172 |