All strangers are kin : adventures in Arabic and the Arab world
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
ISBN
9780547853185, 0547853181
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 318 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780547853185, 0547853181
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
If you've ever studied a foreign language, you know what happens when you first truly and clearly communicate with another person. As Zora O'Neill recalls, you feel like a magician. They say that Arabic takes seven years to learn and a lifetime to master. Steeped in grammar tomes and outdated textbooks, O'Neill faced an increasing certainty that she was not only failing to master Arabic, but also driving herself crazy. She took a decade-long hiatus, but couldn't shake her fascination with the language or the cultures it had opened up to her. So she decided to jump back in--this time with a new approach. Join O'Neill for a grand tour through the Middle East. You will laugh with her in Egypt, delight in the stories she passes on from the United Arab Emirates, and find yourself transformed by her experiences in Lebanon and Morocco. She's packed her dictionaries, her unsinkable sense of humor, and her talent for making fast friends of strangers. From quiet streets to crowded medinas, from families' homes to local hotspots, she brings a part of the world that is thousands of miles away right to your door, reminding us that learning another tongue leaves you rich with so much more than words.--Adapted from dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Neill, Z. (2016). All strangers are kin: adventures in Arabic and the Arab world . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Zora. 2016. All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Zora. All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Zora. All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
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