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The Shores of Tripoli (Kindle Single) by [Marc Herman]

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Earlier this year, Marc Herman was sent by The Atlantic to the countryside of Libya, where he set up in a small mountain town outside of Tripoli. He describes the place as one in which "most families had at least one member whose primary job description is 'shepherd.'" It was strictly religious, devoid of alcohol, a place where men and women were forbidden to dine at restaurants together. It was also a place of rich characters and quick and dirty battles that seem to, like the war itself, zoom in and out of focus, coalescing around unforgettable moments of human drama. Herman captures those moments for his readers firsthand, along with the people involved--one man notes, "There's no difference between civilian and soldier in Libya now"--to trace Libya's nascent steps toward the Arab Spring. --Chris Schluep

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"Lucid, cinematic, wrenching, humane, The Shores of Tripoli draws on the best traditions of wartime reportage. Herman captures intimate moments of hope and tragedy--along with vital geopolitical context--to create a searing portrait of the revolution that toppled Muammar Qadaffi and brought the rebirth of a more hopeful Libyan nation."  - Tim Dickinson, national affairs correspondent, Rolling Stone"Herman's prose is zipping and journalistic and his sense is clearly with the people, less as a political stance and more as an acknowledgment of the worth of their stories. As an insight to the people's Arab Spring, it has power and range that belies its brevity." - James Rose, The Australian"Marc Herman had a peerless seat on the edge of the Libyan conflict and watched as small-town families became players in a revolution that nobody thought could ever occur. And then he discovered an extraordinary secret about the war, hiding in plain sight."  - Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone and An Ordinary Man

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006C6D56M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ JGLM (November 21, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 21, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 123 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 33 pages
  • Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Over a 20-year career, reporter Marc Herman has reported from volcanoes in Java, vaccine trials in Mozambique, fire festivals in Spain, and Presidential debates in New Hampshire. He is the author of Searching for El Dorado, about his travels with South American gold miners. He lives in Barcelona.

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