1958-

Poppies of Iraq is Brigitte Findakly's nuanced, tender chronicle of her relationship with her homeland, Iraq.

Presents fifteen essays on Iraq's history, people, and conflicts, covering such topics as the chemical attacks on the Kurds, the history of relations between the U.S. and Iraq governments, and the rise of crime and corruption in Baghdad.

Explores the history of political, economic, and humanitarian intervention in Iraq by the international community since 1991.

Examines the history of Iraq and Saddam Hussein's rule, arguing that the country's past has left it without national unity and identity, and imagines the repercussions of Hussein's fostering of ethnic and religious hatred amongst his people were he deposed.

Six months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three eighth-grade girls living on an American military base with their families in Berlin try to save a Russian soldier, who has been beaten and left for dead, by smuggling him to Paris, where they are going to perform in a music competition.

Six months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three eighth-grade girls living on an American military base with their families in Berlin try to save a Russian soldier, who has been beaten and left for dead, by smuggling him to Paris, where they are going to perform in a music competition.