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Tag Archives: 1970s
The Twilight of the Presidency
The Twlight of the Presidency: An Examination of Power and Isolation in the White House© 1970, 1987200 pages In Twilight of the Presidency, George Reedy uses his personal experience as a Johnson aide, along with the study of other administrations … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, civic awareness, Hail to the Chief, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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Mean Streets
Mean Streets: Confessions of a Nightime Taxi Driver© 2002 Peter McSherry256 pages Mean Streets takes readers into the dark side of Canada, or at least the dark side of Toronto. Ever since the 1970s, Peter McSherry has been driving the night … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 1970s, crime, goods/services, memoir, on the job, transportation
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Laughing Without an Accent
Laughing without an Accent: Adventures of a Global Citizen© 2008 Firoozeh Dumas256 pages In 2003, Firoozeh Dumas charmed readers with stories about her transoceanic childhood, unfolding in both in Iran and the United States in the 1970s. This sequel to … Continue reading
Iran and the United States
Iran and the United States: An Insider’s View on the Failed Past and the Road to Peace© 2014 Seyed Hossein Mousavian368 pages The United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have not been on speaking terms since the hostage … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1970s, geopolitics, history, Middle East, Near East, Persia-Iran
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Funny in Farsi
Funny in Farsi: Growing up Iranian in America© 2003 Firoozeh “Julie” Dumas240 pages Imagine a time when most Americans had never heard of Iran, when a little girl from a village thereof might as well be from Podunk, Eurasia. … Continue reading