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Mona Lisa in Camelot [Bobbie's review]

Mona Lisa in Camelot knocks Bobbie's socks off :

Mona Lisa in Camelot is the beautifully written account of how the exquisite Mona Lisa painting and the graceful and charming First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy joined forces to unite two powerful nations.
* 5 stars *

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• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• ISBN-10: 0738211036 
• ISBN-13: 978-0738211039

The Angel of Grozny [Asne Seierstad]

Orphans of a Forgotten War

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In the early hours of New Year’s 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict that continues to this day. A foreign correspondent in Moscow at the time, Åsne Seierstad traveled regularly to Chechnya to report on the war, describing its affects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst violence. 

In the following decade, Seierstad became an internationally renowned reporter and author, traveling to the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and other war-torn regions. But she never lost sight of this conflict that had initially inspired her career. Over the course of a decade, she watched as Russia ruthlessly suppressed an Islamic rebellion in two bloody wars and as Chechnya evolved into one of the flashpoints in a world now focused on the threat of international terrorism. 

In 2006, Seierstad finally returned to Chechnya, traveling in secret and under the constant threat of danger. In a broken and devastated society she lived with orphans, the wounded, the lost. And she lived with the children of Grozny, those who will shape the country’s future. She asks the question: What happens to a child who grows up surrounded by war and accustomed to violence? 

A compelling, intimate, and often heartbreaking portrait of Chechnya today, The Angel of Grozny is a vivid account of a land’s violent history and its ongoing battle for freedom.

About the Author

Åsne Seierstad is an award-winning journalist who has reported from such wartorn regions as Chechnya, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq.She is the author of A Hundred and One Days as well as The Bookseller of Kabul, an international bestseller that has been translated into thirty-eight languages.Seierstad makes her home in Norway and travels frequently to the United States.

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• Hardcover: 384 pages 
• Publisher: Basic Books (September 8, 2008) 
• ISBN-10: 0465011225 
• ISBN-13: 978-0465011223

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Mona Lisa in Camelot [Margaret Leslie Davis]

How Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's Masterpiece Charmed and Captivated a Nation

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In December 1962, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa set sail from Paris to New York for what was arguably the riskiest art exhibition ever mounted. The fragile icon traveled like a head of state, with armed guards and military surveillance, in a temperature-controlled vault. Masterminding the entire show was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who tirelessly campaigned to persuade National Gallery Director John Walker, French President Charles de Gaulle, and her own husband to debut the legendary smile here. 

For 88 charmed days, “Lisa Fever” swept the nation as nearly two million Americans attended exhibits in Washington, D.C. and New York. It was the greatest outpouring of appreciation for a single work of art in American history. And as only Jacqueline Kennedy could do, she infused America’s first museum blockbuster show with a unique sense of pageantry, igniting a national love affair with the arts. 

Gathering rare archival documents and interviews, acclaimed biographer Margaret Leslie Davis has woven a tantalizing saga, filled with international intrigue and the irresistible charm of Camelot and its queen.

About the Author

Margaret Leslie Davis is the author of six books, including The Culture Broker: Franklin Murphy and the Transformation of Los Angeles and Rivers in the Desert, which Newsweek called a “fascinating history,” soon to be a major motion picture. She lives in Los Angeles.

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• 2 copies available This book is CLAIMED
• Hardcover: 272 pages 
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (November 10, 2008) 
• ISBN-10: 0738211036 
• ISBN-13: 978-0738211039

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