Middle of Everywhere, The: The World's Refugees Come to Our Town(J1225)
5 journalers for this copy...
hardback; 390pp including index; published, 2002
Mary Pipher is one of my favorite authors;D
>>Reviving Ophelia*
>>Letters to a Young Therapist*
>>The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families
>>Girls like Us: 40 Extraordinary Women Celebrate Girlhood in Story, Poetry, and Song
>>Hunger Pains
>>Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
>>Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
>>Different Plain: Contemporary Nebraska Fiction Writers (Mary Pipher, introduction)
>>Mirror Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair with Reflection (with Mark Pendergrast)
>>Caring for Your Parents: The Complete AARP Guide (with Hugh Delehanty and Elinor Ginzler)
>>Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel (with Jean Kilbourne)
*have read
FROM OUR EDITORS
In Reviving Ophelia, Dr. Mary Pipher visited the insulated and vulnerable world of adolescent girls. In Another Country, she explored endangered provinces of the American elderly. In The Middle of Everything, she takes us to Lincoln, Nebraska, a midwestern heartland where new citizens are learning to cope with the American Dream. In this humane and timely book, Pipher describes the arrival and assimilation of newcomers from places with exotic names: Kosovo, Sudan, Ho Chi Minh City, Kabul…. A pledge of allegiance with a new wrinkle.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Over the past decade, Mary Pipher has helped us understand our family members. Reviving Ophelia did for our teenage daughters what Another Country did for our aging parents. Now, Pipher connects us with our greater family--the human family.
In cities and towns all over the country, refugees arrive daily. Lost Boys from Sudan, survivors from Kosovo, families fleeing Afghanistan and Vietnam: they come with nothing but the desire to experience the American dream. Their endurance in the face of tragedy and their ability to hold on to the essential virtues of family, love, and joy are a tonic for Americans who are now facing crises at home. Their stories will make you laugh and weep--and give you a deeper understanding of the wider world in which we live.
The Middle of Everywhere moves beyond the headlines, into the hearts and homes of refugees from around the world. Her stories bring to us the complexity of cultures we must come to understand in these times.
Harcourt is donating a portion of the proceeds from this book to the Pipher Refugee Relief Fund of the Lincoln Action Project.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
"I saw my father and grandfather shot in our living room," says Anton, a Bosnian teen who now lives in Nebraska. His teachers see him as a potential suicide, and he struggles to make sense of being an American high school student. Profiling Anton and other refugees from around the world Russia, Croatia, Yemen, Hungary, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone bestselling author Pipher (Reviving Ophelia), drawing upon anthropology, sociology and psychology, offers a deft, moving portrait of the complexity of American life. Pipher, a family therapist in Lincoln, Neb., where these immigrants all live, is interested in the effects of globalization how it affects people's relationships, their sense of place, their identities. She writes in rich, empathetic language and with a keen, observant eye for detail and nuance. Her relationships with her subjects range widely: she is a surrogate parent to a family of four children orphaned during the Sudanese civil war; to others she is "cultural broker," for instance, helping an Iraqi family understand the difference between what they see on television and the realities of everyday American life. As in Another Country, her book about aging parents, Pipher writes directly and movingly about the complications of people's lives in a constant culture clash but is mindful to place them in a clearly defined social and political setting. Noting that after September 11, "we are all refugees from what was once our America," Pipher's ambitious undertaking of combining personal stories with global politics is wonderfully realized. (Apr.) Forecast: Given Pipher's record and the increased attention by Americans to foreigners in our midst, this should sell handsomely. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Mary Pipher is one of my favorite authors;D
>>Reviving Ophelia*
>>Letters to a Young Therapist*
>>The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families
>>Girls like Us: 40 Extraordinary Women Celebrate Girlhood in Story, Poetry, and Song
>>Hunger Pains
>>Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
>>Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
>>Different Plain: Contemporary Nebraska Fiction Writers (Mary Pipher, introduction)
>>Mirror Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair with Reflection (with Mark Pendergrast)
>>Caring for Your Parents: The Complete AARP Guide (with Hugh Delehanty and Elinor Ginzler)
>>Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel (with Jean Kilbourne)
*have read
FROM OUR EDITORS
In Reviving Ophelia, Dr. Mary Pipher visited the insulated and vulnerable world of adolescent girls. In Another Country, she explored endangered provinces of the American elderly. In The Middle of Everything, she takes us to Lincoln, Nebraska, a midwestern heartland where new citizens are learning to cope with the American Dream. In this humane and timely book, Pipher describes the arrival and assimilation of newcomers from places with exotic names: Kosovo, Sudan, Ho Chi Minh City, Kabul…. A pledge of allegiance with a new wrinkle.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Over the past decade, Mary Pipher has helped us understand our family members. Reviving Ophelia did for our teenage daughters what Another Country did for our aging parents. Now, Pipher connects us with our greater family--the human family.
In cities and towns all over the country, refugees arrive daily. Lost Boys from Sudan, survivors from Kosovo, families fleeing Afghanistan and Vietnam: they come with nothing but the desire to experience the American dream. Their endurance in the face of tragedy and their ability to hold on to the essential virtues of family, love, and joy are a tonic for Americans who are now facing crises at home. Their stories will make you laugh and weep--and give you a deeper understanding of the wider world in which we live.
The Middle of Everywhere moves beyond the headlines, into the hearts and homes of refugees from around the world. Her stories bring to us the complexity of cultures we must come to understand in these times.
Harcourt is donating a portion of the proceeds from this book to the Pipher Refugee Relief Fund of the Lincoln Action Project.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
"I saw my father and grandfather shot in our living room," says Anton, a Bosnian teen who now lives in Nebraska. His teachers see him as a potential suicide, and he struggles to make sense of being an American high school student. Profiling Anton and other refugees from around the world Russia, Croatia, Yemen, Hungary, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone bestselling author Pipher (Reviving Ophelia), drawing upon anthropology, sociology and psychology, offers a deft, moving portrait of the complexity of American life. Pipher, a family therapist in Lincoln, Neb., where these immigrants all live, is interested in the effects of globalization how it affects people's relationships, their sense of place, their identities. She writes in rich, empathetic language and with a keen, observant eye for detail and nuance. Her relationships with her subjects range widely: she is a surrogate parent to a family of four children orphaned during the Sudanese civil war; to others she is "cultural broker," for instance, helping an Iraqi family understand the difference between what they see on television and the realities of everyday American life. As in Another Country, her book about aging parents, Pipher writes directly and movingly about the complications of people's lives in a constant culture clash but is mindful to place them in a clearly defined social and political setting. Noting that after September 11, "we are all refugees from what was once our America," Pipher's ambitious undertaking of combining personal stories with global politics is wonderfully realized. (Apr.) Forecast: Given Pipher's record and the increased attention by Americans to foreigners in our midst, this should sell handsomely. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
This book arrived at Sherwood Brisbane Queensland Australia Monday 25 July 2005 after a journey of 2 months and 13 days (74 days) from Manchester Missouri, and was sent by my dear friend MRJIGGS as my prize in one of her wonderful Chit Chat competitions. Thank you MRJIGGS! I shall enjoy this book immensely, because Mary Pipher comes highly recommended... :)
Here is a link to the Competition...
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/5/2076014
I 'borrowed' this book from the teetering pile hoarded by cackleberry.
This carefully researched account of Pipher's experiences getting to know and understand the diverse refugee community in Lincoln, Nebraska is both heartbreaking and inspiring. The stories of poverty, loss and resilience she shares help to personalize the people and places that could be anywhere. It certainly has resonance in the appalling treatment of refuges by our government, of which all right-thinking Australians are ashamed.
This carefully researched account of Pipher's experiences getting to know and understand the diverse refugee community in Lincoln, Nebraska is both heartbreaking and inspiring. The stories of poverty, loss and resilience she shares help to personalize the people and places that could be anywhere. It certainly has resonance in the appalling treatment of refuges by our government, of which all right-thinking Australians are ashamed.
"Picture yourself dropped in the Sudanese grasslands with no tools or knowledge about how to survive and no ways to communicate with the locals or ask for advice..."
taken from p63
An extraordinary tale, beautifully told.
A consumate writer, Pipher gets to the nub of the situation and doesn't let up, no matter how off-putting. The truth will out, eventually, and with people like Pipher pushing for the truth, the sooner this will be. A remarkable book. Thank you MRJIGGS, you made a great choice for me...
Picked this up at our September Meet-up.
So right cackles! Good food, good company!
I picked this up immediately as it looked like a great read. There is nothing more compelling than people telling thier own stories of displacement, and courage. Looking forward to it.
So right cackles! Good food, good company!
I picked this up immediately as it looked like a great read. There is nothing more compelling than people telling thier own stories of displacement, and courage. Looking forward to it.
I am soooooo tempted to leave this on my bookshelf. You know, just slip it to the back and hoard it!
Most of us have no idea of the challenges many of the refugees face when they are dropped into alien cultures, many with tragic experiences behind them. Mary Pipher not only gives us a glimpse inside their struggles to survive, but through her own experiences lays out how a caring community can best support them as they rebuild.
This is truely enlightening reading. It engenders so much empathy for displaced people who become literally "Strangers in a strange land."
I will take this along to our Brisbane Meet-up next Sunday.
Most of us have no idea of the challenges many of the refugees face when they are dropped into alien cultures, many with tragic experiences behind them. Mary Pipher not only gives us a glimpse inside their struggles to survive, but through her own experiences lays out how a caring community can best support them as they rebuild.
This is truely enlightening reading. It engenders so much empathy for displaced people who become literally "Strangers in a strange land."
I will take this along to our Brisbane Meet-up next Sunday.
Journal Entry 7 by whitequeen at Mary Ryan's Paddington in Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Saturday, December 17, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (12/17/2005 UTC) at Mary Ryan's Paddington in Brisbane, Queensland Australia
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Time to pass this book on.
I'm taking it to our Brisbane Xmas party.
Time to pass this book on.
I'm taking it to our Brisbane Xmas party.
Picked up at Brisbane BC Christmas Party 18 December.
Looking forward to reading this book!
Looking forward to reading this book!
Enjoyed book greatly - after a very long wait on my MT TBR! My apologies!
Control released to a friend who will also enjoy!
Control released to a friend who will also enjoy!
