Word: memoirize
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...says Palawan Aziz, the neighborhood's headman and now the project's strongest supporter. Stewart persevered, visiting residents and charming them with courtly Dari and Afghan social graces burnished by his earlier visits to the country (his 2002 trek across Afghanistan formed the basis of his best-selling travel memoir The Places In Between). His first project was to rid the area of 900 cubic meters of trash-a triumph that earned him much gratitude. "We didn't trust him at first," says Aziz. "So many foreigners come in with great promises, and nothing ever happens...
...curiously shaped mushroom spotlighted against a black background: this dramatic still-life, coupled with austere gold lettering and the words “natural history,” succeeds in making this food look as plastic and unappetizing as humanly possible. STEALING BUDDHA’S DINNER: A MEMOIR by Bich Mihn Nguyen With cute pastel pink lettering and a tantalizing candy dish containing a Nestle’s Drumstick, Skittles, a candy necklace, and some strategically placed Pringles, this memoir promises to be a tasty treat. Cultural anxiety, the struggle to assimilate to American culture, bridging gaps between...
...Syracuse, Dau worked several low-paying jobs for companies such as McDonald’s and UPS. He was profiled in a 2006 documentary film about the lost boys of Sudan, “God Grew Tired of Us.” Earlier this year, Dau published a memoir of the same name. Dau is now pursuing a degree at Syracuse University as a part-time student, and he directs a nonprofit devoted to Sudanese refugee issues and rebuilding southern Sudan. Last night’s talk was followed by a reception at Uno Chicago Grill in Harvard Square...
...refer to the practice of running white Zimbabwean farmers, many of whom have been there for generations, off their land. Peter Godwin, a white Zimbabwean, has observed quite a bit of jambanja at uncomfortably close quarters, and he has meticulously recorded his outraged, torchlit impressions in this remarkable memoir: the harassment, the chanting mobs, the beating of the elderly, the pointless destruction of food-bearing land, all the smashed crockery of a peaceful, genteel microculture destroyed by greed and ignorance with the blessing of Zimbabwe's monstrous President Robert Mugabe...
...come forward with mental health issues is a major public health problem. “Such privacy and reticence can kill,” she said, noting that many people are afraid of the repercussions of making their mental health issues public. Jamison, the author of the widely acclaimed memoir “An Unquiet Mind,” uses her unique perspective to inform her role as both a physician and teacher in the mental health field. In her talk, Jamison discussed the process of going public despite the stigma associated with mental illness...