“The true story of one family, caught between America's two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children from her, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the
“You shall know our velocity! “By Dave Eggers“ In his first novel by him, Dave Eggers has written a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss. It reminds us once again what an important, necessary talent
“Zeitoun” by Dave Eggers “Zeitoun tells the true story of an unsung Katrina hero turned Islamic terrorist by his government. Instead of being decorated for the noble and caring acts he carried out during the flooding of the city of New Orleans, Zeitoun was tortured and wrongfully accused of belonging to al Qaeda.”
“A heartbreaking work of staggering genius” by Dave Eggers “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher “Toph” Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. ” Extracted from Wikipedia. See also: http://www.culturevulture.net/Books/Heartbreaking.htm http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/02/20/reviews/000220.20moslet.html http://www.salon. com/books/int/2009/07/16/dave_eggers http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2000/oct/19/firstchapters.guardianfirstbookaward20001 Selected titles are a