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1 online resource (222 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
An aspiring writer and reporter, Karol Nielsen went trekking through the Peruvian Andes at the height of the Shining Path terror, looking for adventure and a good story. She found Aviv, an Israeli traveler fresh out of his mandatory military service-a war-weary veteran of the first intifada-dreaming about peace. Black Elephants follows this idealistic pair as they explore the Americas, until Aviv, inexorably drawn to his homeland, asks Karol to come with him to Israel. There, the couple's lovingly laid plans-for Aviv to attend university, and for Karol to work on a kibbutz, study Hebrew, and g. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1 The New Zealand SheepFarmer and the Recruit; 2 Machu Picchu; 3 Schlepper; 4 Revital; 5 Mexican Pyramids; 6 Long Distance; 7 Sabra; 8 Give Peace a Chance; 9 Black Elephants; 10 Not a Good Soldier; 11 Nadav; 12 Housebound; 13 Cappuccino, Cheesecake, and Gas Masks; 14 Sitting Ducks; 15 The Promise; 16 Lucie; 17 A Lonely Trip; 18 Hebrew Lessons; 19 Scandinavian Worker; 20 Pampered American; 21 Smoker; 22 Nine-Point-Two Miles; 23 Litmus Test; 24 Better to Smile; 25 Hermit Crab; 26 Shalom, Shalom; 27 Collateral Damage; 28 Homecoming. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nielsen, Karol.
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Nielsen, Karol. |
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Nielsen, Karol. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Israel.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Israel. |
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Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Israel.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nielsen, Karol. Black elephants. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2011 9780803235373 (DLC) 2011011330 (OCoLC)710045031 |
| ISBN |
9780803237834 (electronic book) |
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0803237839 (electronic book) |
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9780803235373 |
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0803235372 |
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