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My Year in Iraq

Name: My Year in Iraq
Author: L. Paul Bremer

by L. Paul Bremer

2006•Biography•432 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA realistic biography that is heavy and moving. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

This memoir of fourteen months as America's proconsul in Iraq is the only senior insider's perspective on the crucial period following the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

American Economic assistanceAmerican Humanitarian assistanceBiographyHistoryInsurgencyInternal securityIraq War, 2003-Officials and employees

Details

Author: L. Paul Bremer
Published: 2006
Pages: 432
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Source: Open Library

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