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" Our last best chance : "
King Abdullah II.
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BL
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794866
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b614905
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| Main Entry
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King Abdullah II.
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Our last best chance : : the pursuit of peace in a time of peril\ King Abdullah II.
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| Publication Statement
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New York: Viking, 2011
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(xxi, 346 pages)
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1101189592
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: 1101190132
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: 9781101189597
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: 9781101190135
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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The conflict begins --; The 1967 war --; Dark clouds over Amman --; Arriving in America --; Sandhurst --; Qatraneh nights --; A secret mission --; "You guys don't stand a chance" --; A royal wedding --; Lessons in diplomacy --; Very special operations --; In the footsteps of a legend --; Becoming king --; Friends and neighbors --; Transforming Jordan --; Desert Deerfield --; Jerusalem at the heart of conflict --; Seeking peace, getting war --; War in the desert --; "We will be greeted as liberators" --; My Islam --; Jordan's 9/11 --; The Amman message --; The end of an era --; The mask slips --; A new voice from America --; Fortress Israel or a fifty-seven-state solution?
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The eldest son of Jordan's King Hussein, the author had not expected to ascend to the throne; his father's brother had long been crown prince. But he was chosen by the king on his deathbed. Both a memoir and a frank discussion of how to solve problems in the Middle East.
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Abdullah -- II, -- King of Jordan, -- 1962-
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Jordan -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Jordan -- Politics and government.
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DS154.6.A23K564 2011
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Abdullah, King of Jordan
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