Spirit of the Phoenix: Beirut and the Story of Lebanon
'Part travelogue, part political vignettes, part personal reminiscences, Llewellyn captures the essence of this unique and troubled country.' - David Hirst, author of 'The Gun and the Olive Branch'; 'Tim Llewellyn, a bright and brave BBC correspondent during many of Lebanon's earlier seemingly endless little and big wars, has returned decades later to scrutinize Beirut and its still largely unresolved problems. Read his compelling 'Spirit of the Phoenix' and understand how and why that fabled bird of resilient re-birth has survived in Lebanon, but just barely, alas, and missing many of its feathers.' - Jonathan Randal, former Middle East correspondent for the Washington Post, and the author of 'Osama: The Making of a Terrorist' (I.B.Tauris, 2006)--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.