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Whenthirty-three-year-oldMohammedOdehal-RehaiefmadethedecisiontoriskhislifeandhisfamilytosavePrivateFirstClassJessicaLynch—anAmericansoldierhedidnotknow—itwasmorethantheeverydayreckoningwithdeaththatpermeateswartime.Itwastheculminationofalifespentatoddswiththerepressiveregimethatheldhiscountry.Mohammed'sstoryisacomingofagetaleinasocietywhereviolenceandbetrayalwereeverydayevents,whereoneinfiveadultmalesworkedforthestate'ssecurityapparatus,whereapresident-for-lifedemandedabsoluteloyaltyandadulation.Yetevenashenavigatesaculturetarnishedbybrutalityandcorruption,MohammedrevealsunexpectedsidesofIraq—scenesofsurprisingtendernessandstubborngenerosity—andemergesasanunlikelyherowhosevaluestranscendideology:honor,compassion,andanunshakablebeliefinthesanctityofhumanlife.
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EmerilLagasseEmerilLagasseburstontothecookingscenein1993withhismega-popularcookingshow,EmerilLive,soonfollowedbythesecondandevenmorepopularseries,EssenceofEmeril.Asignature"Bam!"later,hereleasedaseriesofbestsellingcookbooksthatrevealhistastiesttechniquestowannabechefs.BiographyChefEmerilLagassereceivedhisfirstculinaryexperiencefromhismother,Hilda,whenhewasaboygrowingupinthesmalltownofFallRiver,Massachusetts.Asateenager,heworkedataPortuguesebakerywherehemasteredtheartofbreadandpastrybaking.Uponhighschoolgraduation,LagassewasofferedafullscholarshiptotheNewEnglandConservatoryofMusic,butdecidedtopursueacareerasaprofessionalchef.HeearnedhisDoctoratedegreethroughtheculinaryprogramatJohnsonandWalesUniversity.LagassethentraveledtoParisandLyonwherehepolishedhisskillsandlearnedtheartofclassicFrenchcuisine.ReturningtotheUnitedStates,LagassepracticedhisartinfinerestaurantsinNewYork,BostonandPhiladelphiabeforeheadingsouthtotheBigEasy.LuredtoNewOrleansbyDickandEllaBrennan,Lagasseestablishedhisstarattheirlegendaryrestaurant,Commander'sPalace,wherehewasexecutivechefforsevenandahalfyears.Lagasseisnowthechef-proprietorofsevenrestaurantsincludingthreeinNewOrleans,twoinLasVegas,andtwoinOrlando.In1990,ChefEmerilopenedEmeril'sRestaurantinthechicWarehouseDistrictindowntownNewOrleans.Twoyearslater,heopenedNolaRestaurantintheFrenchQuarter.In1995,Emerilbroughthis"NewNewOrleans"cookingtoLasVegasandopenedEmeril'sNewOrleansFishHouse,locatedinthemonumentalMGMGrandHotel.In1998,LagasseopenedEmeril'sDelmonicoRestaurantandBarinNewOrleans'historicGardenDistrict.Heopenedtworestaurantsin1999--inFebruary,heheadeddowntoFloridatoopenEmeril'sRestaurantOrlandoatUniversalStudiosCityWalkandinMay,heopenedDelmonicoSteakhouseisintheVenetianResort/Hotel/Casino.InJanuary2003,heopenedEmeril'sTchoupChop(pronouncedchop-chop)atUniversalOrlando'sRoyalPacificResort.Emeril'sRestaurantAtlantaisslatedtoopeninsummer2003.Therecognitionandawardshehasgarneredhavemadehimknowntofood-lovingAmericanseverywhere.Hisrestaurantsconsistentlywincriticalpraiseandtopratings.Emeril'sRestaurantwasdubbed"RestaurantoftheYear"byJohnMarianiinEsquiremagazinein1990andreceivedthecovetedWineSpectator"GrandAward"in1991.Alsoin1991,Lagassewasnamed"BestSoutheastRegionalChef"bytheJamesBeardFoundation.Mostrecently,Emeril'sRestaurantearnedtheprestigiousIvyAward.Nolahasachievedthestatusof"BestNewRestaurant"byEsquiremagazinein1993andhasbeenrecognizednationallybyTravel&Leisure,TravelerandSouthernLivingmagazines.Histhirdrestaurant,Emeril'sNewOrleansFishHousewasnamed"BestRestaurantinLasVegas"byZagats.In2002,DelmonicoSteakhousewasnamed"BestSteakhouse"byLasVegasLifemagazine.Lagassehimselfhasalsoreceivedaccoladesandawardsforhisculinaryexpertise.In1991,Lagassewasnamed"BestSoutheastRegionalChef"bytheJamesBeardFoundation.In1998hewaschosenas"ChefoftheYear"byGQmagazine.In1999,hewasnamedoneofPeoplemagazine's"25MostIntriguingPeopleoftheYear."ChefEmerilLagasseisanationalTVpersonality.LagassejoinedtheFoodNetworkin1993andcelebratedhis1000thshowwiththenetworkin2001.HeisthehostofbothTheEssenceofEmerilandEmerilLive,whichreachesover75millionhomesdaily.TheformerhasbeennominatedfortwoEmmyAwardsin2001,2002and2003,andwasvotedbyTimemagazineasoneofthe"Top10TVShows"during1996.ThelatterhaswonaCableAceAwardfor"BestInformationalSeries."ChefEmerilisalsothefoodcorrespondentforGoodMorningAmericaandappearseveryFridaymorning.Lagasseisalsoabestsellingauthor.In1993hepublishedthebestsellingcookbookEmeril'sNewNewOrleansCookingwhichintroducedhiscreativeapproachtoCreolecuisine.SixotherbookshavefollowedincludingLouisianaRealandRustic,Emeril'sCreoleChristmas,Emeril'sTVDinners,EveryDay'sAParty,PrimeTimeEmerilandthekids'cookbook,Emeril,There'sAChefinMySoup!In2000,Lagasse'sbooksalesexceededtwomillion.InSeptember2002,EmerilestablishedtheEmerilLagasseFoundationtosupportandencourageprogramscreatingdevelopmentalandeducationalopportunitiesforchildren.Authorbiographycourtesyoftheauthor'sofficialwebsite.GoodToKnowEmeril'sself-titledNBCsitcomlaunchedinfall2001butgarneredpoorratingsandwascanceledshortlythereafter.Hometown:NewOrleans,LouisianaDateofBirth:十月15,1959PlaceofBirth:FallRiver,MassachusettsEducation:Culinarydegree,Johnson&WalesUniversityWebsite:http://www.emerils.com
