01551nam a2200241Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030020002200071040004500093043001200138100005900150245006200209250001200271260003600283300006000319500002000379505045000399520027900849600006601128600005901194651005601253261280OCoLC20200427111634.0030311s2003    nyuaf         001 0aeng d  a0786867175c25.95  aAOPcAOPdOWLdSDDdSRBdILCdOCLCQdXY4  aa-jo---0 aNoorcQueen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan2Local10aLeap of faithbmemoirs of an unexpected lifecQueen Noor.  a1st ed.  aNew YorkbMiramax Bookscc2003.  axi, 467 p., [16] p. of platesbill. (some col.)c24 cm.  aIncludes index.0 aFirst impressions -- Roots -- Tehran journal -- Audience with the King -- Leap of faith -- Honeymoon at Gleneagles -- Young bride in the royal houeshold -- Pomp and circumstance -- One crisis after another -- America through new eyes -- At home and abroad -- "Women hold up half the sky" -- Parenthood -- Growing pains -- Prelude to war -- Fire in the Gulf -- Test of faith -- Day like no other -- Edge of the Abyss -- White bird -- Skies cried.  aSharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and a moving account of their public role.00aNoorcQueen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordand1951-2Local00aHussein, King of Jordan.cKing of Jordand1935-2Local 0aJordan.xPolitics and governmenty1952-1999.2Local