01740cam a2200301 4500 357741044 TxAuBib 031201s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004270644 9780786867172 0786867175 (OCoLC)51830518 AOP AOP OWL SDD SRB ILC OCLCQ XY4 MIR PGM DLC TxAuBib Noor, Queen, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951- Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life / Queen Noor. 1st ed. New York : Miramax Books, 2003. xi, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes index. First impressions -- Roots -- Tehran journal -- Audience with the King -- Leap of faith -- Honeymoon at Gleneagles -- Young bride in the royal household -- 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. Sharing 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. Noor. Hussein Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan. Queens. Arab-Israeli conflict Biography Jordan. Jordan Politics and government 1952-1999. QS7