Full Circle: Escape from Baghdad and the Return

by Saul Silas Fathi

Book Overview

AWARDS RECEIVED In addition to being selected a finalist in Foreword Magazine, the book also won the "2005 Distinguished Honor Award" from the Military Writers Society of America. The link can be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977711781
• ISBN13: 9780977711789
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Saul Silas Fathi
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

One of a Kind Autobiography!

You will never in your life read another book quite like this one, by Jewish author and US Army veteran, Saul Silas Fathi. His autobiography, "Full Circle - Escape from Baghdad and the Return" takes the reader to places and events that one may only get to know about from small glimpses on The History Channel or in some old National Geographic Magazines. This guy has lived a life that would make a great movie. He was born into a well to do Jewish family in Baghdad in 1938, which in that part of the world presented some very real dangers. The book shares with us his early years and how he was smuggled out of Iraq at 10 years of age and eventually ended up in Israel. He studied at the Israel Air Force Academy of Aeronautics and then worked his way to South America. This long out of the way journey eventually takes the author to New York to study where he ends up joining the US Army and was shipped off to Korea to join up with the First Cavalry Division. The book goes on to chronicle his exploits and personal adventures including becoming a top level executive for several large high-tech companies. His book deals with having his family being falsely accused of treason against the Iraqi government and of being labeled a Zionist and Communist. Those labels alone were more than enough to cause them to be concerned for their safety, in addition to just being a Jew in a Muslim country. This book deals with the hardships and persecution that this Jewish man faced in his lifetime. In the face of all that the author lived through and what he learned about life, his personal outlook and drive to succeed are a real tribute to his inner strength and character. Reading this book will inspire you and entertain you as well. The author has lived a full life and his book allows you to experience it through his memories. 2005 Distinguished Honor Award!

The true life story of one man in his escape from a country of perpetual pain and degradation

Full Circle: Escape From Baghdad And The Return by Saul Silas Fathi is the true life story of one man in his escape from a country of perpetual pain and degradation. Readers will follow Fathi through his arrival to Israel, Brazil and even the United states as the boy dares the world even further through his escapes progression. Full Circle is an inspirational memoir depicting a painstakingly true tale of a refugee seeking asylum a corrupt and indecent homeland, and is very highly recommended for all non-specialist general readers for its revealing content.

An enlightening read by a gifted storyteller

Genre: Memoir/Non fiction Title: Full Circle-Escape from Baghdad and the Return AUTHOR: Saul Silas Fathi Saul Silas Fathi was born to a prominent Jewish family in Baghdad, Iraq in 1938. Full Circle is the story of his life in Baghdad, his escape to Israel and finally his journey to Brazil and then the United States. The book is divided into sections each chronicling a portion of Saul's life. Section One, IRAQ is filled with anecdotes and short stories of the people and places that young Saul experienced. Readers are delighted by the humorous and saddened by the terrible injustices that this young boy faces. Section Two, Israel allows insight into the newly formed state of Israel with all of its ethnic mix and beautiful countryside. Saul and his brother Yeftah must learn to exist alone in a strange country without parents or siblings. Eventually they are united with the family and Saul turns from boy to man. In 1958 at the age of 20, Saul and his cousin Sabah leave Israel for Brazil. Although Saul's sister Berta has settled in the United States, immigrating is difficult and complicated if not impossible at that time. Brazil becomes the second choice of the two adventurers. First traveling to Italy, Spain and France they eventually arrive in Santos, south of Sao Paulo, Brazil. What the young men discover about their Jewish faith and how it is being once again down trodden does not bring them the happiness that travel had promised. Finally in 1960 he arrives in New York and the story of Saul the man continues in Section Three and Four. The book is interspersed with photographs of Saul, his family and friends providing the reader with another visual tool in getting to know these wonderful people. Author Saul Silas Fathi is a gifted storyteller. His descriptions of places and people are vivid and entertaining. An interesting and enlightening read for anyone interested in varying world cultures and religious practices. Reviewer: Shirley Roe, Allbooks Reviews.