Babylon by Bus: Or true story of two friends who gave up valuable franchise selling T-shirts to find meaning & adventure in Iraq where they became employed by the Occupation... - Hardcover

LeMoine, Ray; Neumann, Jeff; Webster, Donovan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594200912 ISBN 13: 9781594200915

Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The, 2006

Synopsis

A pair of scruffy college students describes how they left their retail jobs at Fenway Park to run the desk in Baghdad's Coalition Provisional Authority that served as an interface between the CPA and the Iraqi people, a job during which they witnessed firsthand the stresses of war on everyday people, as well as a range of disturbing illegal activities. 60,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeff Neumann worked as a volunteer NGO coordinator for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad in early 2004 after several failed attempts at becoming a professional poker player. He currently resides in New York City and continues to travel as much as possible while trying to stay out of third-world jails.

Ray LeMoine dropped out of Northeastern University in 1999 and spent the next five years running the "Yankees Suck" T-shirt operation outside Fenway Park. As CEO, he was based everywhere from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Spain's Basque region to Revere, Massachusetts. In early 2004, he traveled to Baghdad with Jeff Neumann to help spread freedom and democracy. He lives in New York.

Donovan Webster is an award-winning journalist and author. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic, Vanity Fair, Smithsonian, and The New York Times Magazine, among other publications. He is currently employed as spiritual adviser and bail bondsman for Jeff Neumann and Ray LeMoine.

From AudioFile:

In reading what could be called "Beavis and Butthead Reconstruct Iraq" or "Fear and Loathing in Baghdad," Jeremy Davidson entertains while keeping the detail crisp and clear. He maintains a sense of the irreverence and goofiness of the young American authors--entrepreneurs, low-ball world travelers, gamblers, dopers--who went to Baghdad on a whim and landed jobs administering charities, but he still conveys the wealth of information and insight they provide. We never lose sight of Ray and Jeff's personalities, their humor, and their "yo, dude!" point of view on the pomposity, dishonesty, and stupidity of the Coalition Provisional Authority--or their respect for the individuals who tried to do good under its doubtful auspices. W.M. 2007 Audies Award Finalist © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1594200912
• ISBN 13: 9781594200915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336