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November 21, 2008

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Paramedic to the Prince: A paramedic's account of life inside the mysterious world of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
enlarge	Author: Patrick (tom) Notestine Publisher: PublishAmerica Category: Book Buy New: $389.47 Buy New/Used from $119.15 Avg. Customer Rating: (2 reviews) Sales Rank: 667726 Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 242 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 1.1 ISBN: 1424158966 Dewey Decimal Number: 920 EAN: 9781424158966 ASIN: 1424158966 Publication Date: March 19, 2007 Release Date: March 19, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews: Product Description Drive-by shootings, drug overdoses, and multi-car accidentsas a paramedic, he thought he had seen it all, until he answered a small job advertisement that changed his life forever. Welcome to the mysterious world of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the most fundamentalist Islamic countries on the globe. Working as a paramedic at the only Level One trauma center in the Middle East, he found his skills and knowledge tested to the limit on a daily basis. Later recruited to the medical team of Crown Prince Abdullah Ibin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the now reigning King of Saudi Arabia, he was drawn into a world of palaces and princes, limousines and Learjets. His adventure had only begun. This is a riveting, factual account of an American paramedics extraordinary experience inside a country seldom seen by the outside world. This book is a must read.

Customer Reviews: A great book on many levels October 20, 2008 4 out of 5 found this review helpful This was definitely a hard book to put down. It contained fascinating information on many levels, from what it's like to be a paramedic, to being an American in Saudi Arabia, to life with the Crown Prince (now king), to a glimpse into the lives of the Saudi elite, sexuality, and the corrupting qualities of power and wealth. I particularly liked Notestine's analysis of how Saudi life has been corrupted by oil money and by what can only be described as rampant narcissistic personality disorder (my phrase, not his). From the youngest ages, children are spoiled. Boys are raised by women they're not bound to respect. Enormous unearned wealth, combined with foreign workers who are virtual slaves, results in people with no boundaries, with an innate sense of entitlement and privilege, a feeling of being special and different, to whom the rules of ordinary mortals do not apply. Jobs are handed out based on who you are, your personal connections and influence, rather than what you have achieved through hard work and education, meaning there's little motivation to achieve anything, no sense of responsibility, and contempt for those who do work. Religion, which in some (notably the Crown Prince, who Notestine seems to respect and admire) has the potential to curb immoral or excessive behavior, is in practice seldom used in that fashion, as rampant hypocrisy leads to lives of public morality and private debauchery in clubs and on foreign vacations by Saudi princes. The sexism is simply breathtaking in its pervasive destructiveness and cruelty. It also presents horrifying glimpses into the lives of the foreign guestworkers who do the bulk of the work of the country, and their mistreatment (as seen in the worst case scenario of "Maid Jumping Syndrome"). I would recommend this to anyone interested in Saudi Arabia, or even those interested in Islam or Al Qaeda. It is in this nation that Al Qaeda, and fundamentalist Islam, have their modern roots. The book will definitely offend many, but it's no bitter, propagandistic invective against either Islam or Saudi Arabia, but rather a (relatively) nuanced view of the nation, though of course biased in terms of the experiences Notestine had. As he himself admits, one is bound to get a skewed view when knowing nothing about a country and then working in an emergency room there for two years. Due to Notestine's placement, this is probably one of the most intimate views one can have of what life is like among the ruling elite of Saudi Arabia that is not told by a member of the family. Adventerous attempt........................... July 16, 2007 2 out of 5 found this review helpful An adventerous book and a depiction of a true account of real life situations. An interesting recount on the Saudi way of life makes the book a "must" read by everyone. Ever the more, it sheds light into the "work ethics" of a true Paramedic.

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