02899cam a2200469 a 4500 26645 26645 BJBSDDR 20230410103829.0 ta 130710s2011 oncab b 000 0aeng 9781443402040 17806574 (OCoLC)ocn728826030 NLC eng NLC spa lccopycat f-ng--- n-cn--- 534 DT 547.853 F787s 2011 966.26 Fowler, Robert R., 1944- A season in hell : my 130 days in the Sahara with Al Qaeda / Robert R. Fowler. Toronto, Ont. : HarperCollins Canada, 2011. xxi, 342 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-340). The grab -- Central station -- The board of directors -- TV camp -- Video one -- Camp Canada -- Survival in the desert -- Our AQIM captors -- Us and them -- Solo, Perduto, Abbandonato in landa desolata! Orror! -- Blaise Compaoré and his marvellous gift -- Calling home -- Soumana disappears, conversion, and letters from home -- Ultimatum -- Someone would die -- Liberation and the flight to freedom -- Bamako and Ouagadougou, Germany, and home -- Epilogue : filling in the blanks. "Robert Fowler was a dominant force in Canadian foreign affairs... On December 14, 2008, Fowler, acting as the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Niger, was kidnapped by Al Qaeda. Along with his colleague Louis Guay, Fowler lived, slept, and ate with his captors for over four months, gaining rare first-hand insight into the world's most feared terrorist group. For those 130 punishing days, Fowler survived in extreme desert conditions at the whims of his volatile kidnappers, fearing every moment could be his last. Fowler's capture, release, and subsequent media appearances have shed new light on the confrontation between Western values and violent Islamic fundamentalism. A Season in Hell is Fowler's riveting story of his captivity, told in his own words, but it is also a startlingly frank discussion about the state of a world redefined by clashing civilizations."--book jacket. Fowler, Robert R., 1944- Captivity, 2008-2009. Fowler, Robert R., 1944- Cautiverio, 2008-2009. Qaida (Organization) Al Qaeda (Organización) Hostages Niger Biography. Hostages Canada Biography. Diplomats Canada Biography. Rehenes Niger Biografías 5947 Rehenes Canada Biografía. Diplomáticos Canada Biografías 5948 Terrorismo 3683 Otages Canada Biographies. Diplomates Canada Biographies. Otages Niger Biographies. lcc BK JAAM 0 0 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 534 DT 547.853 F787s 2011 00000107762 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK