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  2. The Desert Rose - Wikipedia

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    The Desert Rose is a 1983 novel by Larry McMurtry about a Las Vegas showgirl. [1] It was his ninth novel. McMurtry wrote the book after visiting Las Vegas to research a film script about that city. The movie was never made. [2] The Los Angeles Times called it "warm and funny". [3]

  3. How a book retreat in the desert reminded me books will ... - AOL

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    Founder and CEO Zibby Media, author Zibby Owens, hosted the Zibby Book retreat the weekend of Sept. 20, 2024. Zibby book authors including Ava Dellaira, Swan Huntley, Mary Jones and Joselyn Takacs ...

  4. Waris Dirie - Wikipedia

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    She has created a platform for raising awareness about FGM that includes numerous foundations, campaigns, books, and documentaries. Her first book, Desert Flower (1998), is an autobiography that went on to become an international bestseller, selling over 11 million copies worldwide, and inspired the film Desert Flower (2009). She created two ...

  5. Monoptilon bellioides - Wikipedia

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    The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences (capitula), 2 cm wide, [2] with white ray florets and yellow disc florets in the center. The flowers open in the morning and close in the evening. The flowers open in the morning and close in the evening.

  6. Desert Flower (film) - Wikipedia

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    Desert Flower is a 2009 biographical film directed by Sherry Hormann. It stars Liya Kebede , Sally Hawkins and Craig Parkinson , and is based on the Somali -born model Waris Dirie 's autobiography .

  7. List of Sonoran Desert wildflowers - Wikipedia

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    Arizona—Sonora Desert Museum: Flora of the Sonoran Desert Region U.S. Wildflowers Reference List: Arizona — Reference List of websites for Arizona Wildflower Identification . Pima Community College.

  8. What is a book desert? When this high schooler found out, she ...

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    In ninth grade, Zuri worked on a project to set up a small library for migrant girls. "I learned about book deserts through that," said Zuri, who said she has always been a voracious reader.

  9. Desert Flower - Wikipedia

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    Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad is an autobiographical book written by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller, [1] published in 1998 about the life of Somali model, Waris Dirie. Summary