Killing Time in Saudi Arabia: An American Experience

Where Lawrence of Arabia Feared to Tread

In the third book of the American Experiences in Arabia During the War On Terror Series, the author finds himself on a military contract where, unbeknownst to him, he is the replacement for teachers who were blown up during the terrorist bombing of the VinnellArabia compound in 2003. Finding himself in the middle of the revolt incited by events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq by US forces, Matthew Heines must find a way to survive. In the middle of the terror, he finds a beautiful South African nurse to share the days and Arabian Nights with him, sleeping under the stars. Join the adventures from the Persian Gulf to Jeddah, from Taif to Yanbu. When you read Killing Time in Saudi Arabia, you are reading about something that happened once in Saudi Arabia, but will most likely never, ever happen again.

◆ Experience the life of a military contractor (mercenary).

◆ Understand the US military relations with Saudi Arabia.

◆ Experience life in the capitol city of Riyadh.

◆ Meet expatriates from all over the world and run around with them in the desert.

◆ Experience life as a terrorist target and learn the art of camouflage.

◆ Experience camping outside of Riyadh, on the seashore outside of Hofuf on the Persian Gulf, in the mountains of Taif and in Yanbu, base of T.E. Lawrence.

If you think Saudi Arabia is just a bunch of guys running around in robes, it's time you read Killing Time in Saudi Arabia and discover how some people can find a way to have a good time anywhere - even Saudi Arabia.

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Killing Time in Saudi Arabia: An American Experience

Where Lawrence of Arabia Feared to Tread

In the third book of the American Experiences in Arabia During the War On Terror Series, the author finds himself on a military contract where, unbeknownst to him, he is the replacement for teachers who were blown up during the terrorist bombing of the VinnellArabia compound in 2003. Finding himself in the middle of the revolt incited by events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq by US forces, Matthew Heines must find a way to survive. In the middle of the terror, he finds a beautiful South African nurse to share the days and Arabian Nights with him, sleeping under the stars. Join the adventures from the Persian Gulf to Jeddah, from Taif to Yanbu. When you read Killing Time in Saudi Arabia, you are reading about something that happened once in Saudi Arabia, but will most likely never, ever happen again.

◆ Experience the life of a military contractor (mercenary).

◆ Understand the US military relations with Saudi Arabia.

◆ Experience life in the capitol city of Riyadh.

◆ Meet expatriates from all over the world and run around with them in the desert.

◆ Experience life as a terrorist target and learn the art of camouflage.

◆ Experience camping outside of Riyadh, on the seashore outside of Hofuf on the Persian Gulf, in the mountains of Taif and in Yanbu, base of T.E. Lawrence.

If you think Saudi Arabia is just a bunch of guys running around in robes, it's time you read Killing Time in Saudi Arabia and discover how some people can find a way to have a good time anywhere - even Saudi Arabia.

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Killing Time in Saudi Arabia: An American Experience

Killing Time in Saudi Arabia: An American Experience

by Matthew Heines
Killing Time in Saudi Arabia: An American Experience

Killing Time in Saudi Arabia: An American Experience

by Matthew Heines

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Where Lawrence of Arabia Feared to Tread

In the third book of the American Experiences in Arabia During the War On Terror Series, the author finds himself on a military contract where, unbeknownst to him, he is the replacement for teachers who were blown up during the terrorist bombing of the VinnellArabia compound in 2003. Finding himself in the middle of the revolt incited by events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq by US forces, Matthew Heines must find a way to survive. In the middle of the terror, he finds a beautiful South African nurse to share the days and Arabian Nights with him, sleeping under the stars. Join the adventures from the Persian Gulf to Jeddah, from Taif to Yanbu. When you read Killing Time in Saudi Arabia, you are reading about something that happened once in Saudi Arabia, but will most likely never, ever happen again.

◆ Experience the life of a military contractor (mercenary).

◆ Understand the US military relations with Saudi Arabia.

◆ Experience life in the capitol city of Riyadh.

◆ Meet expatriates from all over the world and run around with them in the desert.

◆ Experience life as a terrorist target and learn the art of camouflage.

◆ Experience camping outside of Riyadh, on the seashore outside of Hofuf on the Persian Gulf, in the mountains of Taif and in Yanbu, base of T.E. Lawrence.

If you think Saudi Arabia is just a bunch of guys running around in robes, it's time you read Killing Time in Saudi Arabia and discover how some people can find a way to have a good time anywhere - even Saudi Arabia.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780990879374
Publisher: Heinessight Enterprises
Publication date: 10/31/2014
Series: American Experiences in Arabia During the War on Terror , #3
Pages: 544
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.21(d)

About the Author

Matthew Heines is a teacher and a writer. He has taught from Anchorage, Alaska, to Washington State in the U.S. He has also taught English for seven years in the Sultanate of Oman and four years under military contracts in Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of Washington State University and the University of Alaska in Anchorage. To pay for college, he served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FORWARD

TAKING FLIGHT .................................................................................. 1

CAMP MILICON ................................................................................ 19

EXCON VILLAGE ................................................................................ 37

"NOBODY CARES IF YOU LIVE OR DIE" ............................................. 49

TORAH, TORAH, TORAH ................................................................... 64

MILLIES ............................................................................................ 74

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL .................................................... 91

THE ISRAELI .................................................................................... 109

STRANDED ..................................................................................... 119

A PASS ON THE HASH ..................................................................... 134

THE ROAD TO NOWHERE ............................................................... 144

LIKE A ROC ..................................................................................... 153

THE ON-ON TRAIL .......................................................................... 162

DESERT STORM .............................................................................. 175

THE HASH HOUSE HARRIERS .......................................................... 200

THE ROAD LES TRAVELED ............................................................... 215

BEACH BLANKET DINGO ................................................................. 229

CHARIOTS OF IRE ........................................................................... 250

INSIDE OUT .................................................................................... 261

THE BLENDER ................................................................................. 277

FALCON IDIOTS .............................................................................. 288

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER ................................................................. 305

GREEN ALLIGATORS ....................................................................... 316

AND LONG NECKED GEESE .............................................................. 316

"CAMEL FARM" .............................................................................. 330

ARABIAN NIGHTS ........................................................................... 345

THE TERRORISTS STRIKE HOME ...................................................... 361

THE TIGHTENING OF THE SCREW .................................................. 374

A SAUDI-CATION ............................................................................ 388

A NIGHT BY THE SEA ....................................................................... 409

DIVING WHEEL OF FORTUNE .......................................................... 427

BIG GAME DIVING IN YANBU .......................................................... 444

HEAVEN AND HELL ......................................................................... 461

GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES ................................................................ 474

LAST HURRAH: THE MEGAMOB ...................................................... 483

AND THE ........................................................................................ 483

RIYADH ROVERS ............................................................................. 483

MATT OF ARABIA ........................................................................... 501

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