I sent an email to author Benjamin Orbach a few days ago telling him how much I enjoyed his book, Live from Jordan. He wrote back thanking me for the input and with some links to some programs he works with, like America’s Unofficial Ambassadors and Creative Learning, that are aimed at encouraging interaction between the East and West.

Click the picture above to go to the Amazon review page with the video

I made a video review for the book at Amazon. It’s the first time I’ve ever made a video review for anything, and although it took me quite a few takes to make it look like I wasn’t brain dead and a gibbering idiot, I think it turned out okay, thanks to the magic of Windows Movie Maker (which is actually a terrible program and an embarrassment to the otherwise-great Windows Live suite of programs).