Babylon by Bus
Or true story of two friends who gave up valuable franchise selling T-shirts to find meaning & adventure in Iraq where they became employed by the Occupation...

This is a story about two guys from the east coast who decided they were bored with the college scene (and considering their ages, it's probably a good thing), bored with the concert scene, bored with the stadium sports scene, bored with the tourist scene, and even bored with the backpacker scene. T......more

You know something is wrong with the military when two druggies accomplish more goodwill with the Iraqi people than the rest of the US government. They have very positive things to say about the people on the ground in Iraq, but not much positive about the leadership. These guys charm, lie, cajole an......more

Amazing! Absolutely amazing. I was hooked in by the rediculous title, and then held captive as these guys tell a story about Iraq that you are not gonna hear anywhere else. They kinda stumbled into Iraq and started volunteering for Non-Government-Organization aid centers and rather haphazardly attem......more

This book only gets 4 stars because i have never reviewed a book before, and while i thought this book was excellent, i guess i don't want to set the bar too high on the first attempt. That said, this truly was a well written, genuine account of the U.S. occupation of Iraq told rather plainly and elo......more

The subtitle says a lot. What it doesn't say is that despite the fact that the book is somewhat inchoate, you just might read it all in one night. I did. And in the morning, when my boyfriend, who used to live with one of the authors, asked me if I liked it, I replied, "Not really". But there's some......more