There was a clear rule in my home growing up – Readers Digest and Nat Geo magazines were completely off limits, because ME in particular would cut up most magazines that my parents subscribed to for my school projects. I guess it was important for my father to issue such a decree because in an age pre-internet, these magazines filled with fascinating reports about history, travel and culture accompanied by BRILLIANT PHOTOGRAPHS were the only source of connecting us with the world far and beyond.One particularly well-thumbed issue is about the "Women of Arabia" which to this day had a place of prominence on my bookshelf.
