Anyone who has seen Brigitte Gabriel speak knows that she is strikingly attractive and charismatic. Her words convey deep conviction, emotional intensity, intelligence and learning. She writes in the same "up close and personal" manner.Her account of her shattered childhood in war-torn Lebanon in the 1970's is one of the great depictions of the horrors of war. How she survived intact is nothing short of a miracle. Her harrowing experiences are not related in a self-pitying way, but to show what has led to her sense of "calling."Ms. Gabriel was indoctrinated with anti-Semitism during her childhood schooling. When her mother was injured during the Israeli-Palestine fighting in the 70's she had to accompany her in an ambulance to an Israeli hospital. The young Ms. Gabriel was afraid of the Jews she had been taught to fear and despise. When she and her mother were treated with compassion and respect by the Israeli medical staff it was, as she describes it, a life-changing experience.This first encounter with Western culture and its freedom, decency and respect for the individual completely turned her mind around. She had never experienced anything like it in Arab or Islamic culture. She fills in the details in her book, but to make a long story short Brigitte Gabriel eventually became an American citizen.Her autobiography covers the first 100 pages of the book. The remaining 134 pages are a masterful polemic against Islam. Not just "radical Islam" but Islam "in toto." She argues persuasively that there is no such thing as "moderate Islam." She asks: "Where is their voice? Are they really there?" "The only liberal social thinkers in the Muslim Arab Islamo-fascist world are the dead ones."It's amazing how much material Ms. Gabrial packs into these pages. She doesn't waste or mince words. She lists over 30 acts of terror from 1985 to 2001. Terrorist organizations and activities are described in Sudan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Thailand and elsewhere. Demographics are shown which reveal that within a few generations Muslims will have population pluralities and majorities to change the laws and Constitutions of Western countries, including the United States. Her specifics make her arguments incontrovertible.The final chapter of the book is titled: "What Must Be Done To Protect Our Country?" In these pages Ms. Gabriel lists numerous practical solutions to counter the insidious Islamic invasion of the West. She discusses a number of areas that can be strengthened and improved. To name but a few these include immigration reform, naturalization procedures, human intelligence, and profiling.The appearance of this book is an important event. Brigitte Gabriel is going to leave her mark on America and the world. Her calling, as she describes it at the book's close, is to "protect America, the dream that became my address."