A new edition of James Abourezk's memoir, “Advise and Dissent,” has been published by University of Nebraska Press. “Advise and Dissent” is the personal odyssey of James Abourezk, from his coming of age as the son of Lebanese immigrants in South Dakota, through his days as a farmhand, bartender, bouncer, and cook, to his entrance into and voluntary exit from the U.S. Senate. He championed Native American self-determination and demanded the creation of a Palestinian state. He challenged the flow of special interest money through political action committees and tried to overthrow the structure that keeps small farmers in an economic stranglehold. Abourezk represented the state of South Dakota as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–73) and the U.S. Senate (1973–79). He was the first Arab American to serve in the Senate and currently practices law in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is the coauthor of Through Different Eyes: Two Leading Americans—a Jew and an Arab—Debate U.S. Policy in the Middle East.