A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)
by Ishmael Beah
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Author: Ishmael BeahEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Large Print
Published: 2007-08
ISBN: 0786296402
Number of pages: 399
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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Book Review: This book needs to be read by everyone...
Summary: 5 Stars
Rarely has a book had such an impact on me. Ismael Beah's epic journey from carefree childhood to inhuman adolescence to enlightened adulthood tells the story of hope for mankind. As Beah has said, it puts a human voice to the war and violence in his country of Sierra Leone, and, in the larger perspective, to all violence, war and hatred around the world. I heard Ismael Beah speak in person yesterday at Florida Gulf Coast University where he addressed the incoming freshmen with his message of love and hope. In the tradition of his people, he is a true storyteller and he tells his story with conviction. If ever a book should be read by everyone living in today's world, this is it.
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