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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 501 reviews
Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Lost Innocence
+ LOVED IT!
+ A Metaphor for All Children in All Wars
+ Excellent insight first hand account of a boy in war torn country
+ Heart-wrenching read
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The Poor Will Be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World Out of Poverty 18 reviews
Peter Greer, Phil Smith
Zondervan, 2009
Join the Revolution
+ Best Book!
+ A Solution to Ending Poverty
+ Amazing Book with Specific Suggestions on Addressing Poverty
+ A great read
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Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa103 reviews
Mark Mathabane
Free Press, 2006
Put Me In My Place
+ An Inspirational Story about Beating the Odds
+ Fascinating autobiography - not for the faint of heart however
+ Horrific Story
+ Great book right here
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Good News About Injustice, Updated 10th Anniversary Edition: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World15 reviews
Gary A. Haugen
IVP Books, 2009
The definitive work on the role of Justice in our faith
+ Well-rounded, biblically-based truth about justice and what you can do
+ Excellent!!
+ Great book about Injustice.
+ A Powerful Book with a Practical Outlook
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A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League129 reviews
Ron Suskind
Broadway, 1999
Narrative in a grand American tradition
+ A Hope in the Unseen
+ Faith and Hope
+ Wonderful story!
+ About a boy2man...FOR EVERYONE
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China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power95 reviews
Rob Gifford
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
Fascinating insights from a westerner who speaks the language
+ Easy read, covers the critical concerns concisely
Rob Gifford is that rarest of birds, a westerner who speaks and writes Chinese well enough to explain, not only what is going on, but the nuances of what is meant. In China Road Gifford describes his farewell tour of China, a trip taken as he took leave of China after six years of reporting. ...
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The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices49 reviews
Xinran Xinran
Anchor, 2003
I'm glad I read this book
+ One of the most emotional books ever
+ very important read, don't miss this one
+ Superb, heart-rending, painful yet inspirational accounts of Chinese women
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When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge49 reviews
Chanrithy Him
W. W. Norton & Company, 2001
Awesome book; but is this book relevant to the USA today?
+ When Broken Glass Floats
+ One of the Very Best Cambodian Survival Stories
+ When Broken Glass Floats
+ Heartbeats of the faceless
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The Blind Side (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Movie Tie-in Editions)292 reviews
Michael Lewis
W. W. Norton & Company, 2009
love and insparational book
+ Great Storyteller, Great Story
+ Evolution of the Game ... Football and Lif
+ Fascinating story
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Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth12 reviews
John Hubner
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
Amazing Depth of Research and Clarity of Story
+ Very Compelling stories
+ Interesting Concept
+ no holds barred
+ If You Really Want to Change Kids and Crime
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Random House ...266 reviews
Tracy Kidder
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2009
A fascinating and fascinated account
+ amazing read (but kinda long)
+ Amazing, inspiring book!
+ Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
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The Devil's Highway: A True Story50 reviews
Luis Alberto Urrea
Back Bay Books, 2005
Couldn't Put it Down!
+ Heartbreaking and Chilling!
+ Good first overview of Border Policy/Immigration issue
+ Great Book!
+ Unique view
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Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His ...82 reviews
BRUCE OLSON
Charisma House, 2006
Bruchko
+ Compelling
+ Incredible story of an incredible man of faith
+ The most amazing book I've ever read.
+ Amazing Story
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag63 reviews
Chol-hwan Kang, Pierre Rigoulot
Basic Books, 2005
The World Must Know
+ UNBELIEVABLE.
+ Excellent account of life and escape from N Korea
+ Gulags of 21st century - a story of N. Korean Communist labor camp
+ Eye-opening peek inside the Hermit Kingdom
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Vintage)142 reviews
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
Vintage, 2010
An Eye Opener of a Book
+ Eye-opening and utterly depressing
+ Amazing, inspiring read!
+ anyone who cares about the world must read this book
+ A MUST READ...
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea83 reviews
Barbara Demick
Spiegel & Grau, 2009
I had no idea
+ Fascinating, sad, excellent read
+ Great Book!
+ Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
+ Important read
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The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun192 reviews
Brother Yun, Paul Hattaway
Monarch Books, 2002
Amazingly Inspiring
+ Amazing; humbling.
+ This is the best book ever !
+ Amazing True Story
+ It encouraged me.
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Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves36 reviews
Adam Hochschild
Mariner Books, 2006
the history not taught in British schools
+ Another great outing from Mr. Hochschild
+ Bury the Chains
+ Very engaging history about the abolition of the slave trade
+ Fabulous Book about the First Activists
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag63 reviews
Chol-hwan Kang, Pierre Rigoulot
Basic Books, 2005
The World Must Know
+ UNBELIEVABLE.
+ Excellent account of life and escape from N Korea
+ Gulags of 21st century - a story of N. Korean Communist labor camp
+ Eye-opening peek inside the Hermit Kingdom
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China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power95 reviews
Rob Gifford
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
Fascinating insights from a westerner who speaks the language
+ Easy read, covers the critical concerns concisely
Rob Gifford is that rarest of birds, a westerner who speaks and writes Chinese well enough to explain, not only what is going on, but the nuances of what is meant. In China Road Gifford describes his farewell tour of China, a trip taken as he took leave of China after six years of reporting. ...
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