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BREAKING NEWS: Amanda Lindhout’s lead kidnapper, Ali Omar Ader, has been caught. Amanda Lindhout wrote about her fifteen month abduction in Somalia in A House in the Sky. It is the New York Times bestselling memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world’s most remote places and then into captivity: “Exquisitely told…A young woman’s harrowing coming-of-age story and an extraordinary narrative of forgiveness and spiritual triumph” (The New York Times Book Review). As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself visiting its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia—“the most dangerous place on earth.” On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda survives on memory—every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity—and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits a house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark. Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, A House in the Sky is “a searingly unsentimental account. Ultimately it is compassion—for her naïve younger self, for her kidnappers—that becomes the key to Lindhout’s survival” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

In the spring of 1995, twelve extraordinary basketball players were chosen to represent the United States in the year-long march to the 1996 Olympics. For Rebecca Lobo, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, and their teammates, winning the gold medal was only one of many goals. Around them swirled the dreams of the millions of young girls who played organized basketball, the hopes of the fans who sent the team an average of 125 pounds of fan mail each month, the multimillion-dollar bets of Nike, Champion, and other corporate sponsors, the promise of a new women''s professional league, and not least, the hopes of female athletes across the country to gain the respect accorded male athletes. These women upon whom so much pressure rested included a runway model (who also happened to be one of the few women players able to dunk), a forward who barely survived a car accident that left her in coma, a collegiate sensation struggling to live up to her rep and her huge marketing contract from Reebok, a superstar known as "the female Michael Jordan," and a controversial, unrelenting coach. Nine of the women were black; three were white. Some were married, some single; some outspoken, some painfully shy. Some were rivals, some fast friends. How they came together, both on and off the court, is the subject of this wonderful celebration of the female athlete.

Describes various ways in which people interact with animals, including pets, animals as symbols of power and wealth, religious beliefs about animals, the use of animals for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, working animals, animal entertainmen

Musical instruments from around the world. Illus. col. photos. 32p. 8-12 yrs.

By exploring and comparing everyday objects and rituals, this series helps young readers understand the similarities and differences that exist among societies. These visually appealing and multicultural books are uniquely informative and fun, too. Includes index.Dolls are miniature versions of who we are. What kind of personality do they have? What might they be used for? Explore the similarities and differences among dolls from all over the world.

Het aangrijpende en inspirerende verhaal van een oorlogscorrespondente over haar gijzeling in Somalië Amanda droomt er als klein meisje in Canada al van om over de wereld te reizen. Vanaf haar twintigste trekt ze als backpacker door Latijns-Amerika en Azië, en een paar jaar later begint ze in het door oorlog verscheurde Afghanistan en Irak een carrière als verslaggeefster. In 2008 vertrekt ze naar Somalië, `het gevaarlijkste land ter wereld en daarmee voor een jonge, gedreven correspondente de uitgelezen plek om naam te maken. Maar vier dagen na aankomst wordt ze op een zanderige weg gegijzeld door een groep gemaskerde mannen. Amanda wordt 460 dagen gegijzeld, verplaatst van het ene naar het andere verlaten huis en ze weet te overleven door de kracht van haar herinneringen, vastberadenheid en hoop. En door zichzelf op de gruwelijkste momenten in `een huis in de hemel voor te stellen, hoog boven de vrouw die geketend in het donker wordt gemarteld. Een huis in de hemel is het ongelooflijke, rauwe en intieme verhaal van een jonge, onverschrokken vrouw en haar zoektocht naar compassie in tijden van onvoorstelbare rampspoed. `Een huis in de hemel is een van de indrukwekkendste boeken die ik ooit gelezen heb. Aangrijpend, rauw, hoopvol, subtiel en echt. Een verhaal over menselijkheid en onmenselijkheid. Prachtig, afschuwelijk en heldhaftig tegelijk. Elizabeth Gilbert, schrijfster van Eten, bidden, beminnen `Een aangrijpend boek dat Lindhouts innerlijke kracht en de moed om te vergeven toont. Eckhart Tolle Amanda Lindhout (1981) is oprichtster van de non-profitorganisatie Global Enrichment Foundation, die zich inzet voor de ontwikkeling van Somalië en Kenia. Coauteur Sara Corbett is schrijfster voor The New York Times Magazine. Haar werk verschijnt ook in National Geographic, ELLE, Outside, Esquire en O:The Oprah Magazine.

Quando criança, Amanda escapava de um lar violento folheando as páginas da revista National Geographic e imaginando-se em lugares exóticos. Aos dezenove anos, trabalhando como garçonete, ela começou a economizar o dinheiro das gorjetas para viajar pelo mundo. Na tentativa de compreendê-lo e dar sentido à vida, viajou como mochileira pela América Latina, Laos, Bangladesh e Índia. Encorajada por suas experiências, acabou indo também ao Sudão, Síria e Paquistão. Em países castigados pela guerra, como o Afeganistão e o Iraque, ela iniciou uma carreira como repórter de televisão. Até que, em agosto de 2008, viajou para a Somália — "o país mais perigoso do mundo". No quarto dia, ela foi sequestrada por um grupo de homens mascarados em uma estrada de terra. Mantida em cativeiro por 460 dias, Amanda converteu-se ao islamismo como tática de sobrevivência, recebeu "lições sobre como ser uma boa esposa" e se arriscou em uma fuga audaciosa. Ocupando uma série de casas abandonadas no meio do deserto, ela sobreviveu através de suas lembranças — cada um dos detalhes do mundo em que vivia antes do cativeiro —, arquitetando estratégias, criando forças e esperança. Nos momentos de maior desespero, ela visitava uma casa no céu, muito acima da mulher aprisionada com correntes, no escuro e que sofria com as torturas que lhe eram impostas. De maneira vívida e cheia de suspense, escrito como um excepcional romance, A Casa do Céu é a história íntima e dramática de uma jovem intrépida e de sua busca por compaixão em meio a uma adversidade inimaginável.

Describes different types of containers found throughout the world including those used for basic needs such as food and water as well as those used to express beliefs.

A book for young people in the series, A World of Difference, that explores how everyday objects & activities can reflect one''s culture. Contents: A Hat for Every Head; What Makes a Hat?; Staying Warm, Staying Cool; Hat Connections; How High Is Your Hat?; Hats & Beliefs; Hats & Work; Put On Your Party Hat!; Hats Express; & Glossary. Color photos.

As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself in its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress in Calgary, Alberta, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia -- "the most dangerous place on earth." On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda converts to Islam as a survival tactic, receives "wife lessons" from one of her captors, and risks a daring escape. Moved between a series of abandoned houses in the desert, she survives on memory -- every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity -- and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. Kept in chains, starved and abused, she survives by imagining herself in a "house in the sky," finding strength and hope in the power of her own mind.