Michael S. Sweeney
Author
Description
The story of war has always been a central part of the human narrative. Only in the past century and a half has this tale been told as it unfolded, by a close-knit yet highly competitive group of brave men and women who have bentured to the front lines armed with notebook or tape recorder, still or video camera, to record history as it happens.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There's warmth as well, in their humorous tales of adapting to American life. For its importance as a primary source, for its inclusion of the rarely told female perspective...
Author
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
This book "not only explains the workings of your body's more complex organ, but also gives you a daily plan for keeping it sharp...In addition, illustrated "Brain Booster" sidebars created by brain fitness expert Dr. Cynthia Green will give you dozens of easy and practical tecniques and tips for boosting your memory" --P. [8]
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
"John Bul Dau was born in 1974 and grew up in a traditional cattle-centered farm in Duk County. In 1987 when the Sudanese civil war brought northern soldiers to his village in a nighttime raid, John fled into the bush to save his life, becoming one of the thousands of Lost Boys who fled their homeland to grasp at a chance for survival. In 2001 he immigrated to Syracuse, New York"--From publisher's description.