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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Young Readers Edition

by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer ...

Illustrated by Anna Hymas ...

New York Times Bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William ... Read more

$5.99 USD

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New York Times Bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer ...

Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: ... Read more

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Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy:
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Picture Book Edition

by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer ...

Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon ...

The picture book retelling of the New York Times bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A lyrical and gloriously illustrated true story of one boy’s determination to help his community that shows how—even in the worst of times—a great idea and hard work can rock the world.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost ... Read more

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The picture book retelling of the New York Times bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A lyrical and gloriously illustrated true story of one boy’s determination to help his community that shows how—even in the worst of times—a great idea and hard work can rock the world.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost
... Read more
Muck City

Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town

by Bryan Mealer ...

In a town deep in the Florida Everglades, where high school football is the only escape, a haunted quarterback, a returning hero, and a scholar struggle against terrible odds.The loamy black “muck” that surrounds Belle Glade, Florida once built an empire for Big Sugar and provided much of the nation's vegetables, often on the backs of roving, destitute migrants. Many of these were children who ... Read more

$4.99 USD

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In a town deep in the Florida Everglades, where high school football is the only escape, a haunted quarterback, a returning hero, and a scholar struggle against terrible odds.The loamy black “muck” that surrounds Belle Glade, Florida once built an empire for Big Sugar and provided much of the nation's vegetables, often on the backs of roving, destitute migrants. Many of these were children who
... Read more

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All Things Must Fight to Live

Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo

by Bryan Mealer ...

In All Things Must Fight to Live, Bryan Mealer takes readers on a harrowing two-thousand mile journey through Congo, where gun-toting militia still rape and kill with impunity. Amidst burnt-out battlefields where armies still wrestle for control, into the dark corners of the forests, and along the high savanna, where thousands have been slaughtered and quickly forgotten, Mealer searches for signs ... Read more

$11.99 USD

In All Things Must Fight to Live, Bryan Mealer takes readers on a harrowing two-thousand mile journey through Congo, where gun-toting militia still rape and kill with impunity. Amidst burnt-out battlefields where armies still wrestle for control, into the dark corners of the forests, and along the high savanna, where thousands have been slaughtered and quickly forgotten, Mealer searches for signs
... Read more
The Kings of Big Spring

God, Oil, and One Family's Search for the American Dream

by Bryan Mealer ...

A journalist chronicles his Texas family's century-long saga of faith and fortune seeking in this acclaimed memoir: "a Texas version of Hillbilly Elegy" (Bryan Burrough, author of Barbarians at the Gate).In 1892, Bryan Mealer's great-grandfather leaves Georgia to seek his fortune in the open country of Texas. But the family soon loses their farm to drought just as the region experiences one of the ... Read more

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A journalist chronicles his Texas family's century-long saga of faith and fortune seeking in this acclaimed memoir: "a Texas version of Hillbilly Elegy" (Bryan Burrough, author of Barbarians at the Gate).In 1892, Bryan Mealer's great-grandfather leaves Georgia to seek his fortune in the open country of Texas. But the family soon loses their farm to drought just as the region experiences one of the
... Read more

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer ...

Narrated by Chike Johnson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy:
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Young Readers Edition

by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer ...

Narrated by Korey Jackson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

New York Times Bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William ... Read more

$20.00 USD

Also available as: eBook

New York Times Bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Muck City

Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town

by Bryan Mealer ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

In a town deep in the Florida Everglades, where high school football is the only escape, a haunted quarterback, a returning hero, and a scholar struggle against terrible odds.The loamy black “muck” that surrounds Belle Glade, Florida once built an empire for Big Sugar and provided much of the nation's vegetables, often on the backs of roving, destitute migrants. Many of these were children who ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

In a town deep in the Florida Everglades, where high school football is the only escape, a haunted quarterback, a returning hero, and a scholar struggle against terrible odds.The loamy black “muck” that surrounds Belle Glade, Florida once built an empire for Big Sugar and provided much of the nation's vegetables, often on the backs of roving, destitute migrants. Many of these were children who
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Kings of Big Spring

God, Oil, and One Family's Search for the American Dream

by Bryan Mealer ...

Narrated by Bryan Mealer ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

**This program is read by the author"Think of it as a Texas version of Hillbilly Elegy."** — Bryan Burrough, New York Times bestselling author of The Big Reach and Barbarians at the GateA brilliant audiobook saga of family, fortune, faith in Texas, where blood is bond and oil is king…In 1892, Bryan Mealer’s great-grandfather leaves the Georgia mountains and heads west into Texas, looking for wealt ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

**This program is read by the author"Think of it as a Texas version of Hillbilly Elegy."** — Bryan Burrough, New York Times bestselling author of The Big Reach and Barbarians at the GateA brilliant audiobook saga of family, fortune, faith in Texas, where blood is bond and oil is king…In 1892, Bryan Mealer’s great-grandfather leaves the Georgia mountains and heads west into Texas, looking for wealt
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

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The President Is Dead!

The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond (Updated Edition)

by Louis L. Picone ...

Narrated by Charles Constant ...

Unabridged

17 hours 43 min

Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, The President Is Dead! tells you everything you could possibly want to know about how our presidents, from George Washington to George H. W. Bush (who was the most recent president to die), met their ends, the circumstances of their deaths, the pomp of their funerals, and their public afterlives, including stories of attempted grave robbings, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, The President Is Dead! tells you everything you could possibly want to know about how our presidents, from George Washington to George H. W. Bush (who was the most recent president to die), met their ends, the circumstances of their deaths, the pomp of their funerals, and their public afterlives, including stories of attempted grave robbings,
... Read more

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The Last Resort

A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa

by Douglas Rogers ...

Narrated by Kevin Hanssen ...

Unabridged

12 hours 32 min

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Douglas Rogers is the son of white farmers living through that country's long and tense transition from postcolonial rule. He escaped the dull future mapped out for him by his parents for one of adventure and excitement in Europe and the United States. But when Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe launched his violent program to reclaim white-owned land and Rogers's ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Douglas Rogers is the son of white farmers living through that country's long and tense transition from postcolonial rule. He escaped the dull future mapped out for him by his parents for one of adventure and excitement in Europe and the United States. But when Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe launched his violent program to reclaim white-owned land and Rogers's
... Read more

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