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“john bul dau”

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  • God Grew Tired Of Us

    A Memoir

    by John Bul Dau, Michael Sweeney ...
    "Lost Boy" John Bul Dau's harrowing experience surviving the brutal horrors of Sudanese civil war and his adjustment to life in modern America is chronicled in this inspiring memoir and featured in an award-winning documentary film of the same name. Movingly written, the book traces Dau's journey through hunger, exhaustion, terror, and violence as he fled his homeland, dodging ambushes, massacres ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Lost Boy, Lost Girl

    Escaping Civil War in Sudan

    by John Bul Dau ...
    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, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan

    by Benjamin Ajak, Alephonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Judy A. Bernstein ...
    **The inspiring story of three young Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, facing life-threatening perils, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America“A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender.” —Los Angeles TimesA Washington Post Best Book of the Year**Between 1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Those Who Save Us

    by Jenna Blum ...
    New York Times Bestseller • Winner of the Ribalow Prize, awarded by Hadassah MagazineAn estranged mother and daughter reunite to confront their family’s role in World War II in this harrowing, unforgettable novel of family secrets, lost love, and inherited shame from New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum.For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer refused to talk about her life in Germany during World ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Sweetness

    A Novel

    by Sande Boritz Berger ...
    A Foreward Reviews Indie Fab 2014 Finalist for Book of the YearA. L. A. Sophie Brody Award 2014 nomineeEarly in The Sweetness, an inquisitive young girl asks her grandmother why she is carrying nothing but a jug of sliced lemons and water when they are forced by the Germans to evacuate their ghetto. "Something sour to remind me of the sweetness," she tells her, setting the theme for what they must ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Left

    by Theresa Weir, Anne Frasier ...
    THE MAN WHO LEFT is about the importance of fathers. It's about the men who leave, and the men who stay.It's a familiar story. Father leaves his wife and children and never looks back. Theresa Weir was five when her father left his family for a better life with a wealthy socialite. Many years passed with only occasional and grudging contact by Theresa's father. When Theresa married into a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • And Then She Was Gone

    by Rosalind Noonan ...
    When an abducted daughter is finally returned to her parents, a new struggle begins in the New York Times–bestselling author’s “gripping family story” (Booklist).Six years ago, eleven-year-old Lauren O’Neil vanished as she walked home from school. Her parents Rachel and Dan still scour their Oregon hometown, hoping against hope that their daughter is still alive. But when Lauren is finally rescued ... Read more

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  • The Beach Quilt

    by Holly Chamberlin ...
    Series Book 4 - A Yorktide, Maine Novel
    In a picturesque seaside town in Maine, two families face choices and changes over the course of one eventful summer: “Compelling.”—The PilotEveryone in Yorktide, Maine, knows sixteen-year-old Sarah Bauer. She’s a good student and a dutiful daughter, as well as a beloved best friend to Cordelia Kane. So it’s a surprise to all when sensible Sarah reveals that she’s pregnant.Though shocked, Sarah’s ... Read more

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  • I'll Find You

    by Nancy Bush ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of Hush “brings readers a page-turner chock full of suspense and intrigue . . . a solid mystery” (RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars).Only killing stops the pain . . .Callie Cantrell has only fragmented memories of the car accident that killed her husband and son. One year later, she's still trying to start over, yet she can't shake her unease. Especially when former LA ... Read more

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  • American Sniper

    The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

    by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice ...
    The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie."An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraq—a humanizing, brave story that’s extremely readable." — PATRICIA CORNWELL, New York Times Book Review**"Jaw-dropping...Undeniably riveting." *—***RICHARD ROEPER, Chicago Sun-Times... ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • I Am Malala

    The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

    by Malala Yousafzai ...
    The bestselling, "remarkable" (Marie Claire) memoir by the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world."I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • We Are Not Ourselves

    A Novel

    by Matthew Thomas ...
    The instant New York Times bestseller The Washington Post calls a “stunning…superbly rendered” novel, and Entertainment Weekly describes as “a gripping family saga, maybe the best…since The Corrections.”As an Irish immigrant in Queens in 1941, Eileen has dreamed of more in her life—but when she and her family seem to be moving closer to that dream, devastation hits and they must learn how to not ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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