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Creating Room to Read : a story of hope in the battle for global literacy / John Wood. - New York : Viking, 2013. - 290 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction: ten years, ten thousand libraries! -- Bold goals attract bold people -- A kilogram of gold -- The lottery of life -- Blame it on Bahundanda -- Helping others help themselves: the challenge grant model -- GSD: building a world class team -- The tsunami: one year after -- "No Range Rovers": the war on overhead -- Searching for Seuss -- Baby fish goes to school -- Sleepless in Siem Reap -- "I was in grade two when our school was burned down" -- "Sorry,but your money has disappeared" -- "We picked up the phone to call for help" -- Nine books last night -- On her narrow shoulders rest a family's dreams -- Mr. X -- Now departing for Cambodia: literacy one -- Frantic footsteps in the night-- The world's tallest fund-raising thermometer -- Whose version of the future will win? -- Boat to read -- "If you cannot read, school can be a torture" -- "Three completely pregnant cows" -- Mr. Poet and Miss Library.
The story of a former Microsoft executive's quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books.
9780670025985 (trade) 0670025984
2012019125
Literacy programs--Africa.
Literacy programs--Asia.
Education--Africa.
Education--Asia.
Literacy--Africa.
Literacy--Asia.
Education--Africa.
Education--Asia.
374/.0124
Creating Room to Read : a story of hope in the battle for global literacy / John Wood. - New York : Viking, 2013. - 290 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction: ten years, ten thousand libraries! -- Bold goals attract bold people -- A kilogram of gold -- The lottery of life -- Blame it on Bahundanda -- Helping others help themselves: the challenge grant model -- GSD: building a world class team -- The tsunami: one year after -- "No Range Rovers": the war on overhead -- Searching for Seuss -- Baby fish goes to school -- Sleepless in Siem Reap -- "I was in grade two when our school was burned down" -- "Sorry,but your money has disappeared" -- "We picked up the phone to call for help" -- Nine books last night -- On her narrow shoulders rest a family's dreams -- Mr. X -- Now departing for Cambodia: literacy one -- Frantic footsteps in the night-- The world's tallest fund-raising thermometer -- Whose version of the future will win? -- Boat to read -- "If you cannot read, school can be a torture" -- "Three completely pregnant cows" -- Mr. Poet and Miss Library.
The story of a former Microsoft executive's quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books.
9780670025985 (trade) 0670025984
2012019125
Literacy programs--Africa.
Literacy programs--Asia.
Education--Africa.
Education--Asia.
Literacy--Africa.
Literacy--Asia.
Education--Africa.
Education--Asia.
374/.0124