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100 1 _aWood, John,
_d1964 Jan. 29-
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245 1 0 _aCreating Room to Read :
_ba story of hope in the battle for global literacy /
_cJohn Wood.
260 _aNew York :
_bViking,
_c2013.
300 _a290 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
520 _aThe story of a former Microsoft executive's quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books.
521 2 _aAdult
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