Creating Room to Read : a story of hope in the battle for global literacy / John Wood.

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Creating Room to Read

Author

Wood, John, 1964 Jan. 29-

Publisher

New York : Viking, c2012.

Description

p. cm

Call #

374.0124 W

Summary

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 -- Betrayal, theft, and sleepless nights -- "I was in grade two when our school was burned down" -- "Sorry, but your money has been stolen" -- "We picked up the phone to call for help" -- Nine books last night -- On her narrow shoulders rest a family's dreams -- Mr. X and Mr. Zilch -- 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" -- "With smiling face, my three cows are completely pregnant" -- Mr. Poet and Miss Library.

Subjects

Literacy programs Africa. -- Literacy programs Asia. -- Education Africa. -- Education Asia.

ISBN #

9780670025985

ID #

1618625

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Summary/Annotation -> The inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive's quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books. He strived to bring the lessons of the corporate world to the nonprofit sector--and succeeded spectacularly. Now, he explains his vision and the story of his startup.

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Location	Call Number	Item Type	Volume	Barcode	Status
Central Adult Non-Fiction	374.0124 W	Adult Hard Cover		0228564444914	Due 6-5-2013
Glendale	374.0124 W	Adult Hard Cover		0228564679626	Requested for Loan

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