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Reference Books
World Book 2007 Encyclopedia
Compton's 2004 Encyclopedia (2010 version included in Britannica Online)
Countries and their Cultures, 2001, REF 306.03 COU
Lands and Peoples, 2003, REF 910.2
People and Places, 1993, REF 910.2 WOR
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This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. Children have become soldiers of choice. In the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers. Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But until now, there has not been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell and survived. Ishmael Beah, now 25 years old, tells how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts.
Black Hawk down : a story of modern war by Mark Bowden, 967.73 BOW This gritty narrative tells of how Rangers and elite Delta Force troops embarked on a mission to capture a pair of high-ranking deputies to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid only to find themselves surrounded in a hostile African city. Their high-tech MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters had been shot down and a number of other miscues left them trapped through the night. Bowden describes Mogadishu as a place of Mad Max-like anarchy--implying strongly that there was never any peace for the supposed peacekeepers to keep. Amazon.com review.
Chanda's secrets by Allan Stratton F STR and sequel, Chanda's Wars
Chanda, is an astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang, a fictional city in Southern Africa. When her youngest sister dies, the first hint of HIV/AIDS emerges, Chanda must confront undercurrents of shame and stigma. Not afraid to explore the horrific realities of AIDS, Chanda's Secrets also captures the enduring strength of loyalty, friendship and family ties. Above all, it is a story about the corrosive nature of secrets and the healing power of truth.
The Power of One: Young Readers' Condensed Edit (Mass Market Paperback)~ Bryce Courtenay F COUThings Fall Apart F ACH
362.196 Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope Jenna Bush, based on her work with UNICEF
921 MAN Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography
962.7 ORR George Clooney and the Crisis in Darfur by Tamara Orr
967.57 RWA The Rwanda Genocide: AT Issue in History
968.06 CAR Playing with the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that made a Nation by John Carlin
Basis for the movie Invictus, Carlin, a senior international writer for El País, quotes Mandela: Sports has the power to change the world.... It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers. After giving an informed capsule history of apartheid's bitter legacy and Mandela's noble stature as a leader, the scene is set for the influential rugby match between the solid New Zealand team and the scrappy South African squad in the finals of the World Cup, with 43 million blacks and whites awaiting the outcome. All of the cast in Afrikaner lore are here—Botha, DeKlerk, Bernard, Viljeon—as they match wits with Mandela. Carlin concludes this excellent book of redemption and forgiveness with chapters that depict how a divided country can be elevated beyond hate and malice to pride and healing.Carlin offers the final dramatic chapters of how then president Nelson Mandela and his wily strategy of using a sporting event—the Sprinkboks rugby team in the 1995 World Cup—to mend South Africa. -- Publisher's Weekly, Aug 2008 http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Enemy-Nelson-Mandela-Nation/dp/