During my recent move I was forced to pack away most of my books. However, there were a few I could not hide in boxes, as I hoped to complete those before the close of the year. The remaining books, now stored in my suitcase, rather traveling bookshelf, make for an interesting mix - and great conversation.
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Quote #12: Read a Book update
"I had to return home & participate in the work of nation building. I owed it to myself." - Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Prize winner & founder of Grameen Bank
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Read a Book: United Nations launches World Digital Library
Project gathers materials out of copyright from across the world.
Read a Book: Four books in one month
My time in Honduras was spent fruitfully. I was able to tackle four books in two weeks. Lucky for me, each of those books added fuel to my development fire.
Posted in Read a Book Tagged girls education, grameen bank, greg mortenson, microcredit, muhammed yunus, pakistan, three cups of tea Leave a comment
Read a Book: On the shelf with resistance in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Maasai development and tales of a harem girlhood in Morocco
Gender and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Politics of Women's Resistance, Once Intrepid Warriors: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Cultural Politics of Maasai Development, andDreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
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Read a Book
I use to read a lot. So much so, the first question friends and family would ask me after saying, "Hello," was, "What are you reading?"
