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008 120604s2013 nyuaf 001 0 eng
010 2012019125
020 9780670025985|qhardback|c$27.95
020 0670025984|qhardback
035 (OCoLC)794838386
035 (OCoLC)794838386
035 (OCoLC)794838386
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049 CKEA
050 00 LC158.A2|bW66 2013
082 00 374/.0124|223
100 1 Wood, John,|d1964 January 29-
245 10 Creating room to read :|ba story of hope in the battle for
global literacy /|cJohn Wood.
246 30 Room to read :|ba story of hope in the battle for global
literacy
264 1 New York :|bViking,|c2013.
300 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :|bcolor
illustrations ;|c24 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
500 Includes index.
505 0 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 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.
610 20 Room to Read (Organization)
650 0 Literacy programs|zAfrica.
650 0 Literacy programs|zAsia.
650 0 Education|zAfrica.
650 0 Education|zAsia.
994 92|bCKE