Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy 9781101606124, 1101606126

Table of contents :
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 --
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.

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