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The Resource A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier, Ishmael Beah, (electronic resource)

A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier, Ishmael Beah, (electronic resource)

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My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life. "Why did you leave Sierra Leone?" "Because there is a war." "You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?" "Yes, all the time." "Cool." I smile a little. "You should tell us about it sometime." "Yes, sometime." 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. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? 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
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eng
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A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier
Title
A long way gone
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memoirs of a boy soldier
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Ishmael Beah
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eng
Summary
My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life. "Why did you leave Sierra Leone?" "Because there is a war." "You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?" "Yes, all the time." "Cool." I smile a little. "You should tell us about it sometime." "Yes, sometime." 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. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? 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
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1980-
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Beah, Ishmael
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966.404
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LC call number
DT516.828.B43
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autobiography
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Read by Dominic Hoffman
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  • Hoffman, Dominic
  • Audible, Inc
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  • Beah, Ishmael
  • Child soldiers
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone
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general
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A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier, Ishmael Beah, (electronic resource)
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  • Spoken audio file that can be listened to on a portable audio device
  • Unabridged
  • Duration: 7:56:05
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online resource
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cr
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rdacarrier
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spoken word
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spw
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rdacontent
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4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
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1 online resource (1 sound file)
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online
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9781427222404
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(electronic audio bk.)
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not applicable
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mass produced
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plastic with metal
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computer
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rdamedia
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c
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digital recording
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sound disc
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unknown
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(OCoLC)212625708
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Label
A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier, Ishmael Beah, (electronic resource)
Link
Publication
Note
  • Spoken audio file that can be listened to on a portable audio device
  • Unabridged
  • Duration: 7:56:05
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781427222404
Isbn Type
(electronic audio bk.)
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
unknown
System control number
(OCoLC)212625708
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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