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   Now there is a series designed especially to introduce young people to women whose heroic lives have helped to shape our world. Informative, inspiring, and engaging, the series tells of extraordinary achievements women have made throughout the world and introduces younger readers to the realities of other countries and cultures. Grades 6 and up. This unique biography series is designed to introduce young readers to the achievements of women around the world. The books tell the dramatic life stories of courageous women who have overcome adversity and discrimination to make extraordinary contributions to the global community. Each book contains contextual information about the geography, politics, and culture of its subject's homeland and introduces, on an accessible level, concepts such as the global economy, environmental preservation, and human rights. By providing role models, Women Changing the World serves as a source of inspiration for future world changers.

Titles in the Series include:

Aung San Suu Kyi
Standing Up for Democracy in Burma
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Ela Bhatt
Uniting Women in India
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Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams
Making Peace in Northern Ireland
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Mamphela Ramphele
Challenging Apartheid in South Africa
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Rigoberta Menchu
Defending Human Rights in Guatemala
PB $9.95, 1-55861-199-1
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Customer Reviews (1)

Weekend with Friends - Williams-Sonoma
Great Book!I love Williams-Sonoma books and this new one is great - lots of fun recipes to make with your guests and a great variety for different meals, not just brunch and not just dinner ... Read more

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In August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation. To her horror, she found herself and her four-year-old daughter, Mahtob, virtual prisoners of a man rededicated to his Shiite Moslem faith, in a land where women are near-slaves and Americans are despised. Their only hope for escape lay in a dangerous underground that would not take her child....Now the true story of this courageous woman and her breathtaking odyssey bursts upon the screen in the Pathe Entertainment production starring Academy Award-winner Sally Field!A Literary Guild Alternate Selection. ... Read more

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Detained Differences is better
Great story but I am going to recommend Detained Differencesby J. Robert Rowe in conjunction with this novel

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
THIS BOOK WAS FANTASTIC. I COULDN'T READ IT FAST ENOUGH. HOW LUCKEY WE ARE TO LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY. READ THIS BOOK!!

Unaswered questions


Its a fascinating story but like one reader said it raised a lot of questions. How was a virtual prisoner able to communicate with people in the market. The issue of Trish and Suzanne who wanted her to escape with them if she was that desperate why did she not go with them, I know the Embassy warned her about going with them but they did warn her about escaping in general towards the end. The issue of her passport was also rightly raised by a reviewer. She mentions mohsehn wanted that along with her money,necklace and colouring book. But what smuggler would have wanted to draw attention to himself by carrying her passport on his person.A gold necklace would also draw a lot of attention and word would get around that an American was there. The idea of a grown man taking a colouring book is ridiculous and laughable. She mentions that her passport was requested by Mohsehn who later asked her to give it to the man in the truck and he later gave it back to her. Yet we hear that when leaving for Van a package was thrown at her with her Passport and money. In the meantime who took the passport? When crossing the border she mentions she looked up and could see the pasar/ border guards on top of the mountain if she could see them they could see her. She also mentions that she could hear voices ahead in arguement. Smugglers? Or Border Guards or both? One would have thought that either the first or last would have put the pasdar on their guard and made them more wary. Yet she tells us that certain patches of Ice were too risky to negotiate.'noise was our enemy any sound was like a rifle to patrolling pasdar'

Lastly where is the documentation from the American embassy in Ankara, copy of her iranian passport. Sometimes the story is overdone

more exciting lies means more sales
Although some problems may have existed between Betty and her husband, and domestic abuse happens everywhere in the world, she clearly attempts to dehumanize the Iranians by writing lies about their customs and culture, much like the Persians that look like ugly monsters in the recent movie 300.Good and not so good people exist everywhere. I have travelled extensively around the globe and I know that both Iranians and Americans are among the nicest people that I have ever met.Iranian people and culture have a built in tendency to defend the "underdog", the oppressed, and the lonely.After you read this book, please don't let this be your only reading and pespective of Iran.By the way, Iranians do take showers and baths several times a week.In fact when the Westerners of 16th and 17th century used to take one annual bath a year and no house had a regular bathroom (the Versaille palace has no bathroom they used the gardens!),Iranians took weekly baths and most homes had bathrooms.

An especially propitious time to re-read this true story
Now that the fifteen British mariners have been released from Iranian captivity and repatriated, if you're interested in forming an impression of what it's like to live among typical Persians, whose habits of personal hygiene may surprise you, revisit this book while copies remain available. ... Read more

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Who's Who among African Americans provides biographical and career details on notable African American individuals, including leaders fromsports, the arts, business, religion and more. ... Read more

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This book explores what early childhood education is and why it is important, what early childhood educators do and why they do it. It is an excellent resource for early childhood professionals who plan to provide services and intervention to very young children with disabilities.Descriptions are provided for more than 50 of the most common medical conditions that early childhood educators should understand before working with families and professionals in other fields. Coverage also includes an emphasis on intervention principles for families and professionals, and highlights many strategies that have been found effective with some children with disabilities.For early childhood professionals and also for individuals in other disciplines—such as healthcare, social work, physical and occupational therapy, child care—and those who are involved in interagency services to young children and their families. ... Read more

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Kalabashee decides he definitely has too many sisters, until something frightful happens to one of them. His little fatherless family struggles to survive in a Bangladesh fishing village nestled between the jungle and the Bay of Bengal, noted for its great storms.This is the story of the adventures of a plucky 11-year-old who barely reads as he tackles the predicaments befalling his family--from keeping the rice bowl filled to rallying against the fearsome forces of nature.Twenty appealing drawings by artist Jim Crane illustrate the tale. ... Read more

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Charming story
This is a charming story about an 11-year old boy in the coastal area of Bangladesh who tries to help take care of his mother and three sisters after his fisherman father died.I found tears coming to my eyes as I empathized with him in his small victories over very real obstacles that would be daunting even for a grownup.It tells us about life in this far away country in a very natural way.The story will appeal to kids everywhere in the 9-12 age group and older, and even to their parents and grandparents, like me. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Black Collegian, published by iMinorities, Inc. on February 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1562 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The expansion and diversification of services in the health care industry will create a demand for nurses with varying levels of skill. Nurses with postgraduate training will have better opportunities for jobs such as community and home nursing, apart from the usual demand in hospitals. Meanwhile, hospitals are likely to hire nurses with technical skills for acute nursing care, and ambulatory health care. Nurses who pursue doctoral studies may also enter into academic and research careers.

Citation Details
Title: Opportunities in nursing.
Author: Betty Smith Williams
Publication: The Black Collegian (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1996
Publisher: iMinorities, Inc.
Volume: v26Issue: n2Page: p48(4)

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God is whatever we need him to be! We know where we’ve been but we don’t know what direction life will take us. It is my hope and prayer that this book will give encouragement to each reader. I believe that God is faithful to all of us who love him. In the midst of life’s circumstances, we must find that inner strength to be faithful and believe. God has always provided for his people even in times of peril. God’s plan is the best way! ... Read more