ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. In the #1 New York Times bestseller, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. 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. This is a rare and mesmerizing account, ...
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ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008-08-05] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]

ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008-08-05] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]

ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Macmillan USA] Softcover In the 1 New York Times bestseller, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, hed been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. My new friends have begun to suspect I havent 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.This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.
[Leipzig, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
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ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Macmillan USA Aug 2008] Softcover Neuware -In the #1 New York Times bestseller, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. 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.This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary ...
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ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Macmillan US|Sarah Crichton Books] Softcover 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. Child soldiershav.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2008]
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ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]

ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Macmillan USA Aug 2008] Softcover Neuware - 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. Child soldiershave 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. Ishmael Beah, now 25 years old, tells how at the age oftwelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts.--From publisher description.A human rights activist offers a firsthand account of war from the perspective of a former child soldier, detailing the violent civil war that wracked his native Sierra Leone and the government forces that transformed a gentle young boy into a killer as a member of the army.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2008]
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ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Macmillan US|Sarah Crichton Books] Softcover 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. Child soldiershav.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2008]
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ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Sarah Crichton Books] Softcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]
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ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: New York Farrar Straus and giroux] Softcover 1. pbk. ed., Sarah Crichton Books, 21 cm, 229 S., Kt., pbk., Buch gut erhalten, Einband berieben, Ecken u. Kanten leicht bestoßen, normale Gebrauchsspuren RW 17 R 5/B Sprache: Englischglisch, 0,220 gr.
[Oberbarnim, Germany] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 0374531269, ISBN13: 9780374531263, [publisher: Sarah Crichton Books] Softcover 2008. Paperback. Very Good.
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2008]

Sarah Crichton Books, August Date: 2008. Trade Paperback . Good. no. A good reading copy. Can show some wear, creases, or few if any markings consistent with a normal used book. 2008. Sarah Crichton Books ISBN 0374531269 9780374531263 [US]

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Sarah Crichton Books, Date: 2008-08-05. Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. . Unconditional money back guarantee. 2008. Sarah Crichton Books ISBN 0374531269 9780374531263 [US]

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[Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2008]

Trade Paperback. Farrar Straus and Giroux 2007. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better. ISBN 0374531269 9780374531263 [US]

Sarah Crichton Books, Date: 2008. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 2008. Sarah Crichton Books ISBN 0374531269 9780374531263 [US]

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, August Date: 2008. Paper Back. Good. 2008. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374531269 9780374531263 [US]

Sarah Crichton Books, Date: 2008. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Minor browning to pages, tight and clean. 2008. Sarah Crichton Books ISBN 0374531269 9780374531263 [US]