A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Beah, Ishmael
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1553652991
- ISBN 13
- 9781553652991
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New, An Unread Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ In A Long Way Gone, Beah, Now Twenty-Five Years Old, 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. 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.
Synopsis
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a book written by Ishmael Beah in 2007 about his experiences as a boy soldier.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008839
- Title
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
- Author
- Beah, Ishmael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1553652991
- ISBN 13
- 9781553652991
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Date Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 229
- Keywords
- Nonfiction, Memoir, Africa, Biography, War, History, Biography Memoir, Autobiography, School, Sierra Leone, Military
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography - Biography - Memoir;
- X weight
- 600 g
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