International Day of Peace September 21, 2019 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in wartorn Kabul, incurring losses over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Two half sisters, unknown to each other, are born into different villages in eighteenth- century Ghana and experience profoundly different lives and legacies throughout subsequent generations. Americanah: A Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Separated by differing ambitions after falling in love in Nigeria, Ifemelu experiences triumph and defeat in America, while Obinze endures an undocumented status in London until the pair is reunited in their homeland years later. The illegal: A Novel by Lawrence Hill Forced to flee his native country after his journalist father is murdered for criticizing their tyrannical government, Keita, a talented runner, becomes part of an illegal underground network of athletes who participate in competitions to win survival money. International Day of Peace September 21, 2019 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in wartorn Kabul, incurring losses over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Two half sisters, unknown to each other, are born into different villages in eighteenth- century Ghana and experience profoundly different lives and legacies throughout subsequent generations. Americanah: A Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Separated by differing ambitions after falling in love in Nigeria, Ifemelu experiences triumph and defeat in America, while Obinze endures an undocumented status in London until the pair is reunited in their homeland years later. The illegal: A Novel by Lawrence Hill Forced to flee his native country after his journalist father is murdered for criticizing their tyrannical government, Keita, a talented runner, becomes part of an illegal underground network of athletes who participate in competitions to win survival money.
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International Day of Peace
September 21, 2019
A Thousand Splendid Sunsby Khaled HosseiniTwo women born a generation apartwitness the destruction of their home andfamily in wartorn Kabul, incurring lossesover the course of thirty years that test thelimits of their strength and courage.
Homegoingby Yaa GyasiTwo half sisters, unknown to each other, areborn into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana and experience profoundlydifferent lives and legacies throughoutsubsequent generations.
Americanah: A Novelby Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSeparated by differing ambitions afterfalling in love in Nigeria, Ifemeluexperiences triumph and defeat inAmerica, while Obinze endures anundocumented status in London until thepair is reunited in their homeland yearslater.
The illegal: A Novelby Lawrence HillForced to flee his native country after hisjournalist father is murdered for criticizingtheir tyrannical government, Keita, atalented runner, becomes part of anillegal underground network of athleteswho participate in competitions to winsurvival money.
International Day of Peace
September 21, 2019
A Thousand Splendid Sunsby Khaled HosseiniTwo women born a generation apartwitness the destruction of their home andfamily in wartorn Kabul, incurring lossesover the course of thirty years that test thelimits of their strength and courage.
Homegoingby Yaa GyasiTwo half sisters, unknown to each other, areborn into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana and experience profoundlydifferent lives and legacies throughoutsubsequent generations.
Americanah: A Novelby Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSeparated by differing ambitions afterfalling in love in Nigeria, Ifemeluexperiences triumph and defeat inAmerica, while Obinze endures anundocumented status in London until thepair is reunited in their homeland yearslater.
The illegal: A Novelby Lawrence HillForced to flee his native country after hisjournalist father is murdered for criticizingtheir tyrannical government, Keita, atalented runner, becomes part of anillegal underground network of athleteswho participate in competitions to winsurvival money.
War on Peace: The End ofDiplomacy and the Decline ofAmerican Influenceby Ronan FarrowThe journalist and former U.S. StateDepartment official explores the declineof diplomacy and traditional statecraft, theabdication of global leadership, and howthe work of peacemaking has been taken
over by the military-industrial complex.
An Appeal to the World: The Wayto Peace in a Time of Divisionby Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho (Dalai Lama)A noted religious leader addresses theworld's time of division, calling on us todraw upon the innate goodness of ourshared humanity to overcome the rancor,mistrust and divisiveness that threatenworld peace and sustainability.
Dear World: a Syrian Girl's Storyof War and Plea for Peaceby Bana AlabedAn account of a young Twitter activist'sexperiences in war-torn Syria describeshow her home was decimated bybombings and dwindling supplies beforeher family embarked on a perilous
escape to Turkey.
When the World Calls: The InsideStory of the Peace Corps and ItsFirst Fifty Years by Stanley MeislerWhen the World Calls is the first completeand balanced look at the Peace Corps'sfirst 50 years. Revelatory and candid,Stanley Meisler's engaging narrativeexposes Washington infighting,presidential influence and the Volunteers'unique struggles abroad, starting with the historic firstcontingent of volunteers to Ghana on August 30, 1961.
Creating True Peace: EndingViolence in Yourself, Your Family,Your Community, and the Worldby Nhãát HòanhA distillation of the author's years ofscholarship and teaching demonstrateshow violence is an inappropriateresponse on every level, offering spiritualguidance on how to promote personal
and worldwide change.
War on Peace: The End ofDiplomacy and the Decline ofAmerican Influenceby Ronan FarrowThe journalist and former U.S. StateDepartment official explores the declineof diplomacy and traditional statecraft, theabdication of global leadership, and howthe work of peacemaking has been taken
over by the military-industrial complex.
An Appeal to the World: The Wayto Peace in a Time of Divisionby Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho (Dalai Lama)A noted religious leader addresses theworld's time of division, calling on us todraw upon the innate goodness of ourshared humanity to overcome the rancor,mistrust and divisiveness that threatenworld peace and sustainability.
Dear World: a Syrian Girl's Storyof War and Plea for Peaceby Bana AlabedAn account of a young Twitter activist'sexperiences in war-torn Syria describeshow her home was decimated bybombings and dwindling supplies beforeher family embarked on a perilous
escape to Turkey.
When the World Calls: The InsideStory of the Peace Corps and ItsFirst Fifty Years by Stanley MeislerWhen the World Calls is the first completeand balanced look at the Peace Corps'sfirst 50 years. Revelatory and candid,Stanley Meisler's engaging narrativeexposes Washington infighting,presidential influence and the Volunteers'unique struggles abroad, starting with the historic firstcontingent of volunteers to Ghana on August 30, 1961.
Creating True Peace: EndingViolence in Yourself, Your Family,Your Community, and the Worldby Nhãát HòanhA distillation of the author's years ofscholarship and teaching demonstrateshow violence is an inappropriateresponse on every level, offering spiritualguidance on how to promote personal
