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by Ishmael Beah

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March 05, 2007 11:55 AM EST -- It is great to be here on Gather and I thank you all for your good wishes. I have been busy on my book tour but will make it a point to get back here as often as I can. I have really had some spirited . . . more

A Long Way Gone, Chapter One (continued)

by Ishmael Beah

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February 26, 2007 10:42 AM EST -- Begin reading Chapter One of A Long Way Gone Just three days earlier, I had seen my father walking slowly from work. His hard hat was under his arm and his long face was sweating from the hot afternoon . . . more

A Long Way Gone, Chapter One

by Ishmael Beah

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February 21, 2007 09:21 AM EST -- There were all kinds of stories told about the war that made it sound as if it was happening in a faraway and different land. It wasn't until refugees started passing through our town that we began . . . more

Why I Wrote My Memoir, A Long Way Gone

by Ishmael Beah

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February 14, 2007 09:20 AM EST -- I wrote this book because I wanted to share with people, using my own experiences, how children are drawn into brutal wars, how communities and societies collapse during . . . more

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