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Rainn Wilson recommended Beyond the Red Mountains in Books (curated)

 
Beyond the Red Mountains
Beyond the Red Mountains
Greg Johnson | 2014 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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"A biography of the great doctor, teacher and humanitarian, Paul Farmer. In the Artibonite plain in rural Haiti, he walks hundreds of miles, healing the sick and delivering AIDS medication with a selfless determination that is awe-inspiring."

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Jessi Bone (48 KP) rated A Call To Haiti's Awakening in Books

Mar 25, 2019  
A Call To Haiti's Awakening
A Call To Haiti's Awakening
Ernst Etienne | 2018 | History & Politics, Natural World, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Little Haiti History Book
“The uniquely tragic history of the land is marked by the slavery, struggles, suffering and striving for betterment”

Ernst Etienne in his a very small ninety pages book takes on the Nation of Haiti. Haiti is actually one of two nations on the Island of Hispaniola. He covers from the beginning of the nation when it was a set of different tribes all the way to what Haiti is today and what the nation can look like in the future. Mr. Etinne in his search of the past even covered the five different chiefdom's of the Taino Indians and their culture, beliefs, and values with unequally distinctive tribes. The actions he took on covering the history both negative and positive with slavery, pirates and struggling of the countries past and. His bravery with being willing to show all of it both positive and negative is unique in today's world where we want to forget the parts of our pasts we do not like. He is kind of bad stuff and shows how people will a lot of times make bad decisions when striving for betterment. The photographs and photographic documents were a wonderful bonus to accompany the text throughout. The information he gives is historical in nature but is in by no means boring. I found it interesting and fun and at parts quit surprising. I had no interest in Haiti but with the help of Mr. Etienne, I want to learn more about this small nation.
  
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Bill Gates recommended Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plague in Books (curated)

 
Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plague
Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plague
Paul Farmer | 2020
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"Paul Farmer is one of the most impressive people I’ve had the honor of getting to know. He’s an amazing advocate for the health of the world’s poorest people, and he co-founded a system of health clinics in Haiti that reaches more than a million people in some of that country’s hardest-to-reach places. Melinda and I took our kids to Haiti this year so they could meet Paul and see the work he leads. In this book he really opens your eyes to the vast differences between the health of the rich and the health of the poor."

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    Beyond the Village

    Beyond the Village

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    The Beyond the Village podcast goes behind the scenes of international nonprofit Children of the...

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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Dear Haiti, Love Alaine in Books

Dec 31, 2019  
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Dear Haiti, Love Alaine
Maika Moulite | 2019
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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I received a copy of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine from Harlequin TEEN (US Canada) through Netgalley.

I seriously love Alaine. I'd love to read more about her.

The story is told through school reports, news, articles and text messages and is a bit jarring at first but the storytelling makes up for it.

It's got family secrets and a curse and a witty protagonist that made me want to cheer.