A Boat to Lesbos

A Boat to Lesbos
Author :
Publisher : Banipal Publishing
Total Pages : 120
Release :
ISBN-10 : 099563694X
ISBN-13 : 9780995636941
Rating : 4/5 (4X Downloads)

Synopsis A Boat to Lesbos by : Nouri Al-Jarrah

A Boat to Lesbos, by Syrian poet Nouri al-Jarrah, was written as Syrian refugees endured frightening journeys across the Mediterranean before arriving on the small island. Set out like a Greek tragedy, it is dramatic witness to the horrors and ravages they suffered, seen through the eye of history, the poetry of Sappho and the travels of Odysseus.

Refugee

Refugee
Author :
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 320
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780545880879
ISBN-13 : 0545880874
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Refugee by : Alan Gratz

The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Alan Gratz tells the timely--and timeless--story of three different kids seeking refuge. A New York Times bestseller! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world... ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America... MAHMOUD is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe... All three kids go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers -- from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end. As powerful and poignant as it is action-packed and page-turning, this highly acclaimed novel has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than four years and continues to change readers' lives with its meaningful takes on survival, courage, and the quest for home.

The Wrong End of the Telescope

The Wrong End of the Telescope
Author :
Publisher : Grove Press
Total Pages : 305
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780802157829
ISBN-13 : 0802157823
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wrong End of the Telescope by : Rabih Alameddine

WINNER OF THE 2022 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION By National Book Award and the National Book Critics' Circle Award finalist for An Unnecessary Woman, Rabih Alameddine, comes a transporting new novel about an Arab American trans woman's journey among Syrian refugees on Lesbos island. Mina Simpson, a Lebanese doctor, arrives at the infamous Moria refugee camp on Lesbos, Greece, after being urgently summoned for help by her friend who runs an NGO there. Alienated from her family except for her beloved brother, Mina has avoided being so close to her homeland for decades. But with a week off work and apart from her wife of thirty years, Mina hopes to accomplish something meaningful, among the abundance of Western volunteers who pose for selfies with beached dinghies and the camp's children. Soon, a boat crosses bringing Sumaiya, a fiercely resolute Syrian matriarch with terminal liver cancer. Determined to protect her children and husband at all costs, Sumaiya refuses to alert her family to her diagnosis. Bonded together by Sumaiya's secret, a deep connection sparks between the two women, and as Mina prepares a course of treatment with the limited resources on hand, she confronts the circumstances of the migrants' displacement, as well as her own constraints in helping them. Not since the inimitable Aaliya of An Unnecessary Woman has Rabih Alameddine conjured such a winsome heroine to lead us to one of the most wrenching conflicts of our time. Cunningly weaving in stories of other refugees into Mina's singular own, The Wrong End of the Telescope is a bedazzling tapestry of both tragic and amusing portraits of indomitable spirits facing a humanitarian crisis.

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 290
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780399546846
ISBN-13 : 0399546847
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by : Atia Abawi

A powerful novel of refugees escaping from war-torn Syria, masterfully told by a journalist who witnessed the crisis firsthand. In a country ripped apart by war, Tareq lives with his big and loving family . . . until the bombs strike. His city is in ruins. His life is destroyed. And those who have survived are left to figure out their uncertain future. Tareq's family knows that to continue to stay alive, they must leave. As they travel as refugees from Syria to Turkey to Greece, facing danger at every turn, Tareq must find the resilience and courage to complete his harrowing journey. While this is one family's story, it is also the timeless tale of the heartbreaking consequences of all wars, all tragedy, narrated by Destiny itself. When you are a refugee, success is outliving your loss. An award-winning author and journalist—and a refugee herself—Atia Abawi captures the hope that spurs people forward against all odds and the love that makes that hope grow. Praise for A Land of Permanent Goodbyes: Featured on NPR's Morning Edition! Featured by Dana Perino’s on The Five! Featured as a most-anticipated book of 2018 on The Huffington Post! “[A] heartbreaking and to-the-minute timely story of the Syrian refugee crisis. Abawi gives even more humanity, depth, and understanding to the headlines.”—Bustle ★ “From award-winning journalist Abawi comes an unforgettable novel that brings readers face to face with the global refugee crisis . . . A heartbreaking, haunting, and necessary story that offers hope while laying bare the bleakness of the world.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "Abawi skillfully places humanity enmeshed in war into two sides: the 'hunters' who feed on the suffering and the 'helpers' who lend a hand. An inspiring, timely, and must-have account about the Syrian refugee disaster and the perils of all wars."—School Library Journal, starred review ★ "[A] gripping and heartrending novel . . . [and an] upsetting yet beautifully rendered portrayal of an ongoing humanitarian crisis."—Publishers Weekly, starred review "As author Atia Abawi artfully illustrates, refugees are created by circumstances that can happen anywhere. A perfect companion novel to Alan Gratz's Refugee, this humanizing, often harrowing and sometimes transcendent novel fosters compassion and understanding."—BookPage, Top Teen Pick “[T]his could be paired with Sepetys’ book . . . Salt to the Sea, for a multi-era look at the casualties of war.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “This is a harrowing and vitally important novel about an ongoing crisis. Tareq’s story will linger with readers long after they’ve turned the final page.”—Bookish "A Land of Permanent Goodbyes is an engrossing, heartbreaking story of survival, giving readers an authentic glimpse of the suffering and destruction in Syria."—Voice of Youth Advocates "A well-written, well-researched book."—School Library Connection "This touching read will stir empathy and compassion about the harrowing plight of refugees. Abawi . . . helps give perspective on how religion can be used to help create a world where the most basic human rights are violated."—Booklist

The Mermaid Madonna

The Mermaid Madonna
Author :
Publisher : Athens : Efstathiadis Group
Total Pages : 252
Release :
ISBN-10 : PSU:000025521382
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mermaid Madonna by : Stratēs Myrivēlēs

The New Odyssey

The New Odyssey
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Publisher : Guardian Faber Publishing
Total Pages : 219
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781783351077
ISBN-13 : 1783351071
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The New Odyssey by : Patrick Kingsley

Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in more depth or breadth than the Guardian's migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley. Throughout 2015, Kingsley travelled to 17 countries along the migrant trail, meeting hundreds of refugees making epic odysseys across deserts, seas and mountains to reach the holy grail of Europe. This is Kingsley's unparalleled account of who these voyagers are. It's about why they keep coming, and how they do it. It's about the smugglers who help them on their way, and the coastguards who rescue them at the other end. The volunteers that feed them, the hoteliers that house them, and the border guards trying to keep them out. And the politicians looking the other way. The New Odyssey is a work of original, bold reporting written with a perfect mix of compassion and authority by the journalist who knows the subject better than any other.

Archaic and Classical Greece

Archaic and Classical Greece
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 668
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0521296382
ISBN-13 : 9780521296380
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Archaic and Classical Greece by : Michael Hewson Crawford

A sourcebook in translation covering the history of Greece from archaic times through to the rise of Philip of Macedon. Sources translated are mainly the Greek historians themselves.

The Histories

The Histories
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 876
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780670024896
ISBN-13 : 0670024899
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis The Histories by : Herodotus

Originally published: Great Britain: Penguin Books Ltd., 2013.

Fodor's Greece

Fodor's Greece
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Publisher : Fodor's
Total Pages : 706
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781400016518
ISBN-13 : 1400016517
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Fodor's Greece by : Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications

Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.

I Can Only Tell You what My Eyes See

I Can Only Tell You what My Eyes See
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0863561799
ISBN-13 : 9780863561795
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis I Can Only Tell You what My Eyes See by :

With over 150 photographs, this powerful collection reveals the stories and humanity of those caught up in the refugee crisis.