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Lädt ... The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Original 2009; 2010. Auflage)von William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Werk-InformationenDer Junge, der den Wind einfing: Eine afrikanische Heldengeschichte von William Kamkwamba (2009)
  
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 An autobiography so moving that it is almost impossible to read without tears. In understated and simple prose, Kamkwamba and Mealer offer readers a tour through one Malawian boy’s inspiring life. With so many tales of bloody hopelessness coming out of Africa, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind reads like a novel with a happy ending, even though it’s just the beginning for this remarkable young man, now 21 years old.  This exquisite tale strips life down to its barest essentials, and once there finds reason for hopes and dreams, and is especially resonant for Americans given the economy and increasingly heated debates over health care and energy policy. AuszeichnungenPrestigeträchtige AuswahlenBemerkenswerte Listen
Biography & Autobiography.
Technology.
Nonfiction.
HTML: Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala??crazy??but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
LibraryThing Early Reviewers-AutorWilliam Kamkwambas Buch The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind wurde im Frührezensenten-Programm LibraryThing Early Reviewers angeboten.  
LibraryThing-AutorWilliam Kamkwamba ist ein LibraryThing-Autor, ein Autor, der seine persönliche Bibliothek in LibraryThing auflistet. Aktuelle DiskussionenKeineBeliebte Umschlagbilder
 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)621.453092Technology Engineering and allied operations Applied physics Heat engineering WindmillsKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (4.11)
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Mich bedrückt neben Hunger und politischer Korruption am meisten, dass Schule nicht für alle Kinder möglich ist, sondern abhängig vom Geld. Die große Erungenschaft, die das staatliche Schulsystem und die Schulpflicht darstellen, ist hierzulande niemandem mehr bewusst. Doch das Buch zeigt, dass in Afrika unheimlich kluge Köpfe womöglich ohne Förderung bleiben. Das ist sehr bitter.
Wie William sein Windrad baut, aus Abfällen und Dingen, die er überall zusammensucht, das ist alles unheimlich beeindruckend. (