Creating Room to Read
Subtitle: a story of hope in the battle for global literacy
By: John Wood
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780670025985
Subjects: Room to Read (Organization); Literacy programs; Education
Description: The inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive's quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books. He strove to bring the lessons of the corporate world to the nonprofit sector--and succeeded spectacularly. Now, he explains his vision and the story of his startup.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: ten years, ten thousand libraries!; title: Bold goals attract bold people; title: A kilogram of gold; title: The lottery of life; title: Blame it on Bahundanda; title: Helping others help themselves: the challenge grant model; title: GSD: building a world class team; title: The tsunami: one year after; title: "No Range Rovers": the war on overhead; title: Searching for Seuss; title: Baby fish goes to school; title: Betrayal, theft, and sleepless nights; title: "I was in grade two when our school was burned down"; title: "Sorry, but your money has been stolen"; title: "We picked up the phone to call for help"; title: Nine books last night; title: On her narrow shoulders rest a family's dreams; title: Mr. X and Mr. Zilch; title: Now departing for Cambodia: literacy one; title: Frantic footsteps in the night; title: The world's tallest fund-raising thermometer; title: "Whose version of the future will win?"; title: Boat to read; title: "If you cannot read, school can be a torture"; title: "With smiling face, my three cows are completely pregnant"; title: Mr. Poet and Miss Library.