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Humanitarian aid worker / by Spilsbury, Louise,author.(CARDINAL)333019;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Explores how brave men and women begin a career in humanitarian aid, the skills they need to carry out the job, the equipment they use to save lives, and the risks and rewards of their work. Includes advice for children who wish to be such a worker, and explores whether they're likely to be suited to the job.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Disaster relief; Humanitarian assistance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I am a girl from Africa [sound recording] / by Nyamayaro, Elizabeth,author,narrator.;
Read by the author.A powerful memoir about a girl from Africa whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Nyamayaro, Elizabeth.; Humanitarian aid workers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All else failed : the unlikely volunteers at the heart of the migrant aid crisis / by Sachs, Dana,author.;
"In 2015, increasing numbers of refugees and migrants, most of them fleeing war-torn homelands, arrived by boat on the shores of Greece, setting off the greatest human displacement since WWII. As journalists reported horrific mass drownings, an ill-prepared and seemingly indifferent world looked on. Those who reached Europe needed food, clothing, medicine, and shelter, but the international aid system broke down completely. All Else Failed is Dana Sachs's compelling eyewitness account of the successes-and failures-of the volunteer relief network that emerged to meet the enormous need. Closely following the odysseys of seven individual men and women, and their families, All Else Failed tells a story of despair and resilience, revealing the humanity within an immense humanitarian disaster"--
Subjects: Humanitarian aid workers; Humanitarian assistance; Political refugees.; Refugees.; Refugees, Arab.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Green Border [videorecording] / by Holland, Agnieszka,1948-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Pisuk, Maciej,screenwriter.; Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko, Gabriela,screenwriter.; Bernstein, Fred,film producer.; Altawil, Jalal,actor.; Wierzchosławski, Marcin,film producer.; Ostaszewska, Maja,1972-actor.; Ataï, Behi Djanati,actor.; Włosok, Tomasz,actor.; Al Rashi, Mohamad,actor.; Naous, Dalia,actor.; Astute Films,presenter.; Beluga Tree (Firm),production company.; Blick Productions,production company.; Canal+ Polska,production company.; Česká televize (Prague, Czech Republic),production company.; dFlights (Firm),production company.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)347545; Marlene Film Production,production company.; Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy,production company.; Metro Films,presenter.;
Director of photography, Tomasz Naumiuk ; edited by Pavel Hrdli♯‍ka ; music, Fr©♭d©♭ric Vercheval.Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Ataï, Tomasz Włosok, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous.Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, Green Border immediately drew controversy from the Polish government for its depiction of the European migrant crisis on the Poland-Belarus border. Shot in stark black-and-white, this riveting thriller explores the intractable conflict from multiple perspectives: a Syrian family fleeing ISIS caught between cruel border guards in both countries; young guards instructed to brutally reject the migrants; and activists who, at great risk, aid the refugees.DVD, widescreen (16x9); Dolby 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo; region 1, NTSC.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Refugees; Immigrants; Immigrants; Emigration and immigration; Humanitarian aid workers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Breakfast wine : a memoir of chasing an unconventional life and finding a way home / by Poppe, Alexauthor.;
"Dress-obsessed and directionless, 44-year-old Alex Poppe can't get her life together. A business analyst, turned actor, turned teacher, she works a dead-end marketing job under a mammary gland-fixated man and still waits tables to make ends meet. A chance encounter with an acclaimed journalist encourages her to accept a teaching position in northern Iraq, which charms with a heart and a fist. Dining with a pistol-packing hitman, being thrown off the back of a truck during a humanitarian aid drop, and unknowingly working alongside one of Sweden's most notorious sex offenders are colored-glass pieces of information that fall together in a turn, educating Alex in Kurdish culture and politics beyond what her students teach her in the classroom and what she experiences as a Western woman living in the Middle East. There are earthquakes and building fires and a small war juxtaposed against the senseless, drug-fueled death of a good friend and the bone chilling aftermath of the security police's investigation. Alex navigates teaching online during the COVID lockdown with the help of WhatsApp before her father's unexpected passing pushes her to return to the US. Blending memoir, personal essay, local topography, and culture, Breakfast Wine is a frank, human story of pursuing an unconventional life and finding a way home"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Poppe, Alex.; Authors, American; English teachers; Women teachers; Humanitarian aid workers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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A distant grave / by Taylor, Sarah Stewart,author.(CARDINAL)458829;
"In the follow up to the critically acclaimed The Mountains Wild, Detective Maggie D'arcy tackles another intricate case that bridges Long Island and Ireland. Long Island homicide detective Maggie D'arcy and her teenage daughter, Lilly, are still recovering from the events of last fall when a strange new case demands Maggie's attention. The body of an unidentified Irish national turns up in a wealthy Long Island beach community and with little to go on but the scars on his back, Maggie once again teams up with Garda detectives in Ireland to find out who the man was and what he was doing on Long Island. The strands of the mystery take Maggie to a quiet village in rural County Clare that's full of secrets and introduce her to the world of humanitarian aid workers half a world away. And as she gets closer to the truth about the murder, what she learns leads her back to her home turf and into range of a dangerous and determined killer who will do anything to keep the victim's story hidden forever. With the lyrical prose, deeply drawn characters, and atmospheric setting that put The Mountains Wild on multiple best of the year lists, Sarah Stewart Taylor delivers another gripping mystery novel about family, survival, and the meaning of home"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Murder; Humanitarian aid workers;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 23
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A cargo of hope : voyages of the humanitarian ship Vega / by Granger, Shane,1948-author.(CARDINAL)888782; Macoun, Margarete,illustrator.(CARDINAL)888783;
"To date, the historic ship Vega has sailed more than 100,000 miles, carrying tons of free training, tools, health supplies, and educational materials to remote island communities in eastern Indonesia and East Timor-places few outsiders will ever see. This is the story of Vega's first missions-a real-life sea tale complete with vicious storms, exotic locations, heart-rending moments, and priceless glimpses into real life on some of the world's most remote tropical islands"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Granger, Shane, 1948-; Vega (Sailing ship); Humanitarian aid workers; Humanitarian assistance, American; Non-governmental organizations; Sailing; Sailors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cargo of hope : voyages of the humanitarian ship Vega / by Granger, Shane,1948-Author(DLC)n 2023060867; Macoun, Margarete,Illustrator(DLC)n 2023060868;
"To date, the historic ship Vega has sailed more than 100,000 miles, carrying tons of free training, tools, health supplies, and educational materials to remote island communities in eastern Indonesia and East Timor--places few outsiders will ever see. This is the story of Vega's first missions--a real-life sea tale complete with vicious storms, exotic locations, heart-rending moments, and priceless glimpses into real life on some of the world's most remote tropical islands"--.
Subjects: Travel writing; Granger, Shane, 1948-; Vega (Sailing ship); Sailors; Humanitarian aid workers; Sailing; Humanitarian assistance, American; Non-governmental organizations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ministry for the future / by Robinson, Kim Stanley,author.(CARDINAL)356665;
"From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a vision of climate change unlike any ever imagined. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of contemporary science fiction's most acclaimed writers, and with this new novel, he once again turns his eye to themes of climate change, technology, politics, and the human behaviors that drive these forces. But his setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world - rather, he imagines a more hopeful future, one where humanity has managed to overcome our challenges and thrive. It is a novel both immediate and impactful, perfect for his many fans and for readers who crave powerful and thought-provoking sci-fi stories."--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Climatic changes; United Nations; United Nations; Humanitarian aid workers; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Political kidnapping; Terrorist organizations; Future, The;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The ministry for the future / by Robinson, Kim Stanley,author.(CARDINAL)356665;
"From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a vision of climate change unlike any ever imagined. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of contemporary science fiction's most acclaimed writers, and with this new novel, he once again turns his eye to themes of climate change, technology, politics, and the human behaviors that drive these forces. But his setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world--rather, he imagines a more hopeful future, one where humanity has managed to overcome our challenges and thrive. It is a novel both immediate and impactful, perfect for his many fans and for readers who crave powerful and thought-provoking sci-fi stories"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; United Nations; United Nations; Climatic changes; Global warming; Humanitarian assistance; Humanitarian aid workers; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Political kidnapping; Terrorist organizations; Future, The;
Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 34
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