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Bezig met laden... Stronger than Death: How Annalena Tonelli Defied Terror and Tuberculosis in the Horn of Africadoor Rachel Pieh Jones
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This was a powerful memoir, sure to move your heart with the story of a wonderful woman who did her best to change the world for the better. I think one of the things that really stuck out to me is Annalena went to Africa with one purpose in mind - to eradicate TB, without the backing of an organization or the intent to convert people to her own religion. She was truly a kind and caring soul, as evidenced by what those around her had to say about her and her own actions. If you're looking for a heart-warming biography, you've found your next read! ( ) Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. Very interesting story and very inspiring woman. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. Profound and startling in its depth, the author brings to the heart and mind of the reader the amazing life of Annalena. With deft prose, warm and detailed, we travel with Annalena as she gives her life for the people of Africa. I highly recommend this to anyone who needs to be encouraged in their service to God, or even, just wanted to learn about TB in Africa, and its history in the world. Highly recommend. Annalena Tonelli grew up in Italy idolizing Gandhi and his philosophy towards the poor. She didn't believe it was enough to care for the poor, she believed she needed to live with them and live like them to truly show love. As an adult, she traveled to Somalia, where she spent the rest of her life administering to those with tuberculosis. I found Annalena to be an interesting, determined, and courageous woman. She lived to serve others, often in horrible and terrifying situations. My only criticism of this book is that the author continually inserted herself into the story. I didn't care what the author felt about Annalena, and grew tired of her reflections and interpretations. Rather than interpreting Annalena for me, the author should have let Annalena's story speak for herself. Because of this, I can only rate this book 3 out of 5 stars. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. I'm mostly a reader of non-fiction, and I would have enjoyed a more in-depth history of tuberculosis and its treatments than provided in this book here reviewed. But, you might say, it wasn't meant to be that. Fair enough. But I can't help but compare it to what I learned about tuberculosis in Mann's Magic Mountain. Yeah, but that's something different altogether, you'd contest. I'd have to agree. What I'm saying is that this book just wasn't for me. But it could be for you. Me? I wouldn't read it again, nor would I have suggested it for myself. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Somalia's Mother Teresa chose love over fear. Amid a volatile mix of disease, war, and religious fundamentalism in the Horn of Africa, what difference could one woman make? "I am nobody," she always insisted. Yet by the time she was killed for her work three decades later she had not only developed an effective cure for tuberculosis among nomadic peoples but also exposed a massacre, established homes and schools for the deaf, advocated against female genital mutilation, and secured treatment for ostracized AIDS patients. Months after winning the Nansen Refugee Award from the UN in 2003, Annalena Tonelli was assassinated at one of the tuberculosis hospitals she founded. Rachel Pieh Jones, an American writer, was living a few doors down, having moved to Somaliland with her husband and two children just months before. Annalena's death would alter the course of her life. No one who encounters Annalena in these pages will leave unchanged. Brought vividly back to life through Jones's meticulous reporting and her own letters, Annalena presents us with a new measure of success and commitment. But she also leaves us a gift: the secret to overcoming the fear that pervades our society and our hearts - fear of disease and death, fear of terrorism and war, fear of others, and fear of failure"--Provided by publisher. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)362.109676Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people People with physical illnesses History, geographic treatment, biography Africa Sub-Saharan AfricaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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