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Alek: my life from Sudanese refugee to international supermodel
Since the day she was scouted by a modeling agent while shopping at a London street fair when she was just nineteen, Alek Wek's life has been nothing short of a fantasy. When she's not the featured model in hip advertising campaigns, she is working…
Remembering Childhood in the Middle East: Memoirs from a Century of Change
Partly includes memories of a Nubian boy, Awad Abdelrahim Abdelgader, growing up in a Sudanese Nile village.
Courageous Journey: Walking the Lost Boys Path from the Sudan to America
"This compelling, human story is coupled with timely issues facing the world: the crisis in Darfur, control of limited oil reserves, terrorism by radical Islamic groups. Told through the experiences of two boys, Ayuel Leek and Beny Ngor Chad, the…
They poured fire on us from the sky: The true story of three Lost Boys from Sudan
"The inspiring story of three young Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, facing life-threatening perils, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America.
Between 1987 and 1989,…
Between 1987 and 1989,…
A Mother's Promise: A Civil War Survivor and Her Pursuit of the American Dream
"As violence erupted in her once idyllic village in southern Sudan, Adout Goi Ungua fled all she had known to get her children to safety. Her remarkable journey from that small village to a shining city upon a hill reassures readers that the American…
Out of Exile: Narratives from the Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan
"Millions of people have fled from conflicts and persecution in all parts of this Northeast African country, and many thousands more have been enslaved as human spoils of war. In this book, refugees and abductees recount their escapes from the wars…
What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
"What is the What is Dave Eggers astonishing novel about one of the worlds most brutal civil wars. Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of…
Unspoken Stories
"In the 1980s, civil war was ignited in Sudan. This book presents the never-before-seen primary sources from panel discussions, diary entries and interviews from the early days of the Sudan’s People Liberation Army (SPLA/SPLM) rising against Old…
The Man From South Sudan
"My name is Deng Atak Ken. I was born in Aweil, Sudan in January 1981 before the separation of South Sudan on July 2011. This book tells of the struggles, hardship and triumphs of myself and my family growing up in South Sudan. I witnessed our family…