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Strength in what remains / Tracy Kidder. by Kidder, Tracy New York : Random House, c2009. Subjects Dartmouth Medical School -- Biography.   Burundian Americans -- Biography.   Immigrants -- Biography   Genocide -- Burundi -- History -- 20th century.   Refugees -- Burundi -- Biography.   Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography   Medical students -- Biography   New York (N.Y.) -- Biography Edition:  1st ed. ISBN:  9781400066216 (acid-free paper) : Contents:  Flights -- Gusimbura. Summary:  The true story of Deo, a young man who arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. After surviving a civil war and genocide, he ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and learning English by reading dictionaries in bookstores until he begins to meet the strangers who will change his life, pointing him eventually in the direction of Columbia University, medical school, and a life devoted to healing. Description:  xvii, 277 p. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-277).   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Pine Island - Van Horn Public Library Nonfiction Book 305.896 KID Available Request Copy Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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