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A carregar... The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (2009)por William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. "William Kamkwamba nasceu no Malawi, onde vivia na mais absoluta pobreza e, aos 13 anos, teve de abandonar a escola por falta de meios. Mas isso não refreou o seu optimismo nem a sua vontade de aprender e, graças a uma biblioteca escolar, continuou a acompanhar as matérias escolares. Um dia descobriu um livro que mudaria por completo a sua vida e que explicava o funcionamento dos moinhos de vento. Utilizando materiais improvisados, muitas vezes recolhidos em sucatas, William conseguiu montar dois moinhos de vento e, assim, fornecer energia eléctrica e água à sua pequena comunidade. O seu feito tornou-se notícia em todo o mundo e é contado neste livro cativante, que retrata os problemas que afligem o continente africano e sugere que as melhores soluções não partem necessariamente da ajuda dos países ricos" Wook ( )
An autobiography so moving that it is almost impossible to read without tears. In understated and simple prose, Kamkwamba and Mealer offer readers a tour through one Malawian boy’s inspiring life. With so many tales of bloody hopelessness coming out of Africa, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind reads like a novel with a happy ending, even though it’s just the beginning for this remarkable young man, now 21 years old. This exquisite tale strips life down to its barest essentials, and once there finds reason for hopes and dreams, and is especially resonant for Americans given the economy and increasingly heated debates over health care and energy policy. PrémiosDistinctionsNotable Lists
Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala-crazy-but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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