Amanda Lindhout

Join Cindi and discuss books from a variety of genres at 7 pm, the first Monday of each month. Authors DO NOT Attend.

Monday, October 5, 7pm

A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout

Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, Amanda Lindhout backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia--"the most dangerous place on earth." On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road.

Location: Street: 1200 11th St City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

WED, NOVEMBER 19 at 7PM

Meet Cindy and Merrilee the third Wednesday of every month where we'll read books about fascinating people, places, anything. This month's book is A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout & Sarah Corbett.

Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

THUR, JULY 31 at 5:30PMWhat’s better than talking about a book with a group of friends? Talk about a book with a group of friends during Happy Hour at Opa (2050 S. Lamar Blvd)! Come hang out with Mandy and Joel the last Thursday of every month at 5:30pm where we'll discuss books over cocktails. This month's book is A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout.

Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

The New York Times bestseller A House in the Sky tells the story of Amanda Lindhout, who as a child escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself visiting its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia—“the most dangerous place on earth.” On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road.

Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda survives on memory—every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity—and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits a house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark.

Amanda Lindhout is the founder of the Global Enrichment Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports development, aid, and education initiatives in Somalia and Kenya. (adicionado a partir de Simon & Schuster)… (mais)

The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world's most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity--an exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of "National Geographic" and imagining herself in its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress in Calgary, Alberta, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia--"the most dangerous place on earth." On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda converts to Islam as a survival tactic, receives "wife lessons" from one of her captors, and risks a daring escape. Moved between a series of abandoned houses in the desert, she survives on memory--every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity--and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits A house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark, being tortured. Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, "A house in the sky" is the searingly intimate story of an intrepid young woman and her search for compassion in the face of unimaginable adversity.

Location: Street: 424 Broadway Additional: City: Saratoga Springs, Province: New York Postal Code: 12866 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood welcomes author, humanitarian, and survivor Amanda Lindhout to the store to discuss and sign her new book, A house in the sky: A Memoir, on Thursday, September 19th at 7pm.

In August of 2008, Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian journalist, was kidnapped, along with her entourage, by teenage insurgents in Somalia. She was held hostage for 460 days. In her most desperate moments, she visited a "house in the sky," far from the woman in captivity below.

Donations for her ransom helped eventually secure Amanda's release, and in 2010, she founded the non-profit Global Enrichment Foundation, which aims to promote peace and development in Somalia through education and community-based empowerment programs. In 2011, she confronted her fears and returned to Somalia, leading a convoy carrying food aid for 14,000 people in the Somalia town of Dobley.

A house in the sky is the story of an amazing woman who refused to become a victim despite her terrible experience, who refused to sink into anger, bitterness, or thoughts of revenge, and instead has become a source of inspiration, strength, and leadership.

Location: Street: Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood Additional: Brentwood Country Mart - 225 26th Street at San Vicente City: Santa Monica, Province: California Postal Code: 90402 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

A house in the sky by Sara Corbett & Amanda Lindhout Friday, September 13th, 6:300pm at Porland Public Library, Rines Auditorium As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself in its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress in Calgary, Alberta, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia—“the most dangerous place on earth.” On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road.

Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda converts to Islam as a survival tactic, receives “wife lessons” from one of her captors, and risks a daring escape. Moved between a series of abandoned houses in the desert, she survives on memory—every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity—and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits A house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark, being tortured.

Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, A house in the sky is the searingly intimate story of an intrepid young woman and her search for compassion in the face of unimaginable adversity. "With the assistance of New York Times Magazine writer Corbett, Lindhout, who was held hostage in Somalia for more than a year, chronicles her harrowing ordeal and how she found the moral strength to survive ... A vivid, gut-wrenching, beautifully written, memorable book. " -Kirkus Reviews “A vivid and moving account of how Amanda kept alive the inner light and the spirit of forgiveness even as she found herself in the heart of darkness.” -Eckhart Tolle

“A house in the sky is a stunning story of strength and survival. It is sometimes brutal, but always beautiful as Amanda Lindhout discovers that in a fight for her life, her most powerful weapons are hope and compassion.”-Jeanette Walls Join us at the Portland Public Library to hear Amanda Lindhout and Maine journalist and co-author, Sara Corbett share this incredible true story and get your books signed!

Location: Street: Portland Public Library Additional: Rines Auditorium City: Portland, Province: Maine Postal Code: 04101-4078 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)