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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061930059
ISBN-139780061930058
eBay Product ID (ePID)109108213
Product Key Features
Book TitleLittle Princes : One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSpecial Interest / Adventure, Children's Studies, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Asia / General
Publication Year2011
GenreTravel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorConor Grennan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight17.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsFunny, touching, tragic. Conor Grennan s Little Princes is a remarkable tale of corruption, child trafficking and civil war in a far away land and one man s extraordinary quest to reunite lost Nepalese children with their parents., The author stumbles into volunteering in an orphanage in Nepal and gets involved in reuniting trafficked children with their families. The energy of these children will make you laugh even though they've been through hardship and loss., In the tradition of "Three Cups of Tea" and "Mountains Beyond Mountains," this book provides proof (there cannot be too much) of the value of volunteer work., In the tradition of "Three Cups of Tea" and "Mountains Beyond Mountains," this book provides proof (there cannot be too much) of the value of volunteer work. -- Los Angeles Times "With a light touch and refreshing candor, Grennan in Little Princes tells the story of how a good-looking University of Virginia grad with wanderlust ended up risking his life to find, then reunite, children with their families in Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world." -- USA Today "The beauty of this book is partly the fact that it is a memoir. But it is also more than that. I defy you to not be inspired or moved by this saga." -- New York Journal of Books "The author stumbles into volunteering in an orphanage in Nepal and gets involved in reuniting trafficked children with their families. The energy of these children will make you laugh even though they've been through hardship and loss." -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "While the story is amazing, sincere and touching, it is also a pleasure to see how the author grows, both in personality and style over the five years that the memoir covers." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Grennan's work is by turns self-pokingly humorous, exciting, and inspiring." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "'Little Princes' is a tale of determination, courage and love that will not leave you unchanged." -- Daytona Beach News "Funny, touching, tragic. Conor Grennan's Little Princes is a remarkable tale of corruption, child trafficking and civil war in a far away land -- and one man's extraordinary quest to reunite lost Nepalese children with their parents." -- Neil White, author of In the Sanctuary of Outcasts, '?Little Princes? is a tale of determination, courage and love that will not leave you unchanged.' (Daytona Beach News), “Funny, touching, tragic. Conor Grennan’s Little Princes is a remarkable tale of corruption, child trafficking and civil war in a far away land — and one man’s extraordinary quest to reunite lost Nepalese children with their parents.�, With a light touch and refreshing candor, Grennan in Little Princes tells the story of how a good-looking University of Virginia grad with wanderlust ended up risking his life to find, then reunite, children with their families in Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world., “The beauty of this book is partly the fact that it is a memoir. But it is also more than that. I defy you to not be inspired or moved by this saga.�
Dewey Decimal362.732
Synopsis"Funny, touching, tragic....A remarkable tale of corruption, child trafficking and civil war in a far away land--and one man's extraordinary quest to reunite lost Nepalese children with their parents." --Neil White, author of In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Little Princes is the epic story of Conor Grennan's battle to save the lost children of Nepal and how he found himself in the process. Part Three Cups of Tea, part Into Thin Air , Grennan's remarkable memoir is at once gripping and inspirational, and it carries us deep into an exotic world that most readers know little about., "Funny, touching, tragic....A remarkable tale of corruption, child trafficking and civil war in a far away land--and one man's extraordinary quest to reunite lost Nepalese children with their parents." --Neil White, author of In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Little Princes is the epic story of Conor Grennan's battle to save the lost children of Nepal and how he found himself in the process. Part Three Cups of Tea, part Into Thin Air, Grennan's remarkable memoir is at once gripping and inspirational, and it carries us deep into an exotic world that most readers know little about.
