Download or read book Refugees in a Chess Game written by Medard Rwelamira and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the period 1967-1980s.
Download or read book A King in Hiding written by Fahim and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015 Forced to flee his native Bangladesh, eight year-old chess prodigy Fahim arrived in Paris with his father. Refused asylum, as illegal immigrants they spiralled downwards into homelessness and desperation. By a stroke of luck, Fahim was introduced to one of France’s top chess coaches, Xavier Parmentier, who tutored him and gave him a sense of purpose, his struggles on the chessboard mirroring both his victories and his crushing defeats in his battle for a normal life. Rising through local and national tournaments to be crowned France’s Under-12 Chess Champion in 2012, Fahim became a national sensation. In 2013 he went on to win the World Under-13 Student Championship. Told through the clear eyes of a child, Fahim’s tale is not only a moving account of the grim realities that underlie a supposedly caring society, but also a heartwarming testimony to a father’s determination, the kindness of strangers, and one small boy’s courageous will to succeed.
Download or read book Refugees in a Chess Game written by Charles David Smith and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Refugees in a Chess Game written by Medard Rwelamira and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 1990 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the period 1967-1980s.
Download or read book The Royal Game written by Stefan Zweig and published by Re-Image Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a cruise ship bound for Buenos Aires, an electifying encounter takes place between the reigning world chess champion and an unknown passenger. The stranger's diffident manner masks his extraordinary ability to challenge the grandmaster in a game of chess; it also conceals his dark and damaged past, the horror of which emerges as the game unfolds.
Download or read book My Name is Tani written by Tani Adewumi and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For eight-year-old Tani Adewumi, growing up in Abuja, Nigeria, life is good. His father a prosperous businessman, is descended from a royal family. His mother's family owns a profitable printing press. Then what should have been a routine print job changed the family's fortunes forever. Threatened by Boko Haram terrorists, fearing capture or death, they're forced to make a desperate move -- across the ocean to New York City. Tani's father finds work as a dishwasher and Uber driver, while the family lives at a homeless shelter. Fleeing violence only to become trapped in poverty, their future looks bleak. The problem finds an unexpected solution when Tani joins his high-school's chess programme. Discovering a rare talent for the game, he quickly rises up the ranks to compete at the highest level. Once a pawn in a game his didn't understand, now Tani must seize the opportunity to save himself, and rescue his family.
Download or read book Tani s New Home written by Tanitoluwa Adewumi and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tani Adewumi's moving true story of immigrating to America, developing his talent for chess, and finding a new home will inspire families looking for stories of hope and kindness. * 2021 ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award winner Tani was just six years old when he and his family fled persecution in Nigeria and became refugees in New York City. Tani was amazed, and a little overwhelmed, by all the new things in America. But one new experience turned out to be the most wonderful discovery--chess! With joy and determination, Tani studied hard, practicing chess for hours on the floor of his room in the homeless shelter. Less than a year later, he won the New York State Chess Championship, and through one act of kindness after another, found a new home. This picture book biography for children ages 5 to 10 tells the captivating real-life story of a young chess champion celebrates the power of hope and hard work reminds us that we can each make the world a more welcoming place encourages empathy and compassion includes beautiful digital illustrations by Courtney Dawson is perfect for children reading alone; story time for families, classrooms, and libraries; and celebrations of World Refugee Day This exciting book about chess, family, and community reminds us all that home is a place where you can follow your dreams.
Download or read book My Name Is Tani and I Believe in Miracles written by Tanitoluwa Adewumi and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of sacrificing everything for family, living with nothing but hope, then sharing generously all they received to discover the greatest riches of all. Tani Adewumi didn’t know what Boko Haram was or why they had threatened his family. All he knew was that when his parents told the family was going to America, Tani thought it was the start of a great adventure rather than an escape. In truth, his family’s journey to the United States was nothing short of miraculous—and the miracles were just beginning. Tani’s father, Kayode, became a dishwasher and Uber driver while Tani’s mother, Oluwatoyin, cleaned buildings, while the family lived in a homeless shelter. Eight-year-old Tani jumped into his new life with courage and perseverance—and an unusual mind for chess. After joining the chess club in his public school, Tani practiced his game for hours in the evenings at the shelter. And less than a year after he learned to play, Tani won the New York State chess championship. A young boy with an aptitude for chess? Absolutely. But if you ask Tani Adewumi, he will tell you he believes in miracles and one happened to him and his family. This story will inspire, delight, and challenge you to believe, too.
Download or read book Playing Chess with the Devil written by Yawen Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true stories of heroic individuals who saved countless civilians from being killed by the Nazis and the Japanese during the second world war. Translated from Chinese and based on extensive interviews and research, it combines the drama of the resistance to fascism with a passionate plea for mankind to learn from the mistakes of the past.
Download or read book Design to Live written by Azra Aksamija and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power of design to create a life worth living even in a refugee camp: designs, inventions, and artworks from the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan. This book shows how, even in the most difficult conditions--forced displacement, trauma, and struggle--design can help create a life worth living. Design to Live documents designs, inventions, and artworks created by Syrian refugees living in the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan. Through these ingenious and creative innovations--including the vertical garden, an arrangement necessitated by regulations that forbid planting in the ground; a front hall, fashioned to protect privacy; a baby swing made from recycled desks; and a chess set carved from a broomstick--refugees defy the material scarcity, unforgiving desert climate, and cultural isolation of the camp. Written in close collaboration with the residents of the camp, with text in both English and Arabic, Design to Live, reflects two perspectives on the camp: people living and working in Azraq and designers reflecting on humanitarian architecture within the broader field of socially engaged art and design. Architectural drawings, illustrations, photographs, narratives, and stories offer vivid testimony to the imaginative and artful ways that residents alter and reconstruct the standardized humanitarian design of the camp--and provide models that can be replicated elsewhere. The book is the product of a three-year project undertaken by MIT Future Heritage Lab, researchers and students with Syrian refugees at the Azraq Refugee Camp, CARE, Jordan, and the German-Jordanian University. Copublication with Future Heritage Lab, MIT
Download or read book The Royal Game tv written by Josephine Barrington Collection and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Refugee in America written by Frances Milton Trollope and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fear in Bongoland written by Marc Sommers and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: But these young men nonetheless join migrants in "Bongoland" (meaning "Brainland") where, as the nickname suggests, only the shrewdest and most cunning can survive.".
Download or read book The Happiest Refugee written by Anh Do and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling, laugh-out-loud, reach for your hanky story of one of Australia's best-loved comedians.
Download or read book My Name Is Tani written by Tanitoluwa Adewumi and published by Harper Inspire. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amazing True Story of One Boy's Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion (UK Edition).
Download or read book A Refugee in Switzerland written by Atther W. Qureshi and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jawad arrives in Switzerland, he has just the clothes on his back and a wallet with twenty Swiss Francs. He left his native Pakistan seeking more opportunity and a better life. Back home, he had finished his studies, but could not find steady employment to help support his family. Jawad believes he can find prosperity abroad. He faces several obstacles throughout his journey, and he is advised to seek shelter in Switzerland because of its relaxed asylum program. But Jawad discovers there is no recipe for immediate success in this foreign country. He must learn to adapt to Swiss customs and laws and be industrious in order to make a living and send money to support his family back home. Tempted by the high of drinking and partying, Jawad makes a string of bad decisions--until an accident forces him to take a closer look at his life. A coming-of-age novel, A Refugee in Switzerland provides a firsthand look at the challenges refugees face and the perseverance they must exercise to work for a better life.
Download or read book The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut written by Frederic Gregory Mather and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history, accompanied by documentary material and biographical sketches, of the American sympathizers who emigrated to Connecticut after the battle of Long island.
