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Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
by Dayna Curry,Heather Mercer,Stacy Mattingly
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385507836
- ISBN 13
- 9780385507837
- Seller
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Champaign, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, June 2002. Hardcover . Good/Very Good. Good+ Hardcover with Very Good Dustjacket. Light shelfwear to DJ. Light to moderate shelfwear to covers, including bumping and rubbing on corners with a couple of small tears. Spine ends bumped and rubbed. Sticker on front endpaper. Name and dates on rear endpaper. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
Synopsis
The gripping and inspiring story of two extraordinary women--from their imprisonment by the Taliban to their rescue by U.S. Special Forces. When Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan, they had come to help bring a better life and a little hope to some of the poorest and most oppressed people in the world. Within a few months, their lives were thrown into chaos as they became pawns in historic international events. They were arrested by the ruling Taliban government for teaching about Christianity to the people with whom they worked. In the middle of their trial, the events of September 11, 2001, led to the international war on terrorism, with the Taliban a primary target. While many feared Curry and Mercer could not survive in the midst of war, Americans nonetheless prayed for their safe return, and in November their prayers were answered.In Prisoners of Hope, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer tell the story of their work in Afghanistan, their love for the people they served, their arrest, trial, and imprisonment by the Taliban, and their rescue by U.S. Special Forces. The heart of the book will discuss how two middle-class American women decided to leave the comforts of home in exchange for the opportunity to serve the disadvantaged, and how their faith motivated them and sustained them through the events that followed. Their story is a magnificent narrative of ordinary women caught in extraordinary circumstances as a result of their commitment to serve the poorest and most oppressed women and children in the world. This book will be inspiring to those who seek a purpose greater than themselves.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Jane Addams Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230195
- Title
- Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
- Author
- Dayna Curry,Heather Mercer,Stacy Mattingly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0385507836
- ISBN 13
- 9780385507837
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- June 2002
- Pages
- 320
Terms of Sale
Jane Addams Book Shop
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About the Seller
Jane Addams Book Shop
Biblio member since 2010
Champaign, Illinois
About Jane Addams Book Shop
We are a locally owned, independent bookstore that has been in business for more than twenty-five years. With more than 70,000 titles in our shop we have a number of very well-stocked sections that span fifteen separate rooms on three floors.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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