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March 20, 2007 11:08 AM EDT (shared with group: September 18, 2007) — Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, devoted citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that has." To enter the Expedition . . . more
June 11, 2007 03:46 PM EDT (shared with group: June 13, 2007) — Play Planet Green Game and find out. Planet Green Game, created by Starbucks in collaboration with Global Green USA, is an online video game created to educate people on smart and easy solutions to climate . . . more
February 26, 2007 09:08 AM EST (shared with group: June 11, 2007) — "Even a twelve year old couldn't be trusted anymore." Perhaps it is the harsh reality of experiences I am lucky enough not to know. Maybe it is the cruelty that a thirteen-year-old boy can . . . more
May 01, 2007 05:07 PM EDT (shared with group: May 04, 2007) — Thank you to everyone who entered in the Expedition for Change: Starbucks Earthwatch Contest. From now through May 15, our judges will be reviewing all essay and video entries to select the finalists . . . more
March 21, 2007 01:34 PM EDT (shared with group: April 06, 2007) — Join the Discussion and Receive a Signed Copy of A Long Way Gone At the conclusion of his memoir, A Long Way Gone, author Ishmael Beah writes, "I would always tell people that I believe children . . . more
February 14, 2007 09:20 AM EST (shared with group: March 21, 2007) —       I wrote this book because I wanted to share with people, using my own experiences, how children are drawn into brutal wars, how communities and societies collapse during . . . more
March 20, 2007 01:26 PM EDT (shared with group: March 21, 2007) — A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Solder, Ishmael Beah’s chronicle of his life in war-torn Sierra Leone in the ’90s, starts with scenes of his peaceful early childhood. But they don’t . . . more
March 19, 2007 01:40 PM EDT (shared with group: March 20, 2007) — Last week, I had the great fortune to attend Ishmael Beah's appearance at the Starbucks in Davis Square, in Somerville, MA. [Note: Click on the photos in the top right corner to read my captions.] . . . more
March 13, 2007 01:39 PM EDT (shared with group: March 14, 2007) — Ishmael Beah, activist and New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, joins us for a live chat in the Starbucks Book Break group.  As a child in Sierra Leone during . . . more
March 14, 2007 06:56 AM EDT (shared with group: March 14, 2007) — Yesterday, Ishmael Beah was speaking at the Starbucks in Davis Square, in Somerville, Massachusetts, to an overflow crowd. It is an amazing experience to see an author in person and to hear them read from . . . more
February 14, 2007 09:16 AM EST (shared with group: March 09, 2007) — Join us Starbucks nationwide to hear author Ishmael Beah talk about his new book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Planning on attending one of the events listed below? Meet up with your neighborhood . . . more
March 06, 2007 10:41 AM EST (shared with group: March 06, 2007) — On Tuesday, March 13th from 2PM-4PM (ET) Ishmael Beah will be in the Starbucks Book Break group for a real-time exchange with Gather Members.   To join the chat, just login to your Gather account . . . more
March 05, 2007 11:55 AM EST (shared with group: March 06, 2007) — It is great to be here on Gather and I thank you all for your good wishes. I have been busy on my book tour but will make it a point to get back here as often as I can.  I have really had some spirited . . . more
March 03, 2007 06:13 PM EST (shared with group: March 05, 2007) — "Oh, cool," my son said,  When he saw the cover of the next book  We were going to sell in our store.  " What an awesome picture!" The picture was . . . more
February 21, 2007 09:21 AM EST (shared with group: February 26, 2007) — There were all kinds of stories told about the war that made it sound as if it was happening in a faraway and different land. It wasn't until refugees started passing through our town that we began . . . more
February 26, 2007 10:42 AM EST (shared with group: February 26, 2007) — Begin reading Chapter One of A Long Way Gone Just three days earlier, I had seen my father walking slowly from work. His hard hat was under his arm and his long face was sweating from the hot afternoon . . . more
February 23, 2007 08:59 PM EST (shared with group: February 26, 2007) — As a Starbucks partner and an avid reader, I was very excited by the new book that we had coming out, but was totally unprepared for just how amazing it was. I read it in just about about one day, . . . more
February 21, 2007 10:05 AM EST (shared with group: February 23, 2007) — Author and activist Ishmael Beah shares his thoughts on his new book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Press play to begin watching the videos, and learn more about Ishmael and the issue of child . . . more
February 21, 2007 10:17 AM EST (shared with group: February 21, 2007) — On Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Starbucks Book Break will take place at Starbucks cafes around the nation. Each Book Break location will be hosting reading groups for Ishmael Beah's new book, A Long Way . . . more
February 19, 2007 08:01 AM EST (shared with group: February 21, 2007) — Is it publishing's job to create a trend, or simply to make use of it? Sometimes, it seems that book publishers have been more skilled at the latter, producing insta-books, celebrity bios and me-too . . . more
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Starbucks Book Break
Created: Sep 29, 2006
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