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Poly grad helps kids hit books in Chile (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
12 Oct 2008
When Cal Poly graduate Paul Goldberg was teaching English for a semester at a Chilean university last year, he was shocked by the high cost of books across the South American nation. With high publishing costs and a 20 percent tax added, books are a luxury that many Chilean families can’t afford. So when Goldberg, who was also a Pismo Beach firefighter, won a Rotary ambassadorial scholarship ...Books hold advice on breast cancer (The Oklahoman)
12 Oct 2008
A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, the American Cancer Society says. It’s a frightening statistic and a frightening disease. Hundreds of books have been written on it and more are released daily. Here are excerpts from a few new ones. →"A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Triumph” edited by Colleen Sell. "The first thing I ...Group sends books to Iraq (The Post and Courier)
12 Oct 2008
The books keep coming. Boxes of them, left on the loading dock, dropped in the office. Thousands of books. All kinds. Adventure stories, romances, histories, sacred texts, classics. The books come from people who have run out of space, who are moving to a smaller home, who are cleaning out garages and attics. They come from widows and widowers, children and grandchildren. On some Mondays, ...In this category: Websites: 0, Number of pages: 0, Last updated: 12 Oct 2008
