Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah is the Sierra Leonean and American author of the novel Radiance of Tomorrow and the memoir A Long Way Gone , which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and has been published in more than forty languages. A UNICEF Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War, and a member of the Human Rights Watch Children's Advisory Committee, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their children.
Ishmael Beah is the Sierra Leonean and American author of the novel Radiance of Tomorrow and the memoir A Long Way Gone , which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and has been published in more than forty languages. A UNICEF Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War, and a member of the Human Rights Watch Children's Advisory Committee, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their children. See less
Personality Profile For Ishmael Beah
The following is a personality profile of Ishmael Beah based on his work.
Ishmael Beah is social.
He is confident, he is hard to embarrass and is self-confident most of the time. He is empathetic as well: he feels what others feel and is compassionate towards them. But, Ishmael Beah is also outgoing: he makes friends easily and feel comfortable around other people.
More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for discovery.
Considers helping others to guide a large part of what he does: he thinks it is important to take care of the people around him. He is also relatively unconcerned with achieving success: he makes decisions with little regard for how they show off his talents.
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
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Required school reading
This is a reguired reading for my daughter's high school honors English class this summer. She said it was a very good read. Read More
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
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Unforgettable
by Velma, Oct 3, 2007
This truly unforgettable autobiography relates a lifestyle that only a few Americans could ever be familiar with. The courage and honesty of the author takes my breath away. An important story that ... Read More
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
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10 out of 10 child in a warzone
This is one of the very best autobiographies I have every read. He was a child soldier in Sierra Leonne which was a warzone. How he got through it with the traits common to all survivors. This book ... Read More
