A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New, An Unread Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ In A Long Way Gone, Beah, Now Twenty-Five Years Old, Tells A Riveting Story: How At The Age Of Twelve, He Fled Attacking Rebels And Wandered A Land Rendered Unrecognizable By Violence. By Thirteen, He'd Been Picked Up By The Government Army, And Beah, At Heart A Gentle Boy, Found That He Was Capable Of Truly Terrible Acts. This Is How Wars Are Fought Now: By Children, Hopped-Up On Drugs And Wielding Ak-47S. Children Have Become Soldiers Of Choice. In The More Than Fifty Conflicts Going On Worldwide, It Is Estimated That There Are Some 300,000 Child-Soldiers. Ishmael Beah Used To Be One Of Them. What Is War Like Through The Eyes Of A Child Soldier? How Does One Become A Killer? How Does One Stop? Child Soldiers Have Been Profiled By Journalists, And Novelists Have Struggled To Imagine Their Lives. But Until Now, There Has Not Been A First-Person Account From Someone Who Came Through This Hell And Survived.