<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><br>He was a wonderful speaker. The book is inspiring. <div><br><div><span name="x"></span>Kathy Street, MLS<br>Library Director<br>Oregon Trail Library District<br>541-481-3365<br><span name="x"></span><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Jane Corry" <janec@multcolib.org><br><b>To: </b>libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, November 17, 2015 5:39:28 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Libs-Or] One book/ one conference<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>In April at the OLA conference we will be discussing the book <i><b>Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice</b></i> by Zak Ebrahim. I was fortunate enough to attend the ALEX awards program at the ALA conference last summer. Mr. Ebrahim spoke movingly about growing up a poor Muslim with a single mother,whose family had to move repeatedly because of who his father was. He was taught to hate, yet became a peace activist. His book is a quick read with his profoundly affecting story. </div><div><br></div><div>The book began as a TED talk and became the first book of the new imprint of Simon and Schuster. </div><div><br></div><div>Here is his <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/zak_ebrahim_i_am_the_son_of_a_terrorist_here_s_how_i_chose_peace?language=en" target="_blank">TED talk</a> Talk.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the <a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/09/18/349571638/the-long-scary-journey-from-a-terrorists-son-to-a-peace-activist" target="_blank">Terry Gross</a> Interview.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the book :<img src="cid:ii_1510390d64cffa2a" alt="Inline image 1" width="109" height="155" style="margin-right:0px"> </div><div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Jane Corry<br>Youth Librarian-Belmont Neighborhood Library<br>Multnomah County Library<br><a href="tel:503.988.5382" target="_blank">503.988.5382</a></div><div>Oregon Library Association President</div><div><br></div><div><font size="4">The important thing is not to stop questioning. </font></div><div><i><font size="2">--Albert Einstein</font></i></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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