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The Uncensored Library. The Uncensored Library is a Minecraft server and map released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and created by BlockWorks, DDB Berlin, [ 1] and Media.Monks [ 2] as an attempt to circumvent censorship in countries without freedom of the press. The library contains banned reporting from Mexico, Russia, Vietnam, Saudi ...
Written for a young-adult audience, [1] the book is divided into chapters that each teach a specific life lesson. [2] It begins with an unnamed narrator from the real world, whose gender Brooks does not identify, [1] arriving at a deserted island and finding that they are stuck in the world of Minecraft. They are forced to learn how this ...
1936–1966. The Negro Motorist Green Book (also, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, or Green-Book) was a guidebook for African American roadtrippers. It was founded by Victor Hugo Green, an African American, New York City postal worker who published it annually from 1936 to 1966. This was during the era of Jim Crow laws, when open and often ...
Following the Equator. Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent ...
The World Book Encyclopedia is an American encyclopedia. [ 1] World Book was first published in 1917. Since 1925, a new edition of the encyclopedia has been published annually. [ 1] Although published online in digital form for a number of years, World Book is currently the only American encyclopedia which also still provides a print edition. [ 2]
The World Book Capital programme during the year 2011 was held in Buenos Aires in Argentina. The project unit "Unidad de Proyectos Buenos Aires Capital Mundial de Libro" was created especially for the occasion and was run by Luciana Blasco. [41] The three pillars of the Buenos Aires 2011 World book Capital were: The promotion of books
Beneath a gloomy white sky, more than 100 armed police poured into the slum of Badia East in the teeming megacity of Lagos, Nigeria. As they advanced, they cracked their batons on the unpaved streets and against the ramshackle walls of the shanties. “If you love your life, move out!” the officers shouted.
International Book Project. The International Book Project (IBP) is a registered 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization, founded by Harriet Van Meter in 1966, which has sent more than 7 million books abroad. Its mission is to promote education and literacy while broadening Americans' understanding of their neighbors, which it achieves by ...