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In a rocket made of ice : among the children of Wat Opot / Gail Gutradt with a foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer.
- Title
- In a rocket made of ice : among the children of Wat Opot / Gail Gutradt with a foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer.
- Author
- Gutradt, Gail
- Publication
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HV1300.3 .G87 2014 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xvii, 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The story of a woman who volunteers at an orphanage in Cambodia, set up by a Vietnam War vet for children with and/or orphaned by HIV/AIDS"--
- Alternative Title
- Rocket made of ice : among the children of Wat Opot
- Among the children of Wat Opot
- Subject
- Gutradt, Gail
- Orphanages > Cambodia
- Orphans > Cambodia > Social conditions
- Orphans > Services for > Cambodia
- HIV-positive children > Cambodia > Social conditions
- Children of AIDS patients > Cambodia > Social conditions
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work
- TRAVEL / Asia / India
- Note
- "Originally published in Japan, in different form, as In a rocket made of ice : the story of Wat Opat, a visionary community for children growing up with AIDS by Heian-kyo Media, Kyoto, in 2013"--Title page verso.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Sanctuary -- Transformations -- Confusions -- Mysteries -- Departures -- Gratitude.
- ISBN
- 9780385353472 (hbk.)
- 0385353472 (hbk.)
- 9780385353489 (ebk.) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2014006731
- OCLC
- 878117290
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library