Blue Clay People

A haunting account of one man s determination and the struggles of a people living in a deeply troubled country BooklistWhen William Powers went to Liberia as a fresh faced aid worker in 1999, he was given the mandate to fight poverty and save the rainforest It wasn t long before Powers saw how many obstacles lay in the way, discovering first hand how Liberia has be Download Blue Clay People – kino-fada.fr For those with an interest in international social justice and protecting the environment, this is a good reading choice.I knew nothing of Liberia before I read this and am glad for the introduction.I found the author s personal memoirs of his two years in a high leadership position in an NGO, providing the basic necessities for survival to the poor, to be revealing and emotionally moving.and alternating between glimmerings of hope and total despair Aid is actually very difficult to figure o For those with an interest in international social justice and protecting the environment, this is a good reading choice.I knew nothing of Liberia before I read this and am glad for the introduction.I found the author s personal memoirs of his two years in a high leadership position in an NGO, providing the basic necessities for survival to the poor, to be revealing and emotionally moving.and alternating between glimmerings of hope and total despair Aid is actually very difficult to figure out there are so many factors working against coming up with a good form and seeing it succeed The author doesn t shy a...One of those international environment and development books that makes you wince even if you re not surprised by what you see Powers headed off to Liberia just out of his master s degree to work for Catholic Relief Services, with the grand goals of improving Liberia s health, education, and economic development prospects while stopping deforestation of the country s rainforest Nice ideas He arrived at what he thought was the end of a civil war Instead, he arrived at a temporary halt in the One of those international environment and development books that makes you wince even if you re not surprised by what you see Powers headed off to Liberia just out of his master s degree to work for Catholic Relief Services, with the grand goals of improving Liberia s health, education, and economic development prospects while stopping deforestation of the country s rain...Through much of this book I couldn t escape what a douchebag this guy came off as He repeats the mantra, It s not sustainable It creates dependancy even regarding gifting a beanie baby, thinks of his servant as his slave, tries to introduce guine apigs as a source of meat, and wonders he just can t accept the Liberian way of being non monogamous He gives his shoes to the chief His shoes Why But maybe that s his way of showing growth Because he doesn t seem quit...I really enjoyed this book Bill Powers was in Liberia starting from 1999 I had been there in 1998, so this felt like walking down memory lane Much of what he described reminded me of my time there as well as the cadence of everyday speech In addition, he describes his work leading a food security project, which is what I will soon be headed out to Liberia t...Blue Clay PeopleBy William PowersMy experience with this book was very fascinating This book is classified as a non fiction as relates the experience of a man who ventures into unknown territory The author of the book and main character, William Powers took a trip to Liberia and what he encountered and how he dealt with the different situations is what makes the book interesting His experiences carried over to the rest of this life He went to this new country as an aid and health worker but Blue Clay PeopleBy William PowersMy experience with this book was very fascinating This book is classified as a non fiction as relates the experience of a man who ventures into unknown territory The author of the book and main character, William Powers took a trip to Liberia and what he encountered and how he dealt with the different situations is what makes the book interesting His experiences carried over to the rest of this life He went to this new country as an aid and health worker but he came out as a new man.The most interesting quote I believe from this book is, Like most people who go overseas to do development work, I did so expecting to find out what it s like to be poor That s not what happens Instead you learn what it s like to be rich, to be fabulously, incomprehensibly, bloated with wealth 92 This quote was very fascinating for me Usu...This is a an account of a relief worker manager being in Liberia during the civil war, and was recommended to me because I am in Liberia doing some development work as I write I feel a bit meh about this while it is an easy read, and in some respects seems to capture the local scene, overall there seems to be too much of an effort to bring in a bigger, global point The author says that he merged people and incidents, and changed names, to protect people, but the effect is that he ends up des This is a an account of a relief worker manager being in Liberia during the civil war, and was recommended to me because I am in Liberia doing some development work as I write I feel a bit meh about this while it is an easy read, and in some respects seems to capture the local scene, overall there seems to be too much of an effort to bring in a bigger, global point The author says that he merged people and incidents, and changed names, to protect people, but the effect is that he ends up describing per...I have no idea why I have this book When I opened it up, I found a receipt from when I attended the Willamette Writer s Conference last year I like to buy books of the speakers I hear but I don t remember Mr Powers I wonder what the thinking was by the bookstore manager why he brought this book along.In any event, Blue Clay People is a really cool title The cover is a wonderful photograph of smiling children frolicking in the ocean My readers know by now that those two things are surefire I have no idea why I have this book When I opened it up, I found a receipt from when I attended the Willamette Writer s Conference last year I like to buy books of the speakers I hear but I don t remember Mr Powers I wonder what the thinking was by the bookstore manager why he brought this book along.In any event, Blue Clay People is a really cool title The cover is a wonderful photograph of smiling children frolicking in the ocean My readers know by now that those two things are surefire hooks for me Blue Clay Peopl...As with 1 or 2 other reviewers, Bill Powers book hauled me back to my own recent experiences in this stunning country.Before I deployed there a colleague who had spent his childhood in Malawi told me that one way or another Africa gets to everyone you either hate the place or it becomes a part of you So when, towards the end of his book, Powers describes his last farewell with his Liberian friend who, grabbing his hand covers it in earth, I could smell the richness of the red dust and knew As with 1 or 2 other reviewers, Bill Powers book hauled me back to my own recent experiences in this stunning country.Before I deployed there a colleague who had spent his childhood in Malawi told me that one way or another Africa gets to everyone you either hate the place or it becomes a part of you So when, towards the end of his book, Powers describes his last farewell with his Liberian friend who, grabbing his hand covers it in earth, I could smell the richness of the red dust and knew I am one of those who can never leave it behind 6...This was a very interesting book The author writes about spending a coupe of years in Liberia while it was still somewhat dangerous before Taylor was overthrown and about how it was to work for an NGO in that environment It changed his life in many ways and he is now in Bolivia apparently, still doing similar work So it is both a memoir of his years in Liberia and the problems in working in a failed state and still trying to keep people from becoming totally dependent on the food suppliers This was a very interesting...I found this book to be a captivating read at times, and a bit preachy and trite at others But learning about the fascinating culture and people of Liberia keep me reading through those tougher parts I do appreciate the honesty with which the author writes about his experiences and feelings while living in Liberia, even if it made me dislike him at some points.Wow, I just read someone else s review of this book that said it made her NEVER want to visit Liberia So I had to add to my review tha I found this book to be a captivating read at times, and a bit preachy and trite at others But learning about the fascinating culture and people of Liberia keep me reading through those tougher parts I do appreciate the honesty with which the author writes about his experiences and feelings while living in Liberia, even if it made me dislike him at some points.Wow, I ...

• English
• 09 June 2017
William Powers
• Paperback
• 304 pages
• 1582346445
• William Powers
• Blue Clay People