Off the Beaten Path - Stories of People Around the World

Informationen zum Autor The recipient of nine honorary doctorates, Ruth J. Colvin was given the highest award for volunteerism in the United States, the President's Volunteer Action Award, in 1987. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006 and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1991. She lives in Syracuse, New York. Klappentext Detailing the life of the founder of Literacy Volunteers of America, this book describes a richly varied and exciting career. Ruth Colvin's most rewarding adventures were connecting with individuals from vastly different backgrounds and experiences, learning about their cultures and traditions, and discovering the many similarities all people share.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Colvin, Ruth J. Colvin, Ruth Johnson Colvin, COLVIN RUTH J
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2012
• EAN: 9780815609933
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-0993-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic