{"product_id":"life-and-death-in-kolofata-9780253032386","title":"Life and Death in Kolofata","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Einterz tells her remarkable story of delivering healthcare in Africa, where she fought against disease, injury, and malnutrition while under threat from the terrorist group Boko Haram.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1\u003cbr\u003eYou will also require an umbrella\u003cbr\u003eTo the end of the earth\u003cbr\u003eSo here we are\u003cbr\u003eEvery day someone's child dies\u003cbr\u003eLaying the foundation\u003cbr\u003eWho among them ever heard of Descartes?\u003cbr\u003eIn their most dire poverty we find wealth\u003cbr\u003eThere are times when I really hate this work\u003cbr\u003eThe swift ticking of a little heart\u003cbr\u003eThere are no bridges\u003cbr\u003eAmadou Ali\u003cbr\u003eSlipping and sliding through the mud\u003cbr\u003eWhen in doubt, do nothing, go nowhere, say not a word\u003cbr\u003eHe was burned everywhere\u003cbr\u003eThere is sure to be sorcery involved\u003cbr\u003eOf donkeys, sheep and stables\u003cbr\u003eThe God in Kolofata\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2\u003cbr\u003eShe made it clear that she had reached her final destination\u003cbr\u003eKeeping the front wheels in front of the back \u003cbr\u003eI am counting on you, should God turn out to be Muslim\u003cbr\u003eThe father of the husband ate her\u003cbr\u003eYou know about satellite phones?\u003cbr\u003eWrite well to the Big People, tell them about this place\u003cbr\u003eWhatever you do, don't say you're from English\u003cbr\u003eOf the pain they bear, how much is our share?\u003cbr\u003eThe sous-préfet wants to see you\u003cbr\u003eThere is a huge difference between 108 and 112 degrees\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart 3\u003cbr\u003eTheir ability to cope is almost beyond belief\u003cbr\u003eSympathy and shared horror\u003cbr\u003eEvery jutting rib, every mother's tear\u003cbr\u003eSome day my very soul will leave my body\u003cbr\u003eJust weeds\u003cbr\u003ePeople say it is blood being poured over the moon\u003cbr\u003eGod decided her time had come to die\u003cbr\u003eThey close the nose and mouth, lest the last breath escape\u003cbr\u003eBodies lying contorted on the sand\u003cbr\u003eWhere things get done\u003cbr\u003eMy mother, I am dying\u003cbr\u003eI'm going to carry you on my back\u003cbr\u003eObama City\u003cbr\u003eIf you shake their hands, your testicles fall off\u003cbr\u003eHere, take this, please, fix it\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart 4\u003cbr\u003eI wonder who will deliver her first child\u003cbr\u003eThe war is going to come to Cameroon\u003cbr\u003eDo they want to kill you or abduct you?\u003cbr\u003eWho knows what they are eating\u003cbr\u003eOur job is to take care of them to the best of our ability\u003cbr\u003eWhat good fortune we Americans have had\u003cbr\u003eHow do you say no if the person asking is holding an AK-47?\u003cbr\u003eTrekking to go somewhere, anywhere\u003cbr\u003eWhere I come from, you do not ask questions\u003cbr\u003eWe wondered if Kolofata was being set up as the bull's-eye\u003cbr\u003eNot longer than seven years, seven weeks and seven days\u003cbr\u003eWhatever you can do, you should do\u003cbr\u003eAmong the slaughtered are many we cared for\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400576147799,"sku":"9780253032386","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253032386.jpg?v=1730471021","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/life-and-death-in-kolofata-9780253032386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}