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May Bulman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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May Bulman is a journalist. Investigations editor @LHreports, formerly social affairs corro @Independent Got a tip/story? DMs open or email: may@lighthousereports.com

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Book Cover for: Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State, Mary Harper

Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State

Mary Harper
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@sallyhayd Getting Somalia Wrong by @mary_harper is good - and she has written another one focused on Al Shabaab

Paperback, 2012

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route, Sally Hayden

My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route

Sally Hayden
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Highly recommend this book by @sallyhayd - vital journalism exposing the horrors facing migrants trapped in Libya and the complicity of the EU and UN/IOM in their suffering. It's taught me a lot. Beautifully written and, importantly, prioritises the voices of her brave sources

Hardcover, 2022

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees, Matthieu Aikins

The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees

Matthieu Aikins
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Read two excellent books while on leave: The Naked Don’t Fear the Water by @mattaikins - beautifully written & fascinating account of him posing as an asylum seeker to embark on a dangerous journey from Afgh to Europe. Sheds light on what these journeys entail & why ppl make them

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice, Anthony Ray Hinton

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice

Anthony Ray Hinton
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The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton - story in his own words of how Ray was locked up on death row for 30yrs in Alabama despite being innocent. Reveals staggering racism in US’s justice system still exists in 21st century, and one man’s ability to remain hopeful & forgiving

Paperback, 2019

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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