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The Resource A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley

A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley

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At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Contents
  • Prologue
  • Remembering
  • Getting Lost
  • Survival
  • Salvation
  • A New Life
  • My Mum's Journey
  • Growing Up
  • Resuming the Search
  • Finding Home
  • Meeting My Mother
  • Reconnection
  • Reaching Out
  • Returning
  • Epilogue
  • Map: My Journey Across India
Isbn
9781482996142
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Instance
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A long way home : a memoir
Title
A long way home
Title remainder
a memoir
Statement of responsibility
Saroo Brierley
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family. A Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope
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technical information on music
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N$T
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Brierley, Saroo
Dewey number
  • 362.73409946
  • B
Form of composition
not applicable
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not applicable
LC call number
CT2808.B67
LC item number
A3 2014ab
Literary text for sound recordings
  • autobiography
  • memoirs
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Vikas Adam
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Adam, Vikas
  • OverDrive, Inc
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Brierley, Saroo
  • Brierley, Saroo
  • Brierley, Saroo
  • Brierley, Saroo
  • East Indians
  • Adopted children
  • Birthparents
  • Intercountry adoption
  • Intercountry adoption
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Scientists & Psychologists
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
  • Adopted children
  • Birthparents
  • East Indians
  • Families
  • Intercountry adoption
  • Travel
  • Hobart (Tas.)
  • Kolkata (India)
  • Australia
  • India
  • India
  • Tasmania
  • Tasmania
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not applicable
Label
A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue -- Remembering -- Getting Lost -- Survival -- Salvation -- A New Life -- My Mum's Journey -- Growing Up -- Resuming the Search -- Finding Home -- Meeting My Mother -- Reconnection -- Reaching Out -- Returning -- Epilogue -- Map: My Journey Across India
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781482996142
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
afe011ce-2a23-40b6-80f4-4adedc1fc07f
Publisher number
Z100079166
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
  • (OCoLC)881246096
  • (OCoLC)ocn881246096
  • 1332259
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
A long way home : a memoir, Saroo Brierley
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue -- Remembering -- Getting Lost -- Survival -- Salvation -- A New Life -- My Mum's Journey -- Growing Up -- Resuming the Search -- Finding Home -- Meeting My Mother -- Reconnection -- Reaching Out -- Returning -- Epilogue -- Map: My Journey Across India
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781482996142
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
afe011ce-2a23-40b6-80f4-4adedc1fc07f
Publisher number
Z100079166
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
  • (OCoLC)881246096
  • (OCoLC)ocn881246096
  • 1332259
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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