The cave : a secret underground hospital and one woman's story of survival in Syria : a memoir / Amani Ballour, M.D., with Rania Abouzeid.
"This searing memoir tells the story of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Syria"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781426222740
- ISBN: 1426222742
- Physical Description: 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes book club discussion questions (pages 243-244). Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: A poisned night -- Part One: Growing up. A different life -- The road to medicine -- Revolution -- Turning points -- Part Two: Inside the cave. The street of death -- The siege begins -- Death -- The siege intensifies -- Torture and tunnels -- Part Three: Stepping up. interlude -- Backlash -- Making plans -- Turning 30 -- Part Four: Last stand. The final offensive -- Leave-taking -- Above ground -- Idlib -- Part Five: Exile. Safe harbor -- Refugee -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Book club discussion questions -- Index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Ballour, Amani. Physicians > Syria > Biography. Women physicians > Syria > Biography. Hospitals > Syria > History > 21st century. War > Relief of sick and wounded. Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- > Personal narratives. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
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- 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Benhaven Public Library | 610.92 Bal (Text) | 33630005348813 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bunn Branch | B/BALLOUR (Text) | 72350000123460 | Adult New Biography | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | 956.91 B 2024 (Text) | 0112524241414 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gilbert Patterson Memorial Library | B BALLOUR (Text) | 34510000700888 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Harmony Branch Library | B BALLOLUR BAL (Text) | 33114018650994 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | BALLOUR (Text) | 33258010365501 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | B BALLOUR AMANI Ba (Text) | 50669013314183 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | 956.91 B 2024 (Text) | 0112524241423 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | B BALLOUR (Text) | 31421621440131 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Southwest Brunswick Library | B BALLOUR (Text) | 31427000645703 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
