Mama Maggie : the untold story of one woman's mission to love the forgotten children of Egypt's garbage slums
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Author
Makary, Marty
Contributors
Vaughn, Ellen Santilli author.
Published
Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2015].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780718022037, 0718022033
Physical Desc
viii, 247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Status
On Shelf
Central Library - Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level - Nonfiction
305.4 GOBRAN
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LC Subjects
Gobran, Maggie.
Nuns -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
Poor children -- Egypt -- Cairo.
Poverty -- Egypt -- Cairo.

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Published
Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2015].
Language
English
ISBN
9780718022037, 0718022033

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references (pages 243-247).
Description
Since 1997, Maggie Gobran and her organization Stephen's Children have been changing lives in Cairo's notorious zabala, or garbage slums. Her innovative, transformational work has garnered worldwide fame and multiple Nobel Prize nominations. This book chronicles Mama Maggie's surprising pilgrimage from privileged child to stylish business woman to college professor pondering God's call to change.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Makary, M., & Vaughn, E. S. (2015). Mama Maggie: the untold story of one woman's mission to love the forgotten children of Egypt's garbage slums . Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Makary, Marty and Ellen Santilli Vaughn. 2015. Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums. Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Makary, Marty and Ellen Santilli Vaughn. Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Makary, Marty, and Ellen Santilli Vaughn. Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2015.

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