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The Other Wes Moore

One Name, Two Fates

The Other Wes Moore( )
Author: Moore, Wes
ISBN:978-1-299-23680-6
Publication Date:Jan 2010
Publisher:Spiegel & Grau
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $45.00
Book Description:

BONUS: This edition contains a new afterword and a "The Other Wes Moore" discussion guide. The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his. Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow...
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Moore, Wes (Author)


Westley Watende Omari Moore was born October 15, 1978 in Baltimore. He attended Valley Forge Military College and graduated Phi Theta Kappa. He went on to Johns Hopkins University where he studied International Relations and Economics. He then went to the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar where he earned a master's degree in International Relations.

Soon after completing his education, Westle Moore joined the 82nd Airborne Division of the U. S. Army in Afghanistan. He led a team of special operators who were trained in civil affairs and psychological operations. Upon his return to the U.S., he recieved the Combat Action Badge. He then decided to document his experiences by authoring: The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates and The Work. He also became the host of the televison show "Beyond Belief" which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network and the executive producer and writer for Coming Back with Wes Moore which airs on PBS.

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