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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 《馭風男孩》   作者：Kamkwamba, William   出版日期：2011 / 04 / 29   出版社：HarperCollins   ISBN : 9780061937699   原價：NT 372 元   售價：NT 298 元

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William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala—crazy—but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.

這是一個關於一名自強不息的非洲少男利用廢品製成風車為整個社區供電的真實故事。故事的主角威廉·坎寬巴的少年時代是在非洲馬拉維度過的。這是一個極度貧困、餓殍遍地且愛滋病流行的國度。儘管條件惡劣，他依然憑藉自己的堅韌與想像力改善了自己、家人與村落的生活條件。這部引人向上的《馭風男孩》由布賴恩·彌勒與威廉·坎寬巴合著。該書受到美國前副總統與諾貝爾獎得主阿爾·戈爾以及國際暢銷書作家《煉金術士》的作者保羅·科爾賀的好評。