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SUMMARY:FROM BEIRUT TO AMERICA | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
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 dth="300"] From Beirut to America | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
  promotional poster[/caption]\n\nCOLUMBIA\, MARYLAND\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Fro
 m Beirut to America\, author Edward Challita discusses his birth in Beirut
 \, from Christian French/Lebanese parents who lived in West Beirut as Fren
 ch citizens during the devastating civil war in the 1970s. This is the sto
 ry of Edward’s survival and escaping war from a certain disaster. His li
 fe story carries a message of hope\, showing that people\, no matter what 
 dire circumstances they find themselves in\, can succeed despite overwhelm
 ing odds.\n\nEdward Callita is joining us on the Busboys stage to share hi
 s story of survival and hope. Copies of the book will be available for pur
 chase during and after the event\, and Challita will be signing following 
 the program.\n\nThis event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 
 6:00 pm\, and will be followed by an audience Q&amp\;A. Copies of FROM BEI
 RUT TO AMERICA will be available for purchase before and after the event.P
 lease note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed. \n\n
 We ask that guests RSVP in order to receive direct updates about the event
  from Busboys and Poets Books\n\nEdward Challita is a Lebanese-American au
 thor whose life has been marked by a twenty-six-year journey from a life i
 n Lebanon during the civil war\, to France\, and then the USA. His experie
 nce is a unique one\, marked by peril and strife\, but then also by hope a
 nd redemption in the end. In his books\, Edward shares his life story and 
 the lessons he learned along the way. Through his writing\, he hopes to in
 spire others to overcome their own struggles and find hope and redemption 
 in their own lives.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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