{"product_id":"the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-lp-paperback","title":"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind LP - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kamkwamba\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBryan Mealer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of \u003cem\u003e12 Years a Slave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam 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. 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But William had read about windmills and dreamed of building one that would bring his family electricity and running water, luxuries that only two percent of Malawians could afford. He used scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves to forge a crude machine that eventually powered four lights, complete with homemade switches and a circuit breaker made from nails and wire. A second windmill turned a water pump that could battle the drought and famine looming with every season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those on an entire continent. \u003c\/p\u003e--Erik Hersman, AfriGadget.com\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a land withered by drought and hunger, a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find. 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