BookPower People

Patrons:

Professor Amartya Sen, Lamont University Professor, Department of Economics, Harvard University and Nobel Laureate

Michael Palin, writer, actor & broadcaster

Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York

Professor Amartya Sen (Photo by Jon Chase, Harvard News Office)	Michael Palin (Photo by John Swannell, Mayday Management Ltd)
Dr John Sentamu

" I am very proud to be associated with BookPower. I am greatly impressed by the work which they do in providing textbooks to students and libraries in developing countries. The books are some of the best in the world and are available at prices which they can afford."
Michael Palin

"I applaud the way BookPower makes affordable textbooks available in low-income countries. As a Ugandan I know that expensive books are beyond the reach of most undergraduates, but are essential to the education of the many professionals who will help their countries' development."
Dr John Sentamu

Board of Trustees.

Sonny Leong (Chairman)
Mary Attree
Dr Gordon Cook
James Fortescue
Seymour Fortescue
Dr Henry Kaluba
James Neilson
Bob Osborne
Jamie Sehmer
Philip Shaw
Professor Ali Zumla

Sponsors

BookPower is grateful to the many individuals, trusts and organisations who have provided funds to cover the costs of its activities, in particular:

• AstraZeneca for funding the medical titles
• The British and Foreign Schools Society for funding selected business and catering titles
• Commonwealth Secretariat for sponsoring the titles indicated as part of the Commonwealth Initiative on Resources for Learning
• Dulverton Trust for funding the forthcoming list of titles on range management, game conservation and ecology, for sale in Africa
• Tubney Charitable Trust for funding the veterinary medicine and animal welfare titles

and the following for the funding of individual titles and operational costs:

If you would like to help fund this work please contact BookPower Administration. BookPower has its offices in Pentonville Road, North London. The Chief Executive is Valerie Teague

BookPower's Overseas Partners all work with academic books. They advise us on students' needs and market conditions.

Ghana: Gibrine Adam - academic bookseller (gibrine@africaonline.com.gh)
India: Vinod Vasishtha - publishers’ agent (viva@vivagroupindia.net)
Kenya: Jimmi Makotsi - publisher (acaciapublishers@yahoo.co.uk)
Nigeria: Lanre Adesuyi - library supplier (lanre.adesuyi@havilahbooks-ng.com)
Pakistan: Sadia But - British Council (Sadia.But@britishcouncil.org.pk)
Sri Lanka: M.A.Santiago - academic bookseller (pitraban@sltnet.lk)
Zimbabwe: Maureen Stewart - British Council (Maureen.Stewart@britishcouncil.org.zw)

BookPower's Academic Advisors are based mainly at British Universities and medical schools, but have direct experience of student needs in low-income countries. There are advisors for all subjects in the scheme and all are leading experts in their fields.

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