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Interviews | June 14, 2013

Heidi Durrow: IMG Susan Nussbaum: The Powells.com Interview



Susan NussbaumSusan Nussbaum's debut novel, winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, is, as Rosellen Brown says, "a celebration of... Continue »
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Fragile is the documentation of life stories in sixty-five countries. It is about personal accounts, some successful, some shattering. The book is an effort to move intellectual discussions to face emotional realities. It is one man's attempt to bring this reality to those who may be motivated to affect change.

It is difficult to write a book about so much that is wrong in the world—the stark truth may cause many readers to turn away, but if stories are sugar-coated, the truth becomes distorted. There is a fine balance between suffering and solutions.

With more than 440 color photographs, Fragile portrays the challenges of life for some four billion people on our planet. Yet it is their perseverance and determination that allows for hope, but it is a hope that can only be realized from action.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781426206177
Author:
Buffett, Howard G.
Publisher:
National Geographic Society
Foreword by:
Mebarak, Shakira
Foreword:
Mebarak, Shakira
Author:
Mebarak, Shakira
Subject:
Poverty
Subject:
Developing countries
Subject:
Photojournalism
Subject:
Sociology-Poverty
Publication Date:
20091231
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
440 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
12.8 x 12.4 x 1.5 in 9.25 lb

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Arts and Entertainment » Photography » Photojournalism
History and Social Science » Social Science » Developing Countries
History and Social Science » Sociology » Poverty

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