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Dispatches from the Edge

A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival

By Anderson Cooper

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| Paperback | 9780061136689

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Anderson Cooper's groundbreaking coverage on CNN has changed the way we watch the news. Few people have witnessed more scenes of chaos and conflict around the world. In this gripping, candid, and remarkably powerful memoir, he offers an unstinting, up-close view of the most harrowing crises of oContinue

Anderson Cooper's groundbreaking coverage on CNN has changed the way we watch the news. Few people have witnessed more scenes of chaos and conflict around the world. In this gripping, candid, and remarkably powerful memoir, he offers an unstinting, up-close view of the most harrowing crises of our time, and the profound impact they have had on his life—from the tsunami in Sri Lanka to the war in Iraq, from the starvation in Niger to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Mississippi.

Striking, heartfelt, and utterly engrossing, Dispatches from the Edge is an unforgettable story from one of America's most trusted, fearless, and pioneering reporters.

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  • Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters and Survival By Anderson Cooper

    He reports, he anchors, he blogs, he gets emotional. Wait, pause. Rewind. Old-school newsmen aren't supposed to react or feel, but Anderson Cooper is a new breed of journalist. He engages with the facts while being "emotionally accessible" to viewers ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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    The author is a journalist, so his English is beautiful.

    This story is written across between his own life and the tradegy. Quite a special way of writing.
    In the book, can feel he is a unhappy person.

    One sentence in this book impressed me. He said his success seems built on the painful of ... (continue)

    The author is a journalist, so his English is beautiful.

    This story is written across between his own life and the tradegy. Quite a special way of writing.
    In the book, can feel he is a unhappy person.

    One sentence in this book impressed me. He said his success seems built on the painful of the people.

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    Coke said on Sep 11, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • How sad when you need external misfortune to counteract your internal despair ...

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    王紫 said on Mar 10, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • heart wrenching despatches

    having a big, big crush on anderson cooper is one reason i got the book :) the other night i saw him on oprah and he is actually human :p and oh, sooo coool...

    the book is excellent. he really pulled at your heart-strings sometimes with his gut-wrenching stories...

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    fatfacefan said on Jul 8, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 240 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0061136689
  • ISBN-13: 9780061136689
  • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
  • Pub date: May 01, 2007
  • Dimensions: 1290 mm x 774 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD and Others
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