NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2012
"A bold argument based mostly on experiences and observations rather than statistical support. "
In her debut memoir, filmmaker and activist Hogan examines the problems with international aid efforts in Africa.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 28, 2012
"An absorbing memoir in which the author learns to combat deadly diseases and maneuver in the international political scene."
London School of Tropical Medicine director Piot gives a boots-on-the-ground account of the global struggle to contain two potentially devastating pandemics: Ebola hemorrhagic fever and AIDS.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 21, 2011
"A moving message from a courageous humanitarian, and more timely than ever."
"For the cost of one [American] bombing run," the author writes in this hard-hitting debut memoir, "I doubtless could have fed and clothed and cared for those 100,000 displaced Afghan refugees.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 15, 2011
"An intimate, welcome first-person account of a portion of South African history that remains foggy to many American readers."
Anti-apartheid political prisoner Kathrada examines his actions and the aftermath that resulted in 30 years of imprisonment.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 15, 2011
"For a civilian readership increasingly alienated from the culture of its military, Hodge provides an important guide to what the reformers have wrought."
A journalist specializing in military matters reports on the war on terror's transformation into "a campaign of armed social work."
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NONFICTION
Released: June 14, 2010
"A slowly unfolding, moving journey of turning beliefs into actions."
A chronicle of the humanitarian efforts by a Ugandan native schooled in the West, addressing poverty and the ravages of AIDS in Africa.
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