One of America's leading reporters sharesa deeply personal, extraordinarily powerful look at the most volatile crises he has witnessed around the world.
A #1 New York Times Bestseller
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.
Praise for Dispatches from the Edge
"A smart, soulful page-turner.... Cooper is a storyteller with plenty of heart." - People
"From the shores of Sri Lanka to the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, Cooper weaves his experiences at CNN into a moving memoir." - Newsweek
"His vignettes from the world's horrscapes rise above the swagger of many journalistic memoirs because Cooper writes with competence as well as feeling." - Washington Post Book World
"Anderson Cooper gets New Orleans.... This is an emotional, personal reckoning with what he's seen." - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Autorentext
Anderson Cooper joined CNN in 2001 and has anchored his own program, "Anderson Cooper 360°," since March 2003. Cooper has won numerous major journalism awards for his work, including 18 Emmy Awards, several Peabody Awards and a Edward R. Murrow Award. He lives in New York with his son Wyatt.
Klappentext
Dispatches from the Edge of the World is a book that gives us a rare up-close glimpse of what happens when the normal order of things is suddenly turned upside down, whether it's a natural disaster, a civil war, or a heated political battle. Over the last year, few people have witnessed more scenes of chaos and conflict than Anderson Cooper, whose groundbreaking coverage on CNN has become the touchstone of twenty-first century journalism. This book explores in a very personal way the most important - and most dangerous - crises of our time, and the surprising impact they have had on his life.
From the devastating tsunami in South Asia to the suffering Niger, and ultimately Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Cooper shares his own experiences of traversing the globe, covering the world's most astonishing stories. As a television journalist, he has the gift of speaking with an emotional directness that cuts through the barriers of the medium. In his first book, that passion communicates itself through a rich fabric of memoir and reportage, reflection and first-person narrative. Unflinching and utterly engrossing, this is the story of an extraordinary year in a reporter's life.
Zusammenfassung
From one of Americas leading reporters comes a deeply personal, extraordinarily powerful look at the most volatile crises he has witnessed around the world, from New Orleans to Baghdad and beyond.Dispatches from the Edge of the World is a book that gives us a rare up-close glimpse of what happens when the normal order of things is suddenly turned upside down, whether its a natural disaster, a civil war, or a heated political battle. Over the last year, few people have witnessed more scenes of chaos and conflict than Anderson Cooper, whose groundbreaking coverage on CNN has become the touchstone of twenty-first century journalism. This book explores in a very personal way the most important - and most dangerous - crises of our time, and the surprising impact they have had on his life.From the devastating tsunami in South Asia to the suffering Niger, and ultimately Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Cooper shares his own experiences of traversing the globe, covering the worlds most astonishing stories. As a television journalist, he has the gift of speaking with an emotional directness that cuts through the barriers of the medium. In his first book, that passion communicates itself through a rich fabric of memoir and reportage, reflection and first-person narrative. Unflinching and utterly engrossing, this is the story of an extraordinary year in a reporters life.