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The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl
powerHouse Books
December 2007
On Sale: December 1, 2007
152 pages
ISBN: 1576874222
EAN: 9781576874226
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
After Islamic extremists murdered her husband, Wall Street
Journal reporter Danny Pearl, in 2002, Mariane Pearl
wondered how to teach their son, Adam, to embrace the world
without fear. Could she show him that hope is stronger than
hatred? In 2006, Pearl embarked on a round-the-globe journey
in search of proof that it is. Every month for Glamour
magazine, Pear crosses the continents to meet brave,
determined women—the true agents of change in every
community—who make the world more just, peaceful, and loving
despite personal hardship, discouraging odds, and even death
threats. In In Search of Hope, she introduces readers to the
everyday heroes she’s met in the first year of her journey,
and offers never-before-seen photographs from her travels.
We meet Somaly Mam, a former child sex slave in Cambodia who
now rescues young girls from forced prostitution; Liberian
president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman ever to be
elected head of an African country; Lydia Cacho, an intrepid
Mexican reporter who exposes violence against women and
children despite repeated threats on her life; Sheila
Watt-Cloutier, the Inuit leater and Nobel Peace Prize
nominee who is saving her people from global warming; Dr.
Julian Atim, a twenty-something Ugandan AIDS orphan fighting
for health rights in her country; and several others.
Presented by Glamour, and featuring an introduction by
United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and Academy Award-winning
actress Angelina Jolie, In Search of Hope Is a testament to
the power of hope. Glamour will donate 100 percent of its
proceeds and royalties from In Search of Hope to charities
selected by the women profiled.
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