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A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World
Thomas Dunne Books
March 2008
On Sale: March 4, 2008
304 pages
ISBN: 0312371187
EAN: 9780312371180
Hardcover
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Martin Fletcher doesn't claim to be a hero. Yet he didn't flinch, either. During three decades covering wars, revolutions, and natural disasters, Fletcher worked his way from news agency cameraman to top network correspondent, facing down his own fears while facing up to mass killers, warlords, and murderers. With humor and elegance, Fletcher describes his growth from clueless adventurer to grizzled veteran of the worldΓ’β¬β’s battlefields. His working philosophy of Γ’β¬ΕGet in, get close, get out, get a drink,Γ’β¬Β put him repeatedly in harmΓ’β¬β’s way, but he never lost sight of why he did it. In a world obsessed with celebrities, leaders, and wealth, Fletcher took a different route: he focused on those left behind, those paying the price. He answers the question: Why should we care? These extraordinary, real-life adventure stories each examine different dilemmas facing a foreign correspondent. Can you eat the food of a warlord, who stole it from the starving? Do you listen politely to a terrorist threatening to blow up your children? Do you ask the tough questions of a Khmer Rouge killer, knowing he is your only ticket out of the Cambodian jungle? And above all, how do you stay sane faced with so much pain?
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