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Elizabeth Pisani



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Elizabeth Pisani

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avg rating: 3.99 | 154 ratings | 58 reviews | 4 distinct works | 3 fans
The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucr... The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS
by Elizabeth Pisani (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.01 — 139 ratings — published 2008
6 editions
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Kearifan Pelacur: Kisah Gelap... Kearifan Pelacur: Kisah Gelap di Balik Bisnis Seks dan Narkoba
by Elizabeth Pisani (Goodreads author), Bhimantoro Suwastoyo (Translator)
avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 2008
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Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats,... Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS
by Elizabeth Pisani (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2009
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The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucr... The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS
by Elizabeth Pisani (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2009
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The Wisdom of Whores, Excerpts (Nonfiction)
4 chapters   —   updated Mar 20, 2008 01:59PM
description: These are excerpts from The Wisdom of Whores, a non-fiction book about sex, science and the mis-use of taxpayers' money. It will be published by Granta in the UK (May 2008), WW Norton in the US (June 2008).
Diary of a Manhattan... 07/07 Elizabeth is currently reading:
Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl: A Novel (Paperback)
by Tracy Quan (Goodreads author)
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Sizwe's Test: A Youn... 07/07 Elizabeth is currently reading:
Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic (Hardcover)
by Jonny Steinberg
bookshelves: bm, currently-reading
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Small Wars Permittin... 03/20 Elizabeth gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Small Wars Permitting: Dispatches from Foreign Lands (Paperback)
by Christina Lamb
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Elizabeth Elizabeth said: "Christina Lamb has always been one of my favourite correspondents. Mostly because she just gets out there and talks to people. And in large part, too, because she's a really lovely writer with a pronounced sense of the absurd. It's nice to be reminde...more "

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391297 Elizabeth wrote: "Cyn: I'm with you. I listed The Road under the "Books everyone loved that you hated" thread! "
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Elizabeth made a comment in the group Science and InquiryMore good science books topic:
391297 Elizabeth wrote: "Interesting list of great science books through this post at Tom Levenson's always-woth-a-look blog,...more "
July 07, 2008
Diary of a Manhattan... Elizabeth is currently reading:
Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl: A Novel (Paperback)
by Tracy Quan (Goodreads author)
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June 05, 2008
The Wisdom of Whores... Elizabeth gave 5 of 5 stars to:
The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS (Hardcover)
by Elizabeth Pisani (Goodreads author)
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Elizabeth Elizabeth said: "I wrote this book so of course I think it's fantastic. But if you want more objective opinions, you will find all reviews so far (good and bad) at http://www/the-wisdom.com/reviews "
April 28, 2008
Guns, Germs, and Ste... Elizabeth gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Paperback)
by Jared Diamond
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Elizabeth Elizabeth said: "Interesting and well researched. A bit repetitive; an editor's scalpel would have helped. "
April 26, 2008
Talk and debate
Elizabeth said "yes" to attending the event: Talk and debate.
date: August 18, 2008 02:30PM
location: Edinburgh Book Festival, Pepper's Theatre, Edinburgh, The United Kingdom
description: Elizabeth will discuss how good intentions can have bad outcomes with Giles Bolton, author of “Poor Story” and former employee of Britain’s national development agency, DfID.
More of Elizabeth's books…
"A journalist's work depends on a willingness to ask questions of people who are better informed and more powerful than you."
Elizabeth Pisani (The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS)
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