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Elizabeth Pisani
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avg rating: 3.99
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| 58 reviews
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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 di Balik Bisnis Seks dan Narkoba by Elizabeth Pisani (Goodreads author), Bhimantoro Suwastoyo avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 2008 |
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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: 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)
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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).
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Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl: A Novel (Paperback) by Tracy Quan (Goodreads author) bookshelves: currently-reading |
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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 Permitting: Dispatches from Foreign Lands (Paperback) by Christina Lamb bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Elizabeth made a comment on Elizabeth's review of
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
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Elizabeth voted on the poll: What book would the group like to read for discussion?
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Elizabeth made a comment in the group Science and Inquiry—More good science books topic:
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Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl: A Novel (Paperback) by Tracy Quan (Goodreads author) |
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The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS (Hardcover) by Elizabeth Pisani (Goodreads author) |
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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
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Guns, Germs, and Steel (Paperback) by Jared Diamond |
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Elizabeth said:
"Interesting and well researched. A bit repetitive; an editor's scalpel would have helped.
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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. | |||
"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)
— Elizabeth Pisani (The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS)
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