false 71121 4 In the early 1990s three young people attracted to the ambitious global peacekeeping work of the UN cross paths in Cambodia. Andrew strives for a better world through his life-saving work as a doctor. Heidi, a social worker, is in need of a challenge and a paycheck, and Ken is fresh from Harvard and brimful of idealism. As their stories interweave through the years, from Rwanda, Bosnia and Somalia to Haiti, the trio reveal a world of witnessed atrocities, primal fear, desperate loneliness and base desires. They fend off terror and futility with revelry, humour and sex; ask hard questions about the world order America has created, the true power of the UN, and whether there is any possibility for change. This is a startling celebration of the power of humour and friendship, of the limits of human compassion, and the need for a warm body and a cold beer during a Condition Echo lockdown. A book that shows the human cost of global politics and the tragic truth that wars are much more avoidable than our governments would ever admit. A brilliant, provocatively funny and fast moving book. 70327 2004 Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) total:501|5:148|4:228|3:95|2:26|1:4| 501 1993 734 118 5 1 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 23:50:22 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 04:31:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 20:59:20 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 21:11:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 14:20:31 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 12:50:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 22:52:05 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 07:33:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 01:30:56 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 01:32:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 21:08:02 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 21:17:46 -0700 2009
It reads like a blog. It echoes the frustration and desperation of sane and normal people on the ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 23:33:23 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 00:06:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 07 16:29:24 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 16:29:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 06:24:07 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 06:34:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 15:24:16 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 15:26:56 -0800 2007 3 2 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 12 03:23:33 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 03:27:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 20:35:01 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 18:45:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:28:19 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:33:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 05 00:56:51 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 21:18:32 -0800 2008 It covers three different UN employees travels to various postings in the 1990s. Mixed in with what the individual experienced you are exposed to (mostly breifly) th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 05:35:12 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 05:50:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 18 23:14:39 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 23:15:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 10:40:25 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:51:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 16:42:53 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 11:15:28 -0700 2007
it's also a veiled indictment of non-interventionist policy--and mak...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 14:36:20 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 11:51:35 -0700 2008
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