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Author: Visit ‘s David Baldacci Page ID: 1478904623

Review

“Another fast paced page turner that will keep you glued to the couch…by an author who continues to standout in the increIDgly crowded thriller field.”Examiner.com on The Forgotten

“Baldacci is a master when it comes to writing about small-town conspiracies and a lone hero who fights against all odds to clean up corruption. The narrative moves slowly, so the reader has a chance to solve the case along with Puller. It might seem straightforward, but the final reveal will surprise even hardcore thriller junkies.”The Washington Post on The Forgotten

“Zero Day is a nifty, paranoid thriller disguised as a murder mystery, and Baldacci advances it at a speedy clip with a nice mix of intrigue, tantalizing clues and the occasional explosion…Baldacci’s books are fast-paced battles between good and evil.”Richmond Times Dispatch on Zero Day

About the Author

David Baldacci lives with his family in Virginia. He and his wife have founded the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. He invites you to visit him at http://ift.tt/1jPgxzi and his foundation at http://ift.tt/1uJnUlc.

Series: John Puller SeriesAudio CDPublisher: Grand Central Publishing; Abridged edition (August 25, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1478904623ISBN-13: 978-1478904625 Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.5 x 5.8 inches Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #23,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( B ) > Baldacci, David #22 in Books > Books on CD > Mystery & Thrillers #32 in Books > Books on CD > Literature & Fiction > General
David Baldacci returns again this year with an exciting thriller, the third of his series featuring John Puller, a former war hero who is one of the best military investigators in the US Army’s Criminal Investigative Division. This time Puller is faced with one of the most dangerous and controversial cases of his career – to find a maximum security prisoner from the Leavenworth Military Prison who has made a miraculous escape and left an unknown dead body in his cell. The case is controversial because the escapee is Puller’s elder brother Bobby who was convicted by a military court of serious national security crimes.

The first couple of chapters about how the escape happened set the scene for an absorbing and exciting chase to work out how and why the escape happened and to find and arrest Bobby. What is surprising is that a trio of top military brass ask Puller to find his brother and bring him back for justice especially as Bobby has an almost eidetic memory of important military secrets. Puller soon finds that the whole thing reeks of conspiracy at the highest level with possible overseas influence within the security agencies of the US. Also he is soon not sure if Bobby was actually guilty of the crimes for which he was imprisoned.

Puller is normally a loner but he is forced to work with enigmatic (and of course attractive) US intelligence officer, Captain Veronica Knox who he has problems trusting. Of course she has problems trusting Puller, especially about how he will react when they finally hunt down his brother. The plot has many twists and turns and is great reading. As with other recent Baldacci thrillers the plot sometimes verges on the unbelievable but this time it doesn’t go over the believability barrier too much.
David Baldacci is a terrific storyteller and obviously a phenomenally successful author. He also happens to be a terrific guy who has used his success to support/establish charities. I had the chance to meet him when he traveled overseas to do book events on U.S. military bases in Europe. I have a lot of respect for him because I saw firsthand how he interacted with our military personnel and dependents.

Which is why it’s difficult for me to write a negative review for THE ESCAPE. But I don’t have a choice. This is not an attack on the author – it’s simply not a good book.

I like the book’s premise. Puller is a military investigator. His father is a military legend. His brother is a former soldier in a military prison for treason. Now his brother escapes from prison and Puller must track him down. That’s good – and I wish the book had stuck with that premise. But it morphed into a hundred other things, and the result was a convoluted mess.

I also thought the dialogue was terrible. It felt like the publishers went to print with an early draft of the book. On one page, Puller is yelling at Knox (the female he’s been teamed up with unwittingly to track his brother) that he can’t trust her because maybe she’s a spy, or maybe she has a secret agenda, or maybe a dozen other things … and then two pages later, Puller is all “Knox I’m on board with you, I trust you one hundred percent” … and then two pages later, “I can’t trust you!” … and two pages after that, “I’ll tell you everything because I trust you.”

It’s like a bad soap opera except it doesn’t end. It just goes on and on.

Then we go from a prison escape, to investigating why his brother was in prison to begin with, to conspiracy theories with bad guys who aren’t scary, just laughable.

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Download The Escape Audio CD – Abridged, Audiobook

The Escape (John Puller Series) Audio CD – Abridged, Audiobook
Author: Visit ‘s David Baldacci Page ID: 1478904623

Review

“Another fast paced page turner that will keep you glued to the couch…by an author who continues to standout in the increIDgly crowded thriller field.”Examiner.com on The Forgotten

“Baldacci is a master when it comes to writing about small-town conspiracies and a lone hero who fights against all odds to clean up corruption. The narrative moves slowly, so the reader has a chance to solve the case along with Puller. It might seem straightforward, but the final reveal will surprise even hardcore thriller junkies.”The Washington Post on The Forgotten

“Zero Day is a nifty, paranoid thriller disguised as a murder mystery, and Baldacci advances it at a speedy clip with a nice mix of intrigue, tantalizing clues and the occasional explosion…Baldacci’s books are fast-paced battles between good and evil.”Richmond Times Dispatch on Zero Day

About the Author

David Baldacci lives with his family in Virginia. He and his wife have founded the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. He invites you to visit him at http://ift.tt/1jPgxzi and his foundation at http://ift.tt/1uJnUlc.

Series: John Puller SeriesAudio CDPublisher: Grand Central Publishing; Abridged edition (August 25, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1478904623ISBN-13: 978-1478904625 Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.5 x 5.8 inches Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #23,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( B ) > Baldacci, David #22 in Books > Books on CD > Mystery & Thrillers #32 in Books > Books on CD > Literature & Fiction > General
David Baldacci returns again this year with an exciting thriller, the third of his series featuring John Puller, a former war hero who is one of the best military investigators in the US Army’s Criminal Investigative Division. This time Puller is faced with one of the most dangerous and controversial cases of his career – to find a maximum security prisoner from the Leavenworth Military Prison who has made a miraculous escape and left an unknown dead body in his cell. The case is controversial because the escapee is Puller’s elder brother Bobby who was convicted by a military court of serious national security crimes.

The first couple of chapters about how the escape happened set the scene for an absorbing and exciting chase to work out how and why the escape happened and to find and arrest Bobby. What is surprising is that a trio of top military brass ask Puller to find his brother and bring him back for justice especially as Bobby has an almost eidetic memory of important military secrets. Puller soon finds that the whole thing reeks of conspiracy at the highest level with possible overseas influence within the security agencies of the US. Also he is soon not sure if Bobby was actually guilty of the crimes for which he was imprisoned.

Puller is normally a loner but he is forced to work with enigmatic (and of course attractive) US intelligence officer, Captain Veronica Knox who he has problems trusting. Of course she has problems trusting Puller, especially about how he will react when they finally hunt down his brother. The plot has many twists and turns and is great reading. As with other recent Baldacci thrillers the plot sometimes verges on the unbelievable but this time it doesn’t go over the believability barrier too much.
David Baldacci is a terrific storyteller and obviously a phenomenally successful author. He also happens to be a terrific guy who has used his success to support/establish charities. I had the chance to meet him when he traveled overseas to do book events on U.S. military bases in Europe. I have a lot of respect for him because I saw firsthand how he interacted with our military personnel and dependents.

Which is why it’s difficult for me to write a negative review for THE ESCAPE. But I don’t have a choice. This is not an attack on the author – it’s simply not a good book.

I like the book’s premise. Puller is a military investigator. His father is a military legend. His brother is a former soldier in a military prison for treason. Now his brother escapes from prison and Puller must track him down. That’s good – and I wish the book had stuck with that premise. But it morphed into a hundred other things, and the result was a convoluted mess.

I also thought the dialogue was terrible. It felt like the publishers went to print with an early draft of the book. On one page, Puller is yelling at Knox (the female he’s been teamed up with unwittingly to track his brother) that he can’t trust her because maybe she’s a spy, or maybe she has a secret agenda, or maybe a dozen other things … and then two pages later, Puller is all “Knox I’m on board with you, I trust you one hundred percent” … and then two pages later, “I can’t trust you!” … and two pages after that, “I’ll tell you everything because I trust you.”

It’s like a bad soap opera except it doesn’t end. It just goes on and on.

Then we go from a prison escape, to investigating why his brother was in prison to begin with, to conspiracy theories with bad guys who aren’t scary, just laughable.

The Escape John Puller Series David Baldacci Ron The Escape John Puller Series David Baldacci Audio CD Abridged Audiobook Please retry 12 23 8 23 12 20 Audio CD Audiobook The Escape John Puller Series 3 by David Baldacci David Baldacci is one of the world s most popular widely read storytellers In his blockbuster thrillers Zero Day and The Forgotten he enthralled readers with John

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Reading and Understanding Research Kindle Edition Pdf Download

Reading and Understanding Research Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Lawrence F. Locke Page ID: B00EYQERQY

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File Size: 1026 KBPrint Length: 312 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 1412975743Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc; Third Edition edition (July 15, 2009)Publication Date: July 15, 2009 Sold by:  Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B00EYQERQYText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #272,025 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #47 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Counseling & Psychology > Research #96 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Reference > Writing, Research & Publishing Guides > Research #109 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Research

The book itself is just OK. I personally wouldn’t use it except it is a required textbook for collage. I bought the Kindle Edition, which junk. There is no Table of Contents or Index for research in my class. The Kindle Edition is totally worthless in my opinion. I was able to pick up a used paperback copy for dirt cheap, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to complete my class with the Kindle version.

Deciding to get your Masters Degree at an advanced age has its drawbacks. #1 You have to learn new stuff. This includes how to do research. Don’t worry, if you brain has rusted shut. This book will help you get it all moving again. Well written and easy to understand. I have a great teacher and we use this book as well as Research Design by John W. Creswell. I think the two work well together in helping me understand how to look at the world through the academic eye of research.

If you are new to research and trying to understand what makes a "good" study, get this book! From the simple to use step-by-step analysis of research to the simple to understand discussions, this is a definite must read for the novice researcher! It lays out (in simple terms) the components of research and how to promote your own understanding of research. Great book!
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Reading and Understanding Research Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Lawrence F. Locke Page ID: B00EYQERQY

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File Size: 1026 KBPrint Length: 312 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 1412975743Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc; Third Edition edition (July 15, 2009)Publication Date: July 15, 2009 Sold by:  Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B00EYQERQYText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #272,025 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #47 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Counseling & Psychology > Research #96 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Reference > Writing, Research & Publishing Guides > Research #109 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Research

The book itself is just OK. I personally wouldn’t use it except it is a required textbook for collage. I bought the Kindle Edition, which junk. There is no Table of Contents or Index for research in my class. The Kindle Edition is totally worthless in my opinion. I was able to pick up a used paperback copy for dirt cheap, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to complete my class with the Kindle version.

Deciding to get your Masters Degree at an advanced age has its drawbacks. #1 You have to learn new stuff. This includes how to do research. Don’t worry, if you brain has rusted shut. This book will help you get it all moving again. Well written and easy to understand. I have a great teacher and we use this book as well as Research Design by John W. Creswell. I think the two work well together in helping me understand how to look at the world through the academic eye of research.

If you are new to research and trying to understand what makes a "good" study, get this book! From the simple to use step-by-step analysis of research to the simple to understand discussions, this is a definite must read for the novice researcher! It lays out (in simple terms) the components of research and how to promote your own understanding of research. Great book!
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School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators Kindle Edition

School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators Kindle Edition
Author: Peter Langman ID: B00SE7FFAQ

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File Size: 2243 KBPrint Length: 298 pagesPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (January 15, 2015)Publication Date: January 15, 2015 Sold by:  Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B00SE7FFAQText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #235,776 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #62 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Counseling & Psychology > Forensic Psychology #124 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Education & Teaching > Teacher Resources > Education Theory > Administration #144 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Forensic Psychology

EXCELLENT – lists details of each individual shooter. Very interesting material that draws you into the lives of these perpetrators and goes into detail of their actual or suggested mental health diagnosis coupled with the problems they faced during their lives. The book lists the differences and similarities of these people. A MUST READ.

It’s a good book, but the author has not personally interviewed or diagnosed the individuals about whom he writes. Therefore all mental health diagnoses are very educated speculations. Peter Langman does have expertise in this area, and he does admit that he has reviewed reams of records but has not personally worked with the shooters. It’s up to the reader to decide how to interpret the diagnoses/labels.

This is a highly detailed, well researched book on a troubling yet timely subject. It would be difficult to find a more thorough book on the subject of school shooters. Professionals in the fields of law enforcement, education and psychology should seriously consider reading this book.

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School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators Kindle Edition
Author: Peter Langman ID: B00SE7FFAQ

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File Size: 2243 KBPrint Length: 298 pagesPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (January 15, 2015)Publication Date: January 15, 2015 Sold by:  Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B00SE7FFAQText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #235,776 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #62 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Counseling & Psychology > Forensic Psychology #124 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Education & Teaching > Teacher Resources > Education Theory > Administration #144 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Forensic Psychology

EXCELLENT – lists details of each individual shooter. Very interesting material that draws you into the lives of these perpetrators and goes into detail of their actual or suggested mental health diagnosis coupled with the problems they faced during their lives. The book lists the differences and similarities of these people. A MUST READ.

It’s a good book, but the author has not personally interviewed or diagnosed the individuals about whom he writes. Therefore all mental health diagnoses are very educated speculations. Peter Langman does have expertise in this area, and he does admit that he has reviewed reams of records but has not personally worked with the shooters. It’s up to the reader to decide how to interpret the diagnoses/labels.

This is a highly detailed, well researched book on a troubling yet timely subject. It would be difficult to find a more thorough book on the subject of school shooters. Professionals in the fields of law enforcement, education and psychology should seriously consider reading this book.

School Shooters Understanding High School College School Shooters Understanding High School College and Adult Perpetrators Kindle edition by Peter Langman Download it once and read it on your Kindle School Shooters Understanding High School College School Shooters Understanding High School College and Adult Perpetrators the right version or edition of School Shooters on your Kindle in School Shooters Understanding High School College School Shooters Understanding High School College and Adult Perpetrators eBook Peter Langman Amazon co uk Kindle StoreSchool Shooters Understanding High School College School Shooters Understanding High School College and Adult Perpetrators Amazon de Peter Langman Fremdsprachige B cher Kindle Edition Bitte

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ChIDg Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid Kindle Edition

ChIDg Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Jessica Alexander Page ID: B00CGI3EEI

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File Size: 2672 KBPrint Length: 401 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 0770436919Publisher: Broadway Books (October 15, 2013)Publication Date: October 15, 2013 Sold by: Random House LLC Language: EnglishID: B00CGI3EEIText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #89,081 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #41 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Disaster Relief #57 in Books > Law > Constitutional Law > Human Rights #60 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Social Activists

I’ve often wondered what draws people to save the world by traveling around the globe and offering aid to those in other countries. While it sounds xenophobic, I’ve often thought that with all the needs in our own nation, why go somewhere else and why would you think you can make a difference.

That’s what led me to ChIDg Chaos by Jessica Alexander. While I can’t say that the book answers all of my questions, it does an excellent job in providing information and a personal experience that I found informative, thought-provoking and important. Ms. Alexander has spent considerable time in places in Africa, Haiti and other locales and has provided an excellent account and analysis of foreign aid and the world of NGOs, the U.N. and disaster recovery efforts.

Her description and re-telling of her time in Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Haiti were excellent and I feel much better informed after reading it.

I recommend this book wholeheartedly. Ms. Alexander walks the lines between autobiographer, journalist and scholar in this book and the end product is exceptional.

I read A Thousand Hills to Heaven first, then this book, thinking they would dovetail nicely. I wish I had read them the other way around, this one first, because I kept comparing ChIDg Chaos with the other book, and liking the other so much more. ChIDg Chaos is a very frank expose on the aid/volunteer world, cataloging her experiences both good and bad. She quite easily describes the stress, the pressure, the battle fatigue, the misappropriation and the burn out, and at times it wasn’t necessarily balanced with her humbling, positive experiences. A Thousand Hills to Heaven went through much the same material and volunteer experiences, but I left that book with a much more positive outlook on volunteering in third world countries. I was also at times put off by Ms. Alexander’s descriptions of her motivations – ‘I needed to escape.’ ‘I did not do this to escape.’
Perhaps hers is a more realistic book. It is a solid tale about her volunteer experiences, how she settled into the field and the pros and cons along the way, but if I were only to read one, I’d side with Thousand Hills to Heaven hands down.

ChIDg Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid, by Jessica Alexander, is a mixed bag. A good part of the book (not THE good part), rightly so for a memoir, is about her friendships, shack ups, fears, vacations, assignments, complaints, and victories. There’s a bit too much narcissism here for me, caused perhaps by Alexander’s privileged upbringing. Fundamentally, as she was learning the ropes, did she really help her clients? As I remember, she didn’t learn the ropes domestically, so she was green when she started doing international work. And she wrote as if she was the least cynical of the other aid volunteers and staff, the most sensitive regarding local customs, and at the same time the most competent. This can’t be true, of course.

Okay, what DID I like? I really liked her experienced analysis of concerns regarding donations of time, material goods, and cash. I plan to use this section in a project to get college students to pay closer attention to what they are really doing when they have their book, shoe, or clothing drives for "Africans." I liked her interest in evaluating the effectiveness of aid programs. And I did like her descriptions of how hard some assignments are, to make sure others know what they are getting into.

A mixed bag, for sure. "Good Intentions are Not Enough."
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ChIDg Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid Kindle Edition

ChIDg Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Jessica Alexander Page ID: B00CGI3EEI

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File Size: 2672 KBPrint Length: 401 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 0770436919Publisher: Broadway Books (October 15, 2013)Publication Date: October 15, 2013 Sold by: Random House LLC Language: EnglishID: B00CGI3EEIText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #89,081 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #41 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Disaster Relief #57 in Books > Law > Constitutional Law > Human Rights #60 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Social Activists

I’ve often wondered what draws people to save the world by traveling around the globe and offering aid to those in other countries. While it sounds xenophobic, I’ve often thought that with all the needs in our own nation, why go somewhere else and why would you think you can make a difference.

That’s what led me to ChIDg Chaos by Jessica Alexander. While I can’t say that the book answers all of my questions, it does an excellent job in providing information and a personal experience that I found informative, thought-provoking and important. Ms. Alexander has spent considerable time in places in Africa, Haiti and other locales and has provided an excellent account and analysis of foreign aid and the world of NGOs, the U.N. and disaster recovery efforts.

Her description and re-telling of her time in Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Haiti were excellent and I feel much better informed after reading it.

I recommend this book wholeheartedly. Ms. Alexander walks the lines between autobiographer, journalist and scholar in this book and the end product is exceptional.

I read A Thousand Hills to Heaven first, then this book, thinking they would dovetail nicely. I wish I had read them the other way around, this one first, because I kept comparing ChIDg Chaos with the other book, and liking the other so much more. ChIDg Chaos is a very frank expose on the aid/volunteer world, cataloging her experiences both good and bad. She quite easily describes the stress, the pressure, the battle fatigue, the misappropriation and the burn out, and at times it wasn’t necessarily balanced with her humbling, positive experiences. A Thousand Hills to Heaven went through much the same material and volunteer experiences, but I left that book with a much more positive outlook on volunteering in third world countries. I was also at times put off by Ms. Alexander’s descriptions of her motivations – ‘I needed to escape.’ ‘I did not do this to escape.’
Perhaps hers is a more realistic book. It is a solid tale about her volunteer experiences, how she settled into the field and the pros and cons along the way, but if I were only to read one, I’d side with Thousand Hills to Heaven hands down.

ChIDg Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid, by Jessica Alexander, is a mixed bag. A good part of the book (not THE good part), rightly so for a memoir, is about her friendships, shack ups, fears, vacations, assignments, complaints, and victories. There’s a bit too much narcissism here for me, caused perhaps by Alexander’s privileged upbringing. Fundamentally, as she was learning the ropes, did she really help her clients? As I remember, she didn’t learn the ropes domestically, so she was green when she started doing international work. And she wrote as if she was the least cynical of the other aid volunteers and staff, the most sensitive regarding local customs, and at the same time the most competent. This can’t be true, of course.

Okay, what DID I like? I really liked her experienced analysis of concerns regarding donations of time, material goods, and cash. I plan to use this section in a project to get college students to pay closer attention to what they are really doing when they have their book, shoe, or clothing drives for "Africans." I liked her interest in evaluating the effectiveness of aid programs. And I did like her descriptions of how hard some assignments are, to make sure others know what they are getting into.

A mixed bag, for sure. "Good Intentions are Not Enough."
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An Introduction to Theories of Personality

An Introduction to Theories of Personality Hardcover
Author: ID: 0205967671

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HardcoverPublisher: Pearson; 9th Revised edition edition Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0205967671ISBN-13: 978-0205967674 Best Sellers Rank: #16,044,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An Introduction to Theories of Personality

An Introduction to Theories of Personality Hardcover
Author: ID: 0205967671

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