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While attending a fundraising gala, Sarah witnesses a fiery plea delivered by an intruder - a renegade humanitarian, Dr. Nick Callahan. His pleas made on behalf of impoverished African children turns Sarah's life upside down. Sarah impulsively abandons her pampered life to work along his side. Her work takes her to volatile areas, where few have travelled to and even fewer have survived. She discovers harsh realities and encounters and ignites in...

Greg Mortenson, bestselling author of Three cups of tea, built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. But as the author demonstrates, Mortenson is not all that he appears to be.

When one country or region of the world is facing political upheaval, genocide, or war, what role should the international community play? Should powerful countries such as the United States police the world, ensuring widespread peace by intervening in such conflicts? Should each nation be responsible for managing its own conflicts? This book delves into the history of armed intervention to explore arguments both for and against military intervention,...

An assessment of how Haiti has fared after the 2010 earthquake, revealing how the country continues to suffer from poverty, illness, and a broken infrastructure, and assessing the factors that prevent aid from reaching people in need.

Adapts for young readers Greg Mortenson's book in which he recounts the experiences he had while trying to help impoverished villages in Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya build schools for their children.