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Book Review: Great Peacemakers
By Sandy Amazeen Dec 5, 2007, 2:55 GMT
Twenty of the world’s most influential peacemakers are profiled in this concise collection meant to inform and inspire readers young and old. Five chapters profiling the life and works of such peacemakers as Mahatma Gandhi, Thich Nhat Hanh, The Dalai Lama and David Suzuki reflect the different pathways to peace identified by the authors including Choosing Nonviolence, Living Peace and Caring for the Planet. Limiting the biographies to five pages per peacemaker introduces each of these notable people, touching upon their youth, what influenced them, how they have sought to influence the world around them and where appropriate, how they died. Particularly interesting are the pages of quotes range from funny to deep and thought provoking like Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Our scientific power has outrun out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” The conclusion invites self-reflection and feedback via the authors’ website www.GreatPeacemakers.com while the comprehensive bibliography supplies additional resources for readers to learn more about each of the peacemakers.
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