Interventions
A Life in War and Peace
by Kofi Annan
Recommended by Bill Gates and Noam Chomsky
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and History.
A “candid, courageous, and unsparing memoir” (The New York Review of Books) of post–Cold War politics and global statecraft Written with eloquence and unprecedented candor, Interventions is the story of Kofi Annan’s remarkable time at the center of the world stage. After forty years of service at the United Nations, Annan—who received the Nobel Pea...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and History.
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Noam Chomsky
Linguist; professor emeritus at MIT
“For anybody who wants to understand the complexities of the role of the Secretary General, this book is an illuminating read.”
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