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HALF THE SKY - NICHOLAS D KRISTOF SHERYL WUDUNN...

#1 National Bestseller  From two of our most fiercely moral voices  a passionate call to arms
against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in
the developing world.  With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our
guides  we undertake an odyssey through Africa and Asia to meet the extraordinary women
struggling there  among them a Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery and an Ethiopian woman
who suffered devastating injuries in childbirth. Drawing on the breadth of their combined
reporting experience  Kristof and WuDunn depict our world with anger  sadness  clarity  and 
ultimately  hope.  They show how a little help can transform the lives of women and girls
abroad. That Cambodian girl eventually escaped from her brothel and  with assistance from an
aid group  built a thriving retail business that supports her family. The Ethiopian woman had
her injuries repaired and in time became a surgeon. A Zimbabwean mother of five  counseled to
return to school  earned her doctorate and became an expert on AIDS.  Through these stories 
Kristof and WuDunn help us see that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's
potential. They make clear how so many people have helped to do just that  and how we can each
do our part. Throughout much of the world  the greatest unexploited economic resource is the
female half of the population. Countries such as China have prospered precisely because they
emancipated women and brought them into the formal economy. Unleashing that process globally is
not only the right thing to do  it's also the best strategy for fighting poverty.  Deeply felt
pragmatic  and inspirational  Half the Sky is essential reading for every global citizen.

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