{"product_id":"kofi-annan-a-man-of-peace-in-a-world-of-war-9780471787440","title":"Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War","description":"In this thoughtful, balanced biography, former \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e foreign and diplomatic correspondent Stanley Meisler traces Kofi Annan's unconventional rise from optimistic student to striving personnel and budget specialist in the United Nations bureaucracy to full-time manager of the world's crises. The book presents a unique portrait of this widely admired leader, with Annan's own view of events tempered and augmented by those of his allies and opponents, defenders and detractors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanley Meisler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.38w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471787440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTANLEY MEISLER is the author of \"United Nations: The First Fifty Years,\" the only authoritative history of the U.N. He has known Kofi Annan for many years, having covered him during much of Annan's career as a public figure. For twenty years, Meisler covered much of the world for the \"Los Angeles Times,\" heading bureaus in Nairobi, Mexico City, Madrid, Toronto, and Paris. He then returned to the United States for a decade to cover the U.N. in New York and the State Department in Washington. Meisler still contributes articles to the paper's Book Review, Sunday Opinion, and Art sections. He has also contributed to \"Foreign Affairs,\" \"Foreign Policy,\" the \"Atlantic,\" \"Reader's Digest,\" and numerous other periodicals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trade Paper Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41179315503219,"sku":"9.78047E+12","price":36.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5ab770d7-e719-42f5-a5c7-4439d04e18de.jpg?v=1703608901","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/kofi-annan-a-man-of-peace-in-a-world-of-war-9780471787440","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}