{"product_id":"kofi-annan-a-man-of-peace-in-a-world-of-war-9780470281697","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 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.32w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470281697\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 most of Annan's career as a public figure. For twenty years, Meisler covered much of the world for the \"Los Angeles Times,\" returning to the United States 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,\" \"The Atlantic,\" \"Reader's Digest,\" and other publications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trade Paper Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45236465303667,"sku":"9780470281697","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_91c5cd28-e39a-4b27-a61d-2e58d95f3aab.jpg?v=1784027495","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/kofi-annan-a-man-of-peace-in-a-world-of-war-9780470281697","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}