| The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation Contributor(s): Pederson, Rena (Author), Bush, Laura (Foreword by), White, Karen (Read by) |
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ISBN: 148151394X ISBN-13: 9781481513944 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.26" W x 7.58" (0.24 lbs) |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's "woman of destiny" and one of the most admired voices for freedom in the world today, comes alive through this brilliant rendering of Burma's tumultuous history.Award-winning journalist and former State Department speechwriter Rena Pederson brings to light fresh details about the charismatic Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi: the inspiration for Burma's (now Myanmar) first steps towards democracy. Suu Kyi's party will be a major contender in the 2015 elections, a revolutionary breakthrough after years of military dictatorship. Using exclusive interviews with Suu Kyi since her release from fifteen years of house arrest, as well as recently disclosed diplomatic cables, Pederson uncovers new facets to Suu Kyi's extraordinary story.The Burma Spring also reveals the extraordinary steps taken by First Lady Laura Bush to help Suu Kyi, as well as how former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton injected new momentum into Burma's democratic rebirth. Pederson provides a never-before-seen view of the harrowing hardships the people of Burma have endured and the fiery political atmosphere in which Suu Kyi has fought a life-and-death struggle for liberty in this fascinating part of the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pederson, Rena: - Rena Pederson teaches writing at Southern Methodist University. She has written on Burma for the Huffington Post, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor. She was the editorial page editor at the Dallas Morning News, has served on the Pulitzer Prize Board, and is the author of The Burma Spring, The Lost Apostle, and What's Next?, which was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is currently a commentator on Dallas Public Radio. Bush, Laura: -Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009, is known for her support of literacy and education. She founded both the National Book Festival and the Texas Book Festival among numerous other volunteer and philanthropic projects. She is author of her memoir, Spoken from the Heart, as well as a coauthor of the children's book, Read All About It!, with her daughter Jenna Bush Hager. White, Karen: -Karen White is a classically-trained actress who has been recording audiobooks since 1999. An Audie Award finalist, she has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her reading of The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed was named one of AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2009. |