New Releases by Nicholas D Kristof

From New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and best-selling author Nicholas D. Kristof, an intimate and gripping memoir about a life in journalism Since 1984, Nicholas Kristof has worked almost continuously for The New York Times as a reporter, foreign correspondent, bureau chief, and now columnist, becoming one of the foremost reporters of his generation. Here, he recounts his event-filled path from a small-town farm in Oregon to every corner of the world. Reporting from Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo, while traveling far afield to India, Africa, and Europe, Kristof witnessed and wrote about century-defining events: the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, the Yemeni civil war, the Darfur genocide in Sudan, and the wave of addiction and despair that swept through his hometown and a broad swath of working-class America. Fully aware that coverage of atrocities generates considerably fewer page views than the coverage of politics, he nevertheless continued to weaponize his pen against regimes and groups violating basic human rights, raising the cost of oppression and torture. Some of the risks he took while doing so make for hair-raising reading. Kristof writes about some of the great members of his profession and introduces us to extraordinary people he has met, such as the dissident whom he helped escape from China and a Catholic nun who browbeat a warlord into releasing schoolgirls he had kidnapped. These are the people, the heroes, who have allowed Kristof to remain optimistic. Side by side with the worst of humanity, you always see the best. This is a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning—a singular tale of the trials, tribulations, and hope to be found in a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth.

"Jika Anda mengira bahwa perbudakan sudah terhapuskan dari muka bumi ini, Anda keliru. Jika Anda mengira bahwa perempuan sudah ditempatkan sejajar dengan pria, Anda keliru. Buku ini menceritakan tentang pemerkosaan hak-hak manusia yang paling kejam dan paling mengenaskan: penindasan terhadap wanita dan anak-anak perempuan di dunia berkembang. Buku best seller ini membawa kita ke dalam perjalanan melalui Afrika dan Asia untuk menemui perempuan-perempuan luar biasa di sana. Ada Rath--remaja putri Kamboja-- yang dijual sebagai budak seks di Thailand dan berhasil melarikan diri dari tempat pelacuran dan kini mengelola toko untuk menghidupi keluarga. Ada Mamitu, yang dibesarkan di desa terpencil di Ethiopia tanpa merasakan pendidikan formal sedikit pun namun kini melatih ahli bedah di Addis Ababa. Ada Saima di Pakistan yang kerap dipukuli suaminya namun kini berhasil menjadi wanita pengusaha yang menggerakkan roda perekonomian desanya. Dan masih banyak lagi perempuan-perempuan hebat yang berhasil mengatasi hambatan yang tak terbayangkan sulitnya demi mengubah hidupnya dan dunia. Melalui kisah-kisah ini, mata kita akan terbuka bahwa kunci menuju kemajuan ekonomi berada di tangan wanita-wanita yang potensinya masih terpendam. China menjadi makmur karena mendukung emansipasi wanita dan membuka kesempatan bagi para wanita untuk berkiprah di bidang ekonomi formal. Melakukan hal yang sama di seluruh dunia merupakan strategi terbaik untuk melawan kemiskinan. Berani, pragmatis, dan menginspirasi, buku ini merupakan bacaan penting bagi siapa saja, apa pun jendernya, di mana pun tinggalnya. "Buku yang mengetuk hati pembaca untuk membuat perubahan dengan menghentikan kekerasan berbasis jender, melalui upaya bersama untuk menumbuhkan benih kebaikan dan tanggung jawab." --Maria Hartiningsih, wartawan harian Kompas "Kisah-kisah ini menunjukkan kepada kita kekuatan dan ketangguhan perempuan-perempuan yang punya berbagai alasan untuk menyerah tapi mereka tidak mau menyerah. Anda takkan bisa berhenti membaca buku ini." --Angelina Jolie, aktris "Buku yang amat sangat menarik. Salah satu buku terpenting yang pernah di-review." --Washington Post"

Traditional Chinese edition of Half the Sky by New York Times columnist Nickolas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn, both Pulitzer Prize winner. "Half the Sky" is a required reading in college campuses. The book is an emotionally rending read as it exposes the abusive treatment of women in many parts of the world. But if and when the women had the opportunity and were empowered, say the authors, they can, as the Chinese saying goes, hold up half the sky. The last chapter offers simple actions anyone can take to help empower women! In Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Defends the decision to allow snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park.

This work contains essays written by the likes of Nicholas D. Kristof, Gerald Segal, Richard Hornik, William H. Overholt, Richard Bernstein, and Ross H. Munro covering the central issues in the critical debate on the rise of China.