Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Up for discussion
Sometimes a book discussion goes well beyond the sphere of influence of our county and onto that of the rest of the world. This is one of those profound moments. Sincerely, Dan Matthews To: oconee@yahoogroups.com From: ppriest@charter.net Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:34:34 -0400 Subject: [oconee] Up for discussion This month the book group sponsored by the Oconee Democrats is reading a book that Carolyn See of The Washington Post describes this way: "Exquisitely crafted prose and sensationally interesting material . . . I really do think this is one of the most important books I have ever reviewed." The book is "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide." It's written by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. I remember amazing columns Kristof wrote for The New York Times that described what happened when he bought two women to free them from brothels in Asia. Those stories are recou...