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Emergency Sex: And Other Desperate Measures
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781401359669
ISBN: 1401359663
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: October 02, 2006
Publisher: Miramax
Release Date: October 25, 2006
Studio: Miramax
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Editorial Review:
Published amidst great controversy in hardcover, Emergency Sex has literally shaken the foundations of the United Nations and made headlines around the world. Three idealists searching for meaning in the worlds toughest war zones; three people thrown together who bond for dear life. In a memoir so powerful and staggeringly well-written that its impossible to put down, Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait, and Andrew Thomson describe the UN Peacekeeping missions that challenged everything they believed in and changed them irrevocably.
As their stories interweave, taking them to wartorn hotspots, the three friends reveal a world that is a cacophony of dodged bullets, witnessed atrocities, primal desires, and exotic pleasures. Emergency Sex is lyrical, graphic, and devastatingly honest.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Mon dieu, this is bad!
As others have noted. This is a whiny tell-all by spoilt white kids about travels paid for by the UN and other hapless organizations. The Aussie guy actually seems okay, but the other two are hopeless. They have somehow convinced themselves they "changing the world!"
Do something more constructive with your money and give it to a homeless person. This is awful. It gets a one star because the spelling is acceptable.
Rating:  - good purchase
Interesting account of what it takes mentally to do humanitarian work. Slow at first but a good read.
Rating:  - Fasten Your Seatbelts!
The title is enough to make you inquire the story. Don't be disappointed that it's not a contempory Kuma Satra. The real characters and subject matter are too compelling not to read. It's a real life account of events we all saw on the news from a viewpoint you may not expect. It's quite well written with appropriate character/story development, told from each of the 3 player's point of view. Their maturation through the story lends hope that the need for people with extrodinary talents and passion ... Read More
Rating: - BUY THIS NOW
I have read more than my fair share of travel books, and this is by far one of the most accurate accounts of the lives of relief workers I have seen yet. It shows both the positive and the negative, and does a great job of illustrating the intensity found in these types of emergencies. As someone who has spent some time working in the field, I would STRONGLY recommend this to anyone considering going into a career in crisis environments. Really fantastic.
Rating: - Could have been so much better
Saving lives while putting yours under risk sounds like the perfect material for a compelling memoir and the juicy title of this one sounds like it would deliver in spades. However I was ultimately disappointed by "Emergency Sex".
The book is written by three aid workers: Ken, a recent Harvard graduate; Heidi, a social worker from New York; and Andrew, an idealistic doctor from New Zealand. The three meet initially when they are all working in Cambodia and their stories intersect as they ... Read More
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