Notes from My Travels
Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador
Published on 1. December 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7434-7023-0 (ISBN)
Description
Three years ago, award-winning actress Angelina Jolie took on a radically different role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Here are her memoirs from her journeys to Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Cambodia and Ecuador, where she lived and worked and gave her heart to those who suffer the world's most shattering violence and victimization. Here are her revelations of joy and warmth amid utter destitution, compelling snapshots of courageous and inspiring people for whom survival is their daily work and candid notes from a unique pilgrimage that completely changed the actress's worldview - and the world within herself.
Reviews / Votes
Jane Goodall, Ph.D., CBE Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace Angelina is living proof of the power we all have -- every one of us -- to make a difference. I was deeply moved by her descriptions of individual refugees struggling to live with dignity and hope, and found her personal commitment to be an inspiration. Angelina's journals document her awakening as a humanitarian activist and I hope they will move readers to act. I look forward to my continued work with Angelina on behalf of the United Nations.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
16 pg b-w insert
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
248 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7434-7023-0 (9780743470230)
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Additional editions
E-Book
11/2007
1st Edition
Pocket Books
€13.84
Available for download
Person
Angelina Jolie is an award-winning actress and has starred in over thirty films, including Maleficent, Girl, Interrupted, Changeling, and many more. She has directed several films, including one documentary. She lives in Los Angeles with her children.
Content
Contents
Foreword by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Introduction
Mission to Africa
Mission to Cambodia
Mission to Pakistan
Mission to Ecuador
Afterword
Maps
Foreword by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Introduction
Mission to Africa
Mission to Cambodia
Mission to Pakistan
Mission to Ecuador
Afterword
Maps