The author of the bestselling The City of Joy presents the tender, inspiring adventure of the scientists, doctors, nurses, victims, and Sisters of Mother Teresa who are battling against the dread epidemic of AIDS. LG Featured Alternate.

US dependence on oil produces a variety of national security and economic vulnerabilities that, if exploited, could result in widespread economic disorder and increased global instability. This paper will highlight these vulnerabilities and recommend the development of pragmatic national policy strategies to hedge against these vulnerabilities and reduce the risk. Unless the US makes strides to reduce it's reliance on foreign oil, the US will continue military interventions to maintain current and future supplies of oil. This paper will insist the US focus include energy into every facet of strategic policy making. Only through the inclusion of energy issues into every strategic decision making processes can the US develop comprehensive, integrated energy and foreign policy strategies. All agencies of the US government should elevate their analysis of the risks and draft strategies protecting the US against them.

No one knows the pulse of our world and its people better than Dominique Lapierre, author of such modern classics as Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy. Awarded the International Rainbow Prize by Italy for his great humanitarian work, this acclaimed journalist has roamed the globe, witnessed momentous events, and met incredible heroes from all walks of life. Now he shares these stirring encounters and adventures in a critically hailed, international bestseller. From the rise of Nazism to the descent of the Iron Curtain, from the endless plains of the Ukraine to a cell in San Quentin, from Golda Meir to Mother Teresa, Lapierre gives passionate voice to the diverse people and pivotal events that have shaped our time. Here is a vibrant tribute to mankind's greatest gift: the ability to dream, endure, and triumph. Big in heart and grand in spirit, this exhilarating volume fervently reflects a favorite proverb from India: that beyond the clouds, there are always...A THOUSAND SUNS