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Summary: Inspiring
Review: A well written book! Angelina has obviously become very passionate about her work overseas as an ambassador, her book gives us a raw look at the lives of refugees with living conditions that most of us cannot even begin to imagine. It is refreshing to have the chance to look into Angelina's mind and actually learn something new about her, instead of reading the same things over and over: the knives, the blood, tattoos, men. I'd definitely recommend this book.
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Summary: I'm only on page 38...
Review: and I'm hooked!
So far, (and I'm assuming the rest is) the book is very warm-hearted and human not at all selfish or a hint of "hollywood". I noticed she's constantly mentioning the word, "grateful".. a word I rarely hear nowdays.
I would recommend this book (Angelina Jolie fan or not) just so people can become aware of what's going on in the world (outside your neighborhood) because you probably won't read about it in school or see it on the nightly news. Happy reading!BTW, I just saw "Beyond Borders" (starring Jolie) - the movie was more of a love story, but there were major parts of the film that almost parallels her book. Great movie!
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Summary: Interesting and Insightful...
Review: Angelina Jolie has brought a new perspective on a subject not very well known by many people. The book is very well written and really opens your eyes to facts and conditions not known by so many people. Angelina is doing something she loves and not doing it for the credit, but doing it to REALLY HELP OTHER PEOPLE. Her work is kind and brave when you read how truly dangerous the work of a UN worker is. I admit, I bought the book because I am an Angelina fan, but the book really is great and informational. I hope she writes another book.
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Summary: The real world through the eyes of Angelina Jolie
Review: Angelina Jolie takes you on a journey to see an another world, or let's say the other part of the world that we all have (at least most of us) haven't seen or even thought about.
You won't be reading a journal about any typical oscar winner actress but a true philanthropist.
Barbara Walters told her:" You can't save the world Angelina"
She replied: " yes I know."
Yes, she is not saving the world but she is making a difference.
Her book proves it, her travels have changed her and they may change you too.
Her new perspective of life is described in such simple words yet so full of meaning, they will take you into the profund depths of the world: its truth.
In other words, the book is amazing. By helping others, she has helped herself: she is now a more reasonnable person and knew that life is not about thinking only about yourself but it is thinking about others. That way you know you are at least useful to yourself and others. Anyways, the book is great!
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Summary: Thank You
Review: At the start of the book Angelina says "I am not a writer", but after finishing her book, I disagree. She's a fantastic writer. She writes from her heart and doesn't bulls**t. Those qualities are missing today in a lot of books. You feel like you are there right, beside her, as she talks to the refugees and travels the dusty roads. You feel her joy and her pain. Thank you for sharing your experience with me Angelina. It has given me a better understanding of the situation. I'd recommend this book to everyone.
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Summary: Wonderfully Enrapturing
Review: Being a huge fan of Angelina Jolie, it was only natural for me to go buy this book within a week of its release. However, the contents of the book were far from what I expected. Reading this journal, you forget that Angelina is an award-winning actress, and you begin to identify not only with her but with the strong and wonderful people she associates with. She has an extremely strong point of view which increases the emotion of her writings. This book will capture your attention from beginning to end. Highly recommended whether you're a fan of Angelina or not.
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Summary: An humanitarian activist's accounts of meeting with refugees
Review: Between February 2001 and June 2002, the American actress Angelina Jolie undertook four missions leading her to Africa (Sierra Leone and Tanzania), Cambodia, Pakistan, and Ecuador. She had asked UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) to help her learn more about the situation of refugees worldwide in order to help and raise awareness of their difficulties. "Notes From My Travels" are the journals Jolie kept during those journeys. Written straight from the heart, the memoirs are both informative and touching. Just as Jolie herself, the reader learns about the conditions refugees in the above mentioned countries have to deal with. It isn't just facts though -- Jolie describes the refugees as the amazing human beings they really are. The reader will feel inspired to see how much people can achieve when given a chance. Jolie also tells about the hard work of the staff members of UNHCR. A few black and white photos in the middle of the book illustrate Jolie's descriptions, showing the actress, staff members, and refugees.
"Politics aside, on a human level we should all be reminded of what is important and how we are truly equal" (p 6). This appeal will stay with the reader, as Jolie succeeds in conveying that there is not just an anonymous mass of refugees to tend to, but that each and every human being should be treated like the precious individual she or he is. Her visiting the refugees has forever changed Jolie's worldview: "I am so grateful I took this path in my life, thankful that I met these amazing people and had this incredible experience" (p XI). The journals show Jolie's caring personality, allowing a glimpse into the actress' soul. Among the refugees she wasn't the Hollywood actress -- she was simply Angie, a sympathetic and warm-hearted woman with the honest wish to help and make a difference. Her appointment to Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR in August 2001 is very much deserved, as Jolie not only undertakes field visits and makes generous donations (including all of her proceeds from the book) but also really cares about people.
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Summary: Insightful, heartfelt and informative.Wonderful book -RAS
Review: Fantastic book documenting the travels of Angelina as U.S. Goodwill Ambassador and the beautiful people and cultures she met along the way. Describes the terrors and conditions refugees faced and continue to confront on a day to day basis. Heartfelt, insightful and written with great compassion. Very informative and educational. If my fellow average, middle-class Americans think they have it so bad because they can't yet afford a BMW and a second house at the beach, read this book and realize you're simply lucky to be an American. Wonderful job, Angelina. You and your friends are beautiful. Be safe.
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Summary: Are you kidding me?
Review: Hey Angelina Jolie - who frickin' cares? Stop "writing" books, go put on some skimpy clothes, adopt another chinese baby and tongue-kiss your brother some more.
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Summary: She can act and she can also write
Review: I bought this book and enjoy it. She explains very clearly and it's really true. She risk her life to go and see and help others, because it was dangerous. I recomend this book. If you want to read some of it e-mail me at jj_025@lycos.com
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