Heroes

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Summary: A monument to bias.
Review: Mr Pilger is a talented journalist who is able to take everyday people and make them appear much more than ordinary. This is a series of essays guaranteed to keep your attention and make you want to read more of his work.

Rating:
Summary: A monument to bias.
Review: Pilger's monumental left-wing bias distorts everything he writes and this book is no exception. His social conscience is completely one-sided and his indignation is selective. forget it.

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Summary: Heroes: a powerfully moving view of recent world history
Review: This book describes Pilger's interpretation of some of the most significant and tragic world events of the last forty years, but instead of focussing on presidents, generals and politicians, Pilger's account is told as it ought to be, through the lives of ordinary people, unfortunate enough to be caught up in extraordinary and sometimes horrific situations. It serves as a reminder that no human being in the world is any more or less important than any other human being - something which world leaders apparently need to be reminded of.

Rating:
Summary: Heroes: a powerfully moving view of recent world history
Review: This book describes Pilger's interpretation of some of the most significant and tragic world events of the last forty years, but instead of focussing on presidents, generals and politicians, Pilger's account is told as it ought to be, through the lives of ordinary people, unfortunate enough to be caught up in extraordinary and sometimes horrific situations. It serves as a reminder that no human being in the world is any more or less important than any other human being - something which world leaders apparently need to be reminded of.

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Summary: Heroes
Review: This is one of the most wonderful books I have ever read. It is informative and interesting. It gives a wonderful first-hand telling of some of the most important events of the past four decades.

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Summary: Stimulate your Conscience
Review: You can't deny that John Pilger has witnessed more than his fair share of social injustice, abuse of power and bloodshed on a variety of continents and he covers many in this excellent collection of essays. Unlike so many of today's journalists, he's actually put in the leg-work and been to these events and seen first hand what's going on (rather than re-hash second-hand reports), so he knows what he's talking about. His reporting is accurate and well researched and he regularly challenges the accepted norm: in this fine book, he really does make you stop and think about the folly of current World leaders who time and again fail to learn from past mistakes.

You can only wonder why they don't take the time to understand the consequences of their decisions, (made behind closed doors in comfortable surroundings), on innocent people and in our names....whether we're talking about wars and armed conflicts or shady political and financial deals. A great read and one that should be on everyone's bookshelves, it'll leave you wondering who the real problem countries and people are, especially in the current World climate.