Anderson Cooper, a newsman of immense probity and insight, shares his tremendous experiences with a concise sincerity that cuts through all the fluff we are regularly subjected to. In a time when society has become so desensitized to human suffering and tragedy, Anderson Cooper's perspicacity is not only refreshing but necessary. He shares with us his own personal suffering and how it has shaped the man he is today. How in dealing with his own heartache he is compelled to help humanity by reporting on theirs with a sympathetic sagacity that is increasingly rare. "Dispatches from the Edge" is as moving and heart-wrenching as it is stark and articulate. The intensity of the author's experiences comes through with clarity and his innate gift for journalism brings the impartial truth home in a book that is as troubling to read as it is difficult to put down. I applaud his personal courage in sharing so much of his private self and I am grateful for his earnest and necessary journalistic endeavours that continually impress and inform with their relevance.