Every Man Should Try the Adventures of a Public Interest Activist

by Jeremy J. Stone

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891620142
• ISBN13: 9781891620140
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Read it to know the agony and ecstacy of making a difference

Fascinnating read. Reviews not only the history of nuclear disarmament but chronicles the ups and downs of working with entrenched interests. The basic message, however, is that if one can persist as Jeremy Stone has done, one can succeed.

Overall an interesting balanced read

I enjoyed the book it was balanced with both successes and failures and for those interested in the NGO arena, the book provided some keen insights into what goes on behing the curtain in order to get things done. I enjoyed it, of course like all bios it needs to be taken with a litlle salt.

An excellent insighful look at a life in public service.

I truly enjoyed the book, good writing

An astonishing book of adventures in public life

Jeremy Stone seems to have gotten involved, Zelig-like, in almost every major issue of arms control, national security, or global conflict over the last several decades. He crossed paths with everyone from Albert Einstein to Henry Kissinger to Mikhail Gorbachev to Carl Sagan. His "adventures" include some remarkable successes-- like singlehandedly stopping the CIA's practice of opening U.S. mail sent abroad-- as well as some clear failures. His accounts of these episodes, which are leavened by humor and self-criticism, left this reader breathless and inspired. This is an amazing book about an extraordinary life spent trying to "change the world."