Bosnia: Hope in the Ashes [Paperback]

Lorenz Books (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 23, 1996

Searching for signs of hope amidst the broken lives in a war-torn land.

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Review

The only hope we have of not repeating our tragedies is to study their history and causes. Bosnia Hercegovina has become the contemporary symbol of ethnic hatreds run amuck with brutality, devastation, and genocide. David Manuel traveled to Bosnia six times in eight years. This latest time researching for the answer to horrific questions: Why did all the horror take place? Where is the sanity, the faith?; Where are the peacemakers? Journeying through war-torn cities and war-ravaged countrysides, Manuel met Serb, Muslim, and Croat survivors -- and listened to their stories. As a result, Manuel discovered that all is not hopeless. And that hope lies in the very things that bind all humans to one another -- faith, decency, and a desire for a better world in which to raise their children. Bosnia: Hope In The Ashes is a fascinating journey of land and soul in which readers can discover for themselves what a broken land has to teach -- and that we all had better learn because the costs of such lessons is so very high. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (December 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557251711
• ISBN-13: 978-1557251718
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,018,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all..., June 30, 2000

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Elizabeth Buckler (Wenham, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bosnia: Hope in the Ashes (Paperback)

It is hard to imagine what good exists in the Yugoslavian crisis. This book highlights an important part of the Bosnian story, all too overlooked. The book is both interesting and compelling, drawing us in by its simplicity and the surprise that there really is hope. World citizens have a responsibility to understand the issues in what makes our world fall apart, and how it gets put back together. This book helps us to do both.