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FRAGILE: The Human Condition [Hardcover]

Howard G. Buffett (Author), Shakira Mebarak (Foreword)
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December 8, 2009
Fragile is the documentation of life stories in sixty-five countries. It is about personal accounts, some successful, some shattering. The book is an effort to move intellectual discussions to face emotional realities. It is one man's attempt to bring this reality to those who may be motivated to affect change.

It is difficult to write a book about so much that is wrong in the world—the stark truth may cause many readers to turn away, but if stories are sugar-coated, the truth becomes distorted. There is a fine balance between suffering and solutions.

With more than 440 color photographs, Fragile portrays the challenges of life for some four billion people on our planet. Yet it is their perseverance and determination that allows for hope, but it is a hope that can only be realized from action.

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: National Geographic (December 8, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1426206178
  • ISBN-13: 978-1426206177
  • Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 1.5 x 12.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #848,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars breath-taking, December 11, 2009
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This book is both magnificent and daunting, at the same time. The images are beautiful in their intensity. I wanted to take all the children home to my warm house and make them laugh. Too bad we aren't investing in their futures, instead of supporting a ( 2 ) war and giving out huge bail-out dollars for huge bonuses to the likes of Goldman Sachs, etc. There is definately something morally wrong, when you look at this magnificent book and consider where our US dollars are going. Kudos to Howard for this absolutely beautiful book. Everyone should have to look at these incredible pictures----Thank you, Mr Buffett. We should all be making the "human condtion" better, especially when we are spending so much money on inconsequencial follies. I thank you again for this book
Marcia Hennessy
Owls Head, NY
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, August 25, 2010
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This is for our grand daughter and she is amazed and loves the book and the pictures so much. Very good publication.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, May 26, 2010
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This is a great book. Just buy it & keep it. Even if you don't like reading too much, the pictures tell the story.
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