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Lost on Earth: Nomads of the New World

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Fritz' repertorial skill and novelistic approach make a less-than-palatable subject read like a gripping detective novel.

His eye for detail and empathy with the people - and the voices - of those tortured souls literally "Lost On Earth" make this book an invaluable document for our fragmented times.

I stayed up all night reading this book. And I couldn't sleep for a week because I was thinking about the tragedies and triumphs of the people that Mr. Fritz wrote about -- and the implications of the global exodus that the living victims of post-Cold War wars are undertaking to find safety in a callous and all-too-frequently cruel world. "Lost on Earth" has heightened my awareness of crimes against humanity and aroused my sense of goodwill.

If I made a list of books everyone should read, this one would right now be number one. Everything that has happened in the last 10,11 years since the breakup of the Soviet Union, is in here- East Germany, Liberia, Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia- each story told in the context of the lives of one or a few people, which makes these stories so vivid and real. You'll remember the newspaper headlines, and the stories, but in this book it's like you are experiencing it all for the first time, and personally. Fritz is a terrific writer, I promise you won't be bored. Finally it has very special meaning for Americans. Fritz keeps referring to us a s "the world's only superpower", a concept that hasn't really sunk in for most of us, or most of our "leaders" either. So we really need to do a lot of heavy thinking about what we do, how we act, in fulfilling this historicaly unique role. Buy it!

I've just completed Mark Fritz's book, Lost on Earth, Nomads of the New World. It is one of the finest literary works I've read. A great part of history,from the fall of the Berlin Wall, to the slaughter in Rwanda. As a child of immigrant parents I've heard many stories of human suffering. This book should be required reading in our High Schools and Colleges. Dorothy Lovic Horvath, Spring Hill, Fl

I picked this book up by chance, while browsing my local library. I found this book to be highly informative and interesting. I am very uneducated regarding the cold war and I know little about the history of any countries besides the United States.

This book paints a distinct and painful picture of life on the run.

What I never realized was just how many refugees there are. All over the world people are forced to give up everything they know, everything they have worked for, everything they have grown accustomed to. That is unless all of there possessions are destroyed before they can willingly leaving them behind.

This book shows how any major change in thinking or political structure can affect millions and millions of people.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in human beings.

... as we are sometimes so fortunate
to stumble upon. Handily makes you stop, think,
reevaluate self and everything around you.
Only criticism: too short.
I want more.

Simply stated, I was profoundly affected by this book and will never look at the world the same way again.

Everyone should read it, maybe the Earth would become a better place.

Finally! A book about things that matter. Instead of forbidden flirtations and marital strife we are presented with a book that is timely in its topic. There are stories in the news about various wars and their victims everyday. They garner very little attention. Perhaps a book like this will help promote interest in a problem that is only going to get worse.