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Like a Graham Greene novel come to life, this biography tells the mesmerizing story of Fred Cuny, the “Master of Disaster”–a complicated man who disappeared in the scariest place on earth. of photos.

The Man Who Tried to Save the World

The Dangerous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Fred Cuny

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    400 pages

  • Release Date

    16 May 2000

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Summary

A swashbuckling Texan, a teller of tall tales, a womanizer, and a renegade, Fred Cuny spent his life in countries rent by war, famine, and natural disasters, saving many thousands of lives through his innovative and sometimes controversial methods of relief work. Cuny earned his nickname “Master of Disaster” for his exploits in Kurdistan, Somalia, and Bosnia. But when he arrived in the rogue Russian republic of Chechnya in the spring of 1995, raring to go and eager to put his ample funds from…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780385486668
ISBN-10:0385486669
Author:Scott Anderson
Publisher:Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Imprint:Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:16 May 2000
Weight:357g
Dimensions:201mm x 133mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

“One of the most thrilling stories I have ever read…This is not just an adventure story, but a mystery of the first order.” –Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm

“A mystery story, straight out of a plot from John LeCarré.” –The New York Times Book Review

“Forget Mount Everest. Forget the perfect storm. For pure adrenaline, there’s nothing like the war zone.” –Time Out New York

“One of the most important books to be published since the fall of the Berlin Wall…A great, epic mystery of our day.” –The New York Observer

About The Author

Scott Anderson

SCOTT ANDERSON is a renowned war reporter whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, and other national publications. He is the author of the novels Triage and The 4 O’Clock Murders, and coauthor of War Zones with his brother, Jon Lee Anderson. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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