Dispatches from the Edge

A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival

By: Anderson Cooper

Narrated by: Anderson Cooper

From one of America’s leading reporters comes a deeply personal, extraordinarily powerful look at the most volatile crises he has witnessed around the world, from New Orleans to Baghdad and beyond.

Dispatches from the Edge of the World is a book that gives us a rare up-close glimpse of what happens when the normal order of things is suddenly turned upside down, whether it’s a natural disaster, a civil war, or a heated political battle. Over the last year, few people have witnessed more scenes of chaos and conflict than Anderson Cooper, whose groundbreaking coverage on CNN has become the touchstone of twenty-first century journalism. This book explores in a very personal way the most important - and most dangerous - crises of our time, and the surprising impact they have had on his life.

From the devastating tsunami in South Asia to the suffering Niger, and ultimately Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Cooper shares his own experiences of traversing the globe, covering the world’s most astonishing stories. As a television journalist, he has the gift of speaking with an emotional directness that cuts through the barriers of the medium. In his first book, that passion communicates itself through a rich fabric of memoir and reportage, reflection and first-person narrative. Unflinching and utterly engrossing, this is the story of an extraordinary year in a reporter’s life.

full on news , family,travel!

wonderful book Anderson Cooper!
thoroughly enjoyed from your perspective. ty4 all u do! sharing all!!

Really Interesting.

Would you consider the audio edition of Dispatches from the Edge to be better than the print version?

I love to hear a book read by the Author. I don't know why anyone would choose the print version instead. I feel like I'm getting the

What other book might you compare Dispatches from the Edge to and why?

Don't know.

What does Anderson Cooper bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I feel like he makes it sound more compelling and immediate.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I felt his chapter about Katrina was very informative and brought me a new understanding of the whole event.

Any additional comments?

He does talk about some family events but it's not his

Interesting read

I found this was a very interesting read about Cooper. No more, no less, but as someone who enjoys his work and is intrigued by him, I thought this was a pretty intimate look at what drives Anderson Cooper. I wouldn't expect anyone who is not a fan of him to like this, but if you are a fan of AC, you'll find this very interesting.

Good but lacking in some ways

I purchased Anderson Cooper's "Dispatches from the Edge" and Robert Stanek's "Stormjammers, The Story of Electronic Warfare in the Gulf War" the same day. While Cooper's book is fast-paced and edgy in a CNN Headline News kind of way, Stanek's is the book I liked best and the one I finished first.

Cooper has the ability to bring you up close to what he went through professionally to get to where he is now. However, I was a little disappointed with his blunt force approach to many of the topics. A good listen, but it would have been great without using other people's tragedies and traumas as segways into various parts of his life.

So personal and eye-opening!

I was amazed at how fast I blew through this book. Anderson Cooper is a wonderful story-teller and these stories are as human and tragic as they are significant and necessary. I highly recommend reading this!