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All in all, I found Hope in Hell to be a nicely balanced book about this type of work/volunteerism that I've been curious about for years.--Norm Rooker Emergency Medical Services Magazine (01/01/2005)

Reveals the human face of MSF. Bortolotti has captured the expats' varied voices and personal stories. -- Kate Bezar Dumbo Feather (Aus.) (08/01/2004)

Gripping... a solid read. -- Jennifer Prittie Quill and Quire (01/01/2005) Traces the history of the world's largest independent medical humanitarian organization... grimly poignant. Dan was in some of the world's most dangerous countries, chronicling the stories of volunteer medical workers. Inspired...What Bortolotti reports is noticeably absent from the daily headlines, so this eye opening account is all the more chilling.--Donna Chavez Booklist (09/15/2004) Direct and evocative, this well-written book pushers readers to the edge of a world of grueling realities.--D.B. Hamilton Choice (07/01/2005) Meet a few of these extraordinary people and hear their stories... they really do bring a glimpse of hope.--Moira L. MacKinnon Hamilton Spectator (11/27/2004) A nicely balanced book about this type of work/volunteerism that I've been curious about for years.--Norm Rooker Emergency Medical Services Magazine (08/01/2005) Gripping... a solid read.--Jennifer Prittie Quill and Quire (01/01/2005) Authentic and inclusive... informative and touching.--Jerry R. Dwek, MD New England Journal of Medicine (12/30/2004) A gripping tale as it describes how the group manages to care for patients in the most inhospitable and dangerous corners of the earth... a solid read.--Jennifer Prittie Quill and Quire (01/01/2005) Looks at the history, politics and motivations of MSF and its volunteers... analyzes the difficulties that MSF faces.--Tina Neville Library Journal (10/01/2004) Comprehensive picture of the essence of volunteerism.--Amanda Walters The Lancet (09/04/2004) Reveals the human face of MSF. Bortolotti has captured the expats' varied voices and personal stories.--Kate Bezar Dumbo Feather (Aus.) (08/01/2004) A fine read, compelling in its story. Just the pages on its fight against malaria are worth a lot.--Jenni Mortin Saskatoon Star Phoenix (12/24/2004) Bortolotti interviewed hundreds of medical personnel who spoke frankly about their experiences... allows the reader a very honest look at MSF.--Alison Delory Medical Post (11/16/2004) You will meet a few of these extraordinary people and hear their stories. In the midst of some of the worst hells on Earth, they really do bring a glimpse of hope.--Moira L. MacKinnon Hamilton Spectator (11/27/2004) Well written and filled with excellent color photographs that give the reader a realistic picture of the work these amazing volunteers undertake.--Dennis Lythgoe Deseret Morning News (12/08/2004) Emphasizes that much of the organization's work takes place not in war zones but in remote, impoverished locales.--Caroline Preston Chronicle of Philanthropy (12/09/2004) Inspired... Much of what Bortolotti reports is noticeably absent from the daily headlines, so this eye opening account is all the more chilling, and MSF's efforts achingly more compelling.--Donna Chavez Booklist (09/15/2004) Describes but never romanticizes... Direct and evocative, this well-written book pushers readers to the edge of a world of grueling realities not know by most Americans. Summing Up: Recommended.--D.B. Hamilton Choice (07/01/2005) Some physicians still do manifest the noblest virtues of medicine... a worthwhile read for prospective international aid volunteers.--Philip B. Berger Globe and Mail (10/30/2004) It is in the considerable space that Bortolotti gives to the emotions of the group's staff members that the book really shines... authentic and inclusive... informative and touching.--Jerry R. Dwek, MD New England Journal of Medicine (12/30/2004) All in all, I found Hope in Hell to be a nicely balanced book about this type of work/volunteerism that I've been curious about for years.--Norm Rooker Emergency Medical Services Magazine (08/01/2005)

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Dan Bortolotti is a writer whose work appears in books and magazines throughout North America. He is the author of Exploring Saturn, Tiger Rescue and Panda Rescue.

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