Leymah Gbowee
Birth date: February 01, 1972
Leymah Gbowee's Books
This is not a call to action, as I had originally thought it was. It is a memoir of a life in successful activism. It recounts how humble beginnings could grow into far reaching accomplishments. It doesn't appear to pull any punches when it comes to the circumstances that this woman and many of the ...
10 stars for her and her story, but three for the memoir itself. It may be due to the ghostwriting, but she's such an engaging and fascinating person, and the writing never quite captured that.
I probably would have liked this better if I hadn't already seen the documentary. PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL has a more badass title and I think tells the story a little better so just watch that.
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2011
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2011