FOOLS RUSH IN

Book ID/图书代码： 13160004B08031

English Summary/英文概要： Some trips are chosen, others choose you. When tragedy strikes Bill Carter’s life he finds himself drawn to a war zone. Sharing his extraordinary journey into a modern heart of darkness, the besieged city of Sarajevo, we meet a man rebuilding the ruins of his former self in the most unlikely of places. Carter joins a maverick aid organization, ’The Serious Road Trip’, and dodges snipers and shells to deliver food and supplies to those the UN and the NGOs can’t reach. He makes friends with the artistic community of Sarajevo and fights alongside them for survival in a place where food and water are scarce, where you meet death every day, but crucially where life, love and laughter ring out all the same. The sorrow, determination and humour of a select group of people living in the worst of times will lend him the key to his own recovery. In his quest to share the inspirational message of this community Carter takes his journey one surreal step further and enlists the help of major rock band U2, who will enable him to broadcast the plight of the Sarajevans to the rest of the world. The ensuing events will go no small way to influencing the course of the war and Western awareness of it. Fools Rush In takes us on an emotional rollercoaster ride from Alaska to Dublin to Los Angeles to Sarajevo and back again while Carter seeks answers to questions he didn’t even know he had. Compelling, humorous, hopeful and at times almost beyond belief, it is nonetheless all true.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 作者曾是得奖记录片“萨拉热窝小姐”的制片人。《傻瓜冲进来》是本记录萨拉热窝战的回忆录。当悲剧降临到Bill Carter 的头上时，他发觉自己已被卷入到战区了。住在废弃的公寓里的Bill Carte会给满面创痍的萨拉热窝居民运送物资，渐渐地他也融入到了那个给他重生信念的社区里。为了表示感激，他请来了U2 乐队，并举办了Zooropa专集全球卫星巡回演唱会给萨拉热窝的人民带来了希望的歌声。他随即制作了得奖记录片“萨拉热窝小姐”，这使他的生活又回到正轨上。

Awards/获奖情况：’A memoir of grand dimension and its consciousness will become part of your life. I couldn’t recommend it more highly.’ ---Jim Harrison, author of LEGENDS OF THE FALL

’This drama is an honest, wry, immensely humane look at coming-of-age at the edge of a bomb crater.’ ---Doug Stanton, author of IN HARM’S WAY

’His matter-of-fact reportage throws into relief the strength of the human spirit under duress.’---What’s On Magazine

’Dante’s Inferno for the MTV generation.’ ---Bono

’This lively book is like GOOD MORNING VIETNAM crossed with a Conrad novel.’ ---The Times

’Carter’s book deserves a wider audience ... a powerful picture of ordinary people trying to survive in hell.’ ---Ink

’Carter reaches far beyond personal experience to find the story of a wounded city ... in a nightmare of mindless hatred.’ ---Newsweek

’FOOLS RUSH IN is an extraordinary human story. It simmers with a quiet rage and a remarkable self-awareness.’ ---Irish Times

’Fiercely intelligent ... Told with the passion of one who came to identify himself with the tragedy of Bosnia.’ ---Observer

’FOOLS RUSH IN is a fine telling of a story that can’t be told too often.’--- Time Out

About the Author/作者介绍： Bill Carter has spent the last 12 years travelling the globe, he has lived in over forty countries and his jobs have ranged from being a teacher, a fisherman, an assistant film director, a photographer, a bartender, and a writer. But is was as a humanitarian aid worker in the Bosnian war that Carter found a way to utilize all his talents and experience to bring the Bosnian war to the attention of millions. Since his work in Sarajevo, Carter has continued to travel the world and has written for various publications including MEN’S JOURNAL, SPIN and PROPAGANDA. He is currently the reporter-at-large for GEAR magazine and has just completed film documentaries on Lance Armstrong and Emmy Lou Harris. Please visit his website at www.billcarter.cc

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