The Benevolence of Rogues is John Righten’s remarkable story of the realities of life as an aid worker, and is a tribute to the tenacity and good will of the cavalcade of unlikely heroes who joined him in voluntary service. John Righten draws upon his experiences from the two parallel worlds he inhabited during his working life. His ‘humanitarian’ world, was full of good natured but socially unpredictable diamonds in the rough, dynamic characters driven by their belief in the humanitarian cause, John’s ‘normal’ world is even more surreal, but here he recruited ‘rogues’, many from dysfunctional backgrounds, from Australia, US, Ireland and the UK to get his convoys on the road. In times of crisis these rogues were magnificent to behold; though their methods unorthodox. The Benevolence of Rogues is an eye-opening account of what life as an aid worker is really like, exploring the individuals who are attracted to this risky line of work, underscored throughout by scorching gallows humour. Unlike other books on humanitarian relief, Rogues offers far greater insight into the job through its irreverence and honesty; it has much in common with the dark humour of John Kesey’s subject of the crushing the individual spirit in state run mental health institute, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, and Richard Hooker’s The Benevolence of Rogues is John Righten’s remarkable story of the realities of life as an aid worker, and is a tribute to the tenacity and good will of the cavalcade of unlikely heroes who joined him in voluntary service. John Righten draws upon his experiences from the two parallel worlds he inhabited during his working life. His ‘humanitarian’ world, was full of good natured but socially unpredictable diamonds in the rough, dynamic characters driven by their belief in the humanitarian cause, John’s ‘normal’ world is even more surreal, but here he recruited ‘rogues’, many from dysfunctional backgrounds, from Australia, US, Ireland and the UK to get his convoys on the road. In times of crisis these rogues were magnificent to behold; though their methods unorthodox. The Benevolence of Rogues is an eye-opening account of what life as an aid worker is really like, exploring the individuals who are attracted to this risky line of work, underscored throughout by scorching gallows humour. Unlike other books on humanitarian relief, Rogues offers far greater insight into the job through its irreverence and honesty; it has much in common with the dark humour of John Kesey’s work on the crushing of the individual spirit in a state run mental health institute, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, and Richard Hooker’s irreverent take on war and death in M*A*S*H. It is a truly compelling read. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Benevolence of Rogues (Volume 1) (John Righten)