Sasha Chanoff

This is a book of two parts. The first part, as the author recounts his experiences of dealing with refugees in a Congolese camp, and the heartbreaking decisions about who could be saved with limited resources, is excellent if horrifying.

The second part, where lessons are drawn from a variety of other individuals, is less impressive, and seems almost perfunctory. If bought as a guide to leadership (I picked up my copy through the Hacking Capitalism bundle), I would suggest pay attention to the first section, seek out more information on it if possible, and the remainder is largely potted reinforcement. In any case, I read it on the bus, so it's not exactly a challenging text from a literary point of view.

It probably deserves a little more than three stars, but I can't honestly say the book as a whole is in the "really liked" category, so three it gets.… (mere)