What Matters: The World's Preeminent Photojournalists and Thinkers Depict Essential Issues of Our Time - David Cohen (4.5 of 5 Gold-plated Handbags)

I found this book at the library while doing research for my internship paper on malaria. Twenty to thirty key issues are covered ranging from atrocities in Sudan to rampant consumerism in the United States. Many of the full-page photos are absolutely stunning. The combination of these images with an engaging text make this book a powerful experience.

This book has generated several interesting conversations in the month or so that it has been sitting on our kitchen table. The poignant images quickly draw any passerby into the book. The chapters are largely self-contained allowing a reader to become familiar with an issue in one sitting. I would usually go through one or two chapters while eating my morning raisin bran.
The controversial nature of the topics often prompted me to talk them over with my roommates.

At the very end of the book there is a short chapter that outlines additional resources for each topic covered. There is also information about how readers can participate, donate, serve in each area.