Allison Thompson
Allison Thompson's memoir, The Third Wave: A Volunteer Story (Spiegel & Grau, $25.00), begins with the filmmaker living in New York City in 2004, when she heard the news of the massive tsunami that has devastated Indonesia. With $300 in cash, some basic medical supplies, and a vague idea that she’d go wherever she was needed, Thompson headed to Sri Lanka. Intending to stay for two weeks, she ended up staying for fourteen months, and, in the process, changing her life. ". . . a welcome and inspiring account of what one woman and her friends can accomplish against the greatest odds," says Tom Brokaw.
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