But what is lacking in the book is James Baldwin himself, who has in his nonfictional writing a very powerful relation to the reader".
While in other countries the professional boards are a powerful actor and the relations between those bodies and the MoH are entrenched in the system, often limiting the space for reform on HRH issues, in Sierra Leone the power relations with the professional associations seemed much more fluid.
Robinson Lerer & Montgomery, one of the nation's best-known and most powerful public relations agencies, said yesterday that it had agreed to be acquired by Young & Rubicam Inc., which operates public relations shops in addition to agencies in advertising, direct marketing and other fields.
His strongly-worded opposition denied Mr Bolton the endorsement of the Senate's powerful foreign relations committee and threw his future into doubt.
"Something about this issue just really hooked into him," said Howard J. Rubenstein, the powerful public relations executive, who is a friend of Mr. Bloomberg.
Mr. Lezar, who died last year, was married to Merrie Spaeth, a powerful public relations executive who has helped coordinate the efforts of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
Even though much of the cash was funnelled to the Pakistani army, the country's most powerful institution, relations were often tense and the US polled among the least loved nations in opinion polls.
Soon a dozen of Ms. Glaisek's colleagues at the powerful public relations firm of PMK/HBH were also showing up for weekly weigh-ins at the offices of the "Rosie" show.
As I read this book, I could not help but contrast his courageous, at times even foolhardy, journalism with the reportage by those restricted to the Green Zone or spoon-fed information by the Defense Department's powerful public relations machine.
