Author of The Future of Peace Is An Expert Regarding Nobel Peace Prize Winners and International Peacemaking

Before you book any guests to discuss this years recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (which will be announced Friday, October 11, at 11.00 a.m, Swedish time) you should consider Scott A. Hunt.

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San Francisco, CA -- October 2, 2002 -- Before you book any guests to discuss this years recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (which will be announced Friday, October 11, at 11.00 a.m, Swedish time) you should consider Scott A. Hunt. Hunt is the author of The Future of Peace: On the Front Lines with the Worlds Great Peacemakers, a major new book on peacemaking by HarperSanFrancisco. Hunt is a highly intelligent, articulate, and camera-friendly expert on peacemaking. He is one of the few writers in the world to have gained access to an exceptional group of internationally-renowned peacemakers and Nobel Peace laureates, and perhaps the only writer to have met each of them in their own communities after having spent considerable amounts of time in those communities. From Aung San Suu Kyi to the Dalai Lama, John Hume to Oscar Arias, Hunt has examined the Nobel Peace laureates and their work, seeking to understand what makes them tick, what inspires them, and how they overcome obstacles to persevere in their campaigns to end the brutality against the people and causes they cherish.

"From some of the most horrendous chapters in human history," writes Hunt, "these great leaders have emerged to show us a different path, proving not only that cessation of war is possible, but that the removal of hatred and violence from our hearts is possible as well ... they show us that the promise of peace remains intact. It is to these people that we can turn in order to replenish our encouragement, hope, and inspiration."

Defying military intelligence officers in Burma, secret police in Vietnam, riots in Northern Ireland, and combatants in the Occupied Territories of Palestine, Hunt spent three years traveling the globe -- often under arduous conditions -- to seek out the wisdom of the world's leading peacemakers. In intimate conversations with these remarkable peacemakers, recounting histories that are not taught in school, and uncovering lessons that are often brushed aside, Hunt skillfully coaxes out staggering stories of personal challenges and triumphs. Hunts extraordinary investigation offers far-ranging insights and invaluable lessons, changing the way we think about the world and our responsibility toward one another.

Scott Hunt is a remarkable man who has written a remarkable book," says Jane Goodall, famed expert on chimpanzees and recently-appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace. His work, she notes, is woven from his understanding of the wars being waged around the globe and insights gained from spending time with the great peacemakers -- men and women who remain steadfast to their vision of a better world, who lead by example, who inspire hope."