Lions and tigers and…foreign policy

Posted Sep 9, 2008 by Kevin Walker

Updated Jun 9, 2009 at 02:50 PM

It’s rare to get a chance to see what two foreign policy experts think about the current world situation? Such is what is offered in America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy. The book contains conversations between Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, two former national security advisors. In the dialogues, moderated by David Ignatius, the two — the former a Democat, the latter a Republican — discuss America’s place in a changed world. They both emphasize viewing China, Korea and other “emerging economies” as partners, not rivals.

Also in nonfiction, UK Guardian columnist Benjamin Mee offers We Bought A Zoo, in which he details how he and his family fulfilled his dream of operating a zoo. Mee, his wife, his son (6 years old) and daughter (4 years), his brother and 76-year-old mother ended up operating the Dartmoor Wildlife Park. But the story also is about his wife, Katherine, who got brain tumor while the family was running the zoo. Expect an inspirational story from this book, which has already received a great deal of buzz.