THIRD WAVE, THE(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　Alison Thompson, a filmmaker living in New York City, was
enjoying Christmas with her boyfriend in 2004 when she saw the news
reports online: a 9.3 magnitude earthquake had struck the sea near
Indonesia, triggering a massive tsunami that hit much of southern
Asia. As she watched the death toll climb, Thompson had one
thought: She had to go help. A few years earlier, she had spent
eight months volunteering at Ground Zero after 9/11. She’d learned
then that when disaster strikes, it’s not just the firemen and Red
Cross who are needed—every single person can make a
difference. 
　　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. Along with a small team of volunteers, she settled in a
coastal town that had been hit especially hard and began tending to
people’s injuries, giving out food and water, playing games with
the children, collecting dead bodies, and helping rebuild the local
school and homes that had been destroyed. Thompson had intended to
stay for two weeks; she ended up staying for fourteen months. She
and her team helped start new businesses and set up the first
tsunami early-warning center in Sri Lanka, which continues to save
lives today. 
　　The Third Wave tells the inspiring story of how volunteering
changed Thompson’s life. It begins with her first real introduction
to disaster relief after 9/11 and ends with her more recent efforts
in Haiti, where she has helped create and run, with Sean Penn, an
internally-displaced-person camp and field hospital for more than
65,000 Haitians who lost their homes in the 2010 earthquake. In The
Third Wave, Thompson provides an invaluable inside glimpse into
what really happens on the ground after a disaster—and a road map
for what anyone can do to help. As Alison Thompson shows, with some
resilience, a healthy sense of humor, and the desire to make a
difference, we all have what it takes to change the world for the
better.