Everybody Matters

By: Mary Robinson

Narrated by: Mary Robinson

'Mary Robinson has not only shone a light on human suffering, but illuminated a better future for our world.' - Barack Obama

Shortlisted for the Political Book Awards Political Book of the Year

Mary Robinson has spent her life in pursuit of a fairer world.

Now, for the first time, she reveals what lies behind the vision, strength and determination that helped her to achieve extraordinary things, as the first female President of Ireland and, later, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

From her early upbringing to her later career, Mary has never lost sight of her strong values. They drove her to help legalise contraception in a deeply Catholic Ireland, and, later, to make history as the first woman President of Ireland in 1990. She kept a deep passion for human rights at her core when she founded Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative and also the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice, which seeks to protect those most vulnerable to the impact of climate change around the world.

Told with the same calm conviction and modest pride that has guided her life, Everybody Matters will inspire everyone who reads it with the belief that each of us can, in our own way, help to change the world for the better. >/h3>©2012 Mary Robinson (P)2012 Hodder & Stoughton

Critic reviews

“Mary 'rights-based' Robinson has been right about a lot of things... human wrongs and human rights... not just in theory but in practice and in action, whether for Ireland as President, for the UN as Rights Commissioner, at GAVI as Chair, or at the Elders. We need more Marys. ‘Hail Mary'.” (Bono)

Bless you Mrs Robinson

Would you listen to Everybody Matters again? Why?

Yes....a magnificent woman, I feel privileged just by reading her book

What did you like best about this story?

The honesty, the integrity and above all the sense of fairness.

Which scene was your favorite?

Every page, right to the last word.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The book, Mary's story/stories were very very thought provoking.

Any additional comments?

Brilliant