Based on the highly acclaimed PeaceJam program--an educational action plan built around the spirit, skills, and wisdom of Nobel Peace laureates--this is a practical and motivational guide that will inspire a generation of peacemakers. PeaceJam traces the lives of five American teens who, by applying the skills and techniques from the PeaceJam program and developing personal relationships with Nobel Peace laureates such as the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, begin to sense their own potential for greatness. Discover Why People Are Talking About PeaceJam PeaceJam is about youth learning to do a better job than we did you have the opportunity to show us up and get it right I am confident that you will go for it Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Winner These stories of Rudy, Jes, Richard, Shannon, and Shelby give us all an opportunity to reflect on the truth of hope. Rigoberta Menchu Tum, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Young, cool, and edgy y ou go, PeaceJam Andrei Codrescu, National Public Radio PeaceJam will help thousands of young people to gain a greater understanding about the world and about themselves, therefore helping them to have a better way of life, whic