The book "The Courage to Stand Alone" by Wei Jingsheng has been published by Viking in the United States. The book is a collection of letters from prison, writings, and essays written by Wei and with introductions by

Andrew Nathan, Liu Qing, and Sophia Woodman. In a positive review of the book that appeared in the New York Times Book Review on May 11, Judith Shapiro reminds the readers that a campaign is currently underway to nominate Wei for a Nobel Peace Prize.

(Published by FREEDOM FOR TIBET/DEMOCRACY IN CHINA ! - Number 58 - 31 May, 1997)