Dave Eggers
The founder of McSweeney's is the author of the Sudan-set
What Is the What.
I nominate
Luis Moreno-Ocampo
of the International Criminal Court, who prosecuted Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes. His work on the case and the irrefutable body of evidence he assembled resulted in an arrest warrant--the first ever for a sitting head of state.
Elizabeth Gilbert
The longtime journalist is the author of the best-selling memoir
Eat, Pray, Love.
Sister Mary Scullion
has helped reduce the number of people living on the streets of Philadelphia by half. Over 95% of those who cycle through her Project H.O.M.E. program...
