At least 27m men, women and children are enslaved today, ranging from prostitutes in London to indentured workers in Burma. "The statistics of modern day slavery are shocking. But behind each statistic is a human being - a man, woman or child; and behind each human being is a family and a community which have been devastated or destroyed. "As real-life experiences often speak louder than words, we introduce some of the hundreds of former slaves whom one of the authors has met personally. Great care is taken to ensure the validity and authenticity of the evidence." This popularly written but carefully researched volume includes chapters on the causes of slavery, on the history of the practice, on different forms of contemporary slavery, and on the Christian roots of the anti-slavery movement;and three shocking case studies from Sudan, Burma and Uganda.

This Immoral Trade was emotionally difficult to read. Rape, murder, and bondage cause the victim's voices to cry out from within its pages and grip our heart. If you can get through the documented information and photos without tears of compassion, or are able to stay the screams of outrage that rise in your throat at the injustices being carried out every minute of every day, then you probably don't deserve the precious freedom you are now enjoying . . . . If you want to find out more about present-day slavery, I suggest you read This Immoral Trade. This is a 5-star, thought provoking read.--Jan Warren armchairinterviews.com (05/21/2007)

Baroness Cox was until recently Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, and a notable advocate of human rights around the world. Her story was told in VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS. Dr John Marks OBE is a researcher and campaigner in the field of human rights, with a particular expertise in modern Islam.