She's the calm in the middle of one international storm after another, a profile in courage (and no-nonsense gutsiness) for millions of CNN viewers around the world. One of the most intrepid and admired women in all of news broadcasting opens up about her remarkable career, how she's managing motherhood and marriage, what it's like covering a war, and why she believes a thriving society must have a thriving press.

"I like her style: She's confident, courageous, fearless. She's a whole lotta woman." — Oprah