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Bestsellers
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Infectious Generosity
- The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
- By: Chris Anderson
- Narrated by: Chris Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Let’s face it: Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media....
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A beautiful idea well described
- By Fredrik f. on 04-08-24
By: Chris Anderson
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The Precipice
- Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
- By: Toby Ord
- Narrated by: Toby Ord
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....
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The 80000hours website is better
- By Cristi on 08-06-20
By: Toby Ord
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Change Your World
- How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference
- By: John C. Maxwell, Rob Hoskins
- Narrated by: John C. Maxwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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You can bring about positive, lasting change in the world, and you don’t have to be rich and famous or lead a big organization to do it....
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Just what I was needing.
- By Samantha Hatcher on 03-05-21
By: John C. Maxwell, and others
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Our Kindred Creatures
- How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals
- By: Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the best-selling authors of Rabid....
By: Bill Wasik, and others
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Start Something That Matters
- By: Blake Mycoskie
- Narrated by: Blake Mycoskie
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time....
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My eyes welled up several times!
- By Thundersinspring on 12-20-11
By: Blake Mycoskie
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Big Bets
- How Large-Scale Change Really Happens
- By: Rajiv Shah
- Narrated by: Rajiv Shah
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola....
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thanks Rajiv ji
- By Ekta Saini on 10-29-23
By: Rajiv Shah
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Infectious Generosity
- The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
- By: Chris Anderson
- Narrated by: Chris Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Let’s face it: Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media....
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A beautiful idea well described
- By Fredrik f. on 04-08-24
By: Chris Anderson
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The Precipice
- Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
- By: Toby Ord
- Narrated by: Toby Ord
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....
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The 80000hours website is better
- By Cristi on 08-06-20
By: Toby Ord
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Change Your World
- How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference
- By: John C. Maxwell, Rob Hoskins
- Narrated by: John C. Maxwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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You can bring about positive, lasting change in the world, and you don’t have to be rich and famous or lead a big organization to do it....
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Just what I was needing.
- By Samantha Hatcher on 03-05-21
By: John C. Maxwell, and others
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Our Kindred Creatures
- How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals
- By: Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the best-selling authors of Rabid....
By: Bill Wasik, and others
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Start Something That Matters
- By: Blake Mycoskie
- Narrated by: Blake Mycoskie
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time....
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My eyes welled up several times!
- By Thundersinspring on 12-20-11
By: Blake Mycoskie
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Big Bets
- How Large-Scale Change Really Happens
- By: Rajiv Shah
- Narrated by: Rajiv Shah
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola....
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thanks Rajiv ji
- By Ekta Saini on 10-29-23
By: Rajiv Shah
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Systems Thinking for Social Change
- A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
- By: David Peter Stroh
- Narrated by: Tia Rider
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed....
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Listener beware: The word is causal NOT "casual"
- By darlene judson on 07-31-19
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The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need
- By: Ellen Karsh, Arlen Sue Fox
- Narrated by: Lameece Issaq
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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From top experts in the field, the definitive guide to grant-writing....
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If you want a grant good luck
- By timothy mckee on 02-16-24
By: Ellen Karsh, and others
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Decolonizing Wealth (Second Edition)
- Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance
- By: Edgar Villanueva
- Narrated by: Edgar Villanueva
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The world is out of balance. With increasing frequency, we are presented with the inescapable truth that systemic racism and colonial structures are foundational principles to our economies....
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The most important book for white people to read
- By Leandro Lopes on 05-06-24
By: Edgar Villanueva
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Toxic Charity
- How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It)
- By: Robert D. Lupton
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it. Toxic Charity shows us how to start serving needy and impoverished members of our communities in a way that will lead to lasting change....
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read it before your next service project
- By Daniel Johnson on 03-12-20
By: Robert D. Lupton
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Believe in People
- Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
- By: Charles Koch, Brian Hooks
- Narrated by: Charles Koch, Steve Carlson
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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People are looking for a better way. Towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and the institutions that should help everyone rise are not doing the job. Crumbling communities. One-size fits all education....
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For Doers Tired of Spinning Their Wheels
- By Lifelong Learner on 11-18-20
By: Charles Koch, and others
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Three Cups of Deceit
- How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader. He is also, according to Jon Krakauer, not what he appears to be....
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Had to be written, doesn't have to be read
- By D. Martin on 12-01-11
By: Jon Krakauer
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Forty Chances
- Finding Hope in a Hungry World
- By: Howard G. Buffett
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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If you had the resources to accomplish something great in the world, what would you do? Legendary investor Warren Buffett posed this challenge to his son in 2006....
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Feeding the World
- By Suzy Q on 01-17-18
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HumanKind
- Changing the World One Small Act at a Time
- By: Brad Aronson
- Narrated by: Gary J. Chambers
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by the many demonstrations of "humankindness" that supported Brad Aronson’s family through wife Mia's treatment and recovery from leukemia, he begins by talking about the people who rescued his family from that dark time....
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Real stories with meaningful ways to help
- By Me on 12-03-23
By: Brad Aronson
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The Generosity Crisis
- The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges
- By: Brian Crimmins, Nathan Chappell, Michael Ashley
- Narrated by: Christian Titus
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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In Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges, accomplished philanthropy experts Nathan Chappell, Brian Crimmins, and Michael Ashley deliver a startlingly insightful exploration of the decline of American generosity....
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Critical reading for anyone in philanthropy
- By Brenna on 08-08-23
By: Brian Crimmins, and others
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To Stop a Warlord
- My Story of Justice, Grace, and the Fight for Peace
- By: Shannon Sedgwick Davis
- Narrated by: Shannon Sedgwick Davis, Kevin R. Free
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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One woman’s inspiring true story of an unlikely alliance to stop the atrocities of a warlord, proving that there is no limit to what we can do, even in the face of unspeakable injustice and impossible odds....
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Moved my heart
- By Karen Bracht on 03-28-21
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The Promise of a Pencil
- How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
- By: Adam Braun
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just 16 years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career....
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Ignore negative reviews
- By Wen on 04-04-16
By: Adam Braun
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The Life You Can Save
- By: Peter Singer
- Narrated by: Kristen Bell, full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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In this Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer brings his landmark book up to date. In addition to restating his compelling arguments about how we should respond to extreme poverty, he examines the progress we are making....
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Good book, but a bad listen
- By Amazon Customer on 09-01-21
By: Peter Singer
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Get Abundance
- Why Your Future Is Brighter Than You Think
- By: Peter Diamandis
- Narrated by: Peter Diamandis
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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How would you like to be the center of a massive outpouring of wealth, innovation, success, and prosperity....
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Some powerful and some well worn ideas
- By Nigel on 05-12-15
By: Peter Diamandis
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The Bill Gates Problem
- Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire
- By: Tim Schwab
- Narrated by: Tim Schwab
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful investigation of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, The Bill Gates Problem shows how Bill Gates uses philanthropy to exercise enormous political power without accountability....
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Well researched & raises important questions
- By Andrew Ballard on 11-18-23
By: Tim Schwab
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The Givers
- Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age
- By: David Callahan
- Narrated by: Ryan Gesell
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
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While media attention focuses on philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Charles Koch, thousands of donors are at work below the radar promoting a wide range of causes....
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Political lecture
- By Alex on 04-19-23
By: David Callahan
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Remarkable People
- Extraordinary Stories of Everyday Lives
- By: Dan Walker
- Narrated by: Dan Walker
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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In Remarkable People, Dan Walker, the host of BBC1's Breakfast, recounts inspiring stories of the courage and selflessness of people he has met throughout his career. An uplifting tonic for the darkness and negativity of recent times....
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Deeply moving and inspiring!
- By Jim Savastio on 11-03-20
By: Dan Walker
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Responsive Fundraising
- The Donor-Centric Framework Helping Today's Leading Nonprofits Grow Giving
- By: Gabe Cooper, Mckenna Bailey
- Narrated by: Scott Richards
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Responsive Fundraising: The Donor-Centric Framework Helping Today’s Leading Nonprofits Grow Giving provides a three-step solution for nonprofit fundraisers looking to overcome the growing generosity crisis....
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A must read for the modern fundraiser
- By Ryan on 05-17-20
By: Gabe Cooper, and others
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Our Better Angels
- Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World
- By: Jonathan Reckford, Jimmy Carter - foreword
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff, Jimmy Carter - foreword
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspiring stories showing real-life virtues in action from Habitat for Humanity, one of the world’s most impactful organizations....
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Good news in a bitter and divided world
- By David F. Anderson on 04-21-21
By: Jonathan Reckford, and others
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Philanthropy Revolution
- How to Inspire Donors, Build Relationships and Make a Difference
- By: Lisa Greer, Larissa Kostoff
- Narrated by: Sarah Borges
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Philanthropy Revolution is the audiobook all fundraisers, nonprofits and donors should be using to create trusting, authentic partnerships that can be sustained long-term. Philanthropy is changing dramatically, and it needs nothing short of an intervention to succeed....
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Insipid performance ruins good content
- By Historical Fiction Fan on 05-07-23
By: Lisa Greer, and others
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Famine, Affluence, and Morality
- By: Peter Singer, Bill Gates - foreword, Melinda Gates - foreword
- Narrated by: Grant Cartwright
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
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In 1972, the philosopher Peter Singer published "Famine, Affluence and Morality," which rapidly became one of the most widely discussed essays in applied ethics. Through this article, Singer presents his view that we have the same moral obligations to those far away as we do to those close to us.
By: Peter Singer, and others
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Give Work
- Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time
- By: Leila Janah
- Narrated by: Leila Janah
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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We can end extreme poverty. And in Give Work, Janah shows us how. Give work, and you give the poorest people on the planet a chance at happiness....
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Top of my list.
- By Sandra on 04-14-18
By: Leila Janah
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The Foundation
- A Great American Secret: How Private Wealth Is Changing the World
- By: Joel Fleishman
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Private foundations have been the dynamo of social change since their invention at the beginning of the last century....
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Good insightful book, especially for beginners
- By Patrick T Murphy on 07-22-18
By: Joel Fleishman
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From Generosity to Justice
- A New Gospel of Wealth
- By: Darren Walker
- Narrated by: Darren Walker, Andre Blake, Heather Alicia Sims
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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In From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, articulates a bold vision for philanthropy in the twenty-first century....
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Justice must (include) US.
- By Anonymous User on 04-25-23
By: Darren Walker
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A Path Appears
- Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity
- By: Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof
- Narrated by: Oliva Wilde
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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A Path Appears offers practical, results-driven advice on how best each of us can give and reveals the lasting benefits we gain in return....
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Enlightening Read for Wise Givers (why & how)
- By Jan on 09-25-14
By: Sheryl WuDunn, and others