Forty Chances

Finding Hope in a Hungry World

De: Howard G. Buffett

Narrado por: David Drummond

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, when he announced he was leaving the bulk of his fortune to philanthropy. So, Howard G. Buffett set out to help the most vulnerable people on Earth - nearly a billion individuals who lack basic food security. And Howard has given himself a deadline: 40 years to put more than $3 billion to work on this challenge.

Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. Howard learned this lesson through his passion for farming: All farmers can expect to have about 40 growing seasons, giving them just 40 chances to improve on every harvest. This lesson applies to all of us, however, because we all have about 40 productive years to do the best job we can, whatever our passions may be.

Forty Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World is a book that captures Howard's journey. We join him around the world as he seeks out new approaches to ease the suffering of so many. It is told in a unique format: 40 stories that will provide listeners a compelling look at Howard's lessons learned, ranging from his own backyard to some of the most difficult and dangerous places on Earth.

©2013 Howard G. Buffett (P)2014 Blackstone Audio

Amazing!

I loved this book! I loved the narrator, I loved the humor sprinkled in the stories. I learned some new things about farming and food insecurity and other countries. I'm sad to be finished with the book.

Invaluable insights into the challenge of feeding global population

Very educational and informative about preserving farmlands and water resources worldwide to address global food inequities.
A true moral compass for our collective social conscience and responsibility vis-à-vis poverty and hunger.

Everyone interested in charity or politics should read this!

This book was enlightening to me. I had never thought about the underlying issues and unintended consequences of groups working to solve world hunger.

Feeding the World

Excellent read for anyone interested in sustainable agriculture and thinking about how we feed the world.

I love the cause

HGB is an OK storyteller with who is working a cause I love. Although the stories a flat formulaic they come across as genuine. Nothing clever here but old wisdom plainly said. I listened to it at 3x speed.