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Banker To The Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty

Banker To The Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty

Muhammad Yunus

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Brilliant man who is an idealist. The difference between him and many others with grand ideals. He spends his time making his ideals come to life.

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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Ishmael Beah

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The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating

The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating

Alisa Smith

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A fabulous book about eating locally. Although the authors suffer guilt and blame, we are not left with these feelings. Instead we are left with the joys of their success, empathy for their struggles and a thorough education on what it takes to eat local and how we have set up a system that makes what should be easy, difficult.

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Megatrends 2010: The Rise Of Conscious Capitalism

Megatrends 2010: The Rise Of Conscious Capitalism

Patricia Aburdene

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Good book. Ms. Aburdene has done a great deal of research to refine and consolidate her ideas. However, it was not a smooth read though as she jumped around trying to connect her ideas for the reader.

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Women & Money: Owning The Power To Control Your Destiny

Women & Money: Owning The Power To Control Your Destiny

Suze Orman

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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier | Ishmael Beah

Moving, truthful and heartwrenching

4 years ago

Ishmael was long way gone, from mischievous, fun-loving boy to deadly stone cold soldier. He tells the story of his sorrow of losing his family, being abandoned by society, and viewed as dangerous when he was only hunger. Then the betrayal of being recruited as a soldier. He speaks with honesty, emotion and stark reality. He also shows us the strength of the human spirit, the power we have to endure heart wrenching situations and still triumph and succeed with grace, dignity and humanity. He i… read review

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Reviewed: Banker To The Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty | Muhammad Yunus

Not just banker, but revolutionary capitalist as well

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