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Summary:

With scrupulous research and on-the-ground reporting, the authors assay the art and science of giving--determining the current most successful local and global aid initiatives (on issues from education to inner-city violence to disease prevention), evaluating the efficiency and impact of specific approaches and charities, as well as fundraising. Most compellingly, perhaps, they show us how particular people have made a difference, and offer practical advice on how best each of us can give and what we can personally derive from doing so.
"With scrupulous research and on-the-ground reporting, the authors assay the art and science of giving, identify successful local and global initiatives, and share astonishing stories from the front lines of social progress. We see the compelling, inspiring truth of how real people have changed the world, upending the idea that one person can't make a difference. We meet people like Dr. Gary Slutkin, who developed his landmark Cure Violence program to combat inner-city conflicts in the United States by applying principles of epidemiology; Lester Strong, who left a career as a high-powered television anchor to run an organization bringing in older Americans to tutor students in public schools across the country; MIT development economist Esther Duflo, whose pioneering studies of aid effectiveness have revealed new truths about, among other things, the power of hope; and Jessica Posner and Kennedy Odede, who are transforming Kenya's most notorious slum by expanding educational opportunities for girls" -- [from publisher's web site]

Author/Creator:

Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-

Contributors:

WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-

Wilde, Olivia

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

A path appears: transforming lives, creating opportunity [by Kristof, N.D.]

Subjects:

Charities

Humanitarianism

Fund raising

Social action

Social service

Genres:

Audiobooks

Performers:

Read by Olivia Wilde.

General Notes:

Unabridged.
Subtitle from container.

Physical Description:

8 audio discs (approximately 10 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

ACD 394

ISBNs:

9780385367820 (Random House Audio)
0385367821 (Random House Audio)
9780385367844 (Books on Tape)
0385367848 (Books on Tape)

Other Standard Numbers:

International Article Number: 9780385367820 [Invalid]
Publisher Number, Random House Audio/Books on Tape: RHA 4111

OCLC Numbers:

973646847
867607286 [Invalid]