Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
by Bill Clinton
PUBLISHER : ALFRED A. KNOPF ©2007
ISBN-10 0307266745
ISBN-13 9780307266743
FORMAT Hardcover
PAGES 240
PUBLISHED 09/04/2007
Non-Fiction
From Strand Bookstore
It is an unfortunate fact that many of today's Americans overlook the wealth and incredible advantages that have been bestowed upon us. As a democratic civilization whose aim it is to promote freedom and well-being for all its people, should it not be our duty to extend our resources to those outside our borders? It is this concern which lays at the heart of former president Bill Clinton's call for global action: "Giving". In this stimulating and articulate volume, Clinton makes his plea to the humanitarian within us all by promoting the extraordinary contributions of ordinary citizens who have dedicated themselves to aiding others. "Giving" is a responsibility from which all can gain.
From the Publisher
Compiling anecdotes about the diverse charitable efforts of the famous and non-so-famous, the former president looks at the positive influence of such work in every corner of the world and examines the profound benefits of working for the good of others for all humankind. 750,000 first printing.
More about the book
Since leaving office, former President Bill Clinton has been very active in public service, most notably in his work on behalf of hurricane and tsunami victims. In GIVING, Clinton profiles several private citizens who have given of themselves and their resources on behalf of others. His profiles include the famous, such as Bill and Melinda Gates, as well as the lesser-known people who deserve recognition. Clinton shows how these involved citizens, with their energy and creativity, can be models for the rest of us, doing what governments cannot or will not do, and, above all, getting things done.
Courtesy: www.strandbooks.com
by Bill Clinton
PUBLISHER : ALFRED A. KNOPF ©2007
ISBN-10 0307266745
ISBN-13 9780307266743
FORMAT Hardcover
PAGES 240
PUBLISHED 09/04/2007
Non-Fiction
From Strand Bookstore
It is an unfortunate fact that many of today's Americans overlook the wealth and incredible advantages that have been bestowed upon us. As a democratic civilization whose aim it is to promote freedom and well-being for all its people, should it not be our duty to extend our resources to those outside our borders? It is this concern which lays at the heart of former president Bill Clinton's call for global action: "Giving". In this stimulating and articulate volume, Clinton makes his plea to the humanitarian within us all by promoting the extraordinary contributions of ordinary citizens who have dedicated themselves to aiding others. "Giving" is a responsibility from which all can gain.
From the Publisher
Compiling anecdotes about the diverse charitable efforts of the famous and non-so-famous, the former president looks at the positive influence of such work in every corner of the world and examines the profound benefits of working for the good of others for all humankind. 750,000 first printing.
More about the book
Since leaving office, former President Bill Clinton has been very active in public service, most notably in his work on behalf of hurricane and tsunami victims. In GIVING, Clinton profiles several private citizens who have given of themselves and their resources on behalf of others. His profiles include the famous, such as Bill and Melinda Gates, as well as the lesser-known people who deserve recognition. Clinton shows how these involved citizens, with their energy and creativity, can be models for the rest of us, doing what governments cannot or will not do, and, above all, getting things done.
Courtesy: www.strandbooks.com
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