After acquiring $32,000, Will and Hand, devastated over the death of their closest friend, travel around the world giving away the money.
Philanthropists
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Author:Eggers, DaveSummary: - Author:Labonté, AlainSummary:
Voilà un livre absolument étonnant dans lequel Alain Labonté se révèle sans fausse pudeur, tout en abordant les grands thèmes de l'amour filial, du respect de la différence et de la fraternité humaine. Dans sa préface,...
- Author:Krakauer, Jon.Summary:
Argues that author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson, noted for his campaign to open schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has not been truthful about his past, his reasons for opening schools, or his abduction by the Taliban....
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Author:Larsen, AndrewSummary:Reveals how the Scottish immigrant arrived in the United States at the height of the Industrial Revolution, made his fortune in by investing in the railroads before using his wealth to fund over 2,500 public libraries around the world...
- Author:Pataki, AllisonSummary:
Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Growing up in the modest farmlands of...
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Author:Donovan, KevinSummary:A top journalist crosses the yellow tape to investigate a shocking high-society crime.
Billionaires, philanthropists, socialites . . . victims. Barry and Honey Sherman appeared to lead charmed lives. But the world was shocked in...
- Author:Broad, Eli.Summary:
With razor-sharp insight, Broad shows how "unreasonable thinking" can drive innovation and positive change. Too often people look at problems and explain away possible solutions with logic such as, "It's never been done this way before...
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Author:Rozsa, Lola, Sparks, SusieSummary:My Name Is Lola, contains the collected memories of Lola Rozsa - of her life and service to her family, her church, and her community as she and her husband, Ted, made their way from the tiny towns of the Depression-era, dust bowl...
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
A lady of means helps midwife Sarah Brandt rescue a young woman and her newborn from a brothel. But when the wealthy benefactor is found murdered, Sarah uncovers some unpleasant truths about the victim, her charity, and the woman and...
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Author:Parnell, MartinSummary:In 2005, during a four-month cycling trip through Africa, Martin Parnell was struck by the power of sport and its ability to bring people together and to bring about change. Five years later, the 55-year-old mining engineer, husband,...
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Author:Reynolds, BillSummary:The man who gave it all away at age 50, when some people start planning for retirement, John Lefebvre hit the digital motherlode--Neteller, a tiny Canadian internet start-up that processed payments between players and online gambling...
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Author:Guinness, OsSummary:Ever since the first coin was minted in the seventh century B.C., money has been central to human society as one of the elemental forces driving the affairs of individuals and nations. But for all the preoccupation with the making of...
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Author:Webster, JeanSummary:When orphan Jerusha Abbott receives word that a mysterious millionaire has decided to fund her schooling, she's ecstatic. But as her benefactor proves to be more and more elusive, requesting that she write him without inquiring as to...
- Author:Stewart, Roderick, Majada, JesúsSummary:
Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a man who had everything, and yet had nothing. Although he had achieved international prominence as a surgeon, he was unhappy in his personal life and deeply frustrated by a failed attempt to introduce...
- Author:Poitras, JacquesSummary:
Winner, Atlantic Independent Booksellers Choice Award and Best Atlantic Published Book Award. Shortlisted, BC Award for Canadian Non-Fiction and National Business Book Award. For the first time, the fully documented story of the...
