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Bestsellers
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Infectious Generosity
- The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
- By: Chris Anderson
- Narrated by: Chris Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Let’s face it: Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media....
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A beautiful idea well described
- By Fredrik f. on 04-08-24
By: Chris Anderson
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The Precipice
- Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
- By: Toby Ord
- Narrated by: Toby Ord
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....
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The 80000hours website is better
- By Cristi on 08-06-20
By: Toby Ord
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Change Your World
- How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference
- By: John C. Maxwell, Rob Hoskins
- Narrated by: John C. Maxwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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You can bring about positive, lasting change in the world, and you don’t have to be rich and famous or lead a big organization to do it....
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Just what I was needing.
- By Samantha Hatcher on 03-05-21
By: John C. Maxwell, and others
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Toxic Charity
- How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It)
- By: Robert D. Lupton
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it. Toxic Charity shows us how to start serving needy and impoverished members of our communities in a way that will lead to lasting change....
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read it before your next service project
- By Daniel Johnson on 03-12-20
By: Robert D. Lupton
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Systems Thinking for Social Change
- A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
- By: David Peter Stroh
- Narrated by: Tia Rider
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed....
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Listener beware: The word is causal NOT "casual"
- By darlene judson on 07-31-19
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Three Cups of Deceit
- How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader. He is also, according to Jon Krakauer, not what he appears to be....
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Had to be written, doesn't have to be read
- By D. Martin on 12-01-11
By: Jon Krakauer
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Infectious Generosity
- The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
- By: Chris Anderson
- Narrated by: Chris Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Let’s face it: Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media....
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A beautiful idea well described
- By Fredrik f. on 04-08-24
By: Chris Anderson
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The Precipice
- Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
- By: Toby Ord
- Narrated by: Toby Ord
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....
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The 80000hours website is better
- By Cristi on 08-06-20
By: Toby Ord
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Change Your World
- How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference
- By: John C. Maxwell, Rob Hoskins
- Narrated by: John C. Maxwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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You can bring about positive, lasting change in the world, and you don’t have to be rich and famous or lead a big organization to do it....
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Just what I was needing.
- By Samantha Hatcher on 03-05-21
By: John C. Maxwell, and others
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Toxic Charity
- How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It)
- By: Robert D. Lupton
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it. Toxic Charity shows us how to start serving needy and impoverished members of our communities in a way that will lead to lasting change....
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read it before your next service project
- By Daniel Johnson on 03-12-20
By: Robert D. Lupton
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Systems Thinking for Social Change
- A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
- By: David Peter Stroh
- Narrated by: Tia Rider
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed....
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Listener beware: The word is causal NOT "casual"
- By darlene judson on 07-31-19
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Three Cups of Deceit
- How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader. He is also, according to Jon Krakauer, not what he appears to be....
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Had to be written, doesn't have to be read
- By D. Martin on 12-01-11
By: Jon Krakauer
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The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need
- By: Ellen Karsh, Arlen Sue Fox
- Narrated by: Lameece Issaq
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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From top experts in the field, the definitive guide to grant-writing....
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If you want a grant good luck
- By timothy mckee on 02-16-24
By: Ellen Karsh, and others
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HumanKind
- Changing the World One Small Act at a Time
- By: Brad Aronson
- Narrated by: Gary J. Chambers
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by the many demonstrations of "humankindness" that supported Brad Aronson’s family through wife Mia's treatment and recovery from leukemia, he begins by talking about the people who rescued his family from that dark time....
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Real stories with meaningful ways to help
- By Me on 12-03-23
By: Brad Aronson
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The Promise of a Pencil
- How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
- By: Adam Braun
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just 16 years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career....
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Ignore negative reviews
- By Wen on 04-04-16
By: Adam Braun
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To Stop a Warlord
- My Story of Justice, Grace, and the Fight for Peace
- By: Shannon Sedgwick Davis
- Narrated by: Shannon Sedgwick Davis, Kevin R. Free
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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One woman’s inspiring true story of an unlikely alliance to stop the atrocities of a warlord, proving that there is no limit to what we can do, even in the face of unspeakable injustice and impossible odds....
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Moved my heart
- By Karen Bracht on 03-28-21
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The Generosity Crisis
- The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges
- By: Brian Crimmins, Nathan Chappell, Michael Ashley
- Narrated by: Christian Titus
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges, accomplished philanthropy experts Nathan Chappell, Brian Crimmins, and Michael Ashley deliver a startlingly insightful exploration of the decline of American generosity....
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Critical reading for anyone in philanthropy
- By Brenna on 08-08-23
By: Brian Crimmins, and others
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Our Kindred Creatures
- How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals
- By: Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the best-selling authors of Rabid....
By: Bill Wasik, and others
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Decolonizing Wealth (Second Edition)
- Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance
- By: Edgar Villanueva
- Narrated by: Edgar Villanueva
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The world is out of balance. With increasing frequency, we are presented with the inescapable truth that systemic racism and colonial structures are foundational principles to our economies....
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The most important book for white people to read
- By Leandro Lopes on 05-06-24
By: Edgar Villanueva
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The Bill Gates Problem
- Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire
- By: Tim Schwab
- Narrated by: Tim Schwab
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful investigation of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, The Bill Gates Problem shows how Bill Gates uses philanthropy to exercise enormous political power without accountability....
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Well researched & raises important questions
- By Andrew Ballard on 11-18-23
By: Tim Schwab
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Philanthropy Revolution
- How to Inspire Donors, Build Relationships and Make a Difference
- By: Lisa Greer, Larissa Kostoff
- Narrated by: Sarah Borges
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Philanthropy Revolution is the audiobook all fundraisers, nonprofits and donors should be using to create trusting, authentic partnerships that can be sustained long-term. Philanthropy is changing dramatically, and it needs nothing short of an intervention to succeed....
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Insipid performance ruins good content
- By Historical Fiction Fan on 05-07-23
By: Lisa Greer, and others
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Showing Up for Life
- Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime
- By: Bill Gates Sr.
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan, Bill Gates Sr.
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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A heartfelt, deeply personal book, Showing Up for Life shines a bright light on the values and principles that Bill Gates Sr. has learned over a lifetime of “showing up” - lessons that he learned growing up in the Great Depression, and which he instilled in his children....
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Inspiring listening
- By Martin on 04-22-16
By: Bill Gates Sr.
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Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism
- By: Arthur C. Brooks
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? Find out....
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Let's talk truth!
- By Jeff on 09-02-12
By: Arthur C. Brooks
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Big Bets
- How Large-Scale Change Really Happens
- By: Rajiv Shah
- Narrated by: Rajiv Shah
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola....
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thanks Rajiv ji
- By Ekta Saini on 10-29-23
By: Rajiv Shah
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Turning Donors into Partners
- Principles for Fundraising You'll Actually Enjoy
- By: Bradley Layland
- Narrated by: Bradley Layland
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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Professional fundraiser Brad Layland revolutionizes fundraising and transforms it into a relational process where donors truly become partners in ministry and offers a more strategic and personalized yet less labor-intensive approach....
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The continued emphasis on treatment of a donor as a partner
- By Robert on 04-09-24
By: Bradley Layland
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A Walk for Sunshine
- A 2,160-Mile Expedition for Charity on the Appalachian Trail
- By: Jeff Alt
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Jeff Alt takes you along every step of his 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail adventure. This entertaining journey includes bears, bugs, blisters, captivating characters, skunk bedmates, and hilarious food cravings....
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An Enjoyable Adventure!
- By Pamela M. on 11-11-14
By: Jeff Alt
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Creating a World Without Poverty
- How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives
- By: Muhammad Yunus
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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While free markets have brought positive change, traditional capitalism cannot solve problems of inequality and poverty....
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Narrator is awful
- By Paul on 01-24-08
By: Muhammad Yunus
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Believe in People
- Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
- By: Charles Koch, Brian Hooks
- Narrated by: Charles Koch, Steve Carlson
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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People are looking for a better way. Towering barriers are holding millions of people back, and the institutions that should help everyone rise are not doing the job. Crumbling communities. One-size fits all education....
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For Doers Tired of Spinning Their Wheels
- By Lifelong Learner on 11-18-20
By: Charles Koch, and others
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What WE Lost
- Inside the Attack on Canada’s Largest Children’s Charity
- By: Tawfiq S. Rangwala, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell - foreword
- Narrated by: Martin Luther King III, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell - foreword
- Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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WE Charity had changed the game. In its 25 years, the international development charity and youth empowerment movement impacted lives the world over. While most charities focus on making the world a better place for our children, WE Charity focused on making better children for our world....
By: Tawfiq S. Rangwala, and others
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Between the Mountain and the Sky
- A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, Healing, and Hope
- By: Maggie Doyne
- Narrated by: Maggie Doyne
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Maggie’s story begins in suburban New Jersey, in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world during a gap year before starting college. During her travels, the trajectory of her life alters when she has a surprise encounter with a Nepali girl....
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I loved the message.
- By lovetheocean on 05-05-24
By: Maggie Doyne
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Start Something That Matters
- By: Blake Mycoskie
- Narrated by: Blake Mycoskie
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time....
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My eyes welled up several times!
- By Thundersinspring on 12-20-11
By: Blake Mycoskie
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Just Giving
- Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
- By: Rob Reich
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society's benefit, Just Giving reveals how such generosity not only isn't the unassailable good we think it to be but might also undermine democratic values and set back aspirations of justice....
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Great criticism of Philanthropy
- By Sean Harris on 08-21-23
By: Rob Reich
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A Story of the Red Cross
- By: Clara Barton
- Narrated by: S. Patricia Bailey
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
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Clara Barton was one of those diminutive New England women of the 19th century who was determined to make the world a better place....
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Inspirational
- By Nanooks on 03-18-11
By: Clara Barton
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Servolution
- Starting a Church Revolution through Serving
- By: Dino Rizzo
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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movement is rumbling through the body of Christ - a revolutionary army of people giving hope to a hurting world through practical, personal acts of service....
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life and heart changing!
- By KatMBM on 07-23-20
By: Dino Rizzo
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The Life You Can Save
- By: Peter Singer
- Narrated by: Kristen Bell, full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In this Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer brings his landmark book up to date. In addition to restating his compelling arguments about how we should respond to extreme poverty, he examines the progress we are making....
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Good book, but a bad listen
- By Amazon Customer on 09-01-21
By: Peter Singer
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A Selfish Plan to Change the World
- Finding Big Purpose in Big Problems
- By: Justin Dillon
- Narrated by: Justin Dillon
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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What if your search for meaning could solve the world's problems? What if everything you are passionate about could save a life or change history? Justin Dillon argues it can....
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Inspiring story, but mistitled
- By M. S. Boldrick on 12-07-17
By: Justin Dillon