The Givers

Author : David Callahan
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781101971048

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The Givers by David Callahan Pdf

An inside look at the secretive world of elite philanthropists—and how they're quietly wielding ever more power to shape American life in ways both good and bad. While media attention focuses on famous philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Charles Koch, thousands of donors are at work below the radar promoting a wide range of causes. David Callahan charts the rise of these new power players and the ways they are converting the fortunes of a second Gilded Age into influence. He shows how this elite works behind the scenes on education, the environment, science, LGBT rights, and many other issues—with deep impact on government policy. Above all, he shows that the influence of the Givers is only just beginning, as new waves of billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg turn to philanthropy. Based on extensive research and interviews with countless donors and policy experts, this is not a brief for or against the Givers, but a fascinating investigation of a power shift in American society that has implications for us all.

Author : Lois Lowry
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780544340688

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The Giver by Lois Lowry Pdf

Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.

Author : Cris Evatt,Bruce Feld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0970818106

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The Givers & the Takers by Cris Evatt,Bruce Feld Pdf

ARE YOU MORE OF A GIVER OR MORE OF A TAKER? Do you have an unbalanced relationship with your lover, kids, friends or coworkers? Oddly, people who give excessively often believe they give far less than they do. Why? Because giving is so easy for them. Likewise people who give far little believe they give more because giving is such a chore. Both types are manipulative. Learn 30 Giver-Taker traits in this provocative book. Spot the two personality types more easily. By reading THE GIVERS AND THE TAKERS, you will find out how to become vastly more assertive and less codependent. You will quit enabling Takers to take advantage of you and confuse you by calling you selfish. This book is clear, quirky, powerful and life-changing. It is a text to be read and reread, studied and debated, but mostly incorporated into your relationships.

Author : Adam Grant
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101622841

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Give and Take by Adam Grant Pdf

A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the New York Times bestselling author of Think Again, Originals, and the forthcoming Hidden Potential For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. In Give and Take, Adam Grant, an award-winning researcher and Wharton’s highest-rated professor, examines the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom. Praised by social scientists, business theorists, and corporate leaders, Give and Take opens up an approach to work, interactions, and productivity that is nothing short of revolutionary.

Author : Jojo Moyes
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399562501

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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE WITHERSPOON X HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK “A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together.” —Reese Witherspoon From the author of The Last Letter from Your Lover, now a major motion picture on Netflix, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond in Depression-era America Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve, hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. What happens to them--and to the men they love--becomes an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity, and passion. These heroic women refuse to be cowed by men or by convention. And though they face all kinds of dangers in a landscape that is at times breathtakingly beautiful, at others brutal, they’re committed to their job: bringing books to people who have never had any, arming them with facts that will change their lives. Based on a true story rooted in America’s past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling. Funny, heartbreaking, enthralling, it is destined to become a modern classic--a richly rewarding novel of women’s friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.

Author : Bob Burg,John David Mann
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101216453

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The Go-Giver by Bob Burg,John David Mann Pdf

A new edition with expanded content is available now, “The Go-Giver, Expanded Edition: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea” An engaging book that brings new relevance to the old proverb “Give and you shall receive” The Go-Giver tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. And so one day, desperate to land a key sale at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a legendary consultant referred to by his many devotees simply as the Chairman. Over the next week, Pindar introduces Joe to a series of “go-givers:” a restaurateur, a CEO, a financial adviser, a real estate broker, and the “Connector,” who brought them all together. Pindar’s friends share with Joe the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success and teach him how to open himself up to the power of giving. Joe learns that changing his focus from getting to giving—putting others’ interests first and continually adding value to their lives—ultimately leads to unexpected returns. Imparted with wit and grace, The Go-Giver is a heartwarming and inspiring tale that brings new relevance to the old proverb “Give and you shall receive.” From the Hardcover edition.

Author : Jack Weatherford
Publisher : Crown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307717153

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Indian Givers by Jack Weatherford Pdf

An utterly compelling story of how the cultural, social, and political practices of Native Americans transformed the way life is lived throughout the world, with a new introduction by the author “As entertaining as it is thoughtful . . . Few contemporary writers have Weatherford’s talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate.”—The Washington Post After 500 years, the world’s huge debt to the wisdom of the Native Americans has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack Weatherford. He traces the crucial contributions made by the Native Americans to our federal system of government, our democratic institutions, modern medicine, agriculture, architecture, and ecology, and in this astonishing, ground-breaking book takes a giant step toward recovering a true American history.

Author : Lois Lowry
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780007597277

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Gathering Blue (The Giver Quartet) by Lois Lowry Pdf

The fascinating sequel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.

Author : Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Givers by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman Pdf

Author : Lois Lowry
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547887203

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The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry Pdf

Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby and sets out to find him when he is removed from the community.

Author : Joe Kuttler
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595328048

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The Givers and the Takers by Joe Kuttler Pdf

The doors of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are opened wide for all to see what actually happens inside. The gifted writings of many of the people inside those walls help to explain the wonders of this wonderful program. How his beautiful wife coped with the disease of her husband, her own health, and the problems in the lives of their six children is another story, as true as it is ugly and as clear and revealing as the pen can write. You may question and you may cringe at some of the things you read but this book is not fiction. It is facts, pure but not simple, and yet honest without exaggeration. You will share the heartaches, cry with the unfortunate, and cherish the many true love stories it reveals. You will live and appreciate the author's journey to serenity.

Author : T. D. Persons
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781499047967

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The Givers of Life the Return of Christ by T. D. Persons Pdf

In one hundred mini-chapters, ‘The Givers of Life. The Return of Christ’ reveals a trifold message of inspiration. Volume One contains a wealth of values, prayers and principle standards coming from the heartland of Ohio and travels in and out of this world. Volume Two brings everyone into a soul-filled journey unto the ‘Door of the Great Work’ participating in a 7 year mystery school as an initiate in the Evergreen state. Volume Three ‘32 by TEO’... The Enlightenment Of, the Far Reaching Finale, the Bizarre, the Fantastic, the Mystical and the Miraculous, Celebrating Christmas! Enjoy these fantastic inspiring stories to uplift. ‘One for the Road’ is in hope to know the readers ‘Top 100’ spirit rich stories as well. A remarkable read for all ages that you will remember forever!

Author : SHAFIQ. MORTON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1928257941

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Imtiaz Sooliman and the Gift of the Givers by SHAFIQ. MORTON Pdf

Imtiaz Sooliman, a medical doctor practising in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, visited a Shaikh in Istanbul in 1992. The Sufi teacher gave him a message that would dramatically change the lives of countless people. 'To my absolute astonishment he told me I would help people for the rest of my life. He then instructed me to form a humanitarian organisation called the "Gift of the Givers", and repeated the phrase "the best among people are those who benefit mankind".' Almost 30 years later Gift of the Givers, Africa's largest humanitarian and disaster agency, has a reputation for speedy responses to floods, war, famine, fires, tsunamis, kidnapping and earthquakes. Well known for their interventions in South African and international disasters, teams of volunteers have undertaken missions to places such as Bosnia, Palestine, Japan, Haiti, Indonesia, Malawi and Mozambique. They have put up hospitals, run clinics, dug wells, drilled boreholes, built houses, offered scholarships and provided shelter, food and psychological succour to millions.

Author : Bob Burg,John David Mann
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780141049588

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Go-Givers Sell More by Bob Burg,John David Mann Pdf

"The Go-Giver" took the business world by storm with its message that giving is the simplest, most fulfilling, and most effective path to success. Now, the authors offer this practical follow-up in which giving becomes the cornerstone of an effective approach to selling.

Author : Samuel JACKSON (Wesleyan Methodist Minister.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0021092818

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Ministers and Children; or, the givers of early evangelical instruction. A lecture, etc by Samuel JACKSON (Wesleyan Methodist Minister.) Pdf