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Books 61 - 70 of 96 next » by Amy Bloom
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Panoramic in scope, Away is the epic and intimate story of young Lillian Leyb, a dangerous innocent, an accidental heroine. When her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom, Lillian comes to America alone, determined to make her way in a new land. When... (read more) Used - Hardcover 
by Leslie Bennetts
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Women are constantly being told that it's simply too difficult to balance work and family, so if they don't really "have to" work, it's better for their families if they stay home. Not only is this untrue, Leslie Bennetts says, but the arguments in favor... (read more) Used - Hardcover
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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With her award-winning debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was heralded by the Washington Post Book World as "the 21st century daughter of Chinua Achebe." Now, in her masterly, haunting new novel, she recreates a seminal moment in... (read more) New - Trade Paper
by David Bornstein
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Now published in more than twenty countries, David Bornstein's How to Change the World has become the bible for social entrepreneurship--in which men and women around the world are finding innovative solutions to a wide variety of social and economic... (read more) Used - Trade Paper
by David Bornstein
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The Price of a Dream tells the remarkable story of the Grameen Bank, the groundbreaking "village bank" that has revolutionized the way people around the world fight poverty. The Bank's model — providing collateral-free "micro-loans" for self... (read more) Used - Trade Paper
by Paul Hawken
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Feeling crushed beneath the weight of ominous news, borderline-apocalyptic statistics, and global warming alerts that offer no recourse but panic? Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest is the book you've been waiting for. Here is a call to arms with concrete... (read more) Used - Hardcover
by Nancy Birdsall
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Until recently, students of development have put much more energy into understanding the causes and consequences of absolute poverty than of inequality. But globalization --with its new opportunities for winners and losers, and its new insecurities and... (read more) New - Trade Paper 
by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose
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Until her death in January 2007, Ivins made at least one speech a month for no fee in defense of the Bill of Rights. During her travels, she met ordinary people going to extraordinary measures to protect their rights, and, in this book, she celebrates... (read more) Used - Hardcover
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