Visionaries In Our Midst: Ordinary People who are Changing our World
Autor Allison Silberbergen Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 sep 2009
Named a Finalist for ForeWord Reviews' Book of the Year Award for 2009 and #1 on Amazon's list of Philanthropy & Charity, Visionaries In Our Midst is a thought-provoking book that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780761847182
ISBN-10: 0761847189
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 162 x 238 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția University Press of America
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0761847189
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 162 x 238 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția University Press of America
Locul publicării:New York, United States
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Recenzii
This book will not just help save America; it will help save the world.
Visionaries In Our Midst by Allison Silberberg is a great book about very wonderful people who gave their heart and soul for others. It will inspire many others to do the same if they care. And who doesn't?
In this age of cynicism, here is a book about good people doing good things. What a refreshing change! What a delightful and uplifting read!
This is a book of wonders-and hope. It tells us of extraordinary things 'ordinary' people can do.
Silberberg has collected the stories of eighteen charitable groups into a kind of guidebook for people looking to be inspired. Her storytelling style is generally easy and pleasing to read. She doesn't hide the depth to which these people touch her and often describes her own tearful, joyful reaction to the scenes she witnesses, which adds a rich authenticity to her book. As Silberberg reminds us, the ways in which we care for each other may be what makes our nation most great.
Silberberg takes the "people making a difference" idea and applies it to 18 organizations in the Washington, D.C., area. While she wavers between memoir and journalistic analysis, her intentions are good and the individuals she profiles are inspiring. From helping schoolchildren to providing legal advice, giving seniors a social outlet, and offering low-cost medical care via mobile units, she highlights a wealth of examples of doing good. Silberberg asks organizers exactly how ideas originated and were implemented, and shares annual budgets and staff sizes. She also lists contact information and similar organizations around the country for those seeking to get involved themselves.While this logistical data is welcome and truly useful, it is her moments of awareness during visits to various organizations that make this book so effective. "It's one thing to understand the Taliban intellectually," she writes, while researching the Tahirih Justice Center in Falls Church, Virginia, "it's a whole other thing to see, photograph, and chat with an extended family that would not have survived." Doing good, Silberberg testifies, truly does save and improve lives.
This is an amazing book about people just like you and me who have decided to do something great.
Colorful and inspiring stories of 18 "visionaries"....Silberberg, a veteran of nonprofit work, captures the motives and methods of these citizens with compassion, detailing their personal histories and obstacles...while testifying to the far-reaching power of a determined individual.
The stories are inspiring and touching, but told in way that encourages readers to follow in similar footsteps.
Strong stories of unsung heroes who ought to help give the rest of us the courage to act.
Visionaries In Our Midst by Allison Silberberg is a great book about very wonderful people who gave their heart and soul for others. It will inspire many others to do the same if they care. And who doesn't?
In this age of cynicism, here is a book about good people doing good things. What a refreshing change! What a delightful and uplifting read!
This is a book of wonders-and hope. It tells us of extraordinary things 'ordinary' people can do.
Silberberg has collected the stories of eighteen charitable groups into a kind of guidebook for people looking to be inspired. Her storytelling style is generally easy and pleasing to read. She doesn't hide the depth to which these people touch her and often describes her own tearful, joyful reaction to the scenes she witnesses, which adds a rich authenticity to her book. As Silberberg reminds us, the ways in which we care for each other may be what makes our nation most great.
Silberberg takes the "people making a difference" idea and applies it to 18 organizations in the Washington, D.C., area. While she wavers between memoir and journalistic analysis, her intentions are good and the individuals she profiles are inspiring. From helping schoolchildren to providing legal advice, giving seniors a social outlet, and offering low-cost medical care via mobile units, she highlights a wealth of examples of doing good. Silberberg asks organizers exactly how ideas originated and were implemented, and shares annual budgets and staff sizes. She also lists contact information and similar organizations around the country for those seeking to get involved themselves.While this logistical data is welcome and truly useful, it is her moments of awareness during visits to various organizations that make this book so effective. "It's one thing to understand the Taliban intellectually," she writes, while researching the Tahirih Justice Center in Falls Church, Virginia, "it's a whole other thing to see, photograph, and chat with an extended family that would not have survived." Doing good, Silberberg testifies, truly does save and improve lives.
This is an amazing book about people just like you and me who have decided to do something great.
Colorful and inspiring stories of 18 "visionaries"....Silberberg, a veteran of nonprofit work, captures the motives and methods of these citizens with compassion, detailing their personal histories and obstacles...while testifying to the far-reaching power of a determined individual.
The stories are inspiring and touching, but told in way that encourages readers to follow in similar footsteps.
Strong stories of unsung heroes who ought to help give the rest of us the courage to act.