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A Gift of Hope
Helping the Homeless
Written by Danielle Steel
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $20.00
In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her... Read more >
Helping the Homeless
Written by Danielle Steel
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $20.00
In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her... Read more >
Also available as an
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A Gift of Hope
Helping the Homeless
Written by Danielle Steel
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $9.99
In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her... Read more >
Helping the Homeless
Written by Danielle Steel
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $9.99
In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Soup Sisters Cookbook
100 Simple Recipes to Warm Hearts . . . One Bowl at a Time
Edited by Sharon Hapton and Pierre A. Lamielle
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $22.95
100 Simple Recipes to Warm Hearts . . . One Bowl at a Time
Edited by Sharon Hapton and Pierre A. Lamielle
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $22.95
100 recipes arranged by season, The Soup Sisters Cookbook gives you heartwarming soups to prepare and share throughout the year.
The Soup Sisters Cookbook showcases scrumptious recipes from the "souper volunteers" of the Soup Sisters and recipes from many of Canada's top celebrity chefs--including Michael Stadtlander, Bonnie Stern, Lucy Waverman, Massimo Capra...
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The Soup Sisters Cookbook
100 Simple Recipes to Warm Hearts . . . One Bowl at a Time
Written by Sharon Hapton
Illustrated by Pierre A. Lamielle
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $14.99
100 Simple Recipes to Warm Hearts . . . One Bowl at a Time
Written by Sharon Hapton
Illustrated by Pierre A. Lamielle
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $14.99
100 recipes arranged by season, The Soup Sisters Cookbook gives you heartwarming soups to prepare and share throughout the year.
The Soup Sisters Cookbook showcases scrumptious recipes from the "souper volunteers" of the Soup Sisters and recipes from many of Canada's top celebrity chefs--including Michael Stadtlander, Bonnie Stern, Lucy Waverman, Massimo Capra...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Springs of Namje
A Ten-Year Journey from the Villages of Nepal to the Halls of Congress
Written by Rajeev Goyal
Format: Hardcover, 232 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $24.95
A Ten-Year Journey from the Villages of Nepal to the Halls of Congress
Written by Rajeev Goyal
Format: Hardcover, 232 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $24.95
A Peace Corps volunteer’s inspirational story about the power of small change
In 2001, Peace Corps volunteer Rajeev Goyal was sent to Namje, a remote village in the eastern hills of Nepal. Brimming with idealism, he expected to find people living in conditions of misery and suffering; instead, he discovered a...
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
The Springs of Namje
A Ten-Year Journey from the Villages of Nepal to the Halls of Congress
Written by Rajeev Goyal
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $24.95
A Ten-Year Journey from the Villages of Nepal to the Halls of Congress
Written by Rajeev Goyal
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 11, 2012
Price: $24.95
A Peace Corps volunteer’s inspirational story about the power of small change
In 2001, Peace Corps volunteer Rajeev Goyal was sent to Namje, a remote village in the eastern hills of Nepal. Brimming with idealism, he expected to find people living in conditions of misery and suffering; instead, he discovered a...
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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A Twist of Faith
An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa
Written by John Donnelly
Format: Hardcover, 200 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $25.95
American Christians, veteran reporter John Donnelly has discovered, are an ever-increasing source of aid in Africa, with some experts estimating that U.S. churches supply more resources to Africa than USAID. In A Twist of Faith, he tells the unlikely story of how faith and determination compelled one such American Christian to... Read more >
An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa
Written by John Donnelly
Format: Hardcover, 200 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $25.95
American Christians, veteran reporter John Donnelly has discovered, are an ever-increasing source of aid in Africa, with some experts estimating that U.S. churches supply more resources to Africa than USAID. In A Twist of Faith, he tells the unlikely story of how faith and determination compelled one such American Christian to... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
A Twist of Faith
An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa
Written by John Donnelly
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $25.95
American Christians, veteran reporter John Donnelly has discovered, are an ever-increasing source of aid in Africa, with some experts estimating that U.S. churches supply more resources to Africa than USAID. In A Twist of Faith, he tells the unlikely story of how faith and determination compelled one such American Christian to travel... Read more >
An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa
Written by John Donnelly
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $25.95
American Christians, veteran reporter John Donnelly has discovered, are an ever-increasing source of aid in Africa, with some experts estimating that U.S. churches supply more resources to Africa than USAID. In A Twist of Faith, he tells the unlikely story of how faith and determination compelled one such American Christian to travel... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Unlikely Brothers
Our Story of Adventure, Loss, and Redemption
Written by John Prendergast and Michael Mattocks
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $15.00
“You don’t look like brothers . . .”
Peace activist and cofounder of the Enough Project, John Prendergast is known as a champion of human rights in Africa.
But the not-so-public face of J.P. is the life he’s led as a Big Brother to Michael Mattocks. As a curious, driven, and emotionally wounded... Read more >
Our Story of Adventure, Loss, and Redemption
Written by John Prendergast and Michael Mattocks
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $15.00
“You don’t look like brothers . . .”
Peace activist and cofounder of the Enough Project, John Prendergast is known as a champion of human rights in Africa.
But the not-so-public face of J.P. is the life he’s led as a Big Brother to Michael Mattocks. As a curious, driven, and emotionally wounded... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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When the World Calls
The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and Its First Fifty Years
Written by Stanley Meisler
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $19.00
When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps’s first fifty years. Revelatory and candid, journalist Stanley Meisler’s engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers’ unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers... Read more >
The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and Its First Fifty Years
Written by Stanley Meisler
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $19.00
When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps’s first fifty years. Revelatory and candid, journalist Stanley Meisler’s engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers’ unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Playbook for Progressives
16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer
Written by Eric Mann
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $15.00
An organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the often mystifying and rarely explained on-the-ground practice of organizing. Here, Eric Mann distills lessons he learned from over forty years as an organizer... Read more >
16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer
Written by Eric Mann
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $15.00
An organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the often mystifying and rarely explained on-the-ground practice of organizing. Here, Eric Mann distills lessons he learned from over forty years as an organizer... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Playbook for Progressives
16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer
Written by Eric Mann
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $15.00
An organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the often mystifying and rarely explained on-the-ground practice of organizing. Here, Eric Mann distills lessons he learned from over forty years as an organizer... Read more >
16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer
Written by Eric Mann
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $15.00
An organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the often mystifying and rarely explained on-the-ground practice of organizing. Here, Eric Mann distills lessons he learned from over forty years as an organizer... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Third Wave
A Volunteer Story
Written by Alison Thompson
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $25.00
Alison Thompson, a filmmaker living in New York City, was enjoying Christmas with her boyfriend in 2004 when she saw the news reports online: a 9.3 magnitude earthquake had struck the sea near Indonesia, triggering a massive tsunami that hit much of southern Asia. As she watched the death toll climb... Read more >
A Volunteer Story
Written by Alison Thompson
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $25.00
Alison Thompson, a filmmaker living in New York City, was enjoying Christmas with her boyfriend in 2004 when she saw the news reports online: a 9.3 magnitude earthquake had struck the sea near Indonesia, triggering a massive tsunami that hit much of southern Asia. As she watched the death toll climb... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Third Wave
A Volunteer Story
Written by Alison Thompson
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $14.99
Alison Thompson, a filmmaker living in New York City, was enjoying Christmas with her boyfriend in 2004 when she saw the news reports online: a 9.3 magnitude earthquake had struck the sea near Indonesia, triggering a massive tsunami that hit much of southern Asia. As she watched the death toll climb... Read more >
A Volunteer Story
Written by Alison Thompson
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $14.99
Alison Thompson, a filmmaker living in New York City, was enjoying Christmas with her boyfriend in 2004 when she saw the news reports online: a 9.3 magnitude earthquake had struck the sea near Indonesia, triggering a massive tsunami that hit much of southern Asia. As she watched the death toll climb... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Unlikely Brothers
Our Story of Adventure, Loss, and Redemption
Written by John Prendergast and Michael Mattocks
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $11.99
“You don’t look like brothers . . .”
Peace activist and cofounder of the Enough Project, John Prendergast is known as a champion of human rights in Africa.
But the not-so-public face of J.P. is the life he’s led as a Big Brother to Michael Mattocks. As a curious, driven, and emotionally wounded... Read more >
Our Story of Adventure, Loss, and Redemption
Written by John Prendergast and Michael Mattocks
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $11.99
“You don’t look like brothers . . .”
Peace activist and cofounder of the Enough Project, John Prendergast is known as a champion of human rights in Africa.
But the not-so-public face of J.P. is the life he’s led as a Big Brother to Michael Mattocks. As a curious, driven, and emotionally wounded... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
When the World Calls
The Inside Story of the Peace COrps and Its First Fifty Years
Written by Stanley Meisler
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $26.95
The Inside Story of the Peace COrps and Its First Fifty Years
Written by Stanley Meisler
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $26.95
A complete and revealing history of the Peace Corps—in time for its fiftieth anniversary
When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps's first fifty years. Stanley Meisler's engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers' unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Insider's Guide to the Peace Corps
What to Know Before You Go
Written by Dillon Banerjee
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2010
Price: $11.99
So, you want to join the Peace Corps . . . If you are interested in joining the Peace Corps, you probably have questions that run the gamut from "What is the application process like?" to "Is the Peace Corps effective as a development agency?" In this updated second edition, former... Read more >
What to Know Before You Go
Written by Dillon Banerjee
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2010
Price: $11.99
So, you want to join the Peace Corps . . . If you are interested in joining the Peace Corps, you probably have questions that run the gamut from "What is the application process like?" to "Is the Peace Corps effective as a development agency?" In this updated second edition, former... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Do It Anyway
The New Generation of Activists
Written by Courtney E. Martin
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 13, 2010
Price: $16.00
The New Generation of Activists
Written by Courtney E. Martin
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 13, 2010
Price: $16.00
If you care about social change but hate feel-good platitudes, Do It Anyway is the book for you. Courtney Martin’s rich profiles of the new generation of activists dig deep, to ask the questions that really matter: How do you create a meaningful life? Can one person even begin to make a...
Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Do It Anyway
The New Generation of Activists
Written by Courtney E. Martin
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2010
Price: $16.00
The New Generation of Activists
Written by Courtney E. Martin
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2010
Price: $16.00
If you care about social change but hate feel-good platitudes, Do It Anyway is the book for you. Courtney Martin’s rich profiles of the new generation of activists dig deep, to ask the questions that really matter: How do you create a meaningful life? Can one person even begin to make a...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Cooking for the Common Good
The Birth of a Natural Foods Soup Kitchen
Written by Larry Stettner and Bill Morrison
Format: Trade Paperback, 204 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2010
Price: $18.95
On Mount Desert Island, Maine, winter can mean six months of isolation and tough times, as year-round residents hunker down through the cold season. Larry Stettner and Bill Morrison vowed to change that. In November 2009, the Common Good Soup Kitchen opened its doors to the public, offering free soup as... Read more >
The Birth of a Natural Foods Soup Kitchen
Written by Larry Stettner and Bill Morrison
Format: Trade Paperback, 204 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2010
Price: $18.95
On Mount Desert Island, Maine, winter can mean six months of isolation and tough times, as year-round residents hunker down through the cold season. Larry Stettner and Bill Morrison vowed to change that. In November 2009, the Common Good Soup Kitchen opened its doors to the public, offering free soup as... Read more >
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The Insider's Guide to the Peace Corps
What to Know Before You Go
Written by Dillon Banerjee
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2009
Price: $14.99
So, you want to join the Peace Corps . . . If you are interested in joining the Peace Corps, you probably have questions that run the gamut from "What is the application process like?" to "Is the Peace Corps effective as a development agency?" In this updated second edition, former... Read more >
What to Know Before You Go
Written by Dillon Banerjee
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2009
Price: $14.99
So, you want to join the Peace Corps . . . If you are interested in joining the Peace Corps, you probably have questions that run the gamut from "What is the application process like?" to "Is the Peace Corps effective as a development agency?" In this updated second edition, former... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Have You Found Her
A Memoir
Written by Janice Erlbaum
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $14.00
And every week, there was the unspoken question, the one I didn’t know enough to ask myself : Have you found her yet? The one who reminds you of you?
Twenty years after she lived at a homeless shelter for teens, Janice Erlbaum went back to volunteer. Now thirty-four years old and... Read more >
A Memoir
Written by Janice Erlbaum
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $14.00
And every week, there was the unspoken question, the one I didn’t know enough to ask myself : Have you found her yet? The one who reminds you of you?
Twenty years after she lived at a homeless shelter for teens, Janice Erlbaum went back to volunteer. Now thirty-four years old and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Giving
How Each of Us Can Change the World
Written by Bill Clinton
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $24.95
Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. Giving is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations—and by individuals—to solve problems and save lives both “down the street and around... Read more >
How Each of Us Can Change the World
Written by Bill Clinton
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $24.95
Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. Giving is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations—and by individuals—to solve problems and save lives both “down the street and around... Read more >
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