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Voices from the Heart: In Celebration of America's Volunteers
Brian O'Connell
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An unprecedented pro bono effort by Jossey-Bass Publishers and Chronicle Books.
Americans young and old, rich and poor, in cities and in rural areas, from all faiths and races, come together to volunteer.
Voices from the Heart is a tribute to this spirit of giving and the ideal of community. Author Brian O'Connell and editor Rebecca Buffam Taylor present a moving portrait of compassion at work. We meet volunteers from across the country and hear their passionate voices speak about what they do and why. Compelling images by leading photojournalists add to the story of each volunteer's work and its rich rewards.
A nonprofit joint Andeavor by Chronicle Books, Jossey-Bass Publishers, and major national foundations, profits from the sale of Voices from the Heart will go to INDEPENDENT SECTOR, a nonprofit group dedicated to America's volunteer organizations.
Everyone who gives time and effort to help other people or important causes will appreciate this homage to the manifold benefits of volunteering.
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The interviews are descriptive and the pictures are intense........1998-11-17
Brian O'Connell's Voices From The Heart, profiles 25 active volunteers from around the United States. The volunteers range in age and all are working on a variety of projects that help make the world a better place. The new book is perfect for a coffee table or holiday gift. I read many profiles on my way back from San Francisco and I couldn't put the book down.
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A remarkable book, the only one I know that focuses on how 'ordinary citizens' can learn to lead. Well-written and down-to-earth, more importantly, it is powerful testimony to the possibilities within all of us.
--Warren Bennis, university professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, University of Southern California
Offers a practical set of tools to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for effective leadership, and shows how individuals without a title or position of power can pursue their passion and fit leadership opportunities to their specific talents.
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Excellent Book - Must Read.......2005-10-23
This book helps everyone understand they are a leader. It also helps you to find out where you may want to lead.
A Great Book!.......2001-10-23
This book is an excellent leadership resource, especially for those just beginning to explore leadership definitions. I have used it in leadership training and it is well written and has good illustrations that make the ideas very real and practical.
A book for everyone who wants to make a difference.......1999-09-14
This is a book for all persons who dream of making a difference. It helps you get past mental models of inadequacy and then gives some explicit stories of persons who did some pretty remarkable things although they never had a title or position of authority. To lead is to serve is the major premise of the book. Belongs in the hands of every person in every community.
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As president of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn managed operations in almost 150 countries and was responsible for tens of billions of dollars in aid to the world's poorest nations. During his ten years and visits to more than 120 countries, Wolfensohn tirelessly drew the world's attention to the need to provide hope and a better future for the world's poor. He transformed the World Bank, made it more open and transparent, and integrated the views of the poor into development planning. He also changed the face and the character of an institution that was previously seen by many as heartless and arrogant. By describing the challenge of development in terms of people, and not only numbers, Wolfensohn put the spotlight back on the World Bank's real purpose ¡V fighting global poverty and helping the world's poor forge a better life.
Voice for the World's Poor brings together the most important and inspiring speeches and writings by James Wolfensohn during his time as World Bank president. Spanning all ten years of his presidency (1995-2005), the book presents Wolfensohn's most stimulating and thought-provoking ideas on critical global issues including poverty, debt relief, corruption, HIV/AIDS, climate change, human rights, and globalization. Written during some of the most tumultuous times in recent history, Wolfensohn addresses and examines key global events and issues, from Bosnia's reconstruction, the Asian financial crisis, and the rise of the antiglobalization movement to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the aftermath of the Iraq war, and the outpouring of help for the victims of the tsunami of December, 2004.
Over 100 speeches, essays, and letters chart Wolfensohn's thinking on development and his emergence as an advocate and voice for the world's poor. This book will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in international relations, international development, the World Bank, and James Wolfensohn himself.
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"As president of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn managed operations in almost 150 countries and was responsible for tens of billions of dollars in aid to the world's poorest nations. During his ten years and visits to more than 120 countries, Wolfensohn tirelessly drew the world's attention to the need to provide hope and a better future for the world's poor. He transformed the World Bank, made it more open and transparent, and integrated the views of the poor into development planning. He also changed the face and the character of an institution that was previously seen by many as heartless and arrogant. By describing the challenge of development in terms of people, and not only numbers, Wolfensohn put the spotlight back on the World Bank's real purpose - fighting global poverty and helping the world's poor forge a better life. Voice for the World's Poor brings together the most important and inspiring speeches and writings by James Wolfensohn during his time as World Bank president. Spanning all ten years of his presidency (1995-2005), the book presents Wolfensohn's most stimulating and thought-provoking ideas on critical global issues including poverty, debt relief, corruption, HIV/AIDS, climate change, human rights, and globalization. Written during some of the most tumultuous times in recent history, Wolfensohn addresses and examines key global events and issues, from Bosnia's reconstruction, the Asian financial crisis, and the rise of the antiglobalization movement to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the aftermath of the Iraq war, and the outpouring of help for the victims of the tsunami of December, 2004. Over 100 speeches, essays, and letters chart Wolfensohn's thinking on development and his emergence as an advocate and voice for the world's poor. This book will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in international relations, international development, the World Bank, and James Wolfensohn himself."
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A Voice for Nonprofits received the American Political Science Association's Leon Epstein Award for its "outstanding contribution to research and scholarship on political organizations and parties." Nonprofit organizations are playing an increasingly important role in delivering basic government services. Yet they are discouraged by federal law from participating in legislative lobbying efforts--even on issues that affect their clients directly. Without the involvement of nonprofits in the governmental process, the vulnerable populations they serve are left without effective representation in the political system. A Voice for Nonprofits analyzes the effect of government restrictions on the participation of nonprofits in the policymaking process and suggests ways to address the problems. The relationship between nonprofits and the government is ideal in many respects, according to Jeffrey M. Berry and David F. Arons. By underwriting operating budgets and subcontracting the administration of programs to nonprofits, governments at all levels are able to take advantage of nonprofits dedication, imagination, and private fund-raising skills. However, as nonprofits assume greater responsibility for delivering services traditionally provided by government, that responsibility is not matched by a congruous increase in policy influence. Berry and Arons believe the lobbying restrictions should be eased so that nonprofits may become more involved in public policymaking. Their recommendations are designed to ensure that nonprofit organizations--and the constituencies they serve--are effectively represented in the American political system.
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Needs to be read by every social activist.......2004-02-07
Informatively written by Jeffrey M. Berry (Professor of Political Science, Tufts University) with the assistance of David F. Arons (Co-Director of Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest), A Voice For Nonprofits examines and addresses the dilemma of nonprofit organizations, which increasingly provide basic government services yet are discouraged by federal law from participating in legislative lobbying efforts. Analyzing these restrictions on the participation of nonprofit organizations in policy making processes, and offering ways to address the problems caused between an imbalance of communication let alone legislation, A Voice For Nonprofits offers crucial insight into a very real modern problem. A Voice For Nonprofits needs to be read by every social activist, as well as every non-profit organization manager, director, and those who serve on board of directors.
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The Nonprofit Sector in the Global Community: Voices from Many Nations (Jossey Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series)
Kathleen D. McCarthy
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ASIN: 1555423973 |
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Voices From the Heart
Chronicle Books LLC Staff
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Former corporate trainer seeks home for art venture.(Lynn Owens, Connecticut)(Brief Article): An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal
Jeanine Prezioso
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Title: Former corporate trainer seeks home for art venture.(Lynn Owens, Connecticut)(Brief Article)
Author: Jeanine Prezioso
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Date: March 18, 2002
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This digital document is an article from Columbia Journalism Review, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3446 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Other voices: the hunger for personal narrative in a fragmenting world.(Cover story)
Author: Kiera Butler
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Date: July 1, 2006
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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on May 15, 2000. The length of the article is 429 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Playhouses Under Construction For Children's Fund-Raiser.(Brief Article)
Author: Arthur S. Grupe
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San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 15, 2000
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You Don't Change a Company by Memo: The Simple Truths About Management Change
Marti Smye , and
Anne McKague
Manufacturer: Key Porter Books
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You Don't Change a Comany by Memo management consultant, Marti Smye, shows how a business that is responsive to change will be more successful and more profitable. A must for managers and CEO's.
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This is a great down to earth answers to everyday problems.......1998-09-29
This book can not only be used for buisness purposes, but can be used for situations in your everyday home life. It is an easy to understand snyopsis of complicated problems which can be solved by using common sense.
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Chemistry of Tropical Root Crops (Aciar Monograph Series)
J. H. Bradbury , and
W. D. Holloway
Manufacturer: State Mutual Book & Periodical Service, Ltd.
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ASIN: 0949511617 |
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Award-winning medical writer Ruth Jacobowitz sheds new light on women's midlife health with 150 Most-Asked Questions About Menopause. Based on national surveys, questionnaires from over twenty thousand women, and the author's own distressing menopause experience, this woman-to-woman handbook shares important news in menopause research, accompanied by practical advice and realistic answers to questions ranging from "What are the signs and symptoms of menopause?" and "Does every woman need estrogen replacement therapy?" to "Sex used to be great, what happened?" 150 Most-Asked Questions About Menopause is the essential resource for every woman undergoing this universal rite of passage.
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More HRT than Menopause.......2001-02-24
Despite its title and the fact that the author has another book, "The Estrogen Answer Book," specifically about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), this books seems to deal mostly with HRT as opposed to menopause per se. "The Estrogen Answer Book" is more recent, which is important in light of rapidly changing medical opinions and outcomes of studies in the past few years. On the positive side, this book is easy to understand, and while she seems rather pro-HRT, Jacobowitz does not promote a "one size fits all" solution.
Useful and important.......1999-10-20
If you liked this book, also try "The Healing Journey Through Menopause" by Phil Rich and Fran Mervyn or other books in "The Healing Journey" series of self help journaling books by Phil Rich. There are also Healing Journey books on journaling for couples and journaling for individuals, ("The Healing Journey for Couples" and "The Healing Journey") and Grief,divorce, job loss, retirement, and addiction.
This is an excellent source of information for women.......1999-01-01
I am the author of this book which is now in 13 languages, which proves that women worldwide suffer with the same problems and have similar questions about their menopausal and postmenopausal health. I think this book is an excellent primer and should be followed by reading my newest book, The Estrogen Answer Book: 150 Most-Asked Questions About Hormone Replacement Therapy. I have attempted, and most reviewers say succeeded, to educate women about how we age and empower them to get good health care. I have reminded women that our health is too important to abrogate its care to anyone other than ourselves. These books suggest which kinds of physicians to see for which problems and also suggest what questions a woman might wish to ask. Further they suggest how to get what you need from your physician, no matter how busy that physician is the day of your appointment.
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- I found the book useful and enlightening
- This is THE book for every woman and every man who loves her
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150 Most-Asked Questions About Midlife Sex, Love, and Intimacy: What Women and Their Partners Really Want to Know
Ruth S. Jacobowitz
Manufacturer: Quill
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I found the book useful and enlightening.......1999-10-20
If you liked this book, also try "The Healing Journey Through Menopause" by Phil Rich and Fran Mervyn or "The Healing Journey for Couples" by Phil Rich and Stuart Copans which wil help couples learn how to journal together and develop their relationship. Try other books in "The Healing Journey" series of self help journaling books by Phil Rich. There are also Healing Journey books on journaling for individuals, ("The Healing Journey" and on grief, divorce, job loss, retirement, and addiction.
This is THE book for every woman and every man who loves her.......1999-01-01
Over the past 10 years when I have been out giving seminars on menopause and osteoporosis, and now on estrogen, women and men would come forward to ask me about the subjects they still perceive to be "taboo." Subjects came up about lack of libido, erectile dysfunction, sexual boredom in a long term relationship, masturbation, extra marital affairs, safe sex, safer sex, no sex----I could go on and on. And so in addition to the 35,000 questionnaires I had already used for my books on menopause and osteoporosis, I distributed another 6700 questionnaires about our midlife sex lives.
The responses were illuminating, astounding, helpful. My responders were open, honest, and clear in their desire to improve their intimate relationships. I interviewed couples, singles, both gay and straight individuals. I interviewed women and men of many ages and in many stages of life.
Further, I ran focus groups in my home where the information flowed freely as each person present was aware that no one in that group would repeat anything heard there. Those interviewees, those present in the focus groups are represented throughout the book. They are real people, whose occupations and locales have been changed greatly in order to protect their privacy.
I am very proud of this book and have received letters, calls, and e-mails from women and men all over the world who felt they had found their way on the path to quality relationships after reading the book.
I hope "150 Most-Asked Questions About Midlife Sex, Love, and Intimacy"
will help you and make you happy, too.
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