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"A bible in the field." - Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times

AVAILABLE IN SEPT 2007 - 1st PAPERBACK EDITION, FULLY UPDATED WITH A NEW AUTHOR'S FOREWORD (outlining the growth and changes occurring in the field of social entrepreneurship today)

HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD tells the stories of people who have both changed their lives and found ways to change the world. It tell stories of people who have discovered how to use their talents and energy to advance deeply meaningful changes -- defiant people who refuse to accept the status quo, who simply cannot sit still in the face of injustice, suffering or wastefulness. The book shows (and analyzes) how innovators advance new models to solve social and economic problems -- how they make headway against the odds. Full of hope and energy, pragmatic solutions and compelling characters, this book will be practical and inspiring reading for individuals who seek to understand the fast growing field of "social entrepreneurship" and discover opportunities to enrich their work and their lives. Whether they are teachers or management consultants, bankers or doctors, nurses or social workers, writers or engineers, the people in this book are successfully demonstrating that one person with initiative and the courage to try out a new idea, along with a determination to seek out and connect with other changemakers, can advance changes that improve the lives and unleash the potential of thousands or even millions of others.

"[M]ust reading for anyone who cares about building a more equitable, and therefore, more stable world." - The New York Times

For anyone seeking to expand their sense of possibility, to pursue a challenging career path, or to discover a vibrant and colorful landscape of activity that remains hidden from view, this book will be both an inspiring read and an invaluable handbook. It will change the way you see the world.
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THE PRICE OF A DREAM: THE STORY OF THE GRAMEEN BANK (Reissued 2005, with a new foreword). Read about how Muhammad Yunus created the organization that transformed the way the world fights poverty and was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

"[A] splendid book. A careful, monumental piece of work." - Jane Jacobs, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities.

"A real page turner on economic development? [T]hat is exactly what Bornstein has produced. Superb." - Wilson Quarterly

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How should budding social entrepreneurs go about implementing their ideas? Where should they begin? click here for more F.A.Q.'s
Photo Credits :: Veronica Khosa: Thys Dullaart :: James Grant: Unicef (Rwanda/Press) :: Jeroo Billimoria: Ruhani Kaur :: Fabio Rosa: Lyon Press ::
Veronica Khosa,
South Africa
James Grant, US
Jeroo Billimoria,
India
Fabio Rosa, Brazil
JB Schramm, US
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