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Language
English
Description
An essential, galvanizing narrative about making a difference here and abroad — a road map to becoming the most effective global citizens we can be. In their number one New York Times best seller Half the Sky, husband-and-wife team Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn brought to light struggles faced by women and girls around the globe, and showcased individuals and institutions working to address oppression and expand opportunity. A Path Appears...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Things are not going well for Inspector Salvo Montalbano. His relationship with Livia is once again on the rocks and -- acutely aware of his age -- he is beginning to grow weary of the endless violence he encounters. Then a young woman is found dead, her face half shot off and only a tattoo of a sphinx moth giving any hint of her identity. The tattoo links her to three similarly marked girls -- all victims of the underworld sex trade -- who have been...
Author
Language
English
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Description
An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water. At 28 years old, Scott Harrison had it all. A top nightclub promoter in New York City, his life was an endless cycle of drugs, booze, models — repeat. But 10 years in, desperately unhappy and morally bankrupt, he asked himself, "What would the exact opposite of my life look like?" Walking...
4) Zebrafish
Author
Series
Zebrafish volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
119 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When their rock band becomes popular, five middle schoolers use their new fame to generate awareness (and donations) for an important cause.
5) SPF 40
Author
Series
Zebrafish volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
117 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Zebrafish the band has disbanded, at least for the summer, but the members continue to try to make a positive difference in the world through different projects, including inspiring campers at Stickleback Arts Camp to seize the day.
Author
Publisher
Foundation Center
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xviii, 295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Clarifies the basic scope, structure, operation, and role of the nonprofit sector in the US, and places it into context in relation to government and the business sector, showing how the position of the nonprofit sector has changed over time. Separate chapters on various subsectors of health care, education, social services, and arts, as well as advocacy, legal services, international aid, and religion, identify the role of the nonprofit sector in...
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When a group of Kansas women start a Frauenverein, a benevolent society devoted to aiding widows and orphans, life changes for more than just the hurting people they seek to help in this heartwarming romance inspired by historical events—from the bestselling author of Freedom’s Song.
With classes paused for the planting season, Alexandertol’s schoolteacher Augusta Dyck is glad for some meaningful work to occupy her time. She even knows exactly...
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Chris's best friend Annie loses her husband, Chris derives a scheme to memorialize him. The two women, along with some of their friends (all fifty-something women) will make a nude calendar to raise money for the hospital where he died. The calendar becomes hugely popular. Based on a true story.
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