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Real Belonging: Give Siblings Their Right to Reunite
Us FellowLynn shares her own true story in Real Belonging- a book to benefit all youth and families involved in foster care, and even those that are not.
Vision for a Change
US FellowVision For A Change, A Social Entrepreneur's Insights From the Heart is a book of stories for change and sustainability. Lynn incorporates the small action steps to large visionary landscapes, from an entrepreneurial mindset of big corporations, private businesses and non-profit organizations.
The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
Ashoka US Fellow Van Jones illustrates how the United States can invent and invest our way out of a pollution-based economy and into a healthy new green economy. Built by a broad coalition deeply rooted in the lives and struggles of ordinary people, this path has the practical benefit of both cutting energy dependence and providing meaningful employment for millions of Americans.
Accidental Courage, Boundless Dreams
Provided by US FellowWhen the author’s son died from spinal muscular atrophy, Amy led a group of parents and professionals to establish universally accessible playgrounds for children everywhere. (303 pages)
Published by Aurora Publishing
Magui Balbuena, Seeds for a New Harvest Book
Provided by Paraguay FellowComing Soon!
Roots of Empathy Book
Provided by Canada FellowBased on her experience breaking new ground in her work in education, "Roots Of Empathy" by Ashoka Fellow Mary Gordon shares her vision of compassionate children who will pass on a legacy of empathy to future generations. (240 pages)
Published by Thomas Allen.
AniBooks
Provided by India FellowAniBooks (available in 25 languages) are animated children stories with Same Language Subtitling (SLS), a technology that is being pioneered by India Fellow Brij Kothari and his organizations, PlanetRead and BookBox.
Acts of Faith Book
Provided by US FellowEboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, argues that bringing young people of different religions together to do community service is essential. Through his own story as well as examples, Patel captures how each young person can be transformed by faith, by community, and by his or herself. (189 pgs)
Published by Beacon Press
Edens Lost & Found Book
Provided by US FellowsFocusing on Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Seattle-four cities that face vastly different challenges, Ashoka Fellows Harry Wiland and Dale Bell recount the remarkable power of hope, pride, ingenuity, and chutzpah that characterize an era of collaboration that is fast reshaping the land and the relationships between people. (285 pgs)
Published by Chelsea Green
Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life Book
Provided by US FellowIn his new book, Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life, Freedman asks: "How could the best thing that has ever happened to us as individuals - the dramatic extension of life and health - amount to the worst thing that has happened to us as a nation?" (272 pages)
Published by PublicAffairs
