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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Practical idealists Practical idealists Alissa S. Wilson "Can you work for a better world without taking a vow of poverty? The authors' answer is a resounding, "yes!" This book draws on interviews with over forty practical idealists, whose stories will ins… OL11885830W
The Influentials The Influentials Ed Keller,Jon Berry "Who are they? The most influential Americans - the ones who tell their neighbors what to buy, which politicians to support, and where to vacation - are not necessarily the people you'd expect. They'… OL12035092W
50 ways to improve women's lives 50 ways to improve women's lives National Council of Women's Organizations A powerful new call-to-action series was launched with the New York Times bestselling MoveOn's 50 Ways to Love Your Country. The second book in the series, 50 Ways to Improve Women's Lives, written b… OL12078980W
Give a Little Give a Little Wendy Smith "With open hearts and open hands, we gave what we could, and a little became a lot." -from Give a LittleDimes destroyed polio. Five bucks can beat malaria. Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can… OL14935513W
Do Something! A Handbook for Young Acitivists Do Something! A Handbook for Young Acitivists Nancy Lublin 280 p. : 22 cm OL15576688W
The Cupid Chronicles (Wedding Planner's Daughter #2) The Cupid Chronicles (Wedding Planner's Daughter #2) Coleen Paratore High school freshman Willa holds fundraising events at her family's Cape Cod inn to save the local library and to hook up romantically with JFK (Joseph Frances Kennelly). OL15996628W
The theory toolbox The theory toolbox Jeffrey T. Nealon "This text involves students in understanding and using the tools of critical social and literary theory from the first day of class. It is an ideal first introduction before students encounter more … OL16298370W
CITY MADNESS CITY MADNESS Kia Soong Kua Hand and hand we engage, walk, run, smile, laugh, and even be appalled, when some of these characters are unclothed true to life, as they search for their place in this maze … OL17079370W
Le social à l'épreuve des parcours de vie Le social à l'épreuve des parcours de vie Didier Vrancken Analyse conjointe des politiques sociales, plus souvent axées sur la trajectoire des individus, leur parcours d'emploi, de vie, de formation et d'insertion, et du mouvement de dérégulation de l'Etat … OL18559002W
The promise of a pencil The promise of a pencil Adam Braun This the story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life. The author began working summ… OL19664058W
Demand the impossible! Demand the impossible! William Ayers In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system offering more of the same, radical social transformation has neve… OL20034878W
Beautiful trouble Beautiful trouble Boyd, Andrew,Dave Oswald Mitchell "An invaluable activist resource, 'Beautiful Trouble' assembles the best ideas of 10 groundbreaking organizations and over 70 troublemakers into a set of interlocking design principles. Use it to ins… OL20045411W
You're You You're You Mette Bach 182 pages ; 20 cm OL20583004W
Grandmother power Grandmother power Paola Gianturco "Profiles activist grandmothers in fifteen countries on five continents who tell their compelling stories in their own words."--Front jacket flap. OL20906424W
Protest Politics Today Protest Politics Today Devashree Gupta ix, 344 pages : 26 cm OL25707913W
Destroy all cars Destroy all cars Blake Nelson Through assignments for English class, seventeen-year-old James Hoff rants against consumerism and his classmates' apathy, puzzles over his feelings for his ex-girlfriend, and expresses disdain for h… OL3358654W
Kids who make a difference Kids who make a difference Joyce M. Roche Describes ways in which children have helped their communities and the world by working on such problems as the environment, drugs, and health care. OL4307496W
Activism and social change Activism and social change Eric Shragge "Drawing on over thirty years of experience in community development practice, Eric Shragge offers a unique historical perspective on activism, linking various forms of local organizing to the broade… OL5354132W
The Troublemaker's Teaparty The Troublemaker's Teaparty Charles Dobson Unlike similar books that are aimed at non - profits with paid staff, The Troublemaker's Teaparty is specifically designed to help small, volunteer citizen groups. An invaluable resource, it answers … OL8676542W