Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The discovery of the asylum	David J. Rothman	Detailed history of U.S. social control of the criminal, poor, and mentally ill from colonial practices centered on human resources to "the age of the asylum," the Jacksonian era.	OL11333448W
Poor relief and welfare in Germany from the Reformation to World War I	Larry Frohman	"This account of poor relief, charity, and social welfare in Germany from the Reformation through World War I integrates historical narrative and theoretical analysis of such issues as social discipl…	OL11957753W
Billions of drops in millions of buckets	Steven H. Goldberg	Praise for BILLIONS OF DROPS in MILLIONS OF BUCKETS "Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets provides a bracing and original look at philan-thropy that offers a much-needed corrective to conventio…	OL13718180W
Philanthropy in a flat world	Jon Duschinsky	Open, honest, and challenging, this visionary guide looks at the forces at work in creating the global philanthropic world of tomorrow. It is a must-read for every fundraiser and nonprofit manager se…	OL13731046W
The art of giving	Charles Bronfman	An honest assessment for how to determine your individual relationship with charitable giving in today's world From world-renowned philanthropists Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon of the Andrea …	OL13839031W
Charity and Economy in the Orphanages of Early Modern Augsburg (Studies in German Histories)	Thomas Max Safley	xiii, 350 p. : 24 cm	OL14857042W
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
Crocodile Tears	Anthony Horowitz	It's just another day in the life of an average kid. If you're Alex Rider, that is.A con artist has realized there is big money in charityu the bigger the disaster, the greater the money flow! So tha…	OL15048575W
The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings	Andrew Carnegie	Words of wisdom from American philanthropist Andrew CarnegieFocusing on Carnegie’s most famous essay, “The Gospel of Wealth,” this book of his writings, published here together for the first time, de…	OL1532817W
Public poor relief in North Carolina	Roy M. Brown	184 p., [12] leaves of plates : 22 cm	OL155003W
A walk for sunshine	Jeff Alt	Jeff Alt takes you along every step of his 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail adventure filled with humorous, frightening, and inspirational stories including, bears, bugs, blisters, skunk bed mates, and h…	OL15846704W
The business of giving	Peter Grant	"The Business of Givingdescribes the systems and processes philanthropists need to adopt in order to achieve their goals. It provides a "toolkit" for philanthropic investment taking the reader throug…	OL16362018W
Charity with choice	R. Mark Isaac,Doug Norton	Four years ago Research in Experimental Economics published experimental evidence on fundraising and charitable contributions. This volume returns to the intrigue with philanthropy. Employing a mixtu…	OL16962206W
The Last Real Cowboy	Donna Alward	From the moment he turned up late to her charity's meeting, placating everyone with a tip of his Stetson and a lazy smile, Angela Beck knew that Sam Diamond was going to be Trouble with a capital "T.…	OL17443727W
The Wings Of The Sphinx	Andrea Camilleri	Things are not going well for Inspector Salvo Montalbano. His long-distance relationship with Livia is on the rocks, he feels himself getting even older and he's growing tired of the violence in his …	OL17468680W
No such thing as a free gift	Linsey McGoey	From the publisher: The charitable sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the global economy. Nearly half of the more than 85,000 private foundations in the United States have come into b…	OL17628803W
The Silver King	Edith Boorstein Couturier	Pedro Romero de Terreros, the first Count of Regla, was born in Spain in 1710. When he was twenty-one, his parents sent him to live with an uncle in New Spain and to assume control of the family's bu…	OL17830610W
Allure of deceit	Susan Froetschel	"A young inventor and his wife die in a car bombing - leaving behind a will that surprises friends and parents by directing a vast fortune toward charities in the developing world. On the ground in A…	OL17874776W
Democracy & philanthropy	Eric John Abrahamson	Many argued in 1913 that Rockefeller wealth seemed poised to undermine the democratic character of American institutions. Under the shadow of public concern, the trustees of the Rockefeller Foundatio…	OL18020525W
How to be great at doing good	Nick Cooney	"Turns out much of the advice we've been given about how to make the world a better place turns out to be dead wrong. Donating to certain charities will do thousands of times more good that donating …	OL20007698W