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Best Sellers
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Abundance
- The Future Is Better Than You Think
- Written by: Steven Kotler, Peter H. Diamandis
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Authors Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years....
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Even though it's older ideas still very relevant
- By Joe on 2022-12-19
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Change Your World
- How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference
- Written by: John C. Maxwell, Rob Hoskins
- Narrated by: John C. Maxwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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You can bring about positive, lasting change in the world, and you don’t have to be rich and famous or lead a big organization to do it....
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Very Motivating
- By Kevin Lowe on 2021-02-01
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Infectious Generosity
- The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
- Written by: Chris Anderson
- Narrated by: Chris Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Let’s face it: Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media....
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Doing Good Better
- How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
- Written by: William MacAskill
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Most of us want to make a difference. Unfortunately we often base our decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts....
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Three Cups of Tea
- One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations
- Written by: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya....
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Disappointment
- By Daisy Boyle on 2022-11-22
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The Precipice
- Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
- Written by: Toby Ord
- Narrated by: Toby Ord
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....
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Agree on the problem; solutions are terrible
- By Keith Kuspira on 2023-10-23
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Abundance
- The Future Is Better Than You Think
- Written by: Steven Kotler, Peter H. Diamandis
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Authors Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years....
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Even though it's older ideas still very relevant
- By Joe on 2022-12-19
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Change Your World
- How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference
- Written by: John C. Maxwell, Rob Hoskins
- Narrated by: John C. Maxwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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You can bring about positive, lasting change in the world, and you don’t have to be rich and famous or lead a big organization to do it....
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Very Motivating
- By Kevin Lowe on 2021-02-01
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Infectious Generosity
- The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
- Written by: Chris Anderson
- Narrated by: Chris Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Let’s face it: Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media....
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Doing Good Better
- How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
- Written by: William MacAskill
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Most of us want to make a difference. Unfortunately we often base our decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts....
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Three Cups of Tea
- One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations
- Written by: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya....
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Disappointment
- By Daisy Boyle on 2022-11-22
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The Precipice
- Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
- Written by: Toby Ord
- Narrated by: Toby Ord
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....
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Agree on the problem; solutions are terrible
- By Keith Kuspira on 2023-10-23
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Charity
- The Heroic and Heartbreaking Story of Charity Hospital in Hurricane Katrina
- Written by: Jim Carrier
- Narrated by: Jim Carrier
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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First went the power. Then came the water, and for five days, the country’s oldest hospital was under siege. The never-before-told story of the heroic doctors, nurses, and patients who fought to survive Hurricane Katrina at Charity Hospital in New Orleans....
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The Promise of a Pencil
- How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
- Written by: Adam Braun
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just 16 years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career....
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love is everything
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-08-13
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Systems Thinking for Social Change
- A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
- Written by: David Peter Stroh
- Narrated by: Tia Rider
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed....
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A helpful guide
- By Anonymous User on 2021-09-11
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Decolonizing Wealth (Second Edition)
- Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance
- Written by: Edgar Villanueva
- Narrated by: Edgar Villanueva
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The world is out of balance. With increasing frequency, we are presented with the inescapable truth that systemic racism and colonial structures are foundational principles to our economies....
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How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune
- The Billionaire Who Wasn't
- Written by: Conor O'Clery
- Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
- Length: 16 hrs
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In 1988 Forbes magazine hailed Chuck Feeney as the 23rd richest American alive....
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This book does not need to be 16 hours
- By Scott Mackintosh on 2024-03-27
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HumanKind
- Changing the World One Small Act at a Time
- Written by: Brad Aronson
- Narrated by: Gary J. Chambers
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Inspired by the many demonstrations of "humankindness" that supported Brad Aronson’s family through wife Mia's treatment and recovery from leukemia, he begins by talking about the people who rescued his family from that dark time....
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We are all the main character.
- By Anonymous User on 2021-12-18
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Big Bets
- How Large-Scale Change Really Happens
- Written by: Rajiv Shah
- Narrated by: Rajiv Shah
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola....
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The Bill Gates Problem
- Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire
- Written by: Tim Schwab
- Narrated by: Tim Schwab
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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A powerful investigation of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, The Bill Gates Problem shows how Bill Gates uses philanthropy to exercise enormous political power without accountability....
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long form opinion piece
- By Zuppu on 2023-12-16
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Toxic Charity
- How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It)
- Written by: Robert D. Lupton
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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In his four decades of urban ministry, Robert D. Lupton has experienced firsthand how our good intentions can have unintended, dire consequences....
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Give Smart
- Philanthropy that Gets Results
- Written by: Thomas J. Tierney, Joel L. Fleishman
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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In the first half of the 21st century, giving to family and community foundations alone will be ten times in today's dollars what it was throughout the entire 20th century......
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Philanthropy Revolution
- How to Inspire Donors, Build Relationships and Make a Difference
- Written by: Lisa Greer, Larissa Kostoff
- Narrated by: Sarah Borges
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Philanthropy Revolution is the audiobook all fundraisers, nonprofits and donors should be using to create trusting, authentic partnerships that can be sustained long-term. Philanthropy is changing dramatically, and it needs nothing short of an intervention to succeed....
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The Art of Giving
- Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan
- Written by: Charles Bronfman, Jeffrey Solomon
- Narrated by: Peter Johnson
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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An honest assessment for how to determine your individual relationship with charitable giving in today's world....
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Getting to Maybe
- How the World Is Changed
- Written by: Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman, Michael Patton
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Many of us have a deep desire to make the world around us a better place. But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually help....
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Great Information
- By Malissa on 2023-05-17
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Reclaiming the Sacred
- Healing Our Relationships with Ourselves and the World
- Written by: Jeff Golden
- Narrated by: Jeff Golden
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
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One of the essential books of our time, Reclaiming the Sacred draws on the work of thousands of psychologists and economists, cosmologists and activists, saints and poets to ground us in our inherent joy, purpose, and belonging—both for our own sakes and the sake of the world....
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The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need
- Written by: Ellen Karsh, Arlen Sue Fox
- Narrated by: Lameece Issaq
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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From top experts in the field, the definitive guide to grant-writing....
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Turning Donors into Partners
- Principles for Fundraising You'll Actually Enjoy
- Written by: Bradley Layland
- Narrated by: Bradley Layland
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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Professional fundraiser Brad Layland revolutionizes fundraising and transforms it into a relational process where donors truly become partners in ministry and offers a more strategic and personalized yet less labor-intensive approach....
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Start Something That Matters
- Written by: Blake Mycoskie
- Narrated by: Blake Mycoskie
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time....
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Very flat
- By Jaeson Cardiff on 2022-02-09
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Responsive Fundraising
- The Donor-Centric Framework Helping Today's Leading Nonprofits Grow Giving
- Written by: Gabe Cooper, Mckenna Bailey
- Narrated by: Scott Richards
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Responsive Fundraising: The Donor-Centric Framework Helping Today’s Leading Nonprofits Grow Giving provides a three-step solution for nonprofit fundraisers looking to overcome the growing generosity crisis....
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The Life You Can Save
- Written by: Peter Singer
- Narrated by: Kristen Bell, full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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In this Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer brings his landmark book up to date. In addition to restating his compelling arguments about how we should respond to extreme poverty, he examines the progress we are making....
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In the Body of the World
- Written by: Eve Ensler
- Narrated by: Eve Ensler
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
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From the best-selling author of The Vagina Monologues, a visionary memoir of separation and connection - to the body, the self, and the world....
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Get Abundance
- Why Your Future Is Brighter Than You Think
- Written by: Peter Diamandis
- Narrated by: Peter Diamandis
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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How would you like to be the center of a massive outpouring of wealth, innovation, success, and prosperity....
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Ray & Joan
- The Man Who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away
- Written by: Lisa Napoli
- Narrated by: Lisa Napoli
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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Ray & Joan is a quintessentially American tale of corporate intrigue and private passion: a struggling Mad Men-era salesman with a vision for a fast-food franchise....
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Mc History
- By ptilyn on 2019-12-30
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Between the Mountain and the Sky
- A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, Healing, and Hope
- Written by: Maggie Doyne
- Narrated by: Maggie Doyne
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Maggie’s story begins in suburban New Jersey, in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world during a gap year before starting college. During her travels, the trajectory of her life alters when she has a surprise encounter with a Nepali girl....
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Must read!
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-04-11
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What WE Lost
- Inside the Attack on Canada’s Largest Children’s Charity
- Written by: Tawfiq S. Rangwala, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell - foreword
- Narrated by: Martin Luther King III, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell - foreword
- Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins
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WE Charity had changed the game. In its 25 years, the international development charity and youth empowerment movement impacted lives the world over. While most charities focus on making the world a better place for our children, WE Charity focused on making better children for our world....