2,146円 When the coronavirus pandemic took hold early in 2020, charities were among the first to respond to the resulting social and economic distress. But recent scandals and a more critical climate have overshadowed the vital role they play. What Have Charities Ever Done for Us? rebalances the debate, ...

1,205円 “Sarebbero state mille le storie da raccontare…come circa mille sono state le persone ricoverate in ospedale in questi dieci anni. Ne ho riportate qui solo alcune, alcune tra quelle che mi hanno costretto a tenere gli occhi aperti e pigiare i tasti del pc…alcune tra quelle che non ho perduto, den...

421円 Handicapped? Wanting to do good works for others anyway? Too busy to add good works to your already cluttered life? What do you say when a friend’s relative dies? Wonder how to handle gossip, baby showers, mean bosses, etc. in the work place? Do the poor in other countries bother you? Want to te...

3,310円 In a 2014 essay that went viral, Pippa Biddle revealed the inequities and absurdities baked into voluntourismーthe pairing of short-term, unskilled volunteer work with tourism. In the years since, Biddle has devoted herself to understanding the origins, intentions, and outcomes of a multibillion-...

1,207円 葉子與KT，兩個平凡的人，默默幫助流浪動物長達十二年以上。 二〇〇一年架設「台灣認養地圖」網站，二〇〇七年成立協會，兩人努力實踐「人與貓的和平協定」，推行關懷街貓運動、宣揚「以認養代替購買、以絕育取代撲殺」的流浪動物管理觀念，同時擔任貓中途。救助過的街貓、流浪貓超過五百隻，目前與35位貓家人共同生活在...

6,898円 A child at loose ends needs help, and someone steps in--a Big Brother, a Big Sister, a mentor from the growing ranks of volunteers offering their time and guidance to more than two million American adolescents. Does it help? How effective are mentoring programs, and how do they work? Are there pi...

1,657円 Being a scoutmaster can be one of the most rewarding things a person can do. But it can be a lot of work! Ask any scoutmaster what’s the hardest part of the job, and one of the most common responses you will get would be coming up with the scoutmaster’s minutes. Week after week, over fifty times ...

2,677円 Anger and hopelessness can overwhelm communities. So what can everyday people do to actually grow some good in their own hometown? Growing Good: A Beginner's Guide to Cultivating Caring Communities shows how ordinary people have transformed themselves into volunteers and activists. Centered mostl...

3,925円 'Pop-up' is a fully-fledged, new urbanism. Celebrated as a flexible and exciting new form of place making, pop-up culture includes temporary or nomadic sites such as cinemas, container malls, supper clubs, even pop-up housing and is now ubiquitous in cities across the world. But what are the stak...

4,934円 For more than 35 years, the Peace Corps has pursued John F. Kennedy's vision of helping people of the Third World build a better life. Yet with the exception of a few celebrations of its early years, little effort has been made to document that organization's history. Now a former deputy director...

2,122円 Do you wish you could do more to change the world but don't know how? Do you ever look around at the many charities asking for donations and feel overwhelmed? This inspiring and uplifting book explores the effectiveness of charity and calls for more radical giving if we want to contribute to a be...

310円 This carefully crafted ebook: "My Secret Life: The Complete Unabridged Volumes I. to III." is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. My Secret Life, by "Walter", is the memoir of a Victorian gentleman's sexual development and experiences. It was first publish...