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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Practical idealists : changing the world and getting paid

by 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 inspire the reader and provide tools for making the choices necessary to succeed as a practical idealist. The practical idealists in this book are lawyers, business people, artists, social workers, computer techs, international development workers, union researchers, activists, stay-at-home parents, health outreach workers, and city managers, just to name a few. (Check Catalog)