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Hearts on fire : stories of today's visionaries igniting idealism into action
- Title
- Hearts on fire : stories of today's visionaries igniting idealism into action / Jill W. Iscol, with Peter W. Cookson, Jr. ; foreword by Bill Clinton.
- Author
- Iscol, Jill W.
- Publication
- New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2012.
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- Description
- xv, 154 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "There's Amy Lehman, a gutsy single mother who is building a floating health clinic on Lake Tanganyika; Jimmie Briggs, a journalist campaigning to stop violence against girls and women; and Jacob Lief, a young American who founded a school for street children in South Africa. You will discover how Josh Nesbit, Isaac Holeman, and Nadim Mahmud are connecting rural patients to hospitals using cellphone technology, how Susana De Anda is bringing fresh water to the migrant workers in California's San Joaquin Valley, and how Andeisha Farid is establishing, in the face of war, orphanages for Afghanistan's child victims of war and poverty. These are just some of the stories that will inspire you. Visionaries don't wait for others to take action. They step out. They are brave. They walk the walk. And they connect with others in deep and real ways. Jill Iscol's message is that everyone has the talent and compassion to make the world a better place. Hearts on Fire is a call to action for all of us."--Publisher's website.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-142) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Idealism into action -- I carried you in my heart: The Jimmie Briggs story -- Oh, you're a wild woman!: The Amy G. Lehman story -- In the spirit of the generation: The medic mobile story -- Be part of something big: The Susana De Anda story -- All I need to do is to begin: The Andeisha Farid story -- The laptop is the new sewing machine: The Leila Janah story -- Master of my fate: The Diahann Billings-Burford story -- My dream is my destiny: The Maria Pacheco story -- I hope they have love: The Sara Horowitz story -- I had a purpose: The Vivian Nixon story -- To be truly human: The Jacob Lief story -- It's a sacred obligation: The Nate Fick story.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-7809
- ISBN
- 9780812984309 (pbk.)
- 0812984307 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2012474266
- OCLC
- 809175306
- Author
- Iscol, Jill W.
- Title
- Hearts on fire : stories of today's visionaries igniting idealism into action / Jill W. Iscol, with Peter W. Cookson, Jr. ; foreword by Bill Clinton.
- Imprint
- New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-142) and index.
- Added Author
- Cookson, Peter W.Clinton, Bill, 1946-
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-7809