don't be a bum! » books http://www.dontbeabum.org an alternative fundraising initiative... Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:21:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 HOLIDAY BOOK GUIDE http://www.dontbeabum.org/2009/12/16/holidaybookguide/ http://www.dontbeabum.org/2009/12/16/holidaybookguide/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:22:44 +0000 admin http://www.dontbeabum.org/?p=218 Whether your are roasting chestnuts on an open fire, sipping Pinã Coladas on the beach or nothing quite as glamorous, the Holidays often bring some down time. So, if you enjoy spending that down time curled up with a book – check out our list of books that will surely inspire you.

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1. Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time

By: Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin

2. A Billion Bootstraps: Microcredit, Barefoot Banking, and the Business Solution to Ending Poverty

By: Phil Smith & Eric Thurman

3. Half the Sky

By: Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

4. The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

By: Jacqueline Novogratz

5. There Is No Me Without You

By: Melissa Fay Greene

Can’t think of what to buy for the person who has everything? Try donating to one of the causes mentioned in the books.

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