Stanford Social Innovation Review

A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons.

Some books ought to be read as pairs. Joel L. Fleishman’s and Martin Morse Wooster’s recent offerings are such a duo, offering sometimes diametrically opposed perspectives on philanthropic successes and failures.

From field to factory, Snyder reveals the real lives behind the making of a pair of jeans.

Jimmy Carter details his ongoing efforts to make a difference as John Q. Citizen.

Small-scale efforts won’t solve the global warming crisis.

The former president shares how ordinary citizens are helping to solve our big problems.

Who are social entrepreneurs and why does what they do matter?

Foundation grantmaking can become more responsive, intuitive, and effective.

Polak offers entrepreneurial solutions to poverty in Asia and Africa.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammad Yunus aims for a more just society for all.

THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD by Fareed Zakaria

THE SOUL OF A NEW MACHINE by Tracy Kidder

THE INSANITY OFFENSE: How America’s Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens by E. Fuller Torrey

SUPERCAPITALISM: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life by Robert Reich

PHILANTHROCAPITALISM: How the Rich Can Save the World by Matthew Bishop & Michael Green

ICONOCLAST: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently by Gregory Berns

SEX TRAFFICKING: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery by Siddharth Kara

THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS by Thomas S. Kuhn

In his new book, The Search for Social Entrepreneurship, Paul C. Light, professor of public service at New York University, uses his considerable talents to provide a rich discussion of the most important issues in the field of social entrepreneurship.

MONEY WELL SPENT: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy by Paul Brest and Hal Harvey