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Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power, A Memoir

By Wael Ghonim | Reviewed By Micah Sifry
Summer 2012
 
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What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets

By Michael J. Sandel | Reviewed By Rob Reich
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Everyone Leads: Building Leadership from the Community Up

By Paul Schmitz | Reviewed By Darell Hammond
Spring 2012
 
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The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time

By David Sloan Wilson | Reviewed By Xavier de Souza Briggs
Spring 2012
 
THE FAIR SOCIETY: The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice Peter Corning

The Fair Society: The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice

By Peter Corning | Reviewed By Roberto De Vogli
Summer 2011
 
JOIN THE CLUB: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World Tina Rosenberg

Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World

By Tina Rosenberg | Reviewed By Peter Walker
Spring 2011
 
AMERICAN GRACE: How Religion Divides and Unites Us Robert D. Putnam & David E. Campbell

American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us

By Robert D. Putnam & David E. Campbell | Reviewed By Rhys H. Williams
Spring 2011
 
A PARADISE BUILT IN HELL: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster Rebecca Solnit

A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster

By Rebecca Solnit | Reviewed By Jonathan D. Greenberg
Summer 2010
 
GOD’S ECONOMY: Faith-Based Initiatives and the Caring State Lew Daly

God's Economy: Faith-Based Initiatives and the Caring State

By Lew Daly | Reviewed By Robert Wineburg
Summer 2010
 
SMALL CHANGE: Why Business Won’t Save the World Michael Edwards

Small Change: Why Business Won't Save the World

By Michael Edwards | Reviewed By Doug Bauer
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