General-interest public library collections with readers interested in social issues will find PASSIONARIES...

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	• Passionaries: Turning Compassion into Action Barbara R. Metzler Templeton Foundation Press, 2006 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Book To Inspire

Many books give you a 'good' feeling and then that feeling passes. This book makes you think about the good that many are doing to make this world a better place and they are doing it against many difficult odds and for truly humanitarian reasons. If you are 'feeling down' about how the world is going, pick up this book and feel 'inspired'. You just may want to act on an inspiration so watch out.

Pure Action Inspiration

Many books make you feel good, but Barbara Metzler's Passionaries is one of the few books that made me want to get up and do something to make the world a better place while I was still reading it! Not only are the stories inspirational but they really illustrate the HUGE difference just one person can make, no matter the person's circumstances. A MUST READ for anyone suffering from complacency and apathy.

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Read this book if you're wondering if there is any good in the world.

Barbara Metzler has two passions in life: one, to bring to light the positive influences ordinary people make on the world every single day, and two, to encourage all of us who read this book to join them and become "passionaries" ourselves. The stories are not just stories. They come complete with contact information and evidences of the "ripples" that form when committed people act on behalf of others. If you're even beginning to think about how you can change something, start with this book!

General-interest public library collections with readers interested in social issues will find PASSIONARIES inspirational.

Plenty of books advocate compassionate action, but few are as specific on how to go about translating ideals into action as PASSIONARIES, which offers up profiles of visionaries that made changes. These profiles document the transition from ideal to action, including special circumstances that spurred action and how they got started and overcame obstacles. General-interest public library collections with readers interested in social issues will find PASSIONARIES inspirational.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

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Inspiring

This is a wonderful book - every chapter makes me teary-eyed with happiness, and inevitably inspires me to do some wonderful deed. It truly brings the joy of charity work to life, and will make a real difference in this world, by prompting others to follow the examples they see in its pages!

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PASSIONARIES individuals who transform their compassionate visions into positive actions that significantly change the lives of others. Have you ever asked yourself, How can one person really make a difference? Passionaries answers that question with vivid, true stories of extraordinary social entrepreneurs turning their passions into actionand surprisingly shows how one person can change our world. This book captures an unsung movement unique to American cultureto create a legacy, make a mark, leave the world better. These modernday heroes show each of us how we can do it too. True stories of more than 35 individuals, ages 6 to 89, serve as inspiration and guides. Each profile describes the leader of an organization that has significantly impacted millions of lives. Every nonprofit in financially efficient, has made a material impact on society and is volunteer friendly. Readers will learn about what sparked the original idea for each organization, discover the creative ways obstacles were overcome and see the power of change rippling out to second and third generations of lives. Facts, figures and contact information included may encourage readers to join the ranks of the more than 20 million likeminded volunteers who helped build the organizations.

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