The Kite Runner2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Ki + Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down             The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1419 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 A Gem of Postcolonial Literature + An Eye Opener + A book for the Colonialists, not the colonised: for Westerners, not Africans + The Poisonwood bible + A Retrospective             The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good53 reviews William Easterly Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 How Global Aid became a Cash Laden Cow instead of a Thoroughbred Racehorse (or Bureaucracies eat oats too, don't they?) + Review of White Man's Burden + Want to understand the World? + Despite the title, a little to PC to be effective             A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier420 reviews Ishmael Beah Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 A Book Everyone Should Read! + Wow! Powerful.... + Good book. + Ishmael Beah             Blood Diamonds: Tracing The Deadly Path Of The World's Most Precious Stones25 reviews Greg Campbell Basic Books, 2004 I Can Never Buy A Diamond Again + Diamonds sometimes don't mean love and fidelity. + An excellent intellectual read...if you can handle it + Good but Not Final Word             Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty77 reviews Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 A book about poverty and Triumph + Great Way to give a Hand Up + banker to the poor + Banker to the Poor + Wonderful and Inspiring!             The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence56 reviews Martin Meredith PublicAffairs, 2006 Instant classic + A thorough and compelling survey of post-Colonial Africa + Amazing Book + Africa             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1447 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 No wonder it unanimously gets 5 stars + a timely read in this global community Truly one of the most inspirational books I have read in awhile. The beginning of this book is a little slow, focusing on Greg Mortenson's climbing expeditions that eventually leads him to find the people of Korphe, and promising them a school. After coming back to the states and scrounging up ...             The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time116 reviews Jeffrey Sachs Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Inspiring, Intriguing, Engrossing + Insightful and inspiring perspective on one of the great opportunities of our generation If you are like me, you may often worry about the poor and the underprivileged across the world. You may wonder what it would take to help them achieve sustainable livelihoods which is the first step to ending poverty for them. You may even be wondering what role you could play in ending poverty in ...             Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World145 reviews Tracy Kidder Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 Mountains Beyond Mountains + Learn about World health crisis here! + Recomendation + A Rare "Must-Read" Book - Really! + Justice             The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time116 reviews Jeffrey Sachs Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Inspiring, Intriguing, Engrossing + Insightful and inspiring perspective on one of the great opportunities of our generation If you are like me, you may often worry about the poor and the underprivileged across the world. You may wonder what it would take to help them achieve sustainable livelihoods which is the first step to ending poverty for them. You may even be wondering what role you could play in ending poverty in ...             The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good53 reviews William Easterly Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 How Global Aid became a Cash Laden Cow instead of a Thoroughbred Racehorse (or Bureaucracies eat oats too, don't they?) + Review of White Man's Burden + Want to understand the World? + Despite the title, a little to PC to be effective             The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1419 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 A Gem of Postcolonial Literature + An Eye Opener + A book for the Colonialists, not the colonised: for Westerners, not Africans + The Poisonwood bible + A Retrospective             Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World145 reviews Tracy Kidder Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 Mountains Beyond Mountains + Learn about World health crisis here! + Recomendation + A Rare "Must-Read" Book - Really! + Justice             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1447 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 No wonder it unanimously gets 5 stars + a timely read in this global community Truly one of the most inspirational books I have read in awhile. The beginning of this book is a little slow, focusing on Greg Mortenson's climbing expeditions that eventually leads him to find the people of Korphe, and promising them a school. After coming back to the states and scrounging up ...             The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence56 reviews Martin Meredith PublicAffairs, 2006 Instant classic + A thorough and compelling survey of post-Colonial Africa + Amazing Book + Africa             A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier420 reviews Ishmael Beah Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 A Book Everyone Should Read! + Wow! Powerful.... + Good book. + Ishmael Beah             The Kite Runner2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Ki + Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down             Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty77 reviews Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 A book about poverty and Triumph + Great Way to give a Hand Up + banker to the poor + Banker to the Poor + Wonderful and Inspiring!             Blood Diamonds: Tracing The Deadly Path Of The World's Most Precious Stones25 reviews Greg Campbell Basic Books, 2004 I Can Never Buy A Diamond Again + Diamonds sometimes don't mean love and fidelity. + An excellent intellectual read...if you can handle it + Good but Not Final Word